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 List of Current Volunteer Projects at
Harmony Health Family Resource Center

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A. Community Garden:

(We are submitting a grant for money and if it is approved we will be awarded in early November; if not, we will be asking for everything in donations. We still need to plan for a community meeting to tell them how to get involved. We hope to be finished building this project by Spring of 2012.)

Needs:

-Sending out flyers to community members announcing first community meeting

-Plan the first community Meeting, sometime in October

-Find food donation/money source for the first community meeting (…BBQ?)

-Sourcing Donations for various garden materials (fence, wood for boxes, soil, irrigation system, tools, plants, tables/benches, shaded area structure, tool shed)

-Recruiting volunteers for construction of garden 

B. R*Spot Youth Group

(R*Spot currently meets weekly on Wednesdays from 4-5:30pm Ages 8-12 and on Fridays from 4-5:30 Ages 13-18, and occasional Saturday Day Trips and weekend sleepovers/movie nights. R*Spot currently needs someone who is interested in working as a Volunteer who is willing to take a leadership position and must be able to lead all meetings and trips as well as attend a weekly Thursday evening youth leadership workshop.)

Needs:

-A committed, long-term Leadership Volunteer 

-Organize Saturday events (ie- Zoo trip, Bowling, River Trip…)-Organize Wed/Fri events (ie- crafts, cooking, sports, games and transportation)

-Youth/Young Adult Mentors who are willing to attend a meeting to help and/or inspire the youth (these are one time or short term volunteers)

-Plan the annual Cal Aggie trip as well as the annual camping trip

-Plan fundraising events with youth to pay for their activities

-Grant writing for larger trips and for Leadership funding

C. Eating Well Café:

(The Eating Well Café is open from 8-2 M-F and currently serves lunch items and coffee/tea/italian sodas/blended drinks. We are strategizing and implementing techniques to increase business. We would like to expand the menu to include less-expensive options as well as breakfast items. We also need to promote more!!)

Needs:

-Appliances to expand menu options (all appliances must be *commercial*): Oven, Stove, Freezer (we just got two blenders donated!!)

-Creating links with other businesses (ie- bakery to get cheap fresh quality breads, culinary schools to get volunteers/cooking classes for community members, restaurants to have them showcase a weekly soup specials…)

-Volunteer Chefs

-Volunteers Cooks/Servers (must have ServSafe license can get online for 15$)

-Creating a signature product (ie-drink or food that is unique to the eating well that we can advertise and use to lure in customers)

D. Fundraising 

-Selling savings cards***

-Raffle Baskets

-Rummage sale

-Concert

-Asking for company donations

-Need other ideas: