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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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NAPA COUNTY'S TEST SITES NEED MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS
It's been a long hall and we're still in the middle of a marathon. Can you help?
Along with the non-medical volunteers COAD's Volunteers on Call continue to recruit, medical volunteers are now needed.
Assist other medical staff in putting on PPE or work in the hot zone. Teach folks coming in for tests how to do self swabs.
AGE REQUIREMENTS: 18-60
TIME REQUIRED: Minimum one four-hour shift per week.
PROCESS:
2. Complete the form.
3. When asked which organization you wish to affiliate with, write Napa Medical Reserve Corps.
4. Hit Submit.
5. You'll receive a message that says "Congratulations! You are now active."
Next, you'll be contacted by the Napa test site to schedule a shift at a convenient time
FFI: Call Caroline 707.529.5746.
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Facebook Live Sessions: Preparing for a Disaster
Wednesday, August 12
3PM English
5PM Spanish
Fire season. Those may not be the words we want to hear, but mid-August is upon us.
Presented by Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) free, online preparedness training sessions teach valuable tips for how to get ready for disasters. Participants also earn a $10 gift card and items for the "go bag" you need to prepare.
Details in this 4 min. Facebook live video.
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"If you can't change it, change the way
you think about it."
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FOOD RESCUE TEAM
IT'S A WIN-WIN
Win #1: CanDo volunteers rescue Farmers Market produce that might otherwise
go to waste.
Win #2: That still-delicious
food goes to our local Food Bank and Homeless Shelter clients.
The need is greater than ever.
You CanBe part of the solution.
Click here for details and to sign up. Older teens and families are welcome.
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COMPOST CORNER
Reduce Plastic Consumption
(But keep recycling it)
Did you know that there is something you can do that's even better than recycling plastic? You can avoid buying it in the first place!
Here are a few reasons why avoiding plastic is the most eco-friendly choice.
Plastics Are Made from Non-Renewable Sources. Virgin plastics are made from petroleum and natural gas. Not only are both of these sources non-renewable but their extraction can also be hazardous for humans, animals and the environment.
Not all plastic can or will be recycled.
The EPA estimated that in 2017 only 3 million tons out of 35.4 million tons of plastic produced was recycled. That's less than 9%. Why is this? Learn more ...
or recycling to "Compost Corner."
Responses graciously provided by
Tim Dewey-Mattia,
Napa Recycling & Waste Services.
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BITS AND PIECES
They fly faster than you might think. Care to take a guess how many MPH that might be?
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SHARE THE BOUNTY
Backyard gardners are welcome to donate their extra harvest to CANV's Napa Valley Food Bank.
Please plan to harvest yourself.
If that's just not possible, you may email Karen with a request for assistance, but during COVID-19, help from gleaners may not be possible.
Need boxes? Pick up empty boxes and drop off produce at the Napa Valley Food Bank.
LOCATION: 1766 Industrial Way
DAYS/TIMES: M-F 7AM-2:30PM
Share the produce,
not the virus!
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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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A NEW CanDo CONNECTION
LOOK NEXT WEEK
CanDo has no office. No employees. No dues.
No secret handshake.
And yet, we stay connected.
More to the point, we harness that connection
and use it to get amazing things done.
For going on twelve years, we've emailed this CanDo Connection eNewsletter to interested community members
every single Tuesday morning.
That's 569 weekly editions (but who's counting).
Now our service provider is updating their software.
Though we're committed to the same content mix
and the look should be similar,
this is the last CanDo Connection using the old platform.
It has served us well.
We 're excited and know you'll be patient
as we start on a new learning curve.
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TAKE ACTION: CENSUS IN DANGER
COVID-19 has caused significant delays and disruptions to census operations. That's why the Census Bureau requested extending household counting operations through October 31, 2020.
But recently, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it will end census operations September 30.
Shortening the timeline to collect data and rush operations during a national pandemic will sabotage the census. It may skew Congressional representation, redistricting, and critical funding allotments for every state in the country.
Congress can act to protect the census in the next stimulus package by extending the data delivery deadlines and approving necessary funding to complete counting activities,
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NAPA COVID-19 TESTING EFFORT
POWERED BY VOLUNTEERS
This weekend's Register story, by Barry Eberling, echoes the critical need for more non-medical (and medical) volunteers at the COVID-19 test site in Napa. There, Volunteers on Call participants like Kristina Streeter are making a genuine difference.
Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) created Volunteers on Call to make it easy for Napa County residents to stand up and say, "I want to help." Read the article to learn more. Then sign up for the test site or other volunteer opportunities by going to: napavalleycoad.org/volunteer.
Read the Register article here.
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Tim (Napa Recycling) and Kendra (City of Napa), CanDo's favorite trash talkers, will be talking all things diversion - and more!
August 12th: Tim and Kendra go through their
recycling cans (and maybe a few others) to discuss what goes where and why!
Each week, they'll talk about topics from recycling to composting, sustainable purchasing, waste reduction and so much more. Some weeks they'll have a special guest or two highlighting important issues in the environmental sector.
Facebook Live or Zoom!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 867 2098 0608
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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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DRIVE THROUGH FACE COVER GIVE AWAY
SPONSOR: City of Napa Parks & Recreation Dept.
Parks and Recreation staff will pass out face covers to those in need of one. One per person per each member of the household. This will be a drive through event held in the Napa Senior Center parking lot.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, August 18, 11AM-1PM
LOCATION: 1500 Jefferson St. Napa
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PUBLICATIONS FROM THE NAPA MGs
SPONSOR: UC Master Gardeners of Napa County
For many of us, our gardens have been everything during the pandemic and the Napa MGs have just what you need in moving forward into fall and winter. Their MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE TO GARDENING IN NAPA COUNTY is packed with gardening tips for every month and has lots of room for your notes. While you are checking out this book, take a look at TREES TO KNOW IN NAPA VALLEY. Although the MGs can not hold public events at this time, there is still much to explore on their website, including Zoom opportunities. See you in the garden!
COST: Month-By-Month Guide to Gardening in Napa County $15; Trees to Know in Napa Valley $20
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 YOUTH VOLUNTEER - OAK CREW
SPONSOR: Napa County RCD
The Oak Crew is a group of youth volunteers (14-25) who will work with Napa RCD staff to take care of young oak plantings on multiple days in July and August. Work primarily consists of weeding around and applying mulch to young oaks to keep weeds at bay and ensure the success of as many plantings as possible.
County of Napa COVID-19 guidelines are in place for this volunteer activity. Volunteers must complete a daily check-in, ensuring that all measures have been taken to limit exposure to COVID-19, and any volunteers reporting symptoms or contact will not be able to participate.
Group sizes are limited to maintain physical distancing.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Now through August 18, 9AM-noon
LOCATION: Alston Park, 2037 Dry Creek Rd., Napa
COST: Attendance is free, but all participants who wish to join us must complete RCD's application form.
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DIG DEEPER SUMMER LIBRARY ADVENTURE
SPONSOR: Napa County Library
All ages are invited to join the Summer Library Adventure at the Napa County Library. This year's theme is "Dig Deeper, Read!" The community is invited to read, investigate and discover new books, materials and events at your local library this summer either virtually or in person. Registration for the 2020 Summer Library Adventure runs through August 31st. Sign up online at www.napalibrary.org/sla. DATES: Now through August 31st
LOCATION: Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs Street
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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.
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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 CanDo's 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: Sunday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.
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