Hands On Inland Empire

October 2007

Want to Make a Difference in a Child's Life?

It's time to

Join us for our newest project on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Starts November 10th from 9 a.m. - noon.
50 volunteers needed each month! Imagine a Saturday morning in which instead of sleeping late or watching television, kids are surrounded by fun, enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers, and along with their friends and classmates are captivated by a book and developing a passion for reading. "Read to Kids" is Hands On Inland Empire's newest volunteer project -- reading to the kids of Virginia Primrose Elementary School in Fontana.

Your three hours of volunteerism on a Saturday morning can make a life-long difference in the life of a child. Volunteers will read, conduct arts and crafts activities, and deliver prize books to all the kids who participate. Click here for more information and to sign up to read to the grade of your choice.

North Tamarind Neighborhood Project Complete!
Thanks to our Volunteers for another Great Community Event!

It started in August with the North Tamarind Park playground build. It continued on October 4th with over 50 volunteers from The Home Depot renovating the North Tamarind Elementary school garden, preparing the playground surface, and building storage cupboards, shelves, backpack hooks and ball boxes. On October 6th an additional 250+ volunteers picked up paint brushes and painted over a dozen new murals, playground games and curbs, goalposts, basketball backboards and picnic tables, completely transforming the school into a vibrant splash of color!

Thanks to all our volunteers, sponsors and the Points of Light & Hands On Network for supporting us as we finished our transformation of the North Tamarind Neighborhood! Special thanks to the great teams from The Home Depot, Circuit City, Kaiser Permanente, North Tamarind Cougar Pride, Claremont Colleges Circle K, San Bernardino Bridges Program, Helping Hands Fontana High School, UCR Circle K, Starbucks, and Schneider National.

Holiday Volunteer Opportunities

Tis the season. Lots of folks enjoy volunteering for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Click here to see volunteer opportunities that will make the holidays brighter for those in need in the Inland Empire.

If your nonprofit agency NEEDS volunteers for the holidays, please email Larry Deckel and let us list your call for holiday volunteers here on our site.

HOT Projects of the Month!

Make A Difference Day is October 27th.
Plant a tree - Help kids in a shelter celebrate their birthday - Record Books for the Blind & Dyslexic - Help Build a neighborhood park in Redlands. There's LOTS of ways to make a difference on national Make A Difference Day. Click here to sign up for a Make A Difference Day project

Charity Golf Tournament, Friday November 9th.
The American Golf Foundation will host its inaugural charity golf tournament with proceeds benefiting Hands On Inland Empire. Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, monitoring the holes on the course (to verify “hole in one” winners), setting up the charity auction, and assisting with lunch distribution. Click here to sign up.

Take part in a fun-filled day of golf at the AGF Golf Tournament!

The inaugural AGF Charity Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, November 9 at Shandin Hills Golf Club. Proceeds from this event will benefit Inland Empire United Way's Hands On Initiative.

Take this opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of local children by participating this wonderful event. Golfer's Needed, as are raffle and auction items. The registration deadline is November 2, 2007

To golf or for additional information please see the AGF Charity Golf Tournament brochure.