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Family-friendly
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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BE KIND WALK
SAT., AUGUST 17 9:30AM
Join in a celebration of kindness in the heart of the Napa Valley.
* 9:30am - Gather at Veteran's Memorial Park (southwest corner of California and Washington)
in Yountville.
*10:30am - Begin walk through town to Napa Valley Museum.
Napa Valley Museum will be the site for family-friendly activities, speakers,
music, treats and more!
This is a kid-organized event.
All ages are welcome.
Be Kind is kid-driven and kid-led. Be Kind brings people together to spread and celebrate kindness. Be Kind is not a protest or political or religious in nature. Be Kind seeks to strengthen communities through the power of kindness.
Be Kind was co-founded in 2017 by Talulah and Ruby Finkelstein with the help of their parents, Holly and Judd.
"Three things in human life
are important.
The first is to be kind.
The second is to be kind.
And the third is to be kind."
-- Henry James
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BITS AND PIECES
FROM CYGNETS TO FROGS
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Yvonne Edwards
School of Dance |
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QUICK
TIPS
to see a video and recent
Napa Valley Register article about this lovely little nature center in Browns Valley.
Kids love it!
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WORDS MATTER
"If you are free,
you need to free somebody else.
If you have some power, then your job is to empower
somebody else."
-Toni Morrison
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GECKO, ANYONE?
Dear Green Bag Food Donors,
Someone left a handful of charming family photos and gecko refrigerator magnet in their green bag this past Saturday.
If you're looking for them,
email us and write GECKO in the subject line.
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FARM TO FOOD BANK PROJECT
625 POUNDS LAST WEEK!
Come help us collect
fresh produce donated by
Napa Farmers Market
vendors.
We take it all to
the
and the
DAY/DATE/TIME
Any Saturday - you choose!
12:15-1:45PM
or the short shift:
1-1:45PM
LOCATION
South Napa Century Center
195 Gasser Drive
to learn more or to
sign up.
Teens and older, supervised children are welcome.
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COMPOST CORNER
"A (NOT-SO) BEAUTIFUL
SEA OF PLASTIC"
So
worth a read: two articles in the Napa Valley Register. First, by Kendra Bruno, a CanDo volunteer and the "Compost Girl."
Second, a p
iece
announcing the closure of Napa's largest recycling redemption center.
You have a choice. You can read 'em and weep, or you can see what you CanDo to make a difference.
Curbside Composting or recycling to
"Compost Corner."
Responses graciously provided
by
Tim Dewey-Mattia, Napa Recycling & Waste Services.
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There's a neighbor somewhere in Napa who'd LOVE your extra vegies or fruit.
Just drop
off
your crop
at the Food Bank
warehouse.
1766 Industrial Way
Monday - Thursday
7AM-2:30PM
Tell 'em CanDo sent you.
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The
CanDo Connection
is filled
with volunteer
opportunities
and
events to help you
connect
with
community.
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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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HERE'S A RECIPE WE LOVE:
CanDo's
GARDEN FOR THE FOOD BANK
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FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM
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NAPA VALLEY FOOD PROJECT
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A BANNER DAY FOR THE FOOD INSECURE
IN NAPA COUNTY!
On Saturday Aug. 10, CanDo volunteers took a total
of 625 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to the Food Bank warehouse and to the South Napa Shelter.
94 of those pounds were picked fresh, early that morning, in CanDo's Food Bank Garden.
All the rest was collected from vendors at the
Can-V
Napa farmers market.
And while this was happening, other CanDo volunteers were delivering hundreds of green bags filled with packaged goods right to the Napa Food Bank warehouse, as they do every other month for CanDo's Napa Food Project
Veteran volunteers Donna, Owen, and JoAnna
begin to collect what turned out to be 625 pounds of donations
from Farmers' Market vendors.
Here's the 94 pounds of veggies picked fresh
from CanDo's garden for the Food Bank.
T
his was just one of three weekly harvests.
Lend a hand with any of these projects,
once in a while or every week, as you like it.
Email us!
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BUILDING COMMUNITY.
SHARING FOOD.
10, 668 lbs.
How does CanDo make this happen every other month
in just 3 1/2 hours on a bright Saturday morning?
- Hundreds of generous volunteer Food donors leave a green bag outside their front door;
- Nearly 90 Neighborhood Coordinators pick up and deliver the bags to the warehouse;
- Two dozen welcoming, dynamic CanDo volunteers receive the bounty at the Napa Food Bank Warehouse;
- One unfailingly positive Food Bank employee helps us get it right;
- And a steering committee of half a dozen meet just once every other month to keep things on track.
DON'T STAND APART.
BE A PART!
10,000 Napa County neighbors rely on the
CANV Napa Food Bank each month.
Join us for the next Neighborhood Coordinator and
general Food Project Orientation. We'll have fun, eat well, and you'll meet other people wh - like you - care enough to put their good intentions into action.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Wed., Sept., 17,
6-7:30PM
LOCATION: 2780 Pike Drive, Napa
FFI: Email, call Marilyn 949.338.6522. or visit our website.
If you haven't seen it, watch this 3 min. video.
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KUDOS TO THE NAPA YACHT CLUB (NYC)
The biggest of our generous neighborhoods
A RECORD 1,387 LBS.!
CanDo's Napa Valley Food Project welcomes neighborhoods of all sizes and shapes: those with a handful of donors to the Yacht Club with over 100 folks committed to the this endeavor! Neighborhoods of homes or apartments and groups from schools, businesses and faith-based groups.
How did the Napa Yacht Club's Neighborhood Coordinators, Tom and Susan Kennelly, CanDo supporters from our very beginnings, organize the
green bag project's mega neighborhood?
We asked Tom:
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Today we delivered 1387 lbs. plus $300. This from 87 of 101 listed donors.
Susan and I are so proud of our Assistants. They are:
Patti and Don Simon
Sylvia Landt
Ursula Krevet
Paul Torre
Tom Kalbrener
Elston "Roth" Rothermel
Dallas Stahr
Frank and Kathleen Lucier
(replacing Mary Lu Kennelly, who was in from the beginning but has now moved to The Meadows).
These good neighbors and friends are unfailingly dedicated, reliable, and supportive of this wonderful project, and we are fortunate to have so many generous residents here. And that is true of Napans in general, as I read CanDo reports from citywide."
We get by with a little help from our friends.
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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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NAPA VALLEY SPECIAL OLYMPICS
REGIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
SPONSOR:
Napa Valley Special Olympics
Special Olympics athletes from eight surrounding counties come to Napa for a regional tournament.
Napa Valley Special Olympics is the host and will provide lunch and facilities for over 220+ athletes. They are looking for volunteers for score keeping, water runners, setup and tear down, and packaging lunches.
DATE/TIME:
August 17, 7AM-5PM
LOCATION:
1055 Freeway Drive Napa
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WIRELESS RADIATION: KEEPING SAFER
IN A WIRELESS WORLD
SPONSOR:
Napa Neighborhood for Safe Technology/Napa County Progressive Alliance
Join the conversation with Dafna Tachover, a leading expert and advocate globally on wireless radiation health effects, and what we can do to reduce our exposure and protect our families.
DATE/TIME:
August 18, 2-5PM
LOCATION:
Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists Sanctuary, 1625 Salvador Avenue, Napa
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SPONSOR:
NapaSan
Join us for the NapaSan Citizens Academy! Meet and get to know staff from all NapaSan departments. Gain an understanding of the wastewater treatment process and NapaSan's resource recovery efforts. See how we fix and monitor problems in the sewer system and learn about future projects. Participate in activities to experience the decision making process and let us know what you think. Participants must attend a facility tour on Saturday 10/5 at 9AM, and then attend all three Thursday evening sessions of the Academy. Anyone 18 or older is encouraged to apply. Space is limited. Apply at
www.napasan.com by
Aug. 28, 2019.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday 10/5 at 9AM; Thursdays 10/10, 10/17 and 10/24 from 6-8:30PM
LOCATION:
NapaSan, 1515 Soscol Ferry Road, Napa
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FACE THE WORLD SEEKS HOST FAMILIES IN
NAPA COUNTY FOR WORLD TEENS
SPONSOR: Face the World
Face the World is a designated cultural exchange sponsor with the US Dept. of State whose mission is to provide students and host families with the tools and support, including monthly supervision, to make the absolute most of this utterly unique cultural exchange opportunity.
Students
come from Spain, Thailand, Mongolia, Germany, China, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Vietnam. Each student is vetted for English ability, maturity, and academic performance.
Face the World seeks loving, supportive homes in Napa County for 2019-20.
Hosting is free. All the student needs is a bed, a quiet place to do homework, and three meals at home with your family. You may sign up as a full-year family, or as a welcome family for the first 6-8 weeks of the student's stay.
Any type of family can benefit from this experience - families with young kids, with teens, empty nesters, young couples just starting out. Also, if you're single but would love this opportunity, you can host as well. Consider hosting two students for the company!
FFI:
Visit their
website
or call
707.559.5822,
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BECOME A UC MASTER GARDENER
SPONSOR: UC Master Gardeners of
Napa Co.
The 2020 Master Gardener Class is now open for applications! Come to one of our seven informational meetings to pick up an application and find out more.
WHY BECOME A MASTER GARDENER? To gain invaluable horticultural information and education and to contribute to the Napa County community. Master Gardeners donate thousands of volunteer service hours every year. Enjoy working together with a fun, interesting group of gardening enthusiasts. Continue your gardening education indefinitely. Join us!
DATES:
Aug. 20; Sept. 7, 15, and 24
LOCATION/TIME:
July 27 meeting - UCCE Meeting Room, 1710 Soscol Ave #4, Napa, 1:30-3PM (For the location and times for the other dates, please see the website.)
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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. Photos you'd
like us to consider MUST be sent as a jpg.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: S
unday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.
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