Hands On Inland Empire

September 2007

Make Tracks to our next Extreme Makeover Project

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(North Tamarind Neighborhood Project Phase 2)

North Tamarind Elementary School Revitalization

Saturday, October 6

8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Join us for our next exciting Hands On School project. The students and teachers of Fontana's North Tamarind Elementary School have asked our help to brighten their drab campus and turn it into a vibrant learning environment. We'll be making tracks, literally, as we fill the campus with signs of their cougar mascot, paint dozens of colorful murals, help organize and stock their new library, and paint new playground games throughout the campus. On October 4, volunteers from The Home Depot will start the restoration project by building benches, storage units, restoring their educational garden and more. Then on October 6, we need 250 volunteers from the community to paint, paint, paint and ready the new library!

Space is limited and pre-registration is required, so sign up today. Go Cougars!

Want to do a bit more?
Task Captains needed for October 6th

If you are good at leading people, we could use your help as a task captain for the North Tamarind project on October 6th. Tasks captains attend a one hour training and then lead a group of our volunteers in the completion of a single task. Become a community leader - volunteer to be a task captain! Training opportunities for the North Tamarind project are on Saturday, Sept 29 at 10 a.m., Wednesday October 3 at 3 p.m. or Thursday October 4 at noon. Click here to sign up to be a task captain for this great project.

Phase 1 of North Tamarind Neighborhood Project a Huge Success!

On August 30, 351 volunteers came together and braved the blistering heat to build a new, racing-themed playground for the kids in the North Tamarind neighborhood of Fontana. Kids were entertained by health and literacy events, while volunteers laid new sod, repainted the park gazebo, and built new slides, rock-climbing walls, and a brightly colored new playspace! Thanks to all our volunteers for their amazing work!

Tell your Volunteer Success Story and Win a Trip
To Disneyland for your family!

Do you volunteer in your community? Do you have a personal story about an experience that helped strengthen your commitment to volunteering? Or do you know someone whose volunteer efforts have made a difference in people’s lives?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, Hands On Inland Empire wants you to enter the “Find It. Do It. Share It” Contest sponsored by CaliforniaVolunteers and Disney. Submit your own personal story about an experience that helped strengthen your commitment to volunteering. By entering the contest, you could help inspire someone else to find their own volunteer opportunity and win a trip to Disneyland at the same time!

Volunteering means lots of things to different people. Volunteering can be serving food in a kitchen line, teaching kids to read, donating blood, planting a school garden, or keeping hospital patients company when they need it the most. Hands On Inland Empire encourages people to find a service opportunity that matches their interests, do something to help make a difference and share their experience to inspire others.

For more details and information about how to enter the “Find It. Do It. Share It” Contest, visit californiavolunteers.org. Deadline to enter is September 23.

HOT Projects of the Month!

Happy Birthday To Me! - New Project - Victorville. Saturday, September 29.
What's your birthday like if you don't have a home? Happy Birthday to Me is a chance to bring joy to children living at the High Desert Homeless Shelter by creating birthday parties for those who might not otherwise have one. Click here more info!

ABC Tuesday (Arts, Birthdays and Crafts) - New Project - Redlands. 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Each month we gather a group of volunteers to assist residents at Plymouth Village with Arts and Crafts activities and to celebrate their birthdays. Plymouth Village is a retirement community for seniors and those in need of assisted living. Here's your chance to make a difference and develop a rewarding relationship with someone who will deeply value your company. This family friendly project allows volunteers to participate as a family, though volunteers under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent. Click here to sign up.

Family Fun Night and Pot Luck at Ronald McDonald House - 3rd Thursday of the month.
The Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House (LLRMH) is a “home-away-from-home” for families with children undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital and other nearby facilities. We’re looking to gather a group of volunteers who can put together a fun, themed meal and activity for the families at the Ronald McDonald House for an evening. We do this each month on the 3rd Thursday of every month. This “pot-luck” dinner and activity will provide sustenance, fun and companionship for the families staying in the house. This is a family friendly project. Click here for more info and to sign up.

HOT Volunteer Referrals for September!

Rancho Cucamonga Grape Harvest Festival - September 27 - 30
Volunteers are needed to staff the annual Grape Harvest Festival to be held this year at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Opportunities include set-up, decorating, traffic control, wine pouring, grape stomp (assisting with wine barrels/grapes, assisting with raincoats, and clean-up), and more. Click here for more info.