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King For A Day '10
January 16, 2010 |
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RochesterCares wshes to thank our VIP Sponsor, The Home Depot Foundation, for their generous support and participation in our annual King For A Day event!
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KFAD '10 is a rewarding morning of volunteering and community service dedicated to the giving spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A variety of volunteer projects will be occurring simultaneously around Rochester, including food sorting, recycling cartridges, sorting donated books, games with the elderly, and much more. A welcome breakfast will kick off the event, followed by volunteer projects at multiple agencies, and a "thank you" reception for volunteers, sponsors and organizers.
Registered volunteers are asked to meet at the Stardust Ballroom in the Edgerton Community Center located at 41 Backus St, Roch, 14608 at 8:30 AM. Then teams of volunteers will head out to their respective projects and later return to the Stardust Ballroom for post-project celebratory luncheon!
To Register, Email the Team Coordinator
for any of the following KFAD10 Projects:
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MLK Dream Shop
Agency: City of Rochester
Team Coordinator: Email Susan
Description: Children will be invited to participate in the MLK Dream Shop. Volunteers are needed to assist with crafts and read stories that promote community service and embrace diversity. |
Fun at RPH (family friendly)
Agency: Rochester Presbyterian Home
Team Coordinator: Email Dany
Description: Rochester Presbyterian Home specializes in creating an interactive and enriching life for its residents. Volunteers allow residents to engage in activities that allow them to interact with individuals at every stage of life, allowing all to appreciate life's journey. Come and join them for a game of Black History Bingo. Learn about Civil Rights and have fun as you play this interactive game with the residents. |
Foodlink
Agency: FoodLink
Team Coordinator: Email Sam
Description: FoodLink serves a 10 county radius and is committed to fighting hunger. Volunters will help this Food Bank achieve their mission by sorting goods for distribution to shelters, low income daycare, after-school programs and dining centers. |
Imagine It: Ink Cartridge Recycling (family friendly)
Agency: Imagine It
Team Coordinator: Email Amy
Description: Imagine IT Recycling collects ink cartridges, printers and other consumables and saves these items from
the landfill. (Have you seen Wall-E?) At their warehouse, these items are sorted and packaged. These
items can be used again; ink cartridges can be refilled other items are salvaged for working parts.
Volunteers are needed to make this happen. Visit their website to learn about this amazing concept. |
Monroe County Recycling Center (family friendly)
Agency: Monroe County Recycling Center
Team Coordinator: Email Deb
Description: We all know our 3 Rs: Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce! Come help us sort items to reduce waste that would otherwise accumulate in the landfill.. Old sneakers are recycled into gymnasium flooring and books need to be sorted for distribution. |
Sorting Medical Supplies at RUMS
Agency: InterVol
Team Coordinator: Email Becky
Description: Think Global, Act Local! The RUMS project collects surplus unused medical supplies from our local hospitals. Volunteers are needed to sort these items and repackage them for distribution to third world health clinics. This project saves countless contraptions from the landfill and delivers them to world citizens in need. |
Cameron Community Ministries
Agency: Cameron Community Ministries
Team Coordinator: Email Caitlin
Description: Cameron Community Ministries Inc. is an ecumenical urban community center located in the Rochester, NY Lyell-Otis Neighborhood, which is an area of high poverty. Cameron provides programs for neighborhood residents through volunteer and staff that give school-age children and their families educational and recreational experiences to build life-skills and positive values in a structured, safe and nurturing environment. They also provide meals to the hungry, and clothing to those in need. Cameron's service to the neighborhood demonstrates respect for the dignity of all persons. |
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