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GIVE!GUIDE DONATIONS :
$181,480.00
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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.
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M
ost needed foods for December
- 100% juice (in plastic containers)
- Canned fruit in water
- Canned protein
- "Meals in a can" (chili and stew)
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"Do your little bit of good where you are; those little bits
put together
overwhelm the world."
~ Desmond Tutu
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THE
GIVE!GUIDE
IN DECEMBER'S
MARKETPLACE
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REMEMBER THAT IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING MEETING
LAST WEEK?
Read about the meeting and the City Council's subsequent position
here.
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QUICK
TIP
HOLIDAY KINDNESS CALENDAR
DEC. 10:
Count your blessings.
List kind things others
have done for you.
To download or print
the calendar
(in 16 different languages),
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BITS AND PIECES
MEET RADAMENES
Those of us who are lucky enough to live with black cats know just how loving they are!
who survived a respiratory infection and now helps other animals get better
at a Polish shelter.
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Email questions about Curbside Composting
or recycling to
"Compost Corner."
Responses graciously provided by
Tim Dewey-Mattia, Napa Recycling
& Waste Services.
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HERE'S WHAT YOU
CanDo
TO GET INVOLVED
CanDo's Garden for the Food Bank
grows
fresh, local produce for the CAN-V Food Bank. We also collect produce from generous 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.
Email hilary or Nancy.
CanDo has a brilliant way to help share food with neighbors in need.
Email Marilyn.
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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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How is CanDo Connected to a
1964 Chateau Margaux?
Here's one of those places where it takes a village. We know you already appreciate CanDo, care deeply about our communities, and - perhaps most importantly - know how to get things done. We need your help.
WHAT'S UP? As part of CanDo's 2019
Give!Guide campaign, CanDo is offering a rare incentive.
WHEN?
Through this Saturday, December 14, every donor to CanDo of $100 or more through the
Give!Guide will have their name entered into an opportunity drawing. The recipient will be drawn at random on December 15.
THE INCENTIVE:
1964 Chateau Margaux
Grand Vin
Premier Grand Cru Classe - 750 ml
Value: $600.+
THE STORY: My dad acquired the bottle while doing PR for the wines of Bordeaux in the 1970s. It's been well-cared for in only two locations. 55 years-old seems the right time to celebrate!
NOW WHAT? Please do anything you CanDo to share this information - via email or in conversation. Think of all the folks you know who might appreciate so unusual an offering.
If you're interested, go directly to CanDo's donation page
here, or find all 46 local nonprofits
here.
Questions? Just give a
shout, and thanks so much!
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HUNGER
NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY
CanDo Needs a Dozen More Volunteers Saturday 9:30-noon at the Napa Food Bank
CanDo's December green bag pick-up is Saturday, December 14! Help us bring in food donated every two months by nearly a thousand generous CanDoers.
T he warehouse will be filled with a sense of community pride.
This volunteer opportunity is suitable for middle school and teens as well as adults. Eight slots are reserved for students.
DAY/DATE/TIME:
Sat., Dec. 14 9:30-noon
LOCATION
: Napa Food Bank - 1766 Industrial Way - Napa
NOTES:
Warehouse can be chilly. Dress in layers and bring gloves.
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CREATING KINDNESS
Young artists from several
Give!Guide
nonprofits recently responded to
the question:
What does kindness
look and feel like?
An exhibition of some of their works, curated by Shelly Hanan of ParentsCAN, is open to the public in the Children's Room of the Napa County Library throughout December.
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WASTE NOT; WANT NOT!
CanDo's FARM TO FOOD BANK PROJECT
For the first time
in more than three years,
at the Nov. 30 Napa Farmers Market
we didn't collect donations for the Food Bank
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The heavy winds made for
a tricky situation, as you can see.
But on Dec. 7, we were at it again, despite the rain.
Up for an adventure?
Grab those rain boots and join us!
This CanDo project takes less than two hours
and helps so many of our hungry neighbors.
Any Saturday, year-round, 12:15-1:45
195 Gasser Drive - Napa
Find out more, or sign up, click
here
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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 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!
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PRIDE & JOY HOLIDAY GIVING
SPONSOR: Horizon Foundation
This year, Horizons Foundation will once again join forces with Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay (JFCSEB) to provide holiday gifts for LGBTQ refugees who have recently relocated to the Bay Area. Despite the decidedly unwelcoming restrictions of current federal immigration policies, this year no fewer than 40 LGBTQ individuals have come through the official resettlement program at JFCSEB - the only one of its kind in the country - and we want to give them a warm Bay Area welcome from their new neighbors and LGBTQ community.
DATE: Donations accepted through December 14.
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2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
SPONSOR: Democrats of Napa Valley
Democrats of Napa Valley is hosting a Tom Steyer Town Hall, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate, on December 12 at Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center! The event is free, but requires a ticket. This is a great opportunity to hear directly from one of the top Democratic Presidential Candidates and ask questions to find out where he stands on a variety of critical issues facing our country and the world. Tickets (free) go to:
DATE/TIME: Thurs., Dec. 12, 6-7:30PM
LOCATON: Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy.
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The
CanDo Connection
is filled
with volunteer
opportunities
and
events to
help you
connect
with
community.
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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 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
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: S
unday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.
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