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Call it a coincidence, kismet, synchronicity. Whatever term you use, CanDo's Napa Valley Give!Guide, our end-of-year giving campaign begins December 1. This year that falls on Giving Tuesday.
In 2012, the idea for Giving Tuesday was born, the brainchild of the 92 Street Y in New York City and the United Nations’ Foundation. The plan was to foster a global generosity movement which continues today. It harnesses the power of individuals and organizations to give in support of and in collaboration with their communities. Through online and social media outreach, Giving Tuesday demonstrates the simple idea that anyone can be a philanthropist and that together, we CanDo amazing things to help our neighbors.
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Held each year on the Tuesday following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, the support coalescing around this day has grown exponentially. Since its inception, individuals, businesses, and community groups have supported nonprofit causes totaling over one billion dollars in the U.S. alone.
In this year of so many challenges, there are a record-breaking 57 Napa County nonprofits in CanDo's Give!Guide.
CanDo created the project to help raise awareness and funds locally, to foster collaboration among nonprofit partners, and to inspire more and more people to support the critical work of these organizations. To date, we've helped raise over 2.3 million dollars with donations by check or credit card beginning at $10.
You make a choice. You make a difference. We make it easy.
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2020: It had such a nice, round ring to it.
Then came COVID-19, business (anything but) as usual, powerful conversations around social injustice, a lightning-filled start to the fire season and a political campaign that nearly tore the nation apart.
And still we rise! We have been challenged, stretched, tested. Forced to rethink our place in the world, to rethink relationships, the nature of work, home and education. This has been true for individuals and organizations alike.
Flexibility, resilience and a CanDo spirit are essential, and Napa Valley CanDo’s
volunteers have needed all of them to reframe its Give!Guide 2020 project.
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Have a Place for a Spiffy Give!Guide Yard Sign?
Have lawn space at your home or business?
Help spread the good word! Email us!
When CanDo's Give!Guide 2020 launches on Giving Tuesday, December 1, we want these handsome signs decorating the entire County.
They're corrugated plastic, 18x24", and are printed on both sides. If they hold up as we hope they will, we'll collect them the first week in January.
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Five Sorters Needed at the Napa Food Bank Warehouse
Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, December 8, 4-6PM
Location: Napa Food Bank - 1766 Industrial Way
FFI and to RSVP: Email us.
Write SORTING in the subject line.
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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.
This image indicates a family friendly event.
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"Kindness is like snow— it beautifies everything it covers."
- Kahlil Gibran
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What to do with old photographs? |
Q. Where do old photos go? Landfill or recycling?
A. Landfill – traditional harsh developing chemicals and plastic resin coatings mean that they cannot be recycled. Learn more here.
I’ll also mention that newer, digitally printed photos on non-coated paper are recyclable. Remember, if you do the “tear test” and don’t see a thin film of plastic when you tear the paper, it should be good to go for the recycling bin.
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Responses graciously provided by Tim Dewey-Mattia,
Napa Recycling & Waste Services
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Last Saturday, volunteers Steve, Cindy, Doreen and Karen took 187 lbs. of fresh veggies, donated by Napa Farmers Market vendors, to the Food Bank.
Another 90 lbs.went to Chef Ken Frank at La Toque Restaurant, who uses it to create meals for clients at the South Homeless Shelter.
We invite you to help CanDo's Food Rescue Team volunteers collect this bounty. Choose a Saturday that works for you. It takes about 2 hours start to finish. Families and teens welcome!
Click the red button below for details or to sign up. Questions? Email Karen.
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Bits and Pieces
Have never seen a Goose Parade?
Well, this is your lucky day.
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Quick Tip
NEED INSPIRATION FOR WAYS TO HELP?
IDEA FACTORY on the Giving Tuesday website.
Click on any of the inspiring photos to get hints for easy and impactful ways you can participate during this year when needs are so great.
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Our Mission
Napa Valley CanDo is a vibrant, all-volunteer service organization.
We connect, inspire, and empower neighbors by making it easy to take positive action as volunteers and to learn about our community.
All of CanDo’s efforts are designed to strengthen and enrich the lives of Napa Valley residents. We create and implement dynamic projects when we recognize unmet community needs, and collaborate with other local service organizations to further our mutual goals.
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The CanDo Spotlight
Events and Volunteer Opportunities
from 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 HOMEOWNER ENERGY EFFICIENCY ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Sponsor: Napa County, Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Home+ Program provides technical assistance and up to $5,000 in rebates for home improvement projects that can reduce energy use and make homes more comfortable. Rebates are available for eligible energy efficiency upgrades including air sealing, duct sealing, insulation, and installing high-efficiency furnaces, air conditioners, and/or water heaters. Join Napa County and BayREN at a free homeowner workshop on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 6:00pm or Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 9:00am from the comfort of your own home. Learn all about the BayREN Home+ Program, which offers cash rebates to help make your home more comfortable, healthy and energy efficient. RSVP at EnergyWorkshopNapa.eventbrite.com or email Deborah Elliott. BayREN will host Spanish language workshops: December 6th, 4:00pm, December 8th, 6:00pm, December 11th, 12:00pm, and December 12th, 10:00am. Register or call 866-878-6008. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the events.
DAY/DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 3, 6-7:30PM and Saturday, December 5, 9-10:30AM.
LOCATION: Online workshop, Zoom link will be sent prior to event
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Other Things You CanDo to Get Involved |
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CanDo has a simple, yet dynamic program to share food with neighbors in need every two months while building community. Our Napa Valley Food Project works in collaboration with the CANV Napa Valley Food Bank. Email Marilyn.
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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.
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Our volunteers help raise funds and awareness for local nonprofits in a year-end giving campaign. 2.3 million dollars has been raised to date and CanDo takes no fee. You make a choice. You make a difference. We make it easy. Help is welcome all year long. Email hilary or Nancy.
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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.
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New to CanDo?
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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 CanDo's SPOTLIGHT?
Space permitting, posts run up to three weeks prior to 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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The Choices We Make
Napa Valley CanDo seeks to inspire and facilitate action by alerting interested Valley resi-dents 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 orga-nization, 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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PO Box 855 Napa, CA 94559
707.252.7743
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