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The CanDo Connection                                                            December 3, 2019
In This Issue

 GIVE!GUIDE  DONATIONS  TO  DATE  

$113,091.00

 

QUICKLY  SPOT  VOLUNTEER  OPPORTUNITIES

This buttery yellow color  indicates volunteer  opportunities.  
Have an hour or two? 
CanDo helps make it easy 
to make a difference. 
Family Friendly Event

See this image? 
It's a  family friendly  event.

HUNGER  
NEVER  TAKES  A  HOLIDAY

CanDo's December green bag pick-up is Saturday, December 14! Help us bring in food donated every two months by nearly a thousand generous CanDoers.

This volunteer opportunity suitable for middle school and teens as well as adults. Eight slots are reserved for students.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Sat., Dec. 14 9:30-noon
LOCATION :  Napa Food Bank - 1766 Industrial Way - Napa

SIGN-UP HERE.

 
NEXT  GREEN  BAG  
PICK-UP:   SAT., DEC. 14

Here are the Food Bank's most needed foods for December.
  • 100% juice (in plastic containers)
  • Canned fruit in water
  • Canned protein
  • "Meals in a can" (chili and stew) 

THE GIVE!GUIDE
IN  DECEMBER'S
  MARKETPLACE 

p. 38




WORDS  MATTER

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because 
you never know 
how soon
it will be too late."

  -Ralph Waldo Emerson
   
 
BITS  AND  PIECES

Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love
Performed by 
Raymond Penfield,
94 years young when this was filmed and recorded in 2011.

Learn more about Raymond here.


  QUICK   TIP


Don't be like  Clark Griswold.


C OMPOST  CORNER

 
 Email questions about Curbside Composting 
or recycling to 
"Compost Corner." 

Responses graciously provided by 
Tim Dewey-Mattia, Napa Recycling 
& Waste Services.


GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AT THE FESTIVE NAPA FARMERS MARKET

And help our community at the same time!


 
Lend a hand as CanDo volunteers pick up fresh fresh fruits 
and vegetables from 
Farmers Market vendors
 and take them to the
So. Napa  Shelter and the 
Napa Food Bank.

DAY/DATE/TIME
  Any Saturday year-round.
 You choose!
12:15-1:45PM 

LOCATION
South Napa Century Center 
195 Gasser Drive

to learn more or to  sign up.
Family Friendly Event
 
Teens and older, supervised children are  welcome. 
 
 
HERE'S  WHAT  YOU   CanDo   TO  GET  INVOLVED

CanDo's Garden for the Food Bank  grows  fresh, local produce for the CAN-V Food Bank. We also collect produce from generous Farmers' Market vendors for the Food Bank and Homeless Shelter.  Email  Karen.

Waterway Keepers began as a CanDo project. Now it's orchestrated by our friends at the Napa Co. Resource Conservation District. Volunteers help maintain our river and streams to keep them vibrant and alive.  Email Ashley.

Raises funds and awareness for local nonprofits in a year-end giving campaign. Email hilary or Nancy.

CanDo has a brilliant way to help share food with neighbors in need. Email Marilyn. 


  ALL  ACROSS  THE  GLOBE, 
IT'S  GIVING  TUESDAY!

Starting at $10, you can support CanDo and 45 other remarkable local nonprofits.


It's the easiest way to do a world of good 
right here at home.

Read more in today's  Napa Register .


 CREATING  KINDNESS YOU'RE  INVITED

Young artists from several Give!Guide nonprofits recently responded to 
the question:  
What does kindness 
look and feel like? 

Participants included little ones through teens served by NEWS, Loving Animals Providing Smiles, Community Resources for Children, Napa Valley Community Housing, Teens Connect, Napa Farmers Market and ParentsCAN . 

An exhibition of some of their works, curated by Shelly Hanan of ParentsCAN, is open to the public in the Children's Room of the Napa County Library throughout December.

On Wednesday, December 4th at 5:30, some of the young artists and family members will gather in the children's room to celebrate being part of a kind and generous community. You're cordially invited to stop by. 

DAY/DATE/TIME:  Wednesday,   Dec. 4, 5:30PM
LOCATION:  Napa Co. Library Children's Room - 580 Coombs St. - Napa  
FFI:   Shelly 707.220.3050 or hilary 707.252.7743

To learn more about ParentsCAN and 45 other local nonprofits making a difference in Napa County, visit:



IMPORTANT  AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING  MEETING  THIS  WEEK
We think these Napa projects deserve your support

PROJECTS : Heritage House and Valle Verde Apartments
LOCATION: North end of Valle Verde Dr. (old Sunrise Assisted Living building)
DEVELOPERS : Gasser Foundation, Burbank Housing, and Abode Services
Heritage House remodels an old, unused building into 66 apartments (58 studios & 8 1 bedroom) for much needed supportive housing for people in the City of Napa. Thirty-three units will be supportive housing for previously homeless people. The remaining apartments will be for people with very-low incomes. Support staff will be available 24/7. Only residents who are capable of living independently will be offered residency.

Valle Verde Apartments will include 24 homes (1, 2 and 3  bedroom apartments). There will be a community room with resident services on-site. Families earning up to 60% of area median income will be eligible.

We know how critical  the need is for affordable housing in Napa. You can show your support by attending what is likely to be a dynamic public hearing. Can't make it? S end a message to the Planning Commissioners or City Council. See contact information here.

DAY/DATE/TIME:  Thursday, December 5, 6  PM 
LOCATION:   City Council Chamber, 955 School St. - Napa   
FFI:  C all or text Grania at 707.480.0174.

Read more  here .


CanDo's  GARDEN  FOR  THE  FOOD  BANK
Welcomes new co-coordinators, Teresa and Chris

How does our garden grow?  Spectacularly, thanks to over 15 dedicated volunteer gardeners who show up week after week to grow fresh, organic produce for our local Food Bank. 

Among them are Chris (center) and Teresa (right), who have agreed to take over as co-coordinators of the project. Karen (far left) is happy to pass along this responsibility to two such dedicated, energetic and competent volunteers! 

Here's to many more years of gardening and many more tons of fresh vegetables for our hungry neighbors. 

THANK YOU, CHRIS AND TERESA!


FFI: email nvcando@gmail.com
Please write "garden" in the subject line.

Spotlight - Stars
THE CanDo SPOTLIGHT
Events and Volunteer Opportunities
from Other Groups Around the Valley
 Tell 'em you heard about it through CanDo!

Note: Posting events in this "Spotlight" does not constitute an endorsement by Napa Valley CanDo unless expressly stated.  We list a variety of opportunities and  programs we feel may be of interest to our readers. Explore! Enjoy! Get involved!
 
 BICYCLE RODEO: MT GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL     SPONSOR: Safe Routes to School (SRTS)     
Bicycling Rodeo (delivered to rotating classes of students over several hours) is usually 5-6 hour, 1 day per week, event. It briefs students in the classroom on proper bicycle safety, then gives them the opportunity to apply their knowledge on a set-up bicycle course on their school property. This course is laid out by SRTS with cones and includes real world obstacles such as crosswalks, railroad crossings, stop signs, and so on.   
 
Volunteers needed for fitting helmets, set-up, operating signs, directing students, moving/maintaining bicycles, cleanup. Time commitment: 5-6 hours max / 1 day.  
Be prepare for cool mornings, hot sun in afternoon, lots of standing, excited kids.
DATE:  Tues., Dec. 3.  
FFI:  Email, call 423.829.0359, or visit their website.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER 
SPONSOR : Coventry Presbyterian Church 

Based on the beloved film, this heartwarming live adaptation, staged by Lucky Penny, features music by Meredith Wilson, creator of the 
Music Man. It's the story of a little girl who believes in the magic of Christmas, a man who believes he's the real Kris Kringle, and a mother who needs to believe in love again.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30PM silent auction/7PM curtain
LOCATION:  Lucky Penny Community Arts Center 1758 Industrial Way, Suite 208 - Napa
TICKETS:  $40 adults, half price 12-years-old and younger
FFI:  707.255.9426 (9-noon) or visit their website.
PRIDE & JOY HOLIDAY GIVING   
SPONSOR: Horizon Foundation   
This year, Horizons Foundation will once again join forces with Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay (JFCSEB) to provide holiday gifts for LGBTQ refugees who have recently relocated to the Bay Area. Despite the decidedly unwelcoming restrictions of current federal immigration policies, this year no fewer than 40 LGBTQ individuals have come through the official resettlement program at JFCSEB - the only one of its kind in the country - and we want to give them a warm Bay Area welcome from their new neighbors and LGBTQ community.
DATE: Donations accepted through December 14.  
FFI:  Email, call 707.501.8768, or visit their website.

 
FFI:  Email, call 707.253.6810, or visit their website.
 
FFI:  Email, call 707.337.8908, or visit their website.

LIKE  TO  HAVE  YOUR  EVENT  IN  THE   CanDo   SPOTLIGHT?

Are you a nonprofit in need of volunteers?  Or do you have a fundraiser, educational opportunity,  or fun event you'd like to  share in the SPOTLIGHT? 

Space permitting, your post may run for up to three weeks leading to the date of your event. Photos you'd  like us to consider MUST be sent as a jpg. 

FFI:  Learn more and submit event  here .
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  S unday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's blast.   

 

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The Choices We Make

Napa Valley CanDo seeks to inspire and facilitate action  by alerting interested Valley residents about opportunities for service. If you participate as a volunteer in an activity that you learned about through Napa Valley CanDo, whether initiated by CanDo or another organization, please take personal responsibility for your involvement. Use common sense. Only you can determine whether an activity is a good fit, that is to say  compatible with your interests and abilities.