Great Day of Service 2012
Church members and friends in the Durham Chapel Hill area are gathering for a Great Day of Service March 24, 2012. All volunteers are invited to a lunch at the LDS Church building at 1050 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Chapel Hill. Stop by anytime from Noon to 3 p.m. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see the project sign-up area.To register, please select the congregation you are associated with from the list below and the top three projects you would like to be involved in. The organizers will then take this information and match up the volunteers with the projects for an ideal mix of service and association.
Step 1: Review the list of events below - click the different headers to sort events.
Step 2: Click on event titles to view more event details.
Step 3: At the bottom, fill in your information and select the top three events that you like to participate in.
Note: Children 13 and under must be accompanied by a parent unless noted by the event description.
You will be notified by email the events you are assigned to.
Registration is now closed
Registration for the Great Day of Service 2012 is closed. If you have missed it, please email us and we’ll see what projects might have open slots. Thanks for your consideration.
| Agency/Event | Location | Ages | Start Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDOS Lunch Help | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1050 Martin Luther King Blvd, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, 27514, | 8+ | Noon - 2 p.m. |
| Children’s Service Projects at Blood Drive | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 3902 Berini Drive, DURHAM | children ages 1-8ish | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Seawell Elementary Critter Corner | 9115 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill | 8+ | 9 a.m. to Noon or 1 p.m. |
| Carolina Forest of UNC Campus North | Meeting Place: Seawell Elementary School parking lot, close to the buildings at the far end. 9115 Seawell School Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 | 8+ | 9 a.m. to Noon or 1 p.m. |
| Knitting for Poor and Needy | Chapel Hill | TBA | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| SEEDS(Dig Section) | Durham | teens-adults | 9 a.m. to Noon |
| Scrap Exchange | Durham | 15 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Carolina House of Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | all ages | 10-11:45 a.m. |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA Thrift Shop | Chapel Hill | 16 | 9:30:00 |
| Visiting People in Retirement Communities | Chapel Hill | 6 | 9 a.m. |
| Urban Ministries | Durham | family friendly | 9-Noon |
| TROSA | Durham | 15 | 9:30:00 |
| Stop Hunger Now | Chapel Hill | 6 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Southern Community Park | Chapel Hill | 15 | 9 am |
| Society of St. Andrew | TBA | 6 | 9 am |
| SECU Family House - Window Washing | Chapel Hill | 8 | 9:00am to 1:00pm |
| SECU Family House - Painting | Chapel Hill | 18 | 9:00am to 2:00pm |
| Saint Mary’s Chapel and Cemetery | Hillsborough | 6 | 9:00am to 1:00pm |
| Piedmont Wildlife Center | Durham | 6 | 9 a.m. to Noon |
| Phillips Middle School - school upkeep and mulching | Chapel Hill | 10 | 9:30 to noon |
| New Hope Camp and Conference Center - trail maintenance | Chapel Hill | 15 | 9 am |
| New Hope Camp and Conference Center - leaf removal | Chapel Hill | 8 | 9 am |
| New Hope Camp and Conference Center - flooring removal | Chapel Hill | 15 | 9 am |
| NC Theraputic Riding Center | Mebane | 8 | Noon - 2 p.m. |
| Make-A-Wish scrapbook pages | Chapel Hill | 12 | 9 a.m. |
| Make-A-Wish folders | Chapel Hill | 12 | 9 a.m. |
| Home repair for Heather Johnson | Pittsboro | 14 | 1:30pm to 4:30pm |
| Home repair and landscaping for Shelly Paradis | Siler City | 6 | 8:30am to 11am |
| Habitat for Humanity - Chapel Hill/Carrboro | Chapel Hill | 16 | 12:45:00 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Chapel Hill/Carrboro | Chapel Hill | 16 | 8:15:00 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Durham | 16 | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Glenwood Elementary | Chapel Hill | 15 | 9 am |
| Forest View Elementary | Durham | 8 | 9-Noon |
| Food Bank of Central, Eastern NC | Durham | 15 | 9 am |
| Eagle Scout Project for Travis Shelton - Northwood High School Athletic Trophy Case | Pittsboro | 13 | 9:00:00 |
| Eagle Scout Project for James Moss - Carrington Middle School | Durham | 13 | 9 a.m. to Noon |
| FULL - Eagle Scout Project for James Calhoun - Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area | Durham, nc | TBA | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Durham Rescue Mission’s Bargain Center | Durham/Raleigh | 12 | 9 am - noon |
| Durham Rescue Mission - Serving Lunch | Durham | 8 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Durham Central Park | Durham | 8 | 9-1 p.m. |
| DIRE - Teen Focus Group | Chapel Hill | 13 | 9:30:00 |
| DIRE - “Storefront” | Carrboro | 8 | 9:30-2:30 |
| Chatham Habitat for Humanity “Home Store” Project | Pittsboro | 14+ unsupervised (younger than 14 require supervised adult) | 8:00a-12p at the Home Store (back store #1) location (and possible front store 'Home Store Too' location) |
| Chatham County Habitat for Humanity “Construction” Project | Pittsboro, NC 27312 | 18+ (16 with waiver) | 8:30a - 3:30p, or 8:30a-12p, 1:00p-3:30p |
| Care packages for UUMC college and military | Chapel Hill | 6 | 9 a.m. |
| Brookshire Nursing Center | Hillsborough | 12 | 1:45 p.m. |
| Bolin Creek Greenway | Chapel Hill | 4 | 9:30:00 |
| Blood Drive for the American Red Cross | Durham | 16 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| FULL - Animal Kind Yardsale | Chapel Hill | 6 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| A Helping Hand - yard clean up | Chapel Hill | 6 | 10 am |
| A Helping Hand - yard clean up | Carrboro | 6 | 1 p.m. |
| A Helping Hand - garden plots | Chapel Hill | 6 | 10 am |