Day of Service 2010

Stake: Asheville North Carolina

Community Partners: Home Depot, Builder's First Source, Walmart, GreenLife, KMart, West Village Market, Sherwin Williams
Religious Partners:Church of the Advocate, Haywood Street Methodist Church Organization Served: Children First of Buncombe County, Caring for Children Inc., Haywood Street Methodist Church clothing pantry
Influencers: Rev. Hamilton Fuller, Leslie Kulba, Maggie Skroski, Steve Johns
Total people involved: 42
Total volunteer hours: 220

4 projects within Asheville Central Branch boundaries:

Clothing Drive and Clothes Pantry Organization: Several hundred pounds of clothing were gathered and sorted for a local clothing pantry which offers free clothing to the homeless.

Repairs and Garden Preparation at Cornerstone Place: Two garden boxes were repaired, leveled out, and prepared for planting. In addition, a rotting deck at the side of the building was demolished and rebuilt. Cornerstone is a residence for young women ages 16 to 21 who have long-term problems, are too old for adoption, or whose family situation is such that remaining or returning home is either impossible or would be counterproductive.

Painting and Grounds Clean-up for Trinity Place: Volunteers painted two main interior rooms and exterior porch steps and sign. In addition, a paver walkway was leveled out, flower beds were cleaned out, shrubs were pruned and trimmed, and flowers planted. Trinity Place provides a safe place for runaway and homeless shelter for children ages 7 to 17.  The Shelter provides a place to find answers to the problems from which they are running and where the parent-child relationship can begin to heal.

Supplies Collection Drive: Collection booths were set up at four locations to gather supplies for Children First of Buncombe County. Several large boxes full of supplies and other donations were collected. Children First is a nonprofit organization that assists with economically disadvantaged children and their families.

Contact Person: bascheew

Name of Organization:

Caring For Children Inc.

Location and Time:

Location: Location is confidential. We will meet at the LDS Church Central Building at 50 Courtland Ave, Asheville NC, 28801
Time: 9am - 4pm

Activity/responsibility:

We will be painting an interior room and performing landscape clean up and minor repairs at a shelter for runaway and homeless children.

Tools or skills required:

Paint rollers, paint brushes, shovels, rakes, painting skills

Ages:

14 and up

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Maggie Skroski

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Name of Organization:

Caring For Children, Inc

Location and Time:

Location: Location is confidential. We will meet at the LDS Church Central Building at 50 Courtland Ave, Asheville NC, 28801
Time: 9am - 4pm

Activity/responsibility:

We will be preparing a garden area and repairing a deck at a shelter for young women who are struggling with various difficulties.

Tools or skills required:

Power tools required for carpentry, power drills, hammers, shovels, rakes, carpentry skills

Ages:

14 and up

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Ryan Blau

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Name of Organization:

Church of the Advocate

Location and Time:

Location: We will meet at the LDS Church Central Building at 50 Courtland Ave, Asheville NC, 28801 in Montford.
Time: 10am-4pm

Activity/responsibility:

We will be gathering and organizing clothes for a homeless clothing pantry. Please bring your unneeded clothing to the branch building from now until the 24th.

Tools or skills required:

None

Ages:

All Ages

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Nate Skroski

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Name of Organization:

Children First

Location and Time:

Location:TBA
Time: 10am - 4pm

Activity/responsibility:

We are gathering much needed supplies for a group that works with children in need. A list of needed supplies will be provided soon.

Tools or skills required:

None

Ages:

All ages

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Leslee Kulba

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Name of Organization:

see below

Location and Time:

Another Day of Service project in Hendersonville NC will be to clean up and beautify around newly planted trees to include the row along 4-Seasons Blvd

Activity/responsibility:

look for details at the Hendersonville Ward

Tools or skills required:

look for details at the Hendersonville Ward

Ages:

12+

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Carolyn Meinhardt, Public Affairs Specialist, Hendersonville Ward 674-1000

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Name of Organization:

see below

Location and Time:

April 24, 2010 Day of Service second project will be at the City Cemetery on Highway 64 East in Hendersonville NC where a crew will be painting and re-stenciling all corner posts.  The Priesthood will scrape and paint the posts the first Saturday in April in preparation for the stenciling on the Day of Service. 

Activity/responsibility:

look for details at the Hendersonville Ward

Tools or skills required:

look for details at the Hendersonville Ward

Ages:

All ages 12+ along with the Priesthood

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Carolyn Meinhardt, Public Affairs Specialist, Hendersonville NC

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Name of Organization:

see below

Location and Time:

Day of Service April 24, 2010 project will be held on highway 25 north in Hendersonville NC on Claremont Drive at the Patton Pool and Park where all are invited to help paint the pool exterior main building and two gazebos in the adjacent Patton Park.

Activity/responsibility:

All auxiliaries are invited to participate, including the Young Men and Young Women

Tools or skills required:

Details of required tools will be posted at Hendersonville Ward

Ages:

All ages can help

Additional Notes:

Look for further details at the Hendersonville Ward

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Contact Person: Carolyn Meinhardt, Public Affairs Specialist, Hendersonville Ward 674-1000

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Name of Organization:

See below.

Location and Time:

Leisure Lane Hispanic Community, beginning at 8:30 AM, Saturday, April 24, 2010. More information to be forthcoming, once you register.

Activity/responsibility:

A variety of family-centric and addresss-specific tasks will be the focus of small group activities in the neighborhood. Link ups will be made between individuals needing help with those who have hands and hearts to assist them. Addressing specific home based needs (gardening, yard care, painting, repair, etc.) will be the primary focus; small community-based projects may also be included. Our theme will be “The Entire Community is Lifted Through the Efforts of One” or in Spanish, “Se Elevan Todas Por Los Esfuerzos De Uno.”

Tools or skills required:

People with needs will be matched with neighbors with skills and resources. Once you register, you will be contacted and assigned specific duties.

Ages:

All ages , including families, are invited. Younger children may help in the margins of activity with simple tasks.

Additional Notes:

This service project will be a historic first for our Hispanic community. Our goal will be to surpass the standards set last year for both church and community involvement, for the Asheville area.

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Contact Person: Ben Beasley

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