Day of ServicE
March 2, 2024
MISSION:
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mission #1:
Making quilted placemats for Meals on Wheels
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ORGANIZING TEAM: qUUilters PROJECT: Volunteers will help roll, tag, and bag all of the quilted placemats that our qUUilters have made this year to ready them for delivery to homes receiving meals on wheels services. This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:00am - 11:00am NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 8 (not counting members of qUUilters) CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES? Yes! Age 10 and up with a supervising adult. Each child counts as one volunteer. ORGANIZERS: Laurie Prentice-Dunn |
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mission #2:
design & sew hospice shawls
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Community Clickers PROJECT: We will use blocks that we are now working on to design shawls for Hospice. This involves picking colors and textures and placing them in a pleasing arrangement by "committee". This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 20 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES? Yes; middle school age and older ORGANIZER: Barbara Bibb |
mission #3:
BAKE AND PACKAGE COOKIES FOR MEALS ON WHEELS
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Rare Women’s Group PROJECT: Volunteers will help package homemade cookies for delivery to Meals on Wheels recipients. If interested, volunteers can bake cookies at home and bring them to church on the Day of Service. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:15am -10:15am NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 10 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? Yes! Age 10 and up with a supervising adult. ORGANIZERS: Bonnie Gilliom, |
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mission #4:
GROUNDS CLEAN UP AT COMMUNITY CHURCH
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Buildings and Grounds Committee PROJECT: Volunteers will help clean up outdoor areas on church grounds, including picking up fallen branches and sticks, and cutting back ivy. Participants will want to bring work gloves and trimmers or loppers. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:00am -12:00PM NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 30 volunteers CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? Yes! Middle school age and up with a supervising adult. ORGANIZER: Mike Goodyear, |
mission #5:
Collecting Liquid Nutrition Supplements ( Ensure and Boost) & making cards for Meals on Wheels
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ORGANIZING TEAM: WomenCircle PROJECT: Women Circle is collecting Boost and Ensure liquid nutritional supplements plus making cards for the Durham Meals on Wheels as their Day of Service project. Boxes will be placed in the Commons to collect these liquid supplements and finished cards. Come to the Jones Building after Sunday Services during February where supplies will be provided to make 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 cards. Our goal is 800 cards either made at church or at home. No envelopes and sign only your first name. Items will be delivered to the director of Durham Meals on Wheels within a week after the Day of Service. This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church of Chapel Hill, Jones Building NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 6 at each Sunday Social CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES? Yes! Supervising adult required PROJECT ORGANIZER: Lisa Epner ; Joann Haggerty ; Maris Abernathy |
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mission #6:
Spring cleaning at Charles House
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Board of Trustees and Share the Plate PROJECT: Volunteers will provide help both inside and outside of the main Charles House location. Outside work includes raking and cleaning-up. Inside work includes window washing, general spring cleaning, housekeeping needs, and music library classification. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: Charles House 7511 Sunrise Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 8 - 20 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes, ages 8 or older with supervising adult. ORGANIZERS: Glenn Davis ; Brenda Rogers |
mission #7:
Habitat for humanity
ORGANIZING TEAM: Habit Team
PROJECT: Volunteers will provide construction assistance at Habitat's Weavers Grove development. Volunteers will need to sign a waiver. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional
LOCATION: Weavers Grove Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
TIME: 1:00pm-4:00pm
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 10
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES ARE APPROPRIATE? Yes! Ages 16 and 17 with signed parental permission.
WILL VOLUNTEERS NEED TO SIGN A WAIVER (LIABILITY OR OTHER)? YES
ORGANIZER: Dave Morgan
mission #8:
invasive plant removal AT LEGION PARK
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Outdoor Connections PROJECT: We will work on clearing privet (primarily) from the land that will become Legion Park. Please bring gloves and clippers/other hand tools for this work. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: Legion Park 1714 Legion Rd., Chapel Hill 26517 TIME: 1:30pm-4:30pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 12 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? IF SO, WHICH AGES? YES; Age 15 and above PROJECT ORGANIZERS: Peggy Dorfman, |
MISSION #9:
Gardening & Landscaping at El Centro Hispano
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Worship Associates Ministry PROJECT: We will reach out and serve at El Centro's Carrboro location to spruce up their flower beds. We will weed, prep beds and plant fresh plants and flowers. The plants, mulch, etc will be provided. Some garden utensils will also be provided. If you have gloves or small garden tools (trowels etc.) they would be welcomed. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: El Centro Hispano de Carrboro 201 W Weaver St, Carrboro, NC 27510 TIME: 10:00am-12:00pm. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 10-12 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES? Yes! Supervising adult required ORGANIZER: Bill Rote |
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MISSION #10
SPRING GARDEN CLEANING AT THE FARM AT PENNY LANE
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Youth Ministry PROJECT: Volunteers will help prep the garden ahead of spring planting at The Farm at Penny Lane. Please note that volunteers will need to sign a waiver. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Farm at Penny Lane 263 Penny Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312 TIME: 10:00am-12:00pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 10-15 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes; ages 7 and up with a supervising adult SPECIAL MATERIALS NEEDED: Water bottle, closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, proper clothing for the weather ORGANIZERS: Heather O'Connor |
Mission #11:
singing at area retirement communities
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Music Team PROJECT: Volunteers will prepare a 45-60 minute concert of choir and individual pieces to perform for residents of local retirement communities like Carol Woods, Carolina Meadows, and The Cedars of Chapel Hill. We hope to visit one community in the morning, and one or two more after lunch. Volunteers may be asked to sign a waiver. This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: TBA TIME: 9:30am-11;00am and 1:30pm-3:00pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 15-20 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? Yes. Ages 10 and up with supervising adult ORGANIZER: Glenn Mehrbach |
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mission #12
Animal shelter toy making and playground clean-up
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Children's Ministry PROJECT: Volunteers will be making cat and dog toys to donate to the Orange County Animal Shelter, and then helping clean up the playgrounds at church. Inside projects include cutting cardboard tubes and braiding fleece rope tug toys. Donations of paper towel and toilet paper tubes are welcome! Outside projects include tidying up the playgrounds and the wooded trail to Memorial Rock. This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:30 AM-10:15 AM NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: No limitation on volunteers; the more the merrier! CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHICH AGES? Yes! All ages are welcome ORGANIZER: Alison Provan |
MIssion #13:
Day of Service Breakfast
ORGANIZING TEAM: Day of Service Committee
PROJECT: Volunteers will assist with setting up, serving, and cleaning up the Mission: Possible breakfast.This service project is indoors; masks are optional.
LOCATION: The Community Church
106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
TIME: 7:00am-9:30am.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 8
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes! Middle school age and above
ORGANIZER: Leigh Anne King ; Mandy Hitchcock
mission #14:
Mission Im-Pasta-ble LUNCH
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Day of Service Committee PROJECT: Volunteers will assist with setting up, serving, and cleaning up the Mission: Possible potluck lunch. This service project is indoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 11:00am-1:30pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 8 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? No ORGANIZER:Leigh Anne King ; Mandy Hitchcock |
Mission #15:
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School Clean Up
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Immigrant Justice Initiative PROJECT: Project: Volunteers will beautify the grounds at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, in gratitude for providing a great introduction to the American school experience for many children in the families we help. We'll pick up litter on the playground and spruce up the outdoor classroom space: raking, trimming back overgrowth, replacing some boards, repainting wooden benches. We will supply materials for sanding, cleaning and painting. It would be helpful to bring work gloves, rakes, and garden trimmers. We'll supply disposable gloves and trash bags for litter pickup. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: Frank Porter Graham Elementary School 101 Smith Level Road , Chapel Hill, NC 27516 TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: up to 25 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes! All ages are welcome. ORGANIZER: Salem Macknee |
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mission #16:
ATTEND THE POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN RALLY IN RALEIGH
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Side With Love Team PROJECT: Volunteers will travel together to Raleigh and join the Poor People’s Campaign rally to advocate for living wages, health care, end to voter suppression, and other measures towards the common good. See the rally website for more information: https://ppc-nc.org/ This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: Meet at Community Church and board a bus to Raleigh, departing the church parking lot at 9am or board the bus at the Eno River UU Fellowship at 9:30am TIME: 9:00am-1:30pm, including travel to and from Raleigh NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 15 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes! Must be accompanied by an adult ORGANIZER: Ruth Gibson |
mission #17:
SIGN UP DONORS FOR SPRING Blood Drive
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ORGANIZING TEAM: Community Blood Drive Team
PROJECT: Volunteers will be present at a table during the Day of Service activities at the church to encourage members to make their appointments for the 2024 Day of Service Spring Blood drive. After the Day of Service, volunteers will work with the Blood committee to submit monthly newletter forms, make signs for display at Sunday services reminding members to make blood donation appointments as well. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional. LOCATION: The Community Church (the Community Room and kast Courtyard) 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 TIME: 9:00am - 3:00pm. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 4 CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? No ORGANIZER: Jerel Bonner |
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mission #18:
Cemetery Clean up Day
ORGANIZING TEAM: Endowment
PROJECT: Working with Liscomb Grove Missionary Baptist and Mount Giliad Missionary Baptist Churches to clean Ray Family Cemetery. Sponsored by Indigenous Memories, a non profit preserving the history of enslaved, maroon, and native American communities' sacred burial spaces. Volunteers will rake and blow leaves, remove sticks and trees, and plant foliage. Please bring water, gloves, rakes and leaf blowers if possible and chain saw if skilled at use. Refreshments will be provided. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional.
LOCATION: Ray Family Cemetery
811 Liscomb Grove Church Road,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 10
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes. Ages 12 and above
ORGANIZER: Kari Andrade
PROJECT: Working with Liscomb Grove Missionary Baptist and Mount Giliad Missionary Baptist Churches to clean Ray Family Cemetery. Sponsored by Indigenous Memories, a non profit preserving the history of enslaved, maroon, and native American communities' sacred burial spaces. Volunteers will rake and blow leaves, remove sticks and trees, and plant foliage. Please bring water, gloves, rakes and leaf blowers if possible and chain saw if skilled at use. Refreshments will be provided. This service project is outdoors; masks are optional.
LOCATION: Ray Family Cemetery
811 Liscomb Grove Church Road,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 10
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes. Ages 12 and above
ORGANIZER: Kari Andrade
mission #19:
Planter Boxes for Covenant Place
ORGANIZING TEAM: Senior Men's Group
PROJECT: Volunteers will remove old planter frames, and then assemble and install 6 elevated cedar planter boxes, 2' x 8'. This is outside work that starts by moving old 6x6 timbers to a truck, hauling the existing bedding soil a short way to the woods nearby, and then assembling 6 planter box kits. Bring gloves, a shovel, crescent wrench & screw driver. We'll provide wheelbarrows and other tools required.
Covenant Place is a senior living center for 40 folks, 62+, with low income, and many with physical challenges. It's owned by Every Age - https://everyage.org/our-communities/covenant-place/
LOCATION: Covenant Place
103 Culbreth Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Maps doesn't quite do it right. From the intersection of Hwy 54 & Smith Level Rd, head south on Smith Level Rd to the 2nd light (Culbreth Rd). Turn left onto Culbreth Rd, first left onto Rossburn Way, and first right and down the hill to Covenant Place.
TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 4-6
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes, 14 and over
ORGANIZER: Mike Gilliom
PROJECT: Volunteers will remove old planter frames, and then assemble and install 6 elevated cedar planter boxes, 2' x 8'. This is outside work that starts by moving old 6x6 timbers to a truck, hauling the existing bedding soil a short way to the woods nearby, and then assembling 6 planter box kits. Bring gloves, a shovel, crescent wrench & screw driver. We'll provide wheelbarrows and other tools required.
Covenant Place is a senior living center for 40 folks, 62+, with low income, and many with physical challenges. It's owned by Every Age - https://everyage.org/our-communities/covenant-place/
LOCATION: Covenant Place
103 Culbreth Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Maps doesn't quite do it right. From the intersection of Hwy 54 & Smith Level Rd, head south on Smith Level Rd to the 2nd light (Culbreth Rd). Turn left onto Culbreth Rd, first left onto Rossburn Way, and first right and down the hill to Covenant Place.
TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 4-6
CAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE? WHAT AGES? Yes, 14 and over
ORGANIZER: Mike Gilliom