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There's power in
numbers, so harness the collective power of your group and get something done! The Volunteer Center can help
your group find a great project that meets your needs, no matter when, where or how many people you have. Don't know what you want to do? Here are some ideas to inspire you!
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-School/Goups
-Civic/Service clubs
-Religious groups
-Youth groups
-Business groups
-Fraternities/Sororities
-Scout troops
-Family groups
-Fraternal organizations
-Professional organizations |
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Group
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Fix
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- Repair/renovate
homes of the elderly, handicapped or underprivileged
- Scrub,
paint and/or landscape a school, faith-based
organization or community building
- Fix
broken windows
- Repair
and paint an outdoor porch
- Adopt
a bedroom in a shelter; paint and decorate
- Build
shelves in a food pantry; stock them with food!
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Gardening
/ Outdoor
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- Reclaim an abandoned or rundown playground
- Plant & maintain flower beds at a school or shelter
- Paint over graffiti
- Clear trails at a nature center or park
- Create a community garden from an abandoned lot and donate the produce to feed the homeless
- Remove litter from the highways and byways
- Clean up a park or neighborhood
- Rake leaves for the elderly or homebound
- Paint playground equipment and picnic tables at a school or park
- Build a playground
- Adopt-a-Beach
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Miscellaneous
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- Organize voter registration centers
- Fight air pollution; get bike racks installed in commuter trains
- Help restore an historic building
- Plan a party for a senior center, homeless shelter or daycare center
- Adopt a school
- Sponsor/produce a Senior Citizen Prom
- Decorate a nursing home for a holiday
- Make and deliver baked goods to the homebound
- Serve a meal at a homeless shelter
- Send cards to homebound seniors or residents of a long-term care facility
- Put together a team and participate in a walk, run or bike event
- Sort and pack food at a food pantry
- Collate, fold, stuff and sort a bulk mailing for a non-profit agency
- Make tray favors for Meals on Wheels clients
- Sponsor a blood drive
- Put on a puppet show
- Play a softball game with a group home
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Collections
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Collections are another great way to harness the "collective" power of your group. Opportunities abound in every season: food drive in the summer, gift drive for the holidays, back-to-school in August. Collections are easy to coordinate year-round, and are especially good when people may have erratic schedules (holidays, summer) and can't easily participate in a hands-on project.
Here are a few pointers on organizing
a collection....
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