Day of Service 2010

Stake: Hopkinsville KY Stake

Community Partners: Red Cross
Organization Served: Woodstock Subdivision
Influencers: President Mark Miller, President Larry Frogue, Rosemary Klein, Red Cross, Clarksville City Officials
Total people involved: 47
Total volunteer hours: 136

Stake President Mark Miller ordered 16 pallets (600 kits) of clean-up kits to be distributed to the volunteers involved in the cleaning.  Rosemary Klein, Assistant Director/Community Relations, along with President Larry Frogue was able to rally members in the clean-up which was coordinated with Clarksville City officials. Upon arrival, Mormon Helping Hands shirts were distributed and members began the cleaning.  An elderly woman, Doris Kelsey, who cares for her elderly brother, also living with her, had just been allowed back into her home.  When she saw the Helping Hands ready to help, she was overcome with appreciation.

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Contact Person: JGolson

Stake: Hopkinsville KY

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Community Partners: Montgomery Cty Gov, APSU, JROTC, Red Cross, BSA, Buffalo Sodiers MC, All Throttle MC, Dragons MC, Old Skool Riders MC, AKM, AMVETS, Wal-Mart , Latino Assoc.
Religious Partners:Greater Missionary Baptist Church, Jerry Jerkins Ministries, Tabernacle Baptist Church Organization Served: Mt Olive Historical Preservation Society
Influencers: Montgomery County Mayor Caroline Bowers, BSA, Buffalo Soldiers MC, Mt Olive Historical Preservation Society, Dragons MC, Gold Inc Ryders, All Throttle MC
Total people involved: 80
Total volunteer hours: 200

Mt Olive DOS was stormed out due to rain and tornados. The alternate date was flooded out by the rains and floods. We did have a very successful Kick-off event and had lots of enthusiasm. We hope to do this project at a later time.

Contact Person: JGolson

Stake: Hopkinsville KY

Community Partners: Together We Care, Ohio County Schools, Ohio County Hospital, McDonald's, Community Partnership for Protection of Children, more
Religious Partners:Hartford Christian, West Point Baptist, McHenry Baptist, Hartford Baptist, New Assembly, Beaver Dam United Methodist Organization Served: Community - Ohio County and area children and families (about 3,200)
Influencers: Celebrate the Child was started by LDS members Blaine and Marianne Pieper in 1993 - now in 17th year with annual attendance between 3,200 and 4,000 children and family members. The event now is sponsored by Together We Care (a ATOD Prevention/Asset Building Community Coalition) with Marianne Pieper as chair. Celebrate the Child annually involves more than 60 community groups, churches and businesses. Our small Hartford Branch has been involved every year by sponsoring an activity room or interactive exhibit to promote family night, values or other family-centered gospel themes.
Total people involved: 232
Total volunteer hours: 1,500

Celebrate the Child is an annual day to honor children and to involve and educate families in a fun way.  Over 200 youth and adults volunteer each year - youth make posters(usually about 500!), create art, participate in performances and wear their Celebrate the Child t-shirts all year.  The event focuses on positive messages for young people and promotes the 40 Developmental Assets (research-based building blocks of development from Search Institute) and drug and alcohol use prevention. Area families attend together to enjoy the free events.  Some Ohio County youth have attended Celebrate the Child every year and are now assisting as volunteers - nearly every Ohio County child knows that there is a special day every spring to celebrate our young people.

Contact Person: JGolson

Name of Organization:

Ohio County Together We Care

Location and Time:

Ohio County High School
1400 S Main
Hartford KY
April 24, 2010
10:00 am - 2;00 pm

Activity/responsibility:

Things will be rockin’ at Celebrate the Child on April 24th as youth and families gather for the 17th year. The day will be full of free music, learning and fun – with a very special guest -  from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ohio County High School.


Lots of kids think Retro Bill “rocks”  as he has shared his wild and wonderful educational performances live with over 1 million children and has been called the “The 21st Century Mister Rogers” by CNN’s Larry King. As the star of a DARE film production, Retro Bill is seen by more 36 million children annually in international drug prevention/safety programs. He has been the host of National Kid’s Day in Washington DC and many other notable celebrations.


Retro Bill will be featured in the opening and closing events at Celebrate the Child.  He also will be available for photographs with kids, and families are encouraged to bring their cameras.


Other great things to see and do at Celebrate the Child include crafts, inflatables, animals, games, activity rooms and giveaways.  Kids are invited to take part in the Opening with a practice to be held on Friday, April 23rd at 5 p.m. at the high school.


There’s more than music and fun behind the theme “Assets ROCK!”.  It’s intended to promote Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible.  The Assets include external foundations like Family Support, Adult Role Models, Religious Community and Caring School Environment as well as internal competencies such as Honesty, Resistance Skills and Sense of Purpose.


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 in youth and 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 generous area groups and businesses.

Tools or skills required:

none

Ages:

For all ages

Additional Notes:

Download flyer: 2010CelebratetheChild.pdf

Links:

Contact Person: Marianne Pieper

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Name of Organization:

Mt Olive Historical Perservation Society

Location and Time:

Mt Olive Cemetery
(off Swift Rd)
Clarksville TN
May 8, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

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 Preservation Historical Society, along with other organizations, churches, and businesses in the area, will partner together to beautify this sacred ground. 

The day’s work will include the following:

* Clearing over growth and fallen timbers
* Mulching paths
* Building a small bridge across a ravine
* Partial fencing of property lines
* Marking all grave sites
* Installing park benches for meditation

Also included, but not performed on The Day of Service, will be the submission of approximately 120 known dead to the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Due to the large number of volunteers, work will be performed in shifts, with each shift carefully supervised. Registration will be required. 

Tools or skills required:

Equipment to bring: work gloves, shovels, tree pruning snips, rakes

Ages:

The project is limited to children 12 years and older due to terrain.

Additional Notes:

Parking will be at Austin Peay State University at 8th and Marion. Buses or vans will be provided for transportation to and from the cemetery.

Download flyer: Flyer_2.pdf

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Contact Person: Juanita Golson

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