WORDS MATTER
"The same love
that made me laugh
makes me cry."
~ Bill Withers
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Reminder
This buttery yellow color indicates volunteer opportunities.
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FARM TO FOOD BANK
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
-Sophocles
This CanDo project makes it easy to do your good deed
(in about 2 hours!)
Help us collect luscious summer produce from generous Saturday Farmers' Market vendors.
Click
here for details, and to select a Saturday that works for you. Approx. 11:30-1:30, with free time
to do your shopping!
CanDo thanks
from Sonoma, which has donated produce to our Food Bank ever since we began this project
a year ago.
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BITS AND PIECES: WATCHING THE ECLIPSE
Be safe. Be amazed. Enjoy yet another wonder of the universe. Click
here for a good set of eclipse viewing pointers.
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LOST and FOUND
These two items were left at the recent CanDo potluck at Grania and Charlie's lovely home. Would their mom or dad like to claim them?
Email
Grania.
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CanDo QUICK TIP
SUGAR AND SPICE - AND SO MUCH MORE!
with young girls besides
how pretty they look.
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Have you ever made buttons? The process is a snap. An assembly-line of three or four people have fun and can
easily turn out 100 buttons
in an hour.
We'd love to show you how it's done and then be able to call on you to help supervise a button-making session
a couple of times a year.
CanDo?
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SAVE THE DATES
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CanDo
AT THE NAPA FARMERS' MARKET
Saturday, Sept. 2
Come say hi!
NAPA FOOD PROJECT
90-minute
Neighborhood Coordinator Training
Monday or Tuesday,
September 10/11
6-7:30PM Napa location
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HERE'S WHAT YOU
CanDo
TO GET INVOLVED
 We grow fresh, local produce for the Napa Food Bank.
Email Karen or Betty.
Waterways Keepers help maintain our rivers and stream to keep them vibrant and alive.
Email Karen.
Raises funds and awareness for local nonprofits in a year-end giving campaign.
Email hilary or Nancy.
CanDo has a whole new way to help the Food Bank feed neighbors in need.
Email Marilyn.
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The
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The Choices We Make
Napa Valley CanDo seeks to inspire and facilitate action
by alerting interested Valley residents about opportunities for service. If you participate as a volunteer in an activity that you learned about through Napa Valley CanDo, whether initiated by CanDo or another organization, please take personal responsibility for your involvement. Use common sense. Only you can determine whether an activity is a good
fit, that is to say
compatible with your interests and abilities.
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 CanDo's
NAPA FOOD PROJECT
We're bursting
with pride!
This past Saturday CanDo's Napa Food Project broke all previous records. With your generous help, we brought
in (Drum roll!):
That means we've grown from 2,400 pounds during our first pick-up just a year ago in June to over 10,000 pounds in only eight pick-ups.
We couldn't do it without you!
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A Prius full of green bags and your Neighborhood Coordinators, Pam Madsen and Bety Labastda.
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If you're new to CanDo and this is all news to you,
you may want to watch a three-minute
Ready to get involved?
Sign-up at NapaFoodProject.org.
We're particularly keen on engaging new
Neighborhood Coordinators.
Next Neighborhood Coordinator training in Napa:
Monday or Tuesday, Sept. 10 or 11, 6-7:30PM.
FFI:
Email
or call 949.338.6522.
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1943:
A MESSAGE FROM THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT
CanDo is about supporting and celebrating community:
a thriving, diverse, inclusive
and respectful community.
One would hope that we'd somehow grown beyond blatant hate mongering in the past 70+ years.
But that simply is not the case.
A
s much as we would like to believe it,
i
t has never been the case.
We start with ourselves where simple kindness
goes a long way, but it's not enough.
Civil discourse is needed,
so too
v
igilance and concerted,
tho
ughtful, persistent action.
This brief American government film first aired in 1943. It urges World War II audiences not to stereotype.
How ironic that it only recently came to light
when posted on Al Jazeera.
The longer film from which this clip came,
"Don't be a Sucker," ends with
an American Hungarian immigrant telling us all:
"Let's forget about we and they.
Let's think about us!"
So once we've thought about Us, and really owned
the idea that both the golden potential and the dire problems - begin with Us, what would happen if each
of Us took our righteous indignation
and transformed it into action?
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COMPOST CORNER
Q. How do we dispose of outdated or almost empty containers for personal
grooming products like shampoo, hair treatment & coloring products, lotions, nail polish, and old brushes, combs and toothbrushes? - Margret
A: Any bottles or containers for things like shampoo, lotions, pills, nail polish, etc., assuming they are glass, metal or rigid plastic, SHOULD BE RECYCLED. They should be empty and rinsed if possible just like other bottles and cans, but a small amount of residue is fine.
Small or mixed material items like toothpaste tubes, brushes,
toothbrushes, and dental floss are NOT recyclable and should go in the trash.
Wipes need to go in the trash, unless they are the certified compostable ones. Wooden toothpicks, cotton balls and swabs, hair and tissues can be composted. Also, don't forget the toilet paper tube which can be recycled or composted.
Just don't toss it in the trash.
I recommend keeping a small compost bin in the bathroom for compostable materials. For recyclable materials like empty shampoo bottles and soap boxes, I just bring them to the recycling bin in the kitchen, though you could certainly put a small recycling bin in the bathroom too.
I think that should cover the bathroom...but let me know if I'm missing something! - Tim
Email
questions about Curbside Composting or recycling
to the "Compost Corner".
We'll get responses
to your questions from
Tim Dewey-Mattia,
Napa Recycling
and Waste Services
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THE
CanDo SPOTLIGHT
Events and Volunteer Opportunities
from Other Groups Around the Valley
Tell 'em you heard about it through CanDo!
Note: Posting of events in this "Spotlight" does not constitute an endorsement by Napa Valley CanDo unless expressly stated. We list a variety of
opportunities and
programs we feel may be of interest to our readers.
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SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES
OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH
SPONSOR:
PFLAG Napa
This is a new support group that will held on the third Tuesday of every month. It's an opportunity to get support and provide support. The topic for this meeting will be "acceptance by extended family members".
DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, August 15, 7-9PM
LOCATION: Napa Methodist Church, 625 Randolph Street
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GROWING WINTER VEGETABLES
SPONSOR:
UC Master Gardeners of Napa County
Enjoy fresh veggies through fall, winter and early spring right in your own garden. Join the Napa MGs and learn about soil prep, sunlight requirements, when and how to plant, fertilizing, pest management and harvest tips. All details can be found on their website along with how to become a Napa County Master Gardener in 2018. Pre-registration is recommended for this very popular workshop.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 26, 9:30-11:30AM
LOCATION: 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa UC Meeting Room
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GLEANERS NEEDED
SPONSOR: St. John's Lutheran Mission Farm
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few! Come help us pick corn, beans, tomatoes, fruit, summer squash, onions, etc. All the harvest goes to the Napa Valley Food Bank.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, in August and September, 8:30-11:30AM
LOCATION: 3521 Linda Vista
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WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
SPONSOR:
Sierra Club Napa, Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, and League of Women Voters
of Napa County
This film, released early this year to critical acclaim at the Sundance Festival, delves deep into the power players of California's water system. With interviews with reporters, farmers, ag industry officials, residents living on well water, and more stakeholders, Water & Power is a must-see for anyone interested or concerned with the future of water in the state. After the film, there will be a discussion and Q&A session with Aruna Prabhala from the Center for Biological Diversity, David Graves, Chair of the Napa County Watershed Information & Conservation Council, and Adam Keats from the film and the Center for Food Safety on current water issues in Napa County and beyond. Doors open at
6:30PM. Screening starts at
7PM.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Friday, September 8, 7-9PM
LOCATION: 1625 Salvador Ave. Napa
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2017 NAPA VALLEY WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S
SPONSOR:
Alzheimer's Association
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease!
When you participate in Walk, your fundraising dollars fuel the Alzheimer Association's mission, and your participation in the event helps to change the level of Alzheimer's awareness in our community. The Alzheimer's Association provides free, easy-to-use tools and staff support to help participants reach their fundraising goals. While there is no fee to register, participants are encouraged to fund raise in order to contribute to the cause and raise awareness.
DAY/DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 16, 8:30-10AM
LOCATION: Yountville Park, Yountville
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LIKE TO HAVE YOUR EVENT IN THE
CanDo SPOTLIGHT?
Are you a nonprofit in need of volunteers?
Or do you have a fundraiser, educational opportunity, or fun event you'd like us
to
share in the "Spotlight"?
Space permitting, your post may run for up to three weeks leading to the date of your event. Any photo you'd like us to consider MUST be sent as a jpg.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Sunday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.
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