Project List
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The following two projects are not happening on Day of Caring but are considered to be Day of Caring projects - scroll down for the projects happening on Day of Caring.
A. American Red Cross, Colonial Virginia Chapter - 2nd Annual Williamsburg Community Blood Drive - Monday, August 27th, 8am to 8pm. Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, 6945 Pocahontas Trail - total of 6 volunteers needed, 2 for each 4 hour shift. 1st shift: 8am to 12 noon, 2 volunteers; 2nd shift: 12 noon to 4pm, 2 volunteers; fourth shift: 4pm to 8pm, 2 volunteers. Please print off volunteer form and return to Zena and indicate which shift you will be able to do. Volunteers who sign up through United Way will receive a Day of Caring t-shirt. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, volunteers are welcome to bring any additional food items.
B. Volunteers needed to help with set up, day of and take down for the Scottish Festival, Sunday September 23 through Sunday, September 30. Volunteers are needed each day for a variety of projects including marking the field, placing clan/vendor names; putting up a fence; load U-Haul at storage, bring to site and unload; tent set up, table/chair distribution, roping areas of field; placing field signs, setting up generators, assistance for the field service and clan challenge, parking fee collection, parking assistants and day after clean up - tear down, load U-Haul, etc. For more information on the event please visit www.wsfonline.org and for more information on volunteering and what is available on each day please call Zena at 253-2264. Volunteers who sign up through United Way will receive a Day of Caring t-shirt.
C. Food Drives for FISH - if your company is unable to participate on Day of Caring at a project site, but would like to help out in another way, you can run a food drive. Starting the week before and collect donations of non-perishable foods through Day of Caring and bring them to the FISH office on September 13th. If you are planning a food drive, please let Zena know so you can be counted as day of caring volunteers - team leaders for the project are eligiable to receive a day of caring shirt.
DAY OF CARING PROJECTS:
1. Meals on Wheels - 8 volunteers to drive with regular volunteers to help deliver lunchtime meals. Assigned to Williamsburg Community Health Foundation (8 volunteers)
2. Girl Scout Council of Colnial Coast - Camp Skimino, 448 Fenton Mill Road. Project: Painting, interior of building, cleaning benches and picnic tables, build a small boat equipment shed. Volunteers need gloves, hammers, tape measures, etc. All supplies provided. Lunch and refreshments provided. Need: 14 volunteers all day.
3. Eastern State Hospital - 4601 Ironbound Road. Project: Clean patient kitchen. Snacks will be provided, wear old clothes. Need: 3 or 4 volunteers for 4 or 5 hours.
4. Child Development Resources - Lafayette High School, 4460 Longhill Road. Project: Prepare Curriculum materials - cut, color, laminate and assemble prop boxes. Bring paper cutting scissors. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Need: 4 volunteers for aprox. 5 hours.
5. Child Development Resources - Lafayette High School, 4460 Longhill Road, mobile classrooms. Project: Lawncare - weed & mulch flower beds and playground. Bring gloves, wheel barrows, rakes, yard tools. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Need: 4 volunteers for aprox. 5 hours.
6. Child Development Resources - Griffin Yeates Center, 1490 Government Road. Project: Project: Prepare Curriculum materials - cut, color, laminate and assemble prop boxes. Bring paper cutting scissors. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Need: 6 volunteers for aprox. 5 hours.
7. Child Development Resources - Griffin Yeates Center, 1490 Government Road. Project: Lawncare - weed and mulch flower beds and playground. Bring gloves, wheel barrow, yard tools. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Need: 4 volunteers for aprox. 5 hours.
8. Child Development Resources - 151 Point O' Woods Road. Project: Lawncare - weed, mulch, trim bushes (around building/playground), paint shutters (outside jobs), cut, color and laminate curriculum materials (inside jobs). Bring gloves, wheel barrows, rakes, yard tools and paint brushes for outside jobs and scissors for inside jobs. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Need: Aprox. 15 volunteers outside and 5 volunteers inside.
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