Volunteer Calendar
585-428-7231
volunteers@rochestercares.org
| November, 2008 Volunteer Calendar |
Volunteer Hotline 585-428-7231 volunteers@rochestercares.org |
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05 Children: Reach Me Too Orientation |
06 Homelessness: Open Door Mission Clothing Center |
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08 Hunger: SEM Food Pantry** The Elderly: RPH Ice Cream Parlor** |
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10 The Elderly: Fun at RPH** |
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12 Hunger: Food Sorting at Foodlink |
13 Disabled: ARC Dance |
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15 Historic Preservation: Mt Hope Cemetary Fall Clean up** |
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17 Environment: Imagine It Cartridge Recycling** |
18 Health: RUMS Medical Supply Sorting** |
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22 Animals: Wild Wings** |
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23 The Elderly: RPH Social** Hunger: The Asbury Dining & Caring Center** |
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25 Children: Kid's Create |
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* Projects in gray are not sponsored by RochesterCares and are managed by the sponsoring agency directly. |
RochesterCares Project Descriptions
| 11/05 | Reach Me Too Orientation |
| Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM Issue: Children Agency: Reach Me Too! |
Team Coordinator: Susan Hindmarsh Phone: Email: susan@rochestercares.org |
| Description: The Reach Me Too! Knowledge Center provides tutoring to Rochester inner-city children grades K-12 in all subjects including GED and SAT review. The Center is open from 6:00-7:30pm on Mondays and Thursdays, September through June. Come to this informational meeting where you can find out how you can make a difference in a child's life. |
| 11/06 | Open Door Mission Clothing Center |
| Time: 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM Issue: Homelessness Agency: Open Door Mission |
Team Coordinator: Sherry Murphy Phone: Email: s_murphy@arcmonroe.org |
| Description: The Open Door Mission Clothing Center provides clothing for women and children in need. Clothing is received in the form of donations from the community and distributed free of charge. Volunteers are needed to help sort clothing in the Clothing Center. |
| 11/08 | RPH Ice Cream Parlor (family friendly) |
| Time: 01:00 PM to 03:30 PM Issue: The Elderly Agency: Rochester Presbyterian Home |
Team Coordinator: Trish Salmon Phone: Email: tts2066@rit.edu |
| Description: Volunteers are needed to escort the residents of the 4th floor at the Rochester Presbyterian Home to the Ice Cream Parlor located on the ground floor. The volunteers will then take ice cream orders, deliver ice cream and socialize with the residents before helping them back to their rooms. Volunteers are welcome to ice cream after all the residents are served. Who doesn't like ice cream?! |
| 11/08 | SEM Food Pantry (family friendly) |
| Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Issue: Hunger Agency: Southeast Ecumenical Ministries |
Team Coordinator: Lindy McClelland Phone: Email: lindy.mcclelland@gmail.com |
| Description: Southeast Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry is a division of Foodlink. Volunteers help pack groceries for individuals in need of a little extra help. |
| 11/10 | Fun at RPH (family friendly) |
| Time: 01:00 PM to 02:15 PM Issue: The Elderly Agency: Rochester Presbyterian Home |
Team Coordinator: Phone: Email: |
| Description: Come to RPH and have fun playing games with the residents. Some of the favorites are bingo and bowling. A great time to be had by all. |
| 11/12 | Food Sorting at Foodlink |
| Time: 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM Issue: Hunger Agency: FoodLink |
Team Coordinator: Cheryl Collins Phone: Email: cheryl.m.collins@citigroup.com |
| Description: FoodLink is a not for profit food distribution agency that distributed to over 2000 agencies across upstate New York last year. Volunteers help to inspect, sort and repackage tons of donated food that will be distributed to partner organizations |
| 11/13 | ARC Dance |
| Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM Issue: Disabled Agency: ARC of Monroe County |
Team Coordinator: Dannie Gandolfini Phone: Email: dany@rochestercares.org |
| Description: Come join the fun at the ARC of Monroe's monthly dance. Mix and mingle, help serve refreshments. Make sure everyone is having a good time, while dancing along to the DJ's great choices. An Island get-away REALLY on a budget. See you there! |
| 11/15 | Mt Hope Cemetary Fall Clean up (family friendly) |
| Time: 09:00 AM to 11:30 AM Issue: Historic Preservation Agency: City of Rochester |
Team Coordinator: Sadaf Rauf Phone: Email: srauf04@gmail.com |
| Description: Volunteers are needed to do some raking and gardening at this historic Rochester landmark.This is a family friendly event. Children are welcome. PLEASE remember to dress appropriately. JEANS, SOCKS and SNEAKERS are recommended. |
| 11/17 | Imagine It Cartridge Recycling (family friendly) |
| Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Issue: Environment Agency: Imagine It |
Team Coordinator: Sherry Murphy Phone: Email: s_murphy@arcmonroe.org |
| Description: Imagine It Recycling is a company that raises money for schools and charities by recycling used printer cartridges and cell phones. Volunteers are needed to help sort cartridges at the Imagine It warehouse. This is a wonderful organization to get involved with! |
| 11/18 | RUMS Medical Supply Sorting (family friendly) |
| Time: 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM Issue: Health Agency: InterVol |
Team Coordinator: Becky Grimes Phone: 820-7819 Email: becky@rochestercares.org |
| Description: The RUMS project, or the Recycling of Unused Medical Supplies is a sorting of supplies for use in third world countries.Volunteers are needed to sort items such as gauze, exam gloves, gowns and catheters into similar catagories. No medical knowledge is necessary. |
| 11/22 | Wild Wings (family friendly) |
| Time: 09:00 AM to 11:30 AM Issue: Animals Agency: Wild Wings |
Team Coordinator: Cheryl Collins Phone: Email: cheryl.m.collins@citigroup.com |
| Description: Wild Wings is a not-for-profit educational organization that houses and cares for permanently injured, birds of prey (raptors) which are unable to survive on their own in the wild any more. Volunteers are need to do raking and maintenance work at this wonderful facility. |
| 11/23 | The Asbury Dining & Caring Center (family friendly) |
| Time: 11:30 AM to 02:00 PM Issue: Hunger Agency: Asbury Church |
Team Coordinator: Katherine Kurz Phone: 585-292-5999 W Email: katgirl546@yahoo.com |
| Description: The Asbury Dining & Caring Center provides meals and other services for anyone who is homeless and hungry in the Rochester community, with generosity and compassion. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve the noon meal. It’s the time of year to give thanks for what we have and give back to those who are less fortunate. |
| 11/23 | RPH Social (family friendly) |
| Time: 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM Issue: The Elderly Agency: Rochester Presbyterian Home |
Team Coordinator: Sherry Murphy Phone: Email: s_murphy@arcmonroe.org |
| Description: Come out to the Rochester Presbyterian for some relaxing Sunday afternoon socializing. Volunteers will be visiting with the residents, accompanying them to a sing-a-long, etc. The residents will win your heart over! |
| 11/25 | Kid's Create |
| Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM Issue: Children Agency: Alternatives for Battered Women |
Team Coordinator: Michelle Green Phone: Email: mgreen103@frontiernet.net |
| Description: Alternatives for battered women offers a safe and nurturing shelter for women and their children. Kid's create volunteers assist children ages 4 to 12 with crafts and games during their evening play time. |