Transportation is provided for volunteers. This may include cleaning units to prepare for new tenant, moving furniture, making small repairs, and painting. Volunteers also have assisted with projects outside the CAC, such as remodeling the local Manager Inn this past summer. Neo Computer Group Regular or Sporadic Commitment Campus Neo Computers refurbishes a limited number of used computers and then resells them, for a very small price, to Carleton students who otherwise could not afford them. Most of the computers they repair are ones that the college no longer has a use for and would otherwise discard.
Volunteers perform minor repairs and install necessary parts to make the computers operable.
They also provide some technical assistance for the students who purchase them. While knowledge about computers is a plus, it is not a requirement to be a volunteer, as training is available. The time commitment is flexible and volunteers can often set their own hours. The volunteer's role is mostly self-determined, yet the focus is on providing personalized and active programming for the residents. Some possibilities include leading group activities such as exercising, bingo or reading, or providing companionship and sharing stories with a resident.