Friday Roundup 11.5.10: The Pre-Wilderness Retreat Edition

Happy Friday, everyone! This week zoomed by – perhaps because all the Hands On Charlotte AmeriCorps members are heading to Atlanta this weekend for a conference. As you may know, Hands On Charlotte employs seven AmeriCorps members – A.M., Bryan, Janelle, Marcel, Sarah, Shari and yours truly. As part of our development, we attend conferences and trainings throughout the year. Next week’s conference is at what appears to be a wilderness retreat outside Atlanta. I will Tweet and blog to keep you updated. Wish me luck.


In other news…not many people have updated their demographic information, and so not many people are eligible to win one of three US Airways gift cards worth $250 each. If you want to enter the drawing, all you have to do is update your demographic information on our Web site by November 10. That is next Wednesday. As I blogged yesterday, right now, your chances of winning are pretty good.


While I’ll be in Georgia by Sunday, there are plenty of fun volunteer opportunities for you here in the Queen City. Here are a few of your options:

• Saturday – Spruce up Hospitality House: Hospitality House offers a place for people to stay while their loved ones are receiving medical care in Charlotte. They need your help cleaning on Saturday morning.
• Saturday – Assistance League Thrift Store: This is one of my favorite projects. Come help sort donations at the AL Thrift Store. Proceeds go to help low-income communities in Charlotte.
• Saturday – The Amazing Race: Volunteers will try to follow clues and to solve problems in a race around Uptown. Total walking is about 4 miles.
  
  

I hope you have a great weekend! Check back next week for blogs and Tweets from the Georgian wilderness. And don’t forget to enter the US Airways drawing!




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