Sorting at the Food Bank

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The CanDo Connection March 3, 2020

In This Issue

Butter Yellow = Volunteer Opportunity

Celebrate St. Paddy's at Our Neighborhood Coordinators' Orientation

Words Matter: Sarah Schewitz, Psy.D.

What Does The Birthday Song Have to Do with the Coronavirus?

The Secrets of One Very Special Sock

Compost Corner: Lids

CanDo Projects Worth Your Precious Time

VOTE!

Germinations

We Welcome New Food Rescue Team Volunteers

Sorting at the Food Bank - 10 Slots

How Do You Describe the CanDo Spirit?

CanDo Spotlight: What's Happening in the Valley and How You Can Help

List Your Event in SPOTLIGHT

From last week's Napa Register, a Letter to the Editor by CanDo President hilary Zunin. As hilary points out with the Give!Guide and all of CanDo's collaborative efforts, it takes a Valley.

The response

can only be gratitude.

QUICKLY SPOT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

This buttery yellow color indicates volunteer opportunities.

Have an hour or two?

CanDo helps make it easy

to make a difference.

See this image?

It's a family friendly event.

CanDo's

NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATOR ORIENTATION

Come see how simple and inspiring it CanBe to make a difference by sharing food!

DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 17 6-7:30PM

LOCATION: 2780 Pike Dr. - Napa

FFI: Email us. Write ORIENTATION in the subject line.

WORDS MATTER

" Calm people

are not attached

to outcomes.

They have learned

to do their best

and let go."

- Sarah Schewitz, Psy.D.

QUICK TIP

CORONAVIRUS

(2019 Novel Coronavirus)

STAY INFORMED!

Make sure you wash your hands for 20 seconds by singing "Happy Birthday"

-- twice!

Here's the link *

to the Napa Co. Dept. of Health and Human Services page where you'll find local updates and information.

T his is the link to the

CDC website ,

where you'll find the most up-to-date information.

* On the bottom right of your screen you'll find a "Select Language" button that allows you to translate the information into dozens of languages.

BITS AND PIECES

WHERE'S THE OTHER SOCK?

Archaeologists don't know.

But we're pretty sure that the dryer's not to blame.

1,700-Year-Old Sock

helps us learn about ancient Egyptian toddler fashion.

COMPOST CORNER

OUR MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

Q. Glass and plastic containers: Lids on or off when tossing into recycling?

A. Glass jars w/ metal lids

Once the jar is generally clean, take the metal lid off. Recycle the two pieces in the blue bin.

Plastic containers Recycle in the blue bin with lids on.

Now that you've mastered that, here's a Napa Register article on Napa Recycling and Waste Services' remarkable recycling yard.

Email questions about

Curbside Composting

or recycling to

"Compost Corner."

Responses graciously provided by

Tim Dewey-Mattia,

Napa Recycling

& Waste Services.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CanDo TO GET INVOLVED

Preventing food insecurity: In CanDo's Garden for the Food Bank we grow fresh, local produce for the CAN-V Food Bank. CanDo's Food Rescue Team collects produce from generous Napa Farmers' Market vendors for the Food Bank and Homeless Shelter. Email Karen.

Waterway Keepers began as a CanDo project. Now it's orchestrated by our friends at the Napa Co. Resource Conservation District. Volunteers help maintain our river and streams to keep them vibrant and alive. Email Ashley.

Raises funds and awareness for local nonprofits in a year-end giving campaign. Planning takes place beginning each spring. Lots of ways to help! Email hilary or Nancy.

CanDo has a brilliant

program to share food with neighbors in need. Email Marilyn.

CanDo urges you to raise your voice

and vote. It's such a privilege.

CanDo's

GARDEN FOR THE FOOD BANK

Germinations

While of course we're hoping for rain, we must admit

it's been fun playing (uh, we mean working) in the Food Bank garden on these beautiful early spring days.

Our summer garden plan is almost complete, seedlings

are on their way, and we're welcoming new volunteers.

Help us out on Wednesday or Saturday mornings,

9-11AM (ish)

FFI: Email Karen.

Please write "Garden" in the subject line.

CanDo's FOOD RESCUE TEAM

Welcome to new volunteers

Jaime, Nancy, and Janet!

They've stepped up to help us collect donations of fresh produce at the Napa Farmers Market. We take the bounty to the Napa Homeless Shelter and the Food Bank.

Sign-up here to join us. It's fun, quick and easy!

WHEN: any Saturday year-round. You choose.

TIME: 12:15-1:45ish

WHERE: Napa Farmers Market at the Napa Expo

SORTING AT THE FOOD BANK

AN EVER POPULAR ACTIVITY

Help move donated food along the supply line towards dinner tables.

Fast and fun.

DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 24, 4-6PM

LOCATION: Napa Food Bank, 1766 Industrial Way - Napa

RSVP required - Space for 10 volunteers Email
name(s).

NOTE: Bring your glasses. (We need to scrutinize dates.)

IN A FEW WORDS,

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE

"CanDo Spirit"?

Email a phrase, perhaps a sentence or two.

We'd love to hear your thoughts and will collect them through March 10.

THE CanDo SPOTLIGHT

Events and Volunteer Opportunities

from Other Groups Around the Valley

Tell 'em you heard about it through CanDo!

Note: Posting 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. Explore! Enjoy! Get involved!

Download the flyer

FFI: Email, call 707.738.6271, or visit their website.

FFI: Email, call 707.255.4662, or visit their website.

WHAT A DELIGHTFUL WAY TO VOLUNTEER

SPONSOR: Community Resources for Children

http://bit.ly/StoryTimeReaders2020

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 to share in the SPOTLIGHT?

Space permitting, your post may run for up to three weeks leading to the date of your event. Photos you'd like us to consider MUST be sent as a jpg.

FFI: Learn more and submit event here .

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: S unday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.

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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.