A national organization based out of Washington, D.C., the Chicago chapter was started in 1999. Events are posted and announced via email. If you are interested in an event, contact the Project Leader. Most of the volunteer events will be limited to size, so sign up will be on a first come first serve basis. Watch for confirmation from the Project Leader with instructions and directions.
Project leaders are a very special breed of volunteer.
Not only do they give of themselves on the volunteer projects, these people get to email everyone and arrange the projects. Project leaders must have an email address which can accept emails from people wanting to sign up to work on or already working on a project. Show up early at a project and be the last person to leave the project. Email the SVC coordinator with a description of the project and a list of those who participated in the project. Be on the look out for new volunteer projects.