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HandsOn Greater
Huntsville looking for an intern to help us with our website, just a few
hours a week needed and can be done from anywhere. Please email mona@volunteerhsv.org
and include
cover
letter and resume.
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Board
Members
Are you interested
in serving on a local non-profit Board? Please visit www.volunteerhsv.org
for an application.
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Leadership
Council Meeting
Part of the
Leadership Council or Looking for More information? Attend our
first meeting Monday, September 14th at HandsOn Greater Huntsville Office
at 6pm. RSVP yvc@volunteerhsv.org
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 CASA
Join the CASA Community Garden for a bit of gardening
and some sunshine! Volunteers should wear close-toed shoes and bring
their own water, bug spray and sunscreen. The Garden is located on Bob
Wallace next to the Botanical Gardens. Dates: Thursday Sep 10
& Monday Sep 14. All activities are from 4:00-6:30pm -RSVP to Amber
at
amber@casamadisoncty.org OR 256-533-7775
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 Kickin for
Kitty
This fundraiser is for Kitty's Miracle Fund, an organization
recently formed in honor of Catherine Jordan a 3rd grader from St
John's School in Madison diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia last
school year and is currently in her last round of chemotherapy and will
soon receive a bone marrow transplant.
This fund has been formed to raise money for Catherine and other
Tennessee Valley families whose children are being treated for AML. The
Kickin' for Kitty Soccer Tournament includes teams from the
Tennessee Valley (U8-adult brackets) invited to participate in this
Labor Day Tournament September 4-6 2009 at Merrimack Fields in
Huntsville. Volunteer needs are: field marshals, people to sell
t-shirts, registration, serving water, referees, and kid zone. Please
sign up for Fri,Sat, or Sun. Contact Desiree' Possel dmpossel@knology.net or call 440-823-5362 kickinforkitty@kittysmiraclefund.org
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 September 12 -
Salvation Army
On September 12
Hampton Cove Subdivision will be holding it's annual Fall Yard
Sale. The Salvation Army has arranged with Cove United Methodist
Church which is located directly across the street from the Hampton
Cove Subdivision entrance, to park one of our large trucks in their
parking lot from 11:30am until 3pm for Hampton Cove residents to bring
items that did not sell at their yard sale. They need volunteers
to accept and load the yard sale items and to offer tax receipts to the
donors.
If you would like to help with this effort, please call Bonnie
(536-5576) or email salvationarmyvols@hotmail.com
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 September 12 -
Day of Service and Unity
September 12th Day of Service and Unity - Interfaith
Mission Service - service opportunities with many local agencies:
Brookshire Health Center, CASA, Community Labrynth,
Hays Nature Preserve , Life Cycles, Sparkman Boys and Girls Club,
Huntsville City Schools, National Children's Advocacy Center, Downtown
Rescue Mission, Greater HSV Humane Society, Harris Home for Children,
305 8th Street Group Home, The Family Services Center, Huntsville
Botanical Gardens,First Stop/Huntsville Islamic Center, The Land
Trust , AGAPE, Hope Place, Crisis Center, and more. VISIT this
website to sign up
http://www.interfaithmissionservice.org/unity2009.html
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 Flint River
Conservation Association
Flint River
Cleanup Saturday, September 19 - Pre-registration is required for this cleanup
so we can match up experienced paddlers with those who are less
experienced. To register, send an email to flintriverconservation@gmail.com that
includes the following information: name, email address, phone number,
the number of people in your group (include their names too), and if
you need a canoe. If there are any kids under the age of 18, please
note that in your email. Also include experience level: beginner, some
experience, very experienced, expert, expert with rescue training.
Alternately, you can call 256-509-1219.
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 National
Multiple Sclerosis Sociey
September
26th-27th in Mooresville, AL. Bike MS is a two day, 150 mile bike ride which
raises funds and awareness for the nearly 4,000 Alabamians living with
multiple sclerosis. One day and two day commitments are needed from
volunteers. Please contact Hillary Ballant Ryan at 205 879 8881 or hillaryr@alc.nmss.org
The
agency is also looking for committee members for the Walk MS Planning
Committee in Huntsville. Please contact Melissa Poynter Powell
Development Manager if you are interested. Office number is
205-879-8546
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 American
Diabetes Association
Step Out Walk to
Fight Diabetes -Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:00am registration,
9:00am walk begins at McMullen Cove: Together we can STOP diabetes. One
Step at a Time.
For information on volunteering at the event call Doris Lewis 539-4404
or email dlewis@diabetes.org
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 Heals Inc.
HEALS clinics are looking for Volunteers with good
driving records and ability to "pass" a HSV City School
Background Check. If you can help drive the HEALS 8-passenger van
to transport students from their site school to the HEALS Dental Clinic
weekday mornings from 8-11am please contact Mimi Bynum,
256-428-7560 abynum@hsv.k12.al.us. Great
opportunity to interact with children and be part of helping all
children get dental care.
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 Happy Trails!
Happy Trails Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc., will need
volunteers to assist riders with disabilities at "Horse Camp"
this fall. Volunteers will help the riders catch, groom, tack up,
and play games with the horse. Then the volunteer will assist
with mounting and riding; a love of horses and children is really
helpful! Volunteers will be needed for 4 Sundays in October
and 4 Sundays in November, from 9-11 am. Volunteer training is held on
Sundays in September between 11 and 5. Please contact the center
director at kathi@happytrailstrc.org
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