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The 2nd annual Summit UP is a recovery & wellness experience for those who identify as BIPOC. This includes presentations, panels, vendors, food trucks, workshops, A Nap, artistic entertainment. We need your assistance welcoming community members, being a helping hand for vendors, being a Wellness Ambassador, & fostering a great time.

Contact us for this opportunity through connect@wearemrci.org

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
9/16	10	n/a	n/a
9/16 night	5	n/a	n/a
9/17 Day	10	n/a	n/a
9/17 Night	10	n/a	n/a
9/18	10	n/a	n/a

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Help 62 yr old Disabled Veteran in Millheim, PA w/ Lawn Services as Volunteer. From client, "I am a retired, disabled veteran who desperately needs help with lawn care and snow removal. I suffered a stroke and do not have use of my left arm. I have been mowing the grass but was told by my physical therapist that I need to stop doing it before I have problems with my right arm. We have an acre to mow. I would greatly appreciate any help from you. Thank you." 
For more volunteering opportunities sign up as a volunteer for I Want to Mow Your Lawn at https://iwanttomowyourlawn.com/volunteer-sign-up/

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Help 59 yr old Disabled Veteran in Springfield, OH w/ Lawn Services as Volunteer. From client, "I am a disabled veteran of the US Air Force, active duty 1982-1992. I sustained a back injury in 1988. I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and at the last count, I had 4 disc\'s that are completely gone in my lower back and have been basically replaced by arthritis. I haven\'t had an MRI in over 10 years but I know I have disc problems in my upper back and neck as I can\'t stand more than a few minutes without getting a headache. I can\'t stand or walk more than a few minutes at a time without extreme pain. I am on a fixed income and I hate to ask for it, but I really need some help, if possible, as long as it\'s not a bother to anyone. Our town charges $50 if your yard isn\'t mowed, I have been lucky to avoid this. My oldest son lives with me, to care for me, but he has back issues also and is usually unable to do the work required. I had a lawn mower but someone took the gas cap and it went through the winter without it. I can\'t get around enough to try to fix it, if I had the mower, I could maybe do my yard a little at a time. For now, I bought a $20 weed wacker and we have used that to try to keep the very front of the yard cut down. The town can\'t see the rest of the yard. As for snow removal, it is my greatest concern as it can range from $20-$50 per storm and I can\'t afford it. I live in a small town in Maine and there are no jobs, so all the kids that could help, leave as soon as they are able to. I have a claim being processed by the VA, it was submitted almost 4 years ago. It will double my income. If I get approved, I will surely write back and cancel any service from your organization as I will be able to pay for lawn care and snow removal. I would never take anything from someone else that was in greater need than I. I know you have no one in this area who volunteers, but maybe someday, you will. If my disability wasn\'t so bad, I would volunteer, I think it is an excellent way to help people. Thank you."

For more volunteering opportunities sign up as a volunteer for I Want to Mow Your Lawn at https://iwanttomowyourlawn.com/volunteer-sign-up/

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These photos go back many years and there's thousands of photos. We have a laptop and CD drive for you to use to copy and organize our photos on Google Drive. This project would need to be completed in our office in Four Corners and you could use the time to multi task by helping to polish 3D printed parts for the gait trainer (details below) listening to podcasts, audio books, reading, etc., while the photos are transferred.

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We are looking for a volunteer who can help us maintain and continue to design our website. Approximate hours a week between 3-5 hours a week. In short, our needs are to help produce layouts, styles, and features according to the organization themes, user-friendliness, and optimal search engine ranking.

Duties would be included:
To develop innovative concepts.
Improving and testing the website’s design.
Establishing Design principles, standards, and best practices that are excellent.
Enforcing content standards in order to maintain the image of websites.
Creating visual images for websites and ensuring that it is consistent with our branding.
Utilizing various content management systems.
Making Use of User flows, process flows, site maps, and wireframes to communicate design ideas.
Including features and functionalities in web pages.
Showing the structure of the website and creating design plans.

Qualifications:

A degree or diploma in a discipline that is closely related.
Graphic design software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other visual design tools, should be mastered.
HTML & CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript are all examples of front-end development web programming languages.
Content management systems are something you should be familiar with.
Search engine optimization fundamentals are well understood.
Cross-browser compatibility is something you should know about.
Visual design skills are outstanding.
Experience with the most recent international web protocols, standards, and technologies.
Innovative and receptive to fresh ideas.
Adaptable and eager to learn new methods.
Communication abilities are excellent.
Coding the navigation of the website.
Creating the site’s buttons and other controls.
Making site mock-ups for approval by our team.
Addressing any faults with functioning, such as “dead links”.
Maintaining the site’s upkeep and updating.
Making a copy of the site’s backup files

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HIGH PRIORITY: Help 67 yr old Disabled Woman in Fairfield, OH w/ Lawn Services (equipment provided). From client, "I am in desperate need. The utilities in WV are so high that by the time I've paid my electric and water, I'm broke. Lawn care is also very expensive, the cheapest company wants almost $200 and the fines will be $1000. I have had a stroke, MS and A-Fib, my 10 year old grand son isn't old enough to cut grass, my daughter was recently diagnosed with Lupus and is paralyzed in her left leg from an on-the-job injury she received while working as an LPN, and my son is bed fast due to several medical conditions. I am in desperate need of help. I know you don't have any volunteers in my area but anything even an idea of someone else to reach out to anything. If I end up in jail I don't know who will care for my children and grandchild. Thank you." 

She has received a violation notice from the city due to her overgrown lawn.

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Help 61 yr old Disabled Veteran w/ Cancer in Hilton, NY w/ Lawn Services as Volunteer. She has served 17 years and 9 months in the Army until she was in a car accident that left her with 13 herniated or bulging discs. She was medically discharged. This April, she was diagnosed with non small cell carcinoma in both lungs. It is inoperable due to her COPD (she would never make it out of the anesthesia because her lung function is so low). Needless to say, her husband has been taking care of her for several years due to her breathing problems. On May 31st this year, her husband was in a horrible motorcycle accident which put him in the Trauma Unit for 2 weeks at Strong Memorial Hospital. A man pulled in front of him and he flew over the handlebars, hit the man’s windshield with such force that the windshield was inside his car. Her husband flew over the roof and back of the car and landed approximately 30-40 feet away. By the grace of God he is on the mend. He sustained a break in his back at T-5, a fractured left hip and elbow, multiple broken toes and a broken right collarbone. As of last week the neurosurgeon said his collarbone is approximately an inch and a half away from joining the remainder of his collarbone. By the end of the day, he is in incredible pain just trying to take care of her.
For more volunteering opportunities sign up as a volunteer for I Want to Mow Your Lawn at https://iwanttomowyourlawn.com/volunteer-sign-up/

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HIGH PRIORITY: Help 71 yr old Disabled Veteran in Bay City, MI w/ Lawn Services as Volunteer (equipment provided). From client, " I worked for the DoD for 30 yrs as a civilian. But in 04 volunteered to go to Afghanistan for a year with the Army Corps of Eng. During a rocket attack, I was evacuating the building and missed the last 4 steps and fell and broke my back, 5 compression fractures. I am now 70 yrs old, just went through a divorce after 40 yrs to a 30 yr marine corp vet. I could not afford to stay in California on my disability retirement from civil service so I moved to bay city Michigan. I have NO family or friends here and I haven’t been welcomed here on my street. I live on $1000.00 a month and struggle. The neighbors complained about my yard and that I was ghetto. So I am having to pay $100 a month for a guy to cut my yard. I really need help. I haven even been able to unpack because the boxes are top heavy. I hope u can help me. I get nothing from the government but a medal for going to Afghanistan and a certificate. But what I did get was a slap in the face with the WAP program against woman who worked for civil service and were married to military a deduction in money received. I gave 30 yrs of my life, 26 yrs working for the marine corps assist battalion level 4 yrs with Army corps of engineers with a volunteered trip to Afghanistan only to be left poor and living below the poverty level. I hope u can help me because that would save me money that I really need. I hate having to ask for help. I have had to ask for food stamps so Michigan gives me $15. The story is long and depressing and I never thought I would end up like this. It’s a hard pill to swallow. I know there are no volunteers here in bay city but hopefully a kind person close by that is willing to help. I do have lawn equipment but I can’t use it with my walker or cane I have tried. Thank you so much for reading this."

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Our second annual Making Memories Festival returns Sunday, November 13th at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. 

We are excited to celebrate our community with some of LA’s best music, local food trucks, fun activities, and more!  We could not make this happen without wonderful volunteers like you.

We are still confirming details and specific shifts for volunteers to sign up for. After you sign up, we will reach out with specific volunteer times and other details. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Ashley at aruiz@alzla.org.  

Please take a moment to signup on our website. Thank you!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Shift times not yet confirmed	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Serve and love one another – a great way to do this is by delivering a hot meal to our frailest neighbors. You and your team can host a route once a week, taking turns with who delivers each week (once a month opportunities to deliver are also available). For instance, your team can delivery route 5 every Tuesday, and depending on how many team members you have, some folks may only deliver once every couple months.

Routes typically take less than one hour to complete and can be picked up at Fresh meals On Wheels on Taylor Drive at 11:10 a.m. Contact Meals On Wheels at 451-7011 for more information.