Day of Service 2010

Stake: Greensboro North Carolina Stake

Community Partners: Servant Garden in Oak Ridge and Servant Center
Religious Partners:Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Organization Served: Servant Garden and Servant Center
Influencers: Marcella at the Servant Garden
Total people involved: 33
Total volunteer hours: 83

Several members of the Lakefield ward visited the Servant Garden in Oak Ridge to access directions and what equipment and manpower needed to perform the service of cultivating the garden soil for planting vegetables that will be used at the Servant Center to feed the elderly and disabled with the leftovers donated to the other soup kitchens in the Greensboro area.  A plan was formed to get a tractor of a member to the garden.  On April 24 30 members of the Lakefield and 3 members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church picked up rocks, roots and other debris as the tractor tilled the field.  This work was performed for 3 hours.  The focus is on planting and harvesting food crops to donate to shelters and food banks to feed the elderly and needy

Contact Person: Greensboro

Stake: Greensboro North Carolina Stake

Community Partners: Children's Museum of Greensboro
Religious Partners:none Organization Served: Children's Museum of Greensboro
Influencers: none
Total people involved: 60
Total volunteer hours: 180

On April 24 the Summerfield Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to render service and help the Children’s Museum staff prepare the Schoolyard to plant the Edible Schoolyard that will provide vegetables this summer for children summer camps at the museum.  The ward members came with their families and worked in their assigned time and joyfully performed clearing an overgrown lot, moved mulch, placed landscaping block to ready the garden which was planted with vegetables the next weekend.  This project will help children of all ages understand food is grown and prepared for us to eat.  The museum staff was overjoyed with the efficient way the ward members performed the many tasks they were given.

Contact Person: Greensboro

Stake: Greensboro North Carolina Stake

Community Partners: Haw River State Park
Religious Partners:none Organization Served: Haw River State Park
Influencers: Ranger Terry Nergart
Total people involved: 61
Total volunteer hours: 183

On April 24, the Summit Ward of the Greensboro North Carolina Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered members to work at Haw River State Park to remove fencing from an old ranch that now bleongs to the park and to remove flagging tape from the park.  Their efforts were to help beautify the park for their families and friends to enjoy.  Ages 14 and up participated in the service activity.

Contact Person: Greensboro

Stake: Greensboro North Carolina

Community Partners: American Red Cross
Religious Partners:College Park Baptist Church Organization Served: American Red Cross
Influencers: Lu Johnson with American Red Cross
Total people involved: 127
Total volunteer hours: 351

At 7:30 am Boy Scouts from the Lakefield ward and Gate City branch and their leaders met at the Stake center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and covered the Culture Hall floor with the protective floor cover and help the American Red Cross unload their truck with equipment needed for the blood drive.  They also set up the sign-in area, the waiting to give area and the kitchen area for the donors that just gave.  Special volunteers helped in each of these areas throughout the day to make sure all donors were taken care of before and after giving blood.  We had 80 appointment and several walk-ins and our goal was 70 units.  We exceeded our goal by collecting 76 units.  Each unit collected has the potential of saving 3 lives.  Many hours were spent in advance making sure appointments were made, snacks baked, and thanks to Costco for their donation to help us provide water and snacks and to Odwalla and Brother Hoyte for providing fruit drinks and juice along with fruit and nut bars to help donors replenish fluids before and after giving blood

Contact Person: Greensboro

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New Life Club House

Location and Time:

New Life Club House
911 Communications Lane
Wentworth, NC

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers will help move the New Life Club Center to their new location.  This is an Adult Day facility for adults with mental and physical disabilities

Tools or skills required:

gloves, paint, power tools,

Ages:

3+

Additional Notes:

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Contact Person: Connie Collins

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Children’s Museum of Greensboro

Location and Time:

Children’s Museum of Greensboro
220 North Church Street,
Greensboro, NC 27401
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers will prepared garden space for edible schoolyard

Tools or skills required:

gloves, rakes, shovels

Ages:

3+

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Haw River State Park

Location and Time:

Haw River State Park
339 Conference Center Dr
Browns Summit, NC 27214
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers wil remove fencing from ajoining property that is now a part of the park.  children will remove flagging

Tools or skills required:

shovels, work gloves,

Ages:

3+

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Hannah’s Haven

Location and Time:

Hannah’s Haven
5432 Yanceyville Road
Browns Summit, NC 27214-9646
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers will provide interior painting, exterior painting, carpentry to repair classroom ceiling, front porch, fence and lattice under deck, elactrical outlet repair, repair 2 push mowers and one riding mower, as well as landscaping.  No-sew blankets made by the youth of both churches for the residents beds.  Many items from a wish list are being donated

Tools or skills required:

painting tools and equipment, electrical tools and equipment, rakes, shovels, hammers, material for no-sew blankets, lumber, mulch, gloves

Ages:

3+

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Location and Time:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1109 McDowell Road
ASHEBORO, NC 27203
9:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m.
event held 4/17/10

Activity/responsibility:

blood drive held April 17, 2010 at the Asheboro Ward building for blood donations for the American Red Cross

Tools or skills required:

blood donors

Ages:

16+

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My Sister Susan’s House

Location and Time:

My Sister Susan’s House
(safe haven undisclosed location)

8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

Volunteers will perform service to make this new safe-haven for abused mothers and children, a home instead of an institution.  activities will include potting plants, hanging wall decor, installing four planters outside and moving 7 cubic yards of soil tothe planters, planting vegetables and flowers,  Assembling and decorating hygiene kits

Tools or skills required:

gloves, items for hygiene kits, tools for hanging wall decorations, gardening tolls for planting, shovels

Ages:

3+

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Greensboro Parks throughout Greensboro

Location and Time:

will meet at designated parks that were not reached on Apri 11 when the Great American Clean-up took place

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers will clean parks of trash and other debris and place in trash bags for later pick up by Greensboro park employees

Tools or skills required:

gloves, trash bags

Ages:

3+

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Peck Elementary School

Location and Time:

Peck Elementary School
1601 W. Florida St.
Greensboro, NC 27403

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Activity/responsibility:

install bulletin boards, clean closets and equipment, make small repairs to closets and desks

Tools or skills required:

bulletin boards, bulletin board cover paper, tools to hang bulletin boards, brooms, trash bags, and cleaning supplies, tools for closet repairs and desk repairs

Ages:

12+

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Peck Elementary School

Location and Time:

Peck Elementary School
1601 W. Florida St
Greensboro, NC 27403

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Activity/responsibility:

outdoor beautification includes the planting of 50 bushes and 100+ flowers, spreading 15 cubic yards of mulch, installing three park benches, weeding and picking up trash

Tools or skills required:

garden gloves, shovels, rakes, tools for bench installation

Ages:

12+

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College Park Baptist Church

Location and Time:

College Park Baptist Church
1601 WEalker Ave,
Greensboro, NC 27403

completed 4/17/10

Activity/responsibility:

Help stock Backpack club kitchen with food items that will be used for weekend meals for low-income children for meals on the weekends when they are not in school.  Backpacks are given every Friday to school selected children and the backpacks are filled with food for weekend meals.  The students return the backpacks on Monday morning and they are restocked again and given to the students each Friday

Tools or skills required:

Food items for weekend meals

Ages:

12+

Additional Notes:

This activity was completed on April 17, 2010

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Servant Garden, part of the Servant Center

Location and Time:

Servant Garden
8128 E. Herrell Rd
Oak Ridge, NC

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

volunteers will prepare field for gardening and plant vegetables that will help provide food to the Servant Center and several soup kitchens and shelters in the Greensboro area.  Also, volunteers will help clean out barn on garden property and dispose of junk and make repairs

Tools or skills required:

gloves, garden tools and equipment, paint and paint equipment

Ages:

3+

Additional Notes:

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Servant Center

Location and Time:

Servant Center
1312 Lexington Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27403

8:30 a.m to 12:00 noon

Activity/responsibility:

Youth ages 12 to 17 and adult leaders and families will plant and weed garden that will provide food for live in residents with disabilities.  Volunteers will also paint and perform or repairs

Tools or skills required:

garden tools, gloves, painting tools and equipment

Ages:

12+

Additional Notes:

This organization, The Servant Center, provides housing and food to low-income elderly and disabled through area hospitals and the Grocery Assistant Program

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Kernersville Train Depot

Location and Time:

Kernersville Train Depot
121 W. Railroad St,
Kernersville, NC

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

Clean and decorate the Kernersville Train Depot for the grand re-opening scheduled May,1, 2010

Tools or skills required:

volunteers will meet at the Train Depot at 9:30 a.m.

Ages:

3+

Additional Notes:

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City of Kernersville

Location and Time:

all over the city of Kernersville

9:30 am to 2:00 p.m.

Activity/responsibility:

painting and cleaning fire hydrants around the city of Kernersville

Tools or skills required:

all paint and brushes will be furnished

Ages:

12+

Additional Notes:

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Kernersville Elementary School

Location and Time:

Kernersville Elementary School
512 West Mountain St
Kernersville,NC 27284

10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gym

Activity/responsibility:

Emergency preparedness fair will include booths on 72 hour kits, severe weather, food storage,water storage, grinding wheat,canning, jams and jellies, alternate cooking, first aid kits, and other necessary needs

Tools or skills required:

visitors will get handouts at every booth and will also see demonstrations

Ages:

all ages invited

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The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints - Greensboro Stake Center

Location and Time:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Greensboro Stake Center
3719 Pinetop Rd
Greesnboro, NC 27410
10:00 a.m. to 2:15 a.m.

Activity/responsibility:

Blood donations will be collected by the American Red Cross at the Greensboro Stake Center to help those in need. 

Tools or skills required:

Photo ID required
Courage to give blood

Ages:

16+

Additional Notes:

16 years old need parental permisson, forms available at Greensboro Stake center

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