great day of service

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