Click on this link to the Brevard County Commission meeting. When the page opens, click on the text ITEM I.L., RESOLUTION, RE: PROCLAIMING APRIL 30, 2011, AS DAY OF SERVICE to watch Commissioner Fisher’s presentation. It will take a little time for the page to fully load.

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We have all our events posted and a registration for available here.

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Saturday, May 7th is the date for this year’s Day of Service in the Chattanooga area.  On this day, we will have 13 different projects going on throughout the Chattanooga Stake boundaries.  We hope this will be a time of sharing, working and giving within our communities!  Come join us on the 7th and share the excitement of this day!

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Partnering with Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, IGA and Carver Elementary School, Florence Ward will collect non perishable food for Harvest Hope Food Bank

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51 volunteers showed up at Lake Carlson and worked through the day to carve a walking/jogging path across the steep, treacherous and overgrown back side of Lake Carlson, where only a small, non-navigable goat path was before.  This project created a full-loop walking/jogging/nature path around the entire lake, where before one could only enjoy 2/3 of the lake by an accessible path.  With three chain saws, multiple pick axes, shovels, hoes, rakes, axes and hard, hard work, the path was slowly cut and completed.  Now the entire local military community can come out to their local recreation area and enjoy the full access to the lake.  As a direct result of this project, another group has volunteered to build two long, difficult bridges to augment the trail, leaving the recreation area director very, very grateful for a community so willing and able to bless one another through service.

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51 volunteers showed up at Lake Carlson and worked through the day to carve a walking/jogging path across the steep, treacherous and overgrown back side of Lake Carlson, where only a small, non-navigable goat path was before.  This project created a full-loop walking/jogging/nature path around the entire lake, where before one could only enjoy 2/3 of the lake by an accessible path.  With three chain saws, multiple pick axes, shovels, hoes, rakes, axes and hard, hard work, the path was slowly cut and completed.  Now the entire local military community can come out to their local recreation area and enjoy the full access to the lake.  As a direct result of this project, another group has volunteered to build two long, difficult bridges to augment the trail, leaving the recreation area director very, very grateful for a community so willing and able to bless one another through service.

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The Macon Stake has quite a variety of projects going on.

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This project has been postponed until May 8 due to severe weather.

Mt. Olive Cemetery is an indentured slave graveyard which is partially renovated.  The cemetery is located on a wooded knoll in Clarksville Tennessee.  Historically, indentured slaves were buried in wooden coffins which have since collapsed leaving graves sunken, and overgrown with vines and small trees.


In 2011 Mt. Olive Cemetery will be added to the National Civil War Trails Registry.  In an effort to have the cemetery in pristine condition, the Mt. Olive Historical Preservation Society, along with other organizations, churches, and businesses in the area, will partner together to beautify this sacred ground.

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Celebrate the Child has been a cherished Ohio County event for 17 years - a number of young people have experienced every one! Over 3,000 people attend annually and about 50 businesses, churches, community groups, and a large group of youth volunteers make it happen.


The event has a special focus on the 40 Developmental Assets that help young people to grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible. That’s why there’s more than fun behind the 2010 theme ”Assets Rock” - it also reinforces the importance of building assets for every young person.


Celebrate the Child is a project of Ohio County Together We Care, a vital coalition of youth, parents, educators, business people, religious leaders, and others working to build assets to prevent drug abuse and other problems affecting young people. This special day is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Ohio County Schools, Ohio County Hospital, McDonald’s, and many other local groups and businesses.

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Begins on April 17th and ends on April 24th.  Food will be delivered to the Hartsville Soup Kitchen on April 24th.

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Working with the local Waccamaw Indian Tribe and the Conway Planning/Zoning board for historic preservatiion of the Indian Tribe’s grave sites.

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Collection centers to be set up for school supply drive for Children First’s after school program; Boarding shelter grounds clean up and playground repair for Caring4Children; and Organizing clothing pantry for the homeless with The Church of the Advocate, a ministry to the homeless and may also build some additional clothing racks for the pantry.

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Collection centers to be set up for school supply drive for Children First’s after school program; Boarding shelter grounds clean up and playground repair for Caring4Children; and Organizing clothing pantry for the homeless with The Church of the Advocate, a ministry to the homeless and may also build some additional clothing racks for the pantry.

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To build 5-6 raised planter beds, so that residents can have wheelchair acccessibility.  Will also paint porch rocking chairs white. Another project will be recording personal family history for residents and giving them to their families at some future date.

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To build 5-6 raised planter beds, so that residents can have wheelchair acccessibility.  Will also paint porch rocking chairs white. Another project will be recording personal family history for residents and giving them to their families at some future date.

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Join us for a Day of Service: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Using an open approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand our capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams in a wide variety of activities. All are welcome: individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.
To register or get information about any event, click on any of the blue service project bars below and then fill out the quick form listed at the bottom of an activity if you would like to participate.

Come join the fun! Link arms in community service and help make a difference!

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Join hundreds of volunteers in South Miami-Dade County cleaning county parks and neighborhoods.

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Join us for a Day of Service: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Using an open approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand our capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams in a wide variety of activities. All are welcome: individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.
To register or get information about any event, click on any of the blue service project bars below and then fill out the quick form listed at the bottom of an activity if you would like to participate.

Come join the fun! Link arms in community service and help make a difference!

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Join us for a Day of Service: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Using an open approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand our capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams in a wide variety of activities. All are welcome: individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.
To register or get information about any event, click on any of the blue service project bars below and then fill out the quick form listed at the bottom of an activity if you would like to participate.

Come join the fun! Link arms in community service and help make a difference!

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Join us for a Day of Service

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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Using an open approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand our capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams in a wide variety of activities. All are welcome: individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.
To register or get information about any event, click on any of the blue service project bars below and then fill out the quick form listed at the bottom of an activity if you would like to participate.
Come join the fun! Link arms in community service and help make a difference!

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Join us for a Day of Service: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Using an open approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand our capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams in a wide variety of activities. All are welcome: individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.
To register or get information about any event, click on any of the blue service project bars below and then fill out the quick form listed at the bottom of an activity if you would like to participate.

Come join the fun! Link arms in community service and help make a difference!

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7:00am – 3:00pm
Our family invites you, your family and your church to join us in a day of service.
The mission of the Day Of Service is to link our communities, churches, civic organizations and local governments together to help strengthen our local community by providing meaningful service projects that will help those in need, benefit our communities, build friendships and bolster the spirits of all!

So, mark your calendars and join us for a day of service, friendship, and unity.

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”

John 13:35

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Using a balanced approach to community service, we are working with government and nonprofit agencies to expand the capacity to serve those in need. We are building teams to refresh and refurbish buildings and properties throughout Osceola County.

Click on any link to find a fabulous service event near you!

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Collecting food for United Ministries of Sumter and The Sumter School District #2 Homeless Pantry

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The New Bern NC ward will paint, repair and landscape the soup kitchen - Religious Community Services. This will be done in conjunction with several other churches in the area as a joint service project on April 24, 2010.

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Volunteers needed to perform a census/catalog the approximately 600 names in these two cemetery’s.

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Stake:  Pompano Beach Florida Stake (PBFS)
Wards:  Coconut Creek (CC), Coral Springs (CS), and Lauderhill Ward (LH)

Facility Repairs and Sprucing up the Cooperative Feeding Program
Making repairs and fixing up the Cooperative Feeding Program, which serves meals to over 200 homeless persons every day, in addition to providing employment assistance, help with social security and other government programs, and other services.

Great American Cleanup of Broward County
The Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program, takes place annually from March 1 through May 31, involving an estimated 3 million volunteers and attendees. The hardworking volunteers donated more than 5.2 million hours in 2009 to clean, beautify and improve more than 32,000 communities during more than 30,000 events in all 50 states and beyond.

Calling all high school students: Do you need community service hours for this school year?
Help out, and you can earn Community Service Hours!!!

Updated: 16Apr2010

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The Carroll County Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 10 AM till 4 PM at the VFW Fairgrounds, 1625 Bankhead Hwy, in Carrollton.  Admission is free.

Come and learn ways to prepare yourselves and your families for and to prevent accidents and disasters.  Some preparedness items will be for sale.

Schools, churches and community organizations are invited to reserve a space for fundraising activities.  Food, drinks and things are needed to put the fun in the fair.  Spaces are free.

E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to reserve your space.  The number of groups selling the same items will be limited so reserve your space quickly.

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cubs Scouts, bring your handbooks.  Scouts will be able to fulfill many merit badge requirements in the areas of first aid, fire building and fire safety, cooking and emergency preparedness.

If your troop wants to help with these presentations, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.  Boy Scout troops are invited to camp out at the fairgrounds Friday night.  E-mail Marianna for a reservation.

If you or your business sell anything related to being prepared and you want to participate, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to reserve your space.  It’s free.

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On April 24, 2010, 120 volunteers partnered with the Neighborhood Enhancement Team and the City of Miami to beautify the Allapattah area as well as Comstock Elementary School.

On May 1, 2010, 130 volunteers from nine faith-based organizations partnered with businesses and the City of Miramar on a park beautification project at Shirley Branca Park.

A special thanks to our partners who linked arms with us and the helping hands of our volunteers.

We look forward to next year’s Day of Service and invite those in our South Florida communities to join us!

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On April 24, 2010, 445 volunteers participated in three service projects in Davie and Ft. Lauderdale where 35 picnic tables were re-built, 63 pints of blood were collected, 40 hand-tied quilts were distributed, $1,000 worth of food was donated and 900 homeless “love bags” were assembled and donated. 

Special thanks to our partners and volunteers.  We look forward to serving together again next year!

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Let’s celebrate the 40th anniversary of
Earth Day.
   
Our huge volunteer day on APRIL 24 is fast approaching…
The projects to date are:
1.  Building and planting raised gardens at the Senior housing project
2.  Work on trails, painting, etc. at A L Burruss School
3.  Staining a fence at Lewis Park
4.  Planting gardens at Brown Park and cleaning in the Confederate Cemetery
5.  Cleaning an illegal dumpsite
     

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The Wetumpka Ward will solicit food and donations at Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie on 24 April from 9 am - 12 pm (weather permitting). The Relay For Life activity is canceled because of the projected severe weather. Contact David Bailey at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is linking arms and extending helping hands to the Child Abuse Prevention Association in Beaufort (CAPA).  The Angel Walk was inspired, in part, by the late Alfred G. Anderson, a life long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Andy,as he was lovingly known,was an “angel” to many children in our community.  The Church and “Andy” have been involved with Capa since it began on March 28th twenty five years ago and is near and dear to the hearts of many Latter Day Saints.  Our local community had 11 children under the age of four die last year.  This is up significantly from previous years.  At least 6 of these deaths should have never happened and were preventable.  Capa’s mission is to protect children by “equipping parents, children and their caregivers with necessary skills, knowledge and values” . We believe their mission is essential to protecting the family unit in our community.  The goal of the Angel Walk is to raise funds necessary to ensure that services are available to prevent child abuse and neglect.  CAPA exists to break the destructive cycle of child abuse and neglect.  Therefore, we walk together and support the CAPA Shelter with a Food Drive.

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The Louisville Kentucky Stake Day of Service had a single stake project accompanied by individual unit projects.  The stake project was the second annual event entitled THE Louisville Emergency Preparedness Fair.  Due to local Derby activities conflicting with available dates, this event was held on February 27, 2010.

This year’s event saw an increase in visitors and partners, along with a larger venue.  The local Salvation Army command graciously allowed us to use their facility which is located in an old high school.  We obtained proclamations from the Governor once again, along with a proclamation from the Louisville mayor.  Mayor Jerry Abramson also attended the kickoff function held an 30 minutes before the start time, and was accompanied by a couple council members.  Local television crews were on hand for video coverage while local radio personalities plugged the event that morning and in the days that preceded.

The premise of the event was to highlight not only the necessity of provident living, but to educate residents that have no background in food storage, emergency procedures, and local resources for after-care.  With three recent FEMA declared disasters in the last couple years, residents are beginning to develop a forward-thinking plan for their families.  This year we had local companies volunteer their time and staff to educate the public, local government agencies answering questions and providing material to visitors, the local Red Cross assisted with classes and brought along their bloodmobile, and for the kids we had an inflatable house which served as a fun escape, but also taught fire safety.

In conjunction with the fair, we held a food drive for The Louisville Salvation Army.  Those attending the fair were asked to bring donations of canned or boxed goods.  The end result was a donation to the Salvation Army of over 3000 individual cans and boxes of food.
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The individual wards and branches in our stake held their Day of Service projects on April 24, 2010.  Many of the units held multiple projects on the same day, splitting their unit into various teams to accomplish their goals.  One unit’s activity accounted for over 600 man-hours of service to their community partner.  The stake total for the combined Day of Service activities was 1438.5 man-hours (NOTE: this is a correction from our filed stake summary).

Rodney L. Brock
Public Affairs Assistant Director
(Media Relations)
Louisville Kentucky Stake

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Stake:  Pompano Beach Florida Stake (PBFS)
Wards:  Boca Raton (BR) and Boynton Beach (BB)

Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches staff, LDS Volunteers and other Volunteers will make repairs to the exterior of four (4) qualifying single family homes that have been identified to receive refurbishments such as painting, etc., in an effort to make the homes of the elderly, disabled, low income and families with children a safe and habitable environment.

Calling all high school students: Do you need community service hours for this school year?
Help out, and you can earn Community Service Hours!!!

Updated: 16Apr2010

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    Join us as we link arms with the community. There are many tasks and projects to help with. As we provide service together our city becomes better and stronger because we link arms and serve one another. To see how you can make a difference look through the areas below to find a project that you can help with. The best thing is you choose how you want to volunteer. If you can put in a full day’s work GREAT, but if its easier for you to work half a day that’s fine too. Just specify (in the Event Name:) whether you want to work the first half of the day or the second half.

    The day will commence as follows:

8:00am - 8:30am: Sign ups, Group Gathering, and Hospitality Table

8:30am - 9:00am: Kick-off with remarks from Mayor Jane Myron and others, Finish Group Gathering

9:00am - 12:00pm: Leave for work sites, Work

12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch rotation, Crew Swap (if not working all day)

1:00pm - 4:30pm: Finish Work

4:30pm - 5:00pm: Team Leaders check in with Registration

    This year The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Johnson City, Tennessee will be linking arms with the following:

- The Johnson City Parks and Rec.

- Coca Cola
      Providing - PowerAde to keep the workers hydrated & volunteers

- Earth Fare (The Healthy Supermarket)
      Providing - Hospitality Table

- The Home Depot
      Providing - $2,000 in materials & 10 volunteers

- Local Officials such as (Mayor: Jane Myron; Public Works: Patrick Walding; Master Gardener: Sam Jones; JC Parks: R.L. Vance, Brad Jones, Robin DiMona, John Grindstaff, Jerry Curtis, Mary Ann Kinch, Kat Johnson)

    Look and see what was done last year (April 25th, 2009)

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Lowcountry Day of Service is April 17, 2010
Join us for a great day!

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Memphis Stake 2010 Day of Service – April 24, 2010

Latter-day Saints in the Memphis area (Memphis Stake) are linking arms with friends and local civic organizations to help the Clean Memphis, The Church Health Center, as well as MIFA – Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association.

On Saturday, April 24, Latter-day Saint members and their neighbors will work to prepare gardens and grounds of the Church Health Center, so that they can continue to teach needy Memphians about healthy eating, cooking and living. This clean-up project is under the auspices of Clean Memphis. Homes owned by MIFA will also receive a facelift as volunteers paint houses provided to those who need shelter.
Clean Memphis - has a mission to restore Memphis to the cleanest city in the country by dividing it into 31 zones and work with residents, businesses, churches, schools and other organizations, within each zone, to develop a cohesive team to address litter/blight on an on-going basis. http://www.cleanmemphis.org/
Church Health Center - The Church Health Center seeks to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for bodies and spirits. Its ministries provide health care for the poor and promote healthy bodies and spirits for all. For more about this organization, visit http://www.churchhealthcenter.org

MIFA - MIFA changes the community by helping change lives through programs, which sustain the independence of seniors, stabilize and transform families in crisis, and equip urban teens for success. For more information about this organization, visit http://www.mifa.org/

Name of Organization:
The Church Health Center
Location and Time:
1210 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
Activity/responsibility:
Weed and clean the gardens around the Church Health Wellness Center
Clean refuse from the streets around the Health Center
Tools or skills required:
Gloves, hand gardening tools, gas powered leaf blowers
Ages:  12+
Links: http://www.churchhealthcenter.org/
Contact Person: Daryl Tanner

Name of Organization:
MIFA
Location and Time:
2133 Kentucky, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
340 Cambridge, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
Activity/responsibility:
Home on Kentucky – Scrape old paint and repaint outside – some cleanout of interior
Home on Cambridge – Scrape old paint and repaint exterior and clean-up and mow lots on either side
Tools or skills required:
Gloves, ladders, some scaffolding and mowers and gardening tools
Ages:  12+
Links: http://www.mifa.org
Contact Person: Daryl Tanner
Memphis_Stake_2010_Day_of_Service.doc

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Stake: Pompano Beach Florida Stake (PBFS)
Wards:  Coconut Creek (CC), Coral Springs (CS), and Lauderhill Ward (LH)

Facility Repairs and Sprucing up the Cooperative Feeding Program
Making repairs and fixing up the Cooperative Feeding Program, which serves meals to over 200 homeless persons every day, in addition to providing employment assistance, help with social security and other government programs, and other services.

Great American Cleanup of Broward County
The Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program, takes place annually from March 1 through May 31, involving an estimated 3 million volunteers and attendees. The hardworking volunteers donated more than 5.2 million hours in 2009 to clean, beautify and improve more than 32,000 communities during more than 30,000 events in all 50 states and beyond.

Calling all high school students: Do you need community service hours for this school year?
Help out, and you can earn Community Service Hours!!!

Updated: 16Apr2010

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Latter-day Saints in the Memphis area (Memphis Stake) are linking arms with friends and local civic organizations to help the Clean Memphis, The Church Health Center, as well as MIFA – Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association.

On Saturday, April 24, Latter-day Saint members and their neighbors will work to prepare gardens and grounds of the Church Health Center, so that they can continue to teach needy Memphians about healthy eating, cooking and living. This clean-up project is under the auspices of Clean Memphis. Homes owned by MIFA will also receive a facelift as volunteers paint houses provided to those who need shelter.
Clean Memphis - has a mission to restore Memphis to the cleanest city in the country by dividing it into 31 zones and work with residents, businesses, churches, schools and other organizations, within each zone, to develop a cohesive team to address litter/blight on an on-going basis. http://www.cleanmemphis.org/
Church Health Center - The Church Health Center seeks to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for bodies and spirits. Its ministries provide health care for the poor and promote healthy bodies and spirits for all. For more about this organization, visit http://www.churchhealthcenter.org

MIFA - MIFA changes the community by helping change lives through programs, which sustain the independence of seniors, stabilize and transform families in crisis, and equip urban teens for success. For more information about this organization, visit http://www.mifa.org/
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Name of Organization:
The Church Health Center
Location and Time:
1210 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
Activity/responsibility:
Weed and clean the gardens around the Church Health Wellness Center
Clean refuse from the streets around the Health Center
Tools or skills required:
Gloves, hand gardening tools, gas powered leaf blowers
Ages:  12+
Links: http://www.churchhealthcenter.org/
Contact Person: Daryl Tanner (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
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Name of Organization:
MIFA
Location and Time:
2133 Kentucky, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
340 Cambridge, Memphis, TN - Sat April 24 - 8:30 AM
Activity/responsibility:
Home on Kentucky – Scrape old paint and repaint outside – some cleanout of interior
Home on Cambridge – Scrape old paint and repaint exterior and clean-up and mow lots on either side
Tools or skills required:
Gloves, ladders, some scaffolding and mowers and gardening tools
Ages: 12+
Links: http://www.mifa.org
Contact Person: Daryl Tanner (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

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Stake:  Pompano Beach Florida Stake (PBFS)
Wards:  Boca Raton (BR) and Boynton Beach (BB)

Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches staff, LDS Volunteers and other Volunteers will make repairs to the exterior of four (4) qualifying single family homes that have been identified to receive refurbishments such as painting, etc., in an effort to make the homes of the elderly, disabled, low income and families with children a safe and habitable environment.

Calling all high school students: Do you need community service hours for this school year?
Help out, and you can earn Community Service Hours!!!

Updated: 16Apr2010

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Stake:  Pompano Beach Florida Stake (PBFS)
Wards:  West Palm Beach (WPB) and Palm Beach (PB)

Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches staff, LDS Volunteers and other Volunteers will make repairs to the exterior of two (2) qualifying single family homes that have been identified to receive refurbishments such as painting, etc., in an effort to make the homes of the elderly, disabled, low income and families with children a safe and habitable environment.

Calling all high school students: Do you need community service hours for this school year?
Help out, and you can earn Community Service Hours!!!

Updated: 16Apr2010

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Working with Christmas In April, the community, and members of the Hartsville Ward will fix up a home for a family in need.

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Cheraw is known as “The Prettiest Town in Dixie”, so come help restore this cemetery as place of honor and beauty.

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3001 South Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando 32835.  10:00am - 2pm.  Help collect, sort and package school supplies for a local non-profit, A Gift For Teaching.  A Gift For Teaching distributes basic school supplies, cost free, to teachers in central Florida through their Free Stores for Teachers.  Help us restock their shelves by bringing previously collected school supplies to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on South Apopka Vineland Road.  An American Red Cross Blood drive will also be taking place for those who qualify and wish to donate.

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Come join us for a day of work, friendship and service. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your tools and bring your enthusiasm as we work side by side to help beautify our community, Collinsville, Alabama. There will be projects for all ages and skill levels.
Just click on the project link below for more details and to sign up as a volunteer – if signing up as a family be sure to include the ages of your children. Remember to let us know if you have a special skill or prefer to work on a certain project. See you on the 24th!

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By helping Hands and Linking Arms in community service we can truly make a difference! All are welcome, individuals and families, government, corporate, university,
church, and non profit agencies working together to expand the capacity to serve those in need.

To register or get more info about an event from the coordinator, click on a blue service project bar below and fill out the form.

If you or your organization would like to participate and get an event included please call 912-247-7544 or 912-247-7599. There are events all over the Southeast.

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Rain may have washed away most of the Day of Service on April 24th, but it hasn’t dampened our spirits.  Projects have been rescheduled as indicated below.  Come join us!

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                          THANKS FOR SMILING WITH US AGAIN THIS YEAR ATLANTA  

By Helping Hands and Linking Arms in community service we truly made a difference!  Individuals and families, government, corporate, university, church, and nonprofit agencies worked together to expand our capacity to serve those in need.

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Join us on April 17th for service in the Lowcountry!

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Join the community of Tabor City clean the grounds of the IGA Shopping Center

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Join the community of Tabor City to help clean up the IGA Shopping Center grounds

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Join in a Day of Service April 24 at 8:00 AM to paint the Tabor City Train Warehouse

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Running From Hunger (5K Race and Food Drive)
A total of 8828 cans of food were donated to local area food banks in Gwinnett, Rockdale, and Newton Counties

Citizens from across Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton Counties joined the Lilburn Stake in a 5K Race and Food drive. Each unit of the Lilburn, Georgia Stake spent several weeks prior to the event to collect cans for the 6-8 food banks. These cans of food were brought to the day of the race and combined with the cans that were donated by the public and race participants. Each runner was asked to donate 10 cans each. The race took place on April 24th despite major thunderstorms and inclement weather. Although the weather may have limited the number of runners (267), we were very pleased to see the amount of food that had been collected by each of the individual units. When combined with the food collected on the day of the race it totaled 8828 cans or 4.5 tons of food. Response from the organizations served was overwhelming. The food supply in many of these food banks was at a 14 year low and this influx of food could not have come at a better time for them. The stake has been supporting these food banks for the past several years, and this only served to strengthen our relationships.

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April, 24th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Lake Brantley High School. Linking arms with many government, community and faith-based organizations to bring resources, services and relief to over 300 homeless families.

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Come join us for a day of work, friendship and service. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your tools and bring your enthusiasm as we work side by side to help beautify East Chattanooga. There will be projects for all ages and skill levels.

Just click on the project link below for more details and to sign up as a volunteer – if signing up as a family be sure to include the ages of your children.  Remember to let us know if you have a special skill or prefer to work on a certain project.  See you on the 24th!

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pensacola Florida is teaming up with Clean & Green, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, to serve the City of Pensacola Parks & Recreation in a landscaping and beautification project of the Lakeview Avenue Medians in Pensacola, Florida.  Join us for a day of service and cookout afterwards.  Click on the tab below for more information and to volunteer.

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Brunswick First and Second Wards, their partners and other churches, work together to participate in the biggest food drive of the year for America’s Second Harvest Food Bank.

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Working together with the Nassau County Council on Aging, repairs will be made to homes of Senior Citizens.

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Kingsland Ward will help restore historic railroad depot with brick pavers and service.

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Waycross First and Second Wards join with “Rebuilding Together” to renovate and restore homes in their area.

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Jesup Ward will host a Barbeque Saturday, April 17th, and clean up Pecan Park in Ludowici April 24th.

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County-wide and community-wide cleanup in Darien and McIntosh County GA Saturday, April 10, 2010. Helping to prepare Darien for their annual “Blessing of the Fleet”, which will be held April 16th through the 18th.

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The Vidalia Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is sponsoring a Bottled Water Drive for area emergency first responders. The drive will culminate on Saturday, May 8, 2010 with an Emergency Preparedness workshop taught by Red Cross instructors at the local ward building at 317 Maple Drive in Vidalia.

For further information, contact Lew Tippett @ 912-537-2666 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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This project will take place on April 17, 2010.  We hope you will join us.

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This project was completed on January 9, 2010.  Thank you to everyone that helped.

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Huntsville Area Day of Service 2010

The Huntsville Alabama Stake, consisting of thirteen wards (congregations) covering the north-central portion of Alabama and Lincoln County in Tennessee, linked arms with neighboring communities to provide disaster preparedness, tornado cleanup, food and blood drives, community service and networking employment opportunities.  Six large-scale community projects unified five hundred seventy six (576) volunteers dedicating two thousand six hundred sixty five (2,665) service hours that comprised the Huntsville area Day of Service 2010.

Eight Huntsville/Madison area wards combined to present the 2nd Annual Huntsville Disaster & Family Preparedness Fair which offered a blood drive, 31 seminars and numerous exhibits helping our neighbors prepare for the unexpected…right here at home!  Paige Soehren, from the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency commented that “An Emergency Preparedness Fair is very beneficial for the community because it offers another venue by which the disaster response public services can engage their clients: the public! Emergency service personnel enjoy interacting with the public in non-emergency situations and assisting the community to be more prepared (for) large scale disasters. No matter what the emergency, every member of our community will one day experience being a first responder.  This Emergency Preparedness Fair is vital to saving life and protecting property in our community because at this event, through training and education, we bridge the gap between when an emergency happens and when emergency responders arrive on the scene.”
Local weather and news TV personalities Brad Huffines and Liz Hurley were keynote speakers.

Read about it in the Huntsville Times here.

DOWNLOAD: 2010 Second Annual Huntsville Disaster and Family Preparedness Fair Flyer

On the heels of this fair, and a week after the Guntersville Ward (which lies in the Northeastern portion of Alabama and covers nine hundred square miles) sponsored a Lifesouth blood drive, the Albertville portion of their ward was hit by several EF2-EF4 tornadoes.  Mormon Helping Hands and friends worked with civic and religious leaders to join together and clean up debris from the devastation.  Gwen Beck , Public Affairs Specialist and wife to Bishop Lynn Beck, wrote “We know that miracles happen!  I listened to my husband pray for them and I watched them unfold!  Answers to that prayer among others are what staved off the storms from this area until today,”  thus allowing congregations to mobilize and provide services to those who needed the most help. The cleanup will continue for months to come.

Cullman and Decatur Wards, along with the Fayetteville, Tennessee Ward organized a “Give your Soles to Haiti” shoe drive; construction of an outdoor amphitheater at a local park; stairs built for an elderly couple’s home; board games collected and hand-sewn pillows made for a women’s shelter; painting of outdoor equipment at an elementary school; and food drives for local food banks and crisis shelters totaling thousands of dollars worth of non-perishable food items.

To better prepare those seeking resume and interviewing skills, weekly luncheon Fast Start Employment meetings began.  These meetings facilitate a targeted approach to career and networking opportunities.

Barry Zitting, member of the High Council, summarized it well, “I saw the Lord’s hand blessing many individuals because of the efforts of the great people in the Huntsville community who partnered with us.  There was a strong feeling of good will that all felt who were involved.”

For photos and detailed information on each Day of Service event, please click on a location link below.  We look forward to partnering with our communities again and welcome you to link arms and join us.  For more information, please call 256-325-5050.

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Leesburg Florida Stake joins hand with community partners for a Day of Service April 24, 2010
It is hoped that each project will mobilize members, for a total of about 500 people donating approximately 2000 man hours to the community.

Highlights:
* The Eustis Ward from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is doing a food drive for Lake Cares and the Altoona Food Pantry. 
* Leesburg Ward will also do a food drive to benefit St. Paul’s Food Bank, Christian Food Pantry in Lady Lake, the United Way of Lake & Sumter counties, and Second Harvest Food Bank. 
* Minneola and Clermont wards along with the Sumterville Branch and the Rose Foundation are gathering supplies to send to Haiti. 
* Lecanto Ward is doing landscape and improve property for CHIPS (Citrus Hearing Impaired Program Services). 
* Apopka Ward is also doing a food drive.  They continue to gather corporate partners in addition to the non-profits that are already committed. 

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Please Plan to Join Members of the Winstead Hill Ward on April 24th for a “Day of Service”

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Apex will be holding a community blood drive on Thursday April 22, 2010.

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Day of Service: Saturday, April 24, 2010

Using a balanced approach to community service, Day of Service volunteers worked with government, faith-based and nonprofit agencies to expand the capacity to serve organizations and schools adversely affected by the economic recession. By linking arms in service to Rebuild & Renew Brevard, we were able to refresh and refurbish buildings and properties throughout the county.

Projects included fencing repair and new construction, interior and exterior painting, major yard or gardening cleanup, minor and major landscaping, palm tree stump removals, outdoor shed and roofing repairs or replacement, playground revamping and construction, ceiling-wall-baseboard repairs, major interior renovations for the YMCA in Titusville, and planting a butterfly garden and trees along a future bike path. Five public schools and one private school were served by volunteers. Three green projects benefited three communities.

Over 2,600 man-hours were donated on the Day of Service by local volunteers. Pre and post event hours bring the total up well over 3,100 service hours. Using an average wage calculation of $17 per hour, over $51,000 in labor costs were saved so organizations can use their funding to directly help individuals and families in need.

From those figures, Day of Service volunteers
~ Saved Brevard County Schools over $3,600 or 2 months of labor by one individual in grounds keeping maintenance. Those funds can be used to purchase badly needed supplies for schools while allowing maintenance personnel to focus on more important repairs.
~ The labor donated to clear and fence in Nemo Community Garden will help expedite the process for twenty families eager to cultivate their 5-foot-by-20-foot plot so they can become more self-sufficient.
~ 17 units of blood were collected in two and a half hours by the Red Cross at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ellsworth Ward in Deer Park.
~ Clearing and beautifying parks and pathways for two communities saved the city coffers over $9,000 in labor costs.
~ Over $8,100 in reconstruction and refurbishing labor for the YMCA Tennis Center in Titusville was a tremendous boost to their budget when it came to replacing fences and gutting out locker rooms and offices in need of significant repair. The center is located as a satellite facility a ways from the main building. Nestled back in a housing development the property improvements becomes a show piece for the neighborhood.
~ Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who work at Deseret Ranches, extended helping hands in a Habitat For Humanity Brush of Kindness for two homeowners that also live in rural areas of Osceola County.

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Commissioner Fisher sponsors a resolution proclaiming April 24, 2010 as a Day of Service.
Helping Hands and Linking Arms sponsors in attendance

Left to right: Tony Rivoli - Second Counselor, Cocoa Florida Stake Presidency for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;  Gwen Butler - Relief Society, Cocoa Florida Stake Cocoa Ward; Mike Butler - AT&T Pioneers Indian River Chapter; Tessa Friederichs - AMIkids Space Coast; Commissioner Fisher; Stan Domino - Project Coordinator, Cocoa Florida Stake Cocoa Ward; Gloria Pazel - Region Manager, AT&T Pioneers; Beverly Wall - LAVFW Rocket Post 4534 President; Paula Rivoli - Relief Society, Cocoa Florida Stake Palm Bay Ward; Dr. Doreatha Fields - Diamond Community School; Dee Thompson – Intake Coordinator, Community of Hope; Paula Craddock – Assistant Executive Director, Community of Hope; Samuel Smith, Second Counselor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Pastor Ron Fields - Christian Fellowship Church of God in Christ.

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Join us on May 1 for a day of service.

IN CASE OF RAIN: Some projects will still move forward, so still come with appropriate rain gear!

SCHEDULE:                                                               
7:30           Arrive at Clinton ward building

7:30 - 8:15   Registration for group representatives and breakfast

8:15 – 8:30   Opening exercises in the cultural hall

8:35           Dismissal to assigned projects

9:00 – 1:00   Project participation at various locations

SEE DETAILS FOR EACH PROJECT BY CLICKING ON IT BELOW!

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Join us on April 24 for a day of service. We will be working with many community organizations. After projects have been entered for your community it will show up in the area below.

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Report of Completed Service Events

Scheduled Events