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+ | ====Letter Carrier's Food Drive==== | ||
+ | * Date: Mid-May | ||
+ | * Typical hours: 3 hour shifts (12:30 PM - 3:30 PM or 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM) | ||
+ | * Location: Postal stations across Seattle area | ||
+ | * Type of work: "Unloading non-perishable food donations from the carriers' vehicles to help get them back out on their route." | ||
+ | * Event reason: "This time of year is especially critical for many food banks, since their stock of holiday donations runs low just as school breakfast and lunch programs close for the summer." | ||
+ | * Website: [http://www.foodlifeline.org/help/volunteer/index.html Food Lifeline] | ||
+ | * Comments: | ||
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====Seattle Works Day==== | ====Seattle Works Day==== | ||
* Date: End of May | * Date: End of May |
Revision as of 19:33, 9 May 2006
Contents
Organizations
Habitat for Humanity
- Type of work: Building houses. Actual work depends on what stage the houses on the worksite are in. Work can range from hammering nails to painting to landscaping.
- Website:
- Contact point:
- Typical work hours: 9 AM - 4 PM (can end sooner)
One-time events
These happen only once a year. The events should be sorted by date.
January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
- Date: Mid-January (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- Typical hours: Unknown
- Location: Projects located at scores of sites across Seattle area
- Type of work: Anything from painting, landscaping, weeding, cleaning, sorting, ...
- Event reason: "Dr. King believed that 'Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.'" Re-ignite Dr. King’s dream of greatness by serving your community!
- Website: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
- Comments:
Feburary
March
April
May
Letter Carrier's Food Drive
- Date: Mid-May
- Typical hours: 3 hour shifts (12:30 PM - 3:30 PM or 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
- Location: Postal stations across Seattle area
- Type of work: "Unloading non-perishable food donations from the carriers' vehicles to help get them back out on their route."
- Event reason: "This time of year is especially critical for many food banks, since their stock of holiday donations runs low just as school breakfast and lunch programs close for the summer."
- Website: Food Lifeline
- Comments:
Seattle Works Day
- Date: End of May
- Typical hours: 10 AM - 2 PM
- Location: Projects located at scores of sites across Seattle area
- Type of work: Anything from painting, landscaping, weeding, cleaning, sorting, ...
- Event reason: "Participants make a minimum contribution of $25 in support of [Seattle Works'] year-round programs when they register."
- Website: http://seattleworks.org/
- Comments: Seattle Works holds an after-party from 2:30 - 5:30 at South Lake Union