Make a Difference Day ideas

  I met with Amelia and her site supervisors at Duke this morning and got some more details about Duke's plans for Make a Difference Day. They are doing some school beautification in Durham on Friday (and need about 60 volunteers) and on Saturday will host a tent in the West Campus quad to plant seeds and decorate clay pots to donate to the cancer ward patients at the Duke Children's Hospital. Saturday's event needs volunteers to help set up and break down the tent (as well as man it during the day) and to pack and deliver the clay pots to the group who will distribute them to the cancer patients. We could participate in either or both of these projects if you are interested. I was thinking we could set up some volunteer shift times on both days so that people can choose which event they would like to help with.
  The planning committee is having another conference call this Friday to discuss ideas, but if you have an idea for a service project that fits within the theme of "neighbors helping neighbors," please post it here. You're also welcome to participate in the conference call (contact me for the number). An AmeriCorps member with the National Aids Fund AmeriCorps/Caring Counts program will also be in on the call. She is part of a five person team that is stationed in the Triangle and would like to collaborate with other AmeriCorps groups. For some more info/ideas about Make a Difference Day, please visit their website.