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For people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses, the battle is far from over. We just make sure no one has to face it on an empty stomach.
Along with nutrition counseling, Food & Friends prepares, packages and delivers meals and groceries to more than 1,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses throughout Washington, DC, 7 counties of Maryland and 7 counties and 6 independent cities in Virginia. Since 1988, Food & Friends has provided food and companionship to our clients, their loved ones and caregivers.
The Food & Friends kitchen and grocery pantry are always hopping with activity! We prepare over 3,000 meals each day, so it takes many helping hands to make sure all the food is prepped, portioned, and packaged correctly. It’s a fun, hands-on atmosphere where you can learn as much about how to chop an onion as you can about the volunteer who is chopping next to you.
Join us for another regular engagement at Food and Friends! We can take 10 volunteers to help to prepare the over 400 meals that Food and Friends delivers each day to persons homebound with AIDS or AIDS related illnesses. We don't do any deliveries, but we will do things like make and pack sandwiches, box the meals, and chop veggies. No cooking skills required! After chopping and slicing, we'll head out to an area restaurant or bar to eat and chat.
(10 volunteers needed)
PLEASE NOTE: Nikki is the team leader for both this week and next.
When sending an e-mail to volunteer for this event, please make sure you put the date for which you are volunteering in the subject line.
THANK YOU.
To signup, please send an email to:
Thursday May 15 - 6pm - 8pm Nikki - Nikki@singlevolunteers.org
Thursday May 22 - 6pm - 8pm Nikki - Nikki@singlevolunteers.org
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Future Food and Friends! dates:
AFAC is an incorporated 501©(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing supplemental groceries to Arlington residents who cannot afford to purchase sufficient food to meet their basic needs.
While our only mission is to feed the hungry, by relieving the food budget of our clients, we help prevent homelessness and allow our clients to make other necessary purchases without sacrificing their health, housing and nutritional needs.
Supplemental groceries from AFAC mean that families can remain in their homes, workers can stay on the job, children are ready to learn, and mothers and babies get the nutrition they need. In our Fiscal Year 2005 (7/1/2004 – 6/30/2005) we served 28,284 families and distributed over 950,000 pounds of food. Volunteers donated over 15,000 hours of time.
Volunteers will be running a food distribution for low-income Arlington residents. This involves preparing for (setting out milk, eggs, produce) and helping clients through our distribution process. The setup is similar to a small grocery store, and volunteers will run all aspects of the operation under the direction of an AFAC volunteer supervisor.
To signup, please send an email to:
Saturday May 17 - 9am - 11am Glenn - AllenG6109@aol.com Full for women
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Future Fight Hunger in Arlington for <a href='http://afacinfo.org'>Arlington Food Assistance Center</a> dates:
Saturday June 21 - Need team leader
Saturday July 19 - Need team leader
Will you be a team leader for Fight Hunger in Arlington for Arlington Food Assistance Center? Read the leader duties here then signup to lead by sending an email to: teamleader@singlevolunteers.org with the name of the event and date you wish to lead in the subject line of your email!
Wearing hats to set a party mood (if possible), volunteers arrive for 5pm Briefing and Introductions. No experience needed, all questions answered at Event Briefing.
Go to Project Team and periodically rotate out onto other teams.
Hospitality Team helps with doors, elevators, nametags.
Table Team serves snacks and beverages.
Social Team dances and chats with guests.
Free refreshments for volunteers after guests are served. Everyone helps with clean-up. Evening ends at 9:45pm after a 10-minute de-briefing.
To signup, please send an email to:
Marie - virri345@aol.com (14 volunteers)
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
The need for books in many countries is difficult to imagine. One law school professor from Liberia toured the sorting facility. She told of having a class of 120 students and only 6 textbooks. She had literally cut the books in half and let students check them out for two hour blocks, 24 hours a day. She emptied her suitcases of clothing in order to take books directly; she could not wait the three months for the shipment to arrive. For the book contributors it allows them to clean out attics and storerooms, without having the books wasted. The sorters receive the satisfaction of making some sense of the mountain of books. Most importantly, the project means that thousands of children and adults will receive useful books which may be used over and over again.
Please join volunteers from SVBA, SVDC, and the Parole Rotary Club for the B.I.G. Project. Books are sorted by age level and then packed for shipment to overseas locations. Over 1,000,000 books have been shipped to Africa, Eastern Europe, and other areas of the world.
Last-minute volunteers are welcome to this event. Please send an email to the event leader so that we have your email address, and contact the event leader when you arrive at the B.I.G. warehouse. (Directions to the warehouse can be found at the B.I.G. website at www.big-books.org.)
To signup, please send an email to:
Saturday May 24 - 9am - 12pm Mitch - yahmitch@yahoo.com
Saturday June 28 - 9am - 12pm Not yet open for signups
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Volunteers will be helping with set up, staff registration, handing out beverages, and clean-up. The entire event is in one back yard so everyone will be working together.
The mission of the Alexandria Police Foundation (APF) is to assist Alexandria police officers by providing resources that improve officer performance, morale and effectiveness in their efforts to safeguard our community. The APF, a nonprofit charitable organization, works with the Alexandria Police Department leadership, with the endorsement of City government, to provide resources to support such police initiatives as: 1. Scholarship grants to police officers 2. Purchase medical insurance for retired K-9 dogs 3. Professional development programs for law enforcement personnel.
To signup, please send an email to:
Need team leader (10 volunteers)
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Will you be a team leader for Outdoor BBQ and auction for Alexandria Police Foundation? Read the leader duties here then signup to lead by sending an email to: teamleader@singlevolunteers.org with the name of the event and date you wish to lead in the subject line of your email!
BCI is dedicated to ensuring the survival of the bonobo and its tropical forest habitat in the Congo Basin. By working with indigenous Congolese people through cooperative conservation and community development programs, as well as on the national and international levels, BCI is establishing new protected areas and leading efforts to safeguard bonobos wherever they are found.
Volunteers will be helping with set up, registration, passing food on platters, information table and Greeting VIPs. Clean up
To signup, please send an email to:
Need team leader (20 volunteers)
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Will you be a team leader for BCI Anniversary Event-Celebrating a Decade of Bonobo Conservation and Community Development in the Congo for Bonobo Conservation Initiative? Read the leader duties here then signup to lead by sending an email to: teamleader@singlevolunteers.org with the name of the event and date you wish to lead in the subject line of your email!
Project Northstar is looking for Volunteers to help with our Annual Spring Picnic. This picnic is a wonderful opportunity for Project Northstar students to enjoy time out of the city with their families and tutors.
We will need volunteers for the following tasks: Set-Up/Clean Up, Serving Food, Running Activities such as the t-shirt decorating table, heading up a basketball game, face painting, arts & crafts, hula hoop contest, etc. Volunteers should be comfortable working with children in 1st-12th grade.
To signup, please send an email to:
Not yet open for signups (16 volunteers)
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Volunteers will be assisting with preparing and serving food, including the grill area, as well as assisting with games and dancing, including the dance contest and kareoke area. Water and snacks will be provided.
To signup, please send an email to:
Need team leader (20 volunteers)
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Will you be a team leader for Spring Festival for Ross Elementary School PTA? Read the leader duties here then signup to lead by sending an email to: teamleader@singlevolunteers.org with the name of the event and date you wish to lead in the subject line of your email!
We'll be heading back to the National Zoo for another day of groundskeeping work.
Depending on the weather, we'll probably be raking leaves, mulching, and planting grass and other plants.
This is an outdoor event, so please dress for the weather!
To signup, please send an email to:
Saturday June 14 - 8:45am - 1pm - Not yet open for signups
Saturday July 12 - 8:45am - 1pm - Not yet open for signups
Saturday August 9 - 8:45am - 1pm - Not yet open for signups
Saturday September 13 - 8:45am - 1pm - Not yet open for signups
PLEASE TYPE YOUR GENDER IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE
Future National Zoo Cleanup dates:
Saturday July 12 - Not yet open for signups
Saturday August 9 - Not yet open for signups
Saturday September 13 - Not yet open for signups