BROOKINGS – The Helpline Center recently announced that Bill Alsaker was named the February 2020 Volunteer of the Month, an area-wide award program sponsored by the Helpline Center and First Bank & Trust.
Alsaker has volunteered as an assistant teacher in the Boys & Girls Club Power Up program for the past three summers. During this program, he taught youth math using his secondary education as a math professor at SDSU. Once the school year began, he continued to teach math in the Club Tutors program. Alsaker works one-on-one with youth to develop resiliency and to successfully complete their homework. In the past, Alsaker has also been a STEM mentor for two years and served as a judge for the Youth of the Year program.
Alsaker first began volunteering at the Boys & Girls Club in 2015 and has been a consistent volunteer throughout the years. Currently, Alsaker dedicates both Monday and Tuesday afternoons to volunteering at the club. Alsaker has been incredibly helpful and committed to the Boys & Girls Club. He is currently a math professor at South Dakota State University, and dedicates his free time to help youth succeed in school. Alsaker’s dedication to Club Tutors lowers the ratio of youth per staff. Being a nonprofit organization, these beneficial ratios can sometimes be difficult to achieve, according to a Helpline Center release.
For information on volunteer opportunities or the Volunteer of the Month program, contact Allison Schmitt at bkvol@helplinecenter.org or call 211.
