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 Once again, a change of seasons is upon us. Fall seems to be the time when we pick up the pace of our lazy summer, and quicken our step with the briskness of the air. Even those of us whose children no longer board the school bus can somehow instinctively feel our year starting over again.
Please consider building some volunteer time into your fall calendar. There are always needs to mentor a child or support an older adult. Read on to see many ways to assist our community this fall.
Deb Savitt
Community Involvement Manager
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Be a Lunch Buddy in St. Louis Park
Aquila Elementary School, 8500 W 31st St
Peter Hobart Elementary School, 6500 W 26th St
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Provide structure and companionship for a child. School children in St. Louis Park eagerly anticipate the day their Lunch Buddy joins them for lunch.
Spend just 45 minutes once a week enjoying the friendship of a child and being a positive role model. The children greatly benefit from time spent with JFCS' caring volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a Lunch Buddy, contact Debra Savitt, Community Involvement Manager, at [email protected] or 952-542-4859.
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Provide support or share a hobby-
become a visitor
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Volunteers enhance the lives of others in our community. If you can spare an hour or two once a week or every other week, we would love to match you with an older adult to shop, visit, have coffee, play board games, go to a museum or run errands. We also have a need for a volunteer piano teacher. Scheduling is flexible.
To volunteer contact Deb Savitt, Community Involvement Manager, at [email protected] or 952-542-4859.
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Tech-savvy volunteers needed
2-3:30 p.m. Fridays this fall
Sholom Home West, 3620 Phillips Pkwy, St. Louis Park
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Sholom Home West is helping tenants learn how to use their computers, smart phones, tablets, e-readers and more.
Classes for the month of September will be held on the 5th and the 19th only due to the High Holy Days.
If you are a tech-savvy volunteer and would like to help, contact Carol Kvasnik, Director of Volunteer Services at Sholom Home West at [email protected]
or 952-939-1627.
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We Day Minnesota
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Xcel Energy Center, 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul
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This event brings together youth from across North America to celebrate the positive actions they are taking and explore important social issues with some of the greatest social justice leaders and performers of today.
Many volunteers are needed! Click here or email [email protected] and tell her JFCS sent you!
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For families with girls of all ages
Girl Scout Mitzvah Meeting - Rosh Hashanah Card Making
1:15-2:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21
Sabes JCC, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd, Minneapolis
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Girl Scout Troop 17230 wants YOU! Girls will build confidence and leadership skills, learn how to be inclusive and welcoming to other girls, and develop an appreciation for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) all while having fun!
Each monthly Mitzvah Meeting is a program or project that benefits the community. Girls do not have to belong to the troop to participate. Please RSVP to troop leader, Dr. Aryel Londer at [email protected] or 952-237-5032. A suggested $5 donation will help defray the cost of supplies.
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