Colorado College's 8th Annual
National Community Service Event
April
/ May 2006
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Participating
Cities so far - 2006 |
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Austin
Colorado Springs
Minneapolis
New York City |
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Salt
Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington D.C. |
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Austin
We will lend a hand at the
Capital Area Food Bank
of Texas
8201 South Congress Avenue
Austin
We will inspect, sort, box and bag donations (in an air-conditioned
warehouse).
Saturday, May 6, 2006
9 a.m. - noon
Event coordinator: Yael Cohen '01
(847) 769-5385
Please RSVP to Yael
by Saturday, April 28.
Please wear pants and closed toe shoes. No children under 18 allowed.
An official headcount is needed so that further instructions can be emailed
to those who plan to attend.
The Food Bank depends on volunteers so please join us. They distribute
more than 15 million pounds of food a year to more than 370 partner agencies
- soup kitchens, family crisis centers, church food pantries, hospices,
day care centers and more - that serve the hungriest people in the Austin
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Colorado Springs
CC Alumni, Parents, and Friends
are invited to join current CC students
Saturday, April 15, 2006
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
*Meet at Worner Center (W corner of Cascade & Cache la Poudre) at
9:30 a.m. for briefing.
(Rain date will be April 22)
Community service projects will involve cleaning, repairing, painting,
and decorating at various sites
including Care & Share
and The Pikes Peak Humane
Society.
Wear work clothes. Other supplies will be provided. Space is limited.
Questions? Please RSVP, and let us know if you can provide transportation
for CC students
to Momi Ching
Dufault '72, (719) 591-9533 by April 13. |
Minneapolis
Please join us in helping
Families Moving
Forward
a non-profit organization that serves
low-income families with emergency shelter and affordable housing.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
10 a.m. - noon
1808 Emerson Avenue North
Minneapolis 55411
We will be doing a variety of jobs including yard work, moving furniture,
and organizing things.
Kids are welcome. Please bring rakes, shovels and garden gloves if you
have them.
Event coordinator Jenny
Hustad Flinn '90
Please RSVP to Jenny
by Friday, April 28
(952) 928-3808
(directions)
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New York City
American
Cancer Society
Brooklyn Office
Saturday, May 6, 2006
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Event coordinator: Lisa
Gesson '97
Please RSVP to Lisa
by Monday, May 1st
(917) 749-8531
We will be helping the American Cancer Society distribute posters to raise
awareness about their upcoming grass roots Relay for Life event. Kids
are welcome. We will split into teams and canvass a neighborhood, asking
shop and restaurant proprietors to post flyers and posters advertising
the event. There will be prizes for the most materials distributed and
we will all meet up at a local pub at the end, to award prizes and share
the events of the day with the American Cancer Society staff. Everyone
should dress comfortably and all materials will be provided. Backpacks
will be helpful, so if you have one, please bring it.
We will meet at the 4th Avenue and 59th Street M and R Subway stop in
Sunset Park, Brooklyn at 1 p.m., when assignments and materials will be
distributed immediately to each pair of volunteers as they arrive.
We will all wind our way north towards nearby Park Slope, Brooklyn
where will will meet up at a local bar at 4 p.m., the exact name and location
TBA.
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Salt
Lake City
Please join CC alumni, parents
and friends as we lend a hand.
In conjunction with the
Community Services Council of
Salt Lake
we will gather to help 'spruce-up' the yards of senior citizens and persons
with disabilities in our area.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
We will gather at 9 a.m. at 1025 South 700 West (Look
for the CC sign).
From there we'll drive to our assigned neighborhood and help with trimming,
raking and other light yard work. At 1 p.m. we'll gather for a Dutch treat
lunch
at The Bakery, 250 South 300 E.
Please RSVP to Chris
Pounds '90
(801) 359-4317 (home) or (510) 213-4317 (cell).
Please wear jeans and comfortable shoes, and bring garden items like
gloves, shears, a trowel, or a rake.
Join us in making a difference in our community!
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San Francisco Bay Area
Lend a hand for kids in need
at
Vida Verde Nature Education
Venture Retreat Center
201 Eden West Road
Pescadero, CA
Sunday, May 7, 2006
Projects 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
(Please arrive on time)
additional activities offered after the work
Event coordinators: Laura
Dickerson '99 and Shawn
Sears '98
Please RSVP to Laura or Shawn by Wednesday, May 3
(650) 726-9210
Come out to the wonderful & secluded retreat center and spend a couple
hours working to improve this site for our nature education programs for
low-income students. Many different tasks to choose from! After, take
a guided hike in the redwoods, swim in the pool, soak in the hot tub,
and participate in a possible honeybee presentation.
Please arrive on time, and please eat lunch before coming
(Duarte’s in Pescadero has nationally known soup and pie 650-879-0464).
Kid friendly/family event! Wear work clothes & good shoes. Bring gloves
& gardening tools, if possible. Don’t forget your swimsuit/towel!
No dogs please. After work, full kitchen available for use - byob.
Day of event questions? Please call (650) 879-9982 or (650) 454-7295.
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-Directions to Venture Retreat Center, 201 Eden West Rd,
Pescadero, CA
(just over 1 hour from San Francisco without traffic).
-Travel west on HWY 92 to Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay.
-Left onto HWY 1 and go south 15.5 miles to Pescadero Road. (about 3 miles
after Pomponio State Beach).
-Left onto Pescadero Road and go 2 miles to the town of Pescadero.
-Continue on Pescadero Road past the town another 1/2 mile to Cloverdale
Road.
-Right onto Cloverdale Road and go 3.1 miles to Eden West Road.
(it's a small road just before Canyon Road).
-Left onto Eden West and go 1/4 mile to the entrance of Venture Retreat
Center.
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Seattle
Beach Clean Up at Discovery Park
3801 West Government Way
Magnolia neighborhood
Seattle
Saturday, May 6, 2006
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Event coordinators: Treena Colby '93 and Leigh
Deckert Canlis '97
Please RSVP to Leigh
by Tuesday, May 2.
Interested in making a difference? Come to Discovery Park and help clean
up the beach.
There are two miles of beach that gets trashed (literally) during the
winter months.
They would love to have your help in cleaning up.
Volunteers must be 8 years old or older to participate.
All gloves, tools and transportation down to the beach will be provided.
Please meet at the Discovery Park Visitor's Center
at 3801 W Government Way in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle.
Contact the Visitor's Center for more information, at (206) 386-4236.
(directions)
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Washington D.C.
Capital Area Food
Bank
We will sort and pack food that will go to those in need.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
1 - 4 p.m.
Event coordinator: Kris Hatlelid
'90
(240) 631-2099
Please RSVP to Kris
by Wednesday, May 3.
Wear jeans and comfortable shoes (no open-toe shoes are allowed).
No children under 12 years old.
Let's meet afterwards for a social hour at nearby Colonel Brooks' Tavern.
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