Parkside Giveaway Day Saturday

On behalf of our good community partner, Parkside Neighborhood Center, I share this announcement of their upcoming Giveaway Day on Saturday.  Donations will be gratefully accepted on Friday, so I encourage you to clean out your closets, your attic, your basement, and bring any good, usable household items to benefit our neighbors in Maine's densest and most diverse neighborhood!  Volunteers are also needed both days to help make the whole thing work.  You are, of course, equally welcome to partake of the Giveaway, if you have need.  Please contact Rachel Horton White directly with any questions.  Regards, ATM

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Giveaway Day!  Will be held at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Parish on the corner of Sherman and Mellen Streets in Portland on from 10 am -1 pm.  This event is for all residents in Greater Portland in financial need. We will accept, as always, adult and baby clothing (warm weather clothing only), books, toys, and baby and household items.  We are especially looking for back-to-school items (backpacks, clothing) and household items (sheets, lamps, fans).  Cleaned and washed and bedbug-free please!  Diapers also accepted as donations. Drop-offs at Sacred Heart on Friday, July 20th from 9-11 am and 4-6 pm.   We're also looking for volunteers during both days, particularly from 12-2 pm on Saturday.  Please contact me at rachel.white@opportunityalliance.org  or 553-5940 if interested in volunteering. 

 

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Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

Boys and Girls Clubs needs help with Day for Kids!

Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine is in the process of Planning their Annual "Day for Kids" Event. This year it will be held at Riverton Park at the Boys & Girls Clubs Riverton Extension Program. (We will hold this event Outside pending weather cooperates and inside if it doesn't)

What: Celebrate a "Day for Kids" with Families/Mentors and Adults in their lives. Time to Play!

Activities: Mini Carnival (Face Painting, Games, Fun Run, Lunch, Prizes and so much more)

Date: Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

*****They are looking for many volunteers to help in the areas like Face painting, Bean Bag Toss, Minute to Win it games, Relay Races, a Fun Run, and so much more. They will need helpers to set up / take down and run activity booths. They will also need lunch servers, someone to take photos and some adults to hang with kids that do not have an adult with them. They are also looking for some music for the day, if you know of anyone who would be willing to play kid appropriate music, please let them know as well.


Please contact Tiffanie Panagakos at tpanagakos@bgcmaine.org if you can help in any capacity. The minimum time commitment is only an hour!

all the best,
Stacy Normand
Programs Coordinator
Office of Community Service Learning
University of Southern Maine
207-780-4537