Friday, October 1, 2010

Friday Roundup 10.1.10

I sense this week was the (relative) calm before the storm. We’ve all spent the week trying to steady our ongoing projects before turning to “Hands On Charlotte Day,” which, if you haven’t heard, is October 16. Have you signed up yet?


In the media, the Charlotte Business Journal mentioned one of our super-volunteers last Friday. Mary Forgach serves as our liaison with Transamerica Reinsurance and with the Forgach family. Over the years, Transamerica Reinsurance has volunteered with Hands On Charlotte at W.G. Byers Elementary School. Mary has routinely served as team captain. In addition, she has organized family teams for other projects, volunteering last at our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day event this year at the Tyvola Senior Center. We wouldn’t be able to operate without volunteers like Mary, who mobilize not only themselves, but also their co-workers, family and friends. Thank you to Mary and everyone else who have helped Charlotte’s non-profit community through Hands On Charlotte.


With that said, here are opportunities this weekend to volunteer in Charlotte!

  • Saturday & Sunday – U.S. Kayak Polo Nationals: Volunteer outside on a beautiful day by timing and recording trials at McDowell Park. Drinks provided to volunteers. You don’t need to have gone through orientation to volunteer at this project. Sign up on the Web site. Click for Saturday. Click for Sunday.

  • Saturday – Challenger Football: Play therapeutic football with young people with special needs. Sign up on the Web site.

  • Saturday – Special Rollers: Come out to this widely popular event and bowl with adults and teens with developmental disabilities. There are only a small number of spots available. Sign up on the Web site.


Back to “Hands On Charlotte Day” on October 16. If you haven’t signed up yet, but you’re planning to do so, why wait? Maybe you’re thinking of putting a team together? Well, send out that email to your friends and family this weekend! Let us know if you have any questions or if you’re having trouble convincing your neighbor to join us on October 16. We’re here to help however we can!

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