MONTHLY COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
May/June MPIWSC Community Outreach Donation Drive
Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities. Hopelink’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community; we help people make lasting change.
MPIWSC’s Community Outreach Committee is asking members to donate toiletries (new and unopened) that will be provided to families and individuals in need. These items include shampoo, conditioner, soap or body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, lotion, shaving cream, etc. We appreciate any donations you are able to bring to the May or June program. Donation bins will be located by registration. For more information about Hopelink and how you are able to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate, visit their website
at http://www.hope-link.org/
July/August Community Outreach – School Supply Drive
In a continued partnership with Treehouse, MPIWSC Community Outreach Committee is having a Back-to-School Donation Drive. Bring your supply of new pencils, crayons, paper, and backpacks to the July and August Monthly Programs.
Treehouse’s mission is to help the thousands of children suffering from the effects of abuse and neglect. Treehouse makes a difference in their lives by offering educational growth through providing school supplies and books, as well as through tutoring and college preparation. This local organization fulfills children’s dreams through toy donations and summer camps programs. Even the basic essentials are provided with offerings of clothing and other essentials.
MPIWSC asks members to reach into their hearts and wallets and donate to the future of our local community and the foster children of Treehouse.
MPIWSC Community Outreach partners with Seattle Works Day
Written by Sara Lewis, CMP, 2009-2010 MPIWSC Director of PR & Community Outreach
Through the chapter’s Community Outreach program, MPIWSC members joined a team from Seattle Works for a day of giving back to the Seattle/Bellevue area communities. On May 22nd, Seattle Works Day, boasted 1,175 volunteers providing 4,000 hours of community service. The day brought perfect weather for working outdoors at Dr. Jose Rizal Park.
Work by this team of 38 (MPIWSC teamed with a group of UW students) was done to establish a pond where the Parks Department will introduce the native tree frog back into the area. Tasks included taking large piles of rocks, tree limbs and brush left from other work parties to the pond area to build a barrier to protect the new pond from people and animals in the off-leash park, allowing the pond to develop. The area with its aspen, sumac, cedars trees is fed by natural seeps, springs, and drainage, as well as the occasional overflow from the faucet.
Within the barrier, the team also planted root stock for salmon berries. Imagine a raspberry twice as flavorful, with a bright, sharp sweetness. Once the temporary barrier created by the team breaks down, the salmon berries will be thriving. These bushes will then serve as a natural barrier for the pond, while also providing food for resident and migratory birds.
MPIWSC Community Outreach is very proud and grateful for the time put in by MPIWSC members on this day of giving back to the place we call home.
Community Outreach 2009 Recap!
Written by Angie Bucklin and Sara Lewis, CMP
We had a very successful 2009 MPI’s Washington State Chapter Community Outreach programs. Through generous donations and time MPIWSC has made a difference in the lives of many of our local residents.
Spring 2009 saw the return of the drive for Dress for Success where members generously donated business attire which in turn provides professional clothing to those looking for a new job and a means to “break the cycle”. We look forward to working with this charity again this coming spring.
We want to thank all of our volunteers who spent the day with Habitat for Humanity in September. We had a total of nine volunteers representing MPIWSC. It was a day we will all remember and we had such great feedback that we will be planning another day with Habitat for Humanity in 2010.
Once again, MPIWSC members donated hundreds of pounds of food for Northwest Harvest this past fall.
MPIWSC has partnered with Treehouse for the third year though school supply drives and the Gala’s toy and children’s clothing drive. Donations for this local charity for foster children reached will put a smile on many young faces.
MPIWSC looks forward to working together in our continued efforts to make a difference in 2010 with many of these same charities, new charities (such as HopeLink), as well as the return of an old favorite –FareStart.
Happy New Year and thank you to all the volunteers, donators and the Community Outreach Committee for supporting our community!
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