PROJECT: Charles House Spring Cleaning
Organizing Team: Board of Trustees
Community Partner: Charles House
Team leaders:
Russ Bowen - russbowen111@gmail.com
Doug Shier - shierdrs@gmail.com
Volunteers will help clean up and/or do light yard work at three Charles House locations:
121 Della Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
7511 Sunrise Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514
303 Yorktown Drive, Chapel Hill, 27516
Organizing Team: Board of Trustees
Community Partner: Charles House
Team leaders:
Russ Bowen - russbowen111@gmail.com
Doug Shier - shierdrs@gmail.com
Volunteers will help clean up and/or do light yard work at three Charles House locations:
121 Della Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
7511 Sunrise Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514
303 Yorktown Drive, Chapel Hill, 27516
PROJECT: Assembling Quilts for Habitat for Humanity
Organizing Team: Community Church qUUilters
Team leader: Becky Waibel - bbwaibel@gmail.com
Community Partner: Habitat for Humanity
Help qUUilters assemble quilts by sandwiching tops, batting, and backing; then pinning layers. qUUilters will give instructions. This project will happen at the church and the quilts will be distributed to Habitat homes at a later date.
PROJECT: Sew a Sunshine Lap Blanket for Charles House Residents
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Community Clickers
Team leaders:
Susan Blanchard - donsusan01@gmail.com
Carole Bruhn - carolebruhn@yahoo.com
Community Partner: Charles House
Volunteers will help select 25 knitted and crocheted blocks in sunshine colors to design a 5 x 5 block lap blanket that will be sewn together by the volunteers and given to Charles House, an adult day care facility in Chapel Hill. Charles House was begun and named after our founding minister, Charles M. Jones. The basic production (i.e. design and sewing) will happen on March 2nd at our church. The lap blanket will be delivered to Charles House at a later date after the crocheted border has been added. Please note: No special skills are required to help with designing! We can teach you how to sew blocks together. Bring a tapestry needle if you have one.
Building Little Free Libraries for Habitat Communities
THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY FULL
However --All congregants can donate books for the little libraries. Please bring on the Community Day of Service (March 2) – limit 5 books per household. Many thanks!
Organizing Team: Community Services Ministry and SEA
Team leaders:
Kathy Farinola - KathleenMary@nc.rr.com
Dave Morgan - morgandb@gmail.com
Community Partner: Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers will help construct little free libraries at the church on 3/2/19 which will be delivered and installed in three Habitat for Humanity neighborhoods in Orange County at a later date. This project has been endorsed by the Habitat communities in which they will be installed. Please note: This is a construction project and is not suitable for small children. For safety, it is restricted, therefore to people ages 15 and up.
THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY FULL
However --All congregants can donate books for the little libraries. Please bring on the Community Day of Service (March 2) – limit 5 books per household. Many thanks!
Organizing Team: Community Services Ministry and SEA
Team leaders:
Kathy Farinola - KathleenMary@nc.rr.com
Dave Morgan - morgandb@gmail.com
Community Partner: Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers will help construct little free libraries at the church on 3/2/19 which will be delivered and installed in three Habitat for Humanity neighborhoods in Orange County at a later date. This project has been endorsed by the Habitat communities in which they will be installed. Please note: This is a construction project and is not suitable for small children. For safety, it is restricted, therefore to people ages 15 and up.
PROJECT: Feeding Area Kids
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Community Services Ministry
Team leader: Debra Ross - drdebraross@gmail.com
Community Partner: TABLE
Volunteers will fill approximately 150 bags with shelf-stable food which will be delivered to food insecure area kids the following week.
Project will take place at TABLE, 209 E. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510.
PROJECT: Clean, stock and organize IFC Pantry
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Community Services Ministry
Team leader: Shannon Richards - richards916@gmail.com
Community Partner: Interfaith Council
Volunteers will clean, stock, and organize local food pantry at 110 W. Main St. Carrboro, NC 27510.
PROJECT: SECU Family House Clean-Up
Organizing Team: Covenant Groups
Team leaders:
Laurie McDonald - laurie.mcdonald@fastmail.com
Joanne Wood - joannejw1@gmail.com
Community Partner: SECU Family House
Volunteers will do a deep cleaning and reorganizing of the kitchen at the
SECU Family House, 123 Old Mason Farm Rd.,Chapel Hill. Wear your cleaning clothes! All cleaning supplies will be provided.
PROJECT: Jones Park Clean-Up
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: ECO
Team leader:
Julie Worth-Smith - jworth102@att.net
Community Partner: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Volunteers will help clean up what was formerly Jones Park, now a greenspace adjacent to our Community Church
property and next to Spring Garden Apartments off Purefoy Rd. Trash and litter will be collected throughout the property. The Town of
Chapel Hill will collect the trash/recyclables on Monday morning from the parking lot. Please note: Wear durable shoes and bring gloves!
Trash bags and other clean-up items will be provided.
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: ECO
Team leader:
Julie Worth-Smith - jworth102@att.net
Community Partner: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Volunteers will help clean up what was formerly Jones Park, now a greenspace adjacent to our Community Church
property and next to Spring Garden Apartments off Purefoy Rd. Trash and litter will be collected throughout the property. The Town of
Chapel Hill will collect the trash/recyclables on Monday morning from the parking lot. Please note: Wear durable shoes and bring gloves!
Trash bags and other clean-up items will be provided.
PROJECT: Booker Creek Trail Clean-Up
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Membership Team
Team leaders:
Rachel Rose – c3hmembership@gmail.com
Jordan Wrigley – jeliwrig@gmail.com
Community Partner: Friends of Chapel Hill Parks
Volunteers will help clean up a segment of the Booker Creek Trail in Chapel Hill. This project will be done in coordination with the non-profit organization, Friends of Chapel Hill Parks, Recreation and Greenways which is closely affiliated with the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department. More information/details will be provided by the Membership Team before the event.
PROJECT: UU Traveling Musicians
Sing at Retirement Communities
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Music Team
Team leaders:
Glen Mehrbach - glenn@pizzadreams.com
Bianca Rodriguez - rodrigueztbianca@gmail.com
Community Partners: Emerald Pond and Carolina Meadows
Community Church Traveling Musicians will travel to 2 or more retirement communities (Emerald Pond and Carolina Meadows) to entertain the residents and lead a sing-along of requested songs. Please note: Volunteers should be able to sing or play a musical instrument.
Sing at Retirement Communities
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Music Team
Team leaders:
Glen Mehrbach - glenn@pizzadreams.com
Bianca Rodriguez - rodrigueztbianca@gmail.com
Community Partners: Emerald Pond and Carolina Meadows
Community Church Traveling Musicians will travel to 2 or more retirement communities (Emerald Pond and Carolina Meadows) to entertain the residents and lead a sing-along of requested songs. Please note: Volunteers should be able to sing or play a musical instrument.
PROJECT: El Centro Beautification
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Sanctuary and Immigrant Support Ministry
Team leaders:
Paul Mitchell - pm071418@gmail.com
Mary Hulett - MHulett@rl-law.com
Community Partner: El Centro Hispano
Volunteers will help prepare soil, add amendments, and plant flowers/bulbs along the sidewalk leading to the El Centro entrance and in front of the building at 201 W. Weaver Street in Carrboro. Special needs: It would be good for participants to bring spades, rakes, a shovel and some gardening gloves. The organizer will be in touch with any additional information prior to the event.
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Sanctuary and Immigrant Support Ministry
Team leaders:
Paul Mitchell - pm071418@gmail.com
Mary Hulett - MHulett@rl-law.com
Community Partner: El Centro Hispano
Volunteers will help prepare soil, add amendments, and plant flowers/bulbs along the sidewalk leading to the El Centro entrance and in front of the building at 201 W. Weaver Street in Carrboro. Special needs: It would be good for participants to bring spades, rakes, a shovel and some gardening gloves. The organizer will be in touch with any additional information prior to the event.
PROJECT: HomeStart Resident Engagement
Organizing Team: Women’s Circle
Team leader: Sindy Barker - sindydevoebarker@gmail.com
Community Partner: HomeStart (an IFC project)
Volunteers have three different ways to participate with HomeStart (an IFC project), a 24-hour emergency shelter for women
and families experiencing homelessness:
1) Reading and playing games with HomeStart children (9:45 – 11:45 a.m.)
2) Cooking chili, making cornbread, desserts, and salads (at your own home and then bring to church before 11:30 a.m.)
3) Delivering the lunchtime meal to Home Start, serving the meal and staying to share meal with Home Start residents (11:30 – 1:30 p.m.)
Organizing Team: Women’s Circle
Team leader: Sindy Barker - sindydevoebarker@gmail.com
Community Partner: HomeStart (an IFC project)
Volunteers have three different ways to participate with HomeStart (an IFC project), a 24-hour emergency shelter for women
and families experiencing homelessness:
1) Reading and playing games with HomeStart children (9:45 – 11:45 a.m.)
2) Cooking chili, making cornbread, desserts, and salads (at your own home and then bring to church before 11:30 a.m.)
3) Delivering the lunchtime meal to Home Start, serving the meal and staying to share meal with Home Start residents (11:30 – 1:30 p.m.)
PROJECT: Winter Garden Prep
at The Farm at Penny Lane
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Youth Ministry Team
Team Leaders:
Selden Holt - seldenholt@gmail.com
Krista Westervelt Rowe - kristawestervelt@gmail.com
Community Partner: The Farm at Penny Lane
Volunteers will help prepare beds for planting; spreading and working in soil amendments with hand tools; path weeding and mulching. This project is done in collaboration with the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health and The Farm at Penny Lane 263 Penny Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
at The Farm at Penny Lane
THIS PROJECT IS FULL
Organizing Team: Youth Ministry Team
Team Leaders:
Selden Holt - seldenholt@gmail.com
Krista Westervelt Rowe - kristawestervelt@gmail.com
Community Partner: The Farm at Penny Lane
Volunteers will help prepare beds for planting; spreading and working in soil amendments with hand tools; path weeding and mulching. This project is done in collaboration with the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health and The Farm at Penny Lane 263 Penny Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
PROJECT: Blessing Bags & Kindness Rocks
Organizing Team: Children’s Ministry Team
Team leaders:
Kat Good - religious.ed.assistant@gmail.com
Marion Hirsch - Hirsch.marion@gmail.com
Community Partner: Homeless community and community at large
Volunteers will assemble Blessing Bags at the church for families to take and distribute to the homeless in our community. Children will also be painting rocks to hide for others to find, both on the church grounds and in the community at large, spreading anonymous good cheer to those who find them.
Organizing Team: Children’s Ministry Team
Team leaders:
Kat Good - religious.ed.assistant@gmail.com
Marion Hirsch - Hirsch.marion@gmail.com
Community Partner: Homeless community and community at large
Volunteers will assemble Blessing Bags at the church for families to take and distribute to the homeless in our community. Children will also be painting rocks to hide for others to find, both on the church grounds and in the community at large, spreading anonymous good cheer to those who find them.
PROJECT: Letter Writing for Immigrant, Dreamer, & Sanctuary Justice
Organizing Team: Sanctuary & Immigrant Support Ministry
Team leader:
Ruth Gibson - regibson@uuma.org
Community Partner: Elected officials and miscellaneous refugee/sanctuary organizations
Volunteers will learn about legislation regarding persons in Sanctuary and then will be given the opportunity to write on their behalf to elected officials asking them to take action removing the threat of deportation.
Organizing Team: Sanctuary & Immigrant Support Ministry
Team leader:
Ruth Gibson - regibson@uuma.org
Community Partner: Elected officials and miscellaneous refugee/sanctuary organizations
Volunteers will learn about legislation regarding persons in Sanctuary and then will be given the opportunity to write on their behalf to elected officials asking them to take action removing the threat of deportation.
PROJECT: Day of Service Hospitality
Organizing Team: Annual Pledge Drive/Day of Service Team
Team leaders:
Mary Beth Powell – Powell.mb@gmail.com
Bill Rote – brotesr@yahoo.com
Community Partner: Community Church of Chapel Hill serving surrounding counties/communities
Organizing Team: Annual Pledge Drive/Day of Service Team
Team leaders:
Mary Beth Powell – Powell.mb@gmail.com
Bill Rote – brotesr@yahoo.com
Community Partner: Community Church of Chapel Hill serving surrounding counties/communities
- Volunteers will help with the actual Day of Service on March 2 nd with the following tasks:
- Set-up and decorate church on Fri. night 3/1
- Set-up and clean-up on Sat. 3/2
- Serving breakfast (coffee and beignets in the a.m.)
- Serving lunch (red beans and rice, other dishes & King Cake)
- Kitchen clean-up
- Pledge packet distribution
- Online pledge assistance (on-site)
- Music and childcare
- Any other Day of Service needs to help make the day a success!