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December 2016 - Twin Cities |
Thank you to our sponsors
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Cookie Baking
The Aliveness Project
Date/Time: Deliver to The Aliveness Project between Thursday, December 15 and Monday, December 19
- Thursday, December 15, 9am - 7pm
- Friday, December 16, 9am - 4pm
- Saturday, December 17, 10am - 1pm
- Sunday, December 18 - Closed all day
- Monday, December 19, 9am -7pm
Location: 3808 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Bake your favorite holiday cookies at your home, package them by the dozen, and donate them to The Aliveness Project for our members to receive with their holiday gift. Any flavor is welcome - bake your favorites! Bag or box by the dozen and indicate if cookies contain nuts or are gluten-free.
Ages: All ages
Time Commitment: Two to three hours (depending on how many cookies you would like to bake)
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Holiday Gift Expo
The Aliveness Project
Date/Time: Tuesday and Wednesday, December 20 and 21, between 11:30am - 7:30pm
Location: 3808 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
The Aliveness Project is hosting a Holiday Gift Expo, which is when recipients come in to pick up their gifts. Volunteers are needed to host the incoming recipients as they make their way through the Expo; staff the cookie, stocking, or Toys for Tots stations; or assist parents in wrapping toys for their children.
Ages: Fifteen or older; all youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Time Commitment: Four hours, plus a short orientation
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Make Play Doh
The Family Partnership
Date/Time: Flexible, contact Christy, [email protected], 612.341.1600, to arrange a drop-off time
Location: Contact
Christy to coordinate delivery.
Children who are in therapy and at the Family Partnership's two preschool centers use play doh nearly every day, so they go through dozens of batches a month. Making play doh is an easy and fun project you can do as a family. Feel free to make as much or little as you want!
No Cook Instructions
- 3 cups flour (start with 3 and add a little more as needed)
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 1 1/2 cups very hot water
- 2 packets unsweetened kool-aid (bright colors work best, generic brands are fine)
- Mix dry ingredients (except kool-aid) together.
- Mix oil and water and then mix in the kool-aid until it dissolves.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and mix and knead. Add more flour as needed. It should be soft but not runny or stick to your hands.
- Divide this batch into thirds and store each third in a sandwich size zip lock bag. Please label each bag and store in your fridge until you deliver it.
Play Doh Measurement Tips
There are 20 cups of flour in a 5-pound bag: 3 cups needed for recipe, will make up to 6 batches
There are 2.7 cups in a 26 oz can of salt: 1 cup needed for recipe, will make up to 2 batches
There are 50 teaspoons in a 10 oz jar of cream of tartar: 1 teaspoon needed for recipe, will make up to 50 batches
There are 128 tablespoons in 2 liters of vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons needed for recipe, will make up to 64 batches
Sample Label
Play Doh (For playing, Not eating)
Ingredients include:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 2 cups water
- 2 packets unsweetened kool-aid
Made by [insert your name here] with Love!
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Flexible
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Adopt a Home
Hammer
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Different Homes west of the Twin Cities; options include Wayzata, Crystal, Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth, and St. Louis Park
Hammer is a nonprofit organization that supports adults and children with developmental disabilities. Our mission is to provide individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to experience life to its fullest. Through innovative programs, Hammer helps create stable, secure home environments that deeply enrich the quality of life for the individuals we support. This is a unique opportunity for families to be matched to one of our homes. Volunteers can host pizza and a movie night, game night, arts and crafts, or a variety of other activities at one of our homes. This allows volunteers to build a rapport and spend quality time with those we serve. When and how long you volunteer will be based on your personal schedules. This is a great way to get to know Hammer and can be done once a month or more.
Ages: Six years old and up when accompanied by an adult
Time Commitment: Two hours once a month, or more if desired
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Meals in the Homes
Hammer
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Different Homes west of the Twin Cities; options include Wayzata, Crystal, Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth, and St. Louis Park
Hammer is a nonprofit organization that supports adults and children with developmental disabilities. Our mission is to provide individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to experience life to its fullest. Through innovative programs, Hammer helps create stable, secure home environments that deeply enrich the quality of life for the individuals we support. The Meals in the Homes program is geared toward those who enjoy cooking. We are inviting individuals, families, friends, and organizations to help prepare dinner at one of our residences. The recipe and ingredients will be provided. Volunteers can schedule to cook once a month or more frequently if desired. The volunteers then get to stay and enjoy the meal with our folks! We plan on piloting this program in our Unity and 14th Avenue Homes, and then expand it to the rest of Hammer.
Ages: Six years old and up when accompanied by an adult
Time Commitment: Two hours once a month, or more if desired
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Christmas EVE Day Celebration
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Date/Time: Saturday, December 24, between 11am and 3pm, depending on volunteer activity
Location: Envision Event Center (formerly called The Prom Center), 484 Inwood Ave N, Oakdale
Help brighten the Christmas holiday for isolated elders served by Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly at their annual Christmas celebration. Volunteer opportunities include meal preparation, serving, clean-up, entertainment, meal delivery and more. Our greatest need is for drivers/meal companions to provide a truly warm, connected experience for our elders. Visit our
website for specific volunteer need
s.
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Up to four hours
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Brighten the Holidays for a Senior
Gifts for Seniors
Date/Time: Now through December
Location: Check the Gift for Seniors
website for barrel locations
You and your family can help make the holiday season brighter for seniors by collecting and donating new, unwrapped gifts to them through Gifts for Seniors. Click on the Gifts for Seniors wish list to find out which items are most needed. Gifts for Seniors provides donated gifts and life-affirming personal contact during the winter holidays to isolated seniors in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. This is how it works:
- Donors provide new, unwrapped gifts from the Gifts for Seniors wish list through gift drives or drop-offs at gift barrel locations around the Twin Cities metro area.
- County and community agency partners pick up gifts for their clients from the Gifts for Seniors seasonal operations center.
- Community volunteers collect donated gifts and bring them to our operations center where they are sorted, inventoried and displayed.
- Agency partners select and personally deliver gifts to the isolated seniors they serve.
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Flexible
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Holiday Home Care Baskets
Our Saviour's Housing
Date/Time: Delivery requested by Friday December 16, please contact Rachel to schedule delivery time
Location: South Minneapolis, contact for address
Our Saviour's Housing has three housing programs: an Emergency Shelter serving 40 adults a night, Transitional Housing serving 16 adults, and Permanent Supportive Housing serving 100 adults. Our 100 Permanent Supportive Housing residents have all gained their own apartments after years of homelessness and health problems. The residents' limited budgets make it tough for them to afford many essential items to really make their house a home. Brighten their holidays and ease their budgets by providing a festive gift basket! Basket items should include:
- Package of new underwear
- Package of new socks
- Package of plain Hanes undershirts
- Shower curtains and liner
- Package of AA or AAA batteries
- Queen sized sheet set
- A coffee pot or a blender or a toaster
- A lamp or a fan
Contact
Rachel for a complete list.
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.
Time Commitment: Varies, and can be put together at your own location!
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Help Brighten the Holidays for Others
Do you and your family want to find an opportunity to make the holidays brighter for others? Many local food shelves and other community organizations offer holiday food or toy programs to their clients. Here is a list of organizations you can contact to see how your family can help:
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Giving Plates
Doing Good Together
Date/Time: Flexible
Location: Your own home or community location
Making some baked goods to bring to along to a holiday gathering? You and your family can bake up some extra treats to share as a holiday gift with new or isolated neighbors, sick or stressed friends, or even service providers you meet on a regular basis, like the mail carrier or school bus driver. Then your family can design giving plates to place your home baked goodies on as part of your gift! Visit the
Doing Good Together Design a Giving Plate for directions to make your plates and for additional ideas and reflection questions
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
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Thank Your for Your Giving
As we gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we want to thank each one of you for your commitment to making a positive difference in your communities. We are especially thankful for all the families who are living our mission of kindness and volunteering by using these monthly lists to find local volunteering opportunities. If you believe these lists are a value to you and your family, please include
Doing Good Together in your year-end giving.
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| This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)
When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.
© 2016 Doing Good Together™
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