William Penn Life, 2003 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2003-12-01 / 12. szám

Scouts of America Cub Scouts Troop 531, the cities of Randleman and Asheboro, JAKES of the National Wild Turkey Federation, North Carolina Zoo and the Woodmen Summer Camp. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Youth and adult volunteers from the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union, Lehigh Valley Okres (District) organized a bowling event for the visually impaired from the Visual Impairment and Blindness Services of Northampton County, Inc., at the Town and Country Bowling Lanes. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Youth and adults from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bedford and Somerset Counties assembled packages of food, treats, toys, bowls and other items to give to the Somerset County Humane Society for use as incentives for community residents to provide foster homes for animals. Sumter, South Carolina. The Kings Highway Community Devel­opment Corporation united youth and adults from several organiza­tions to create a new half-acre park. Trees, shrubs and flowers were provided by local merchants. The volunteers also placed a bench and flower containers and added a bird­watching area and birdhouse near a natural habitat. Participants came from The Salvation Army, Clemson University Extension, Sumter YWCA, Wateree Aids Task Force, Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society Lodge 19 and High Hills AME Church Arlington, Texas. AmeriCorps volunteers at the University of Texas at Arlington connected with the Circle T Council Girl Scouts to provide an activity day of crafts, games and trivia for elderly residents at Arkansas House in Arlington. Kaysville, Utah. At the Wonderful Outdoor World Camp at Hill Air Force Base, the Utah State Univer­sity/Davis County 4-H Club of Farmington connected with youth and adults of the camp to assemble bags for the children at safe houses throughout Davis County. Each fabric bag was filled with a wooden toy, fleece blanket, book and teddy Charitable Ideas Join Hands Day Moves to May Next year Join Hands Day, traditionally the third Saturday in June, moves to the first Saturday in May, making it easier for schools to partici­pate. The next Join Hands Day is May 1,2004. bear. Items for the bags were created in advance. Teens painted Happy Factory wooden toys on May 29. They tied fleece blankets with Fort Lane Seniors on June 9 and Kaysville Seniors on June 18. Other participa­tion came from RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), Volunteers of America and JC Penney Layton. Provo, Utah. Young people at the Slate Canyon Youth Center/Youth Corrections put on a luncheon for their Foster Grandparents. The two generations worked together on the details, with the youth taking respon­sibility for the meal and program and the foster grandparents handling decorations. The grandparents also shared life stories and photos. Virginia Beach, Virginia. VOL­UNTEER Hampton Roads of Nor­folk, Va., brought 225 volunteers of all ages to tackle several improve­ment projects at Seton House, a place that provides a safe environment and counseling to teens in crisis. They focused on the girls' shelter where they painted murals, redecorated rooms, and built a shed and brick walkway. Participants came from Tidewater Builders Association, Hampton Roads Corporate Volun­teer Council, Seton House Youth Ambassadors, Norfolk-Portsmouth Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Wal-Mart. Moundsville, West Virginia. Youth and adult volunteers from The Gabriel Project of West Virginia's Abstinence-Only Education Program and the Knights of Columbus Coun­cil 1907 created an enjoyable day for residents at the Mound View Nurs­ing Home in Moundsville. They played bingo and other games, provided prizes and refreshments, colored pages and shared conversa­tions. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Fraternal Congress, an organization of fraternal benefit societies with home offices and local chapters in the state, united several youth and adult organizations to work on four concurrent projects: 1) clear nearly five tons of heavy debris from a railroad siding area; 2) plant a new prairie flower garden for a group home and flowers at a com­munity center; 3) perform a 20-block Center Street cleanup; and 4) prepare 1,000 teddy bears and other stuffed animals for inner-city children for distribution by the Boys and Girls Club of Sherman Park and the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee. Six fraternal benefit society home offices and/or chapters participated: Catholic Family Life Insurance home office, Catholic Family Life Insurance Milwaukee Branch WI-52 and Northwest Suburban Branch WI-54, Catholic Knights home office, Employees' Mutual Benefit Associa­tion home office, National Mutual Benefit Milwaukee Branch 734, Metro Milwaukee Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Western Fraternal Life Association Lodge 48. Other volunteers came from WKKV-V 100 JAMS - A Clear Channel Station, Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Sherman Park Community Association, Lisbon Avenue Neighborhood Develop­ment, Boys and Girls Club of Sherman Park and the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee, ijjjf' 8 Wflliu Pen Life, December 2003

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