dudley-pubserv December 2012

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Winter break help needed at Harvard Square Homeless Shelter!

by Dudley Public Service

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harvard Square Homeless Shelter <hshs.volunteer(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:20 PM Subject: [Hshs-break] Winter break help needed at HSHS! To: hshs-break(a)lists.hcs.harvard.edu, unilu-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu *Volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter this Winter Season!* Around town anytime between Friday, December 21 and Monday, January 28 and looking to share some holiday cheer? We and our guests would love to have your help at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter! We are in particular need of help for the following shifts: Monday overnight 12/24 Wednesday overnight 12/26 Monday breakfast 12/31 Monday evening 12/31 Tuesday breakfast 1/1 Tuesday afternoon 1/1 Thursday evening 1/3 Please contact us at hshs.volunteer(a)gmail.com with any questions. About Us: The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the only student-run homeless shelter in the nation, with a volunteer force of 150+. We are always in need of extra hands over school holidays. We hope you will join us! Sign-up for winter shifts (dinner on Friday 12/21 to breakfast on Monday 1/28): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApIEyYujHlt-dGxjRVA3dzJZRzRobE… Please forward this on to friends you think may be interested. We will appreciate all the help we can get! Thanks for your support, The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter http://hshshelter.org _________________________ DESCRIPTION of SHIFTS ****************************** ********************** There are 4 shifts: Dinner: 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM Evening: 9:00 PM - 11:15 PM Overnight: 11 PM - 9:00 AM Breakfast: 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM *But if it is SATURDAY morning, then it is* [Friday] Overnight: 11 PM - 10:00 AM [Saturday] Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM BREAKFAST -- Come in bright and early to greet our guests as they begin to wake up! You'll be making breakfast and helping to clean the shelter (an invaluable service!) after all the guests leave at 8am. DINNER -- You'll be making and serving dinner, and perhaps be lucky enough to run on a food salvage trip or collect pastries from the many shops that donate to us. EVENING -- This is a relaxed time to visit with guests as they prepare for bed. It's usually very quiet and a great opportunity for some wonderful conversations. Help is also often needed in the kitchen to clean-up after dinner and prepare plates of food to hand out at the door. OVERNIGHT – You'll hang out with other volunteers and night-owl guests, basically having more good conversations, watching movies, doing laundry, reading, baking cookies, etc! This is a fantastic shift because it's a rare opportunity to have long conversations and get to know people well. Overnight volunteers often say it's the best shift! And never fear, we do take turns sleeping -- the night is typically divided into three sub-shifts and you will be asleep for two of them (there is a staff room with bunk beds, so you will be able to sleep 5-6 hours when it is not your turn to be awake). *The shelter is located at 66 Winthrop Street in the basement of the University Lutheran Church in Harvard Square (on the corner of Dunster and Winthrop Streets, next to the MAC and Pinocchio's Pizza). _______________________________________________ Hshs-break mailing list Hshs-break(a)lists.hcs.harvard.edu https://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/hshs-break

11 years, 4 months

Toy Drive Ends Monday at 5 pm; Volunteer at the Harvard Homeless Shelter

by Dudley Public Service

*Toy** *Drive -- bring donations to the 3rd floor of Dudley House by 5 pm on Monday (December 3rd)! Would you like to give to those in need in our community this holiday season? Dudley Public Service is collecting toys for ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development). Please bring unwrapped gifts for kids ages 0-16 to the third floor Dudley offices by *5 pm on Monday, December 3rd*. Gift cards (especially for Target) are also welcome. For the sake of consistency, we suggest that each toy or gift card be less than $20. For a list of suggested toys, please visit http://www.bostonabcd.org/suggested- toys.aspx. Please contactdudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com with questions. * * ------------------------------------------ * * *Volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter this Winter Season!* Around town anytime between Friday, December 21 and Monday, January 28 and looking to share some holiday cheer? We and our guests would love to have your help at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter! No previous experience or training required--just a willingness to lend a helping hand. Shifts are as short as 2 hours--shift descriptions and map of our location are below. Please contact us at hshs.volunteer(a)gmail.com with any questions. About Us: The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the only student-run homeless shelter in the nation, with a volunteer force of 150+. We are always in need of extra hands over school holidays. We hope you will join us! Sign-up for winter shifts (dinner on Friday 12/21 to breakfast on Monday 1/28): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApIEyYujHlt-dGxjRVA3dzJZRzRobE… Please forward this on to friends you think may be interested. We will appreciate all the help we can get! Thanks for your support, The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter http://hshshelter.org _________________________ DESCRIPTION of SHIFTS ****************************** ********************** There are 4 shifts: Dinner: 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM Evening: 9:00 PM - 11:15 PM Overnight: 11 PM - 9:00 AM Breakfast: 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM *But if it is SATURDAY morning, then it is* [Friday] Overnight: 11 PM - 10:00 AM [Saturday] Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM BREAKFAST -- Come in bright and early to greet our guests as they begin to wake up! You'll be making breakfast and helping to clean the shelter (an invaluable service!) after all the guests leave at 8am. DINNER -- You'll be making and serving dinner, and perhaps be lucky enough to run on a food salvage trip or collect pastries from the many shops that donate to us. EVENING -- This is a relaxed time to visit with guests as they prepare for bed. It's usually very quiet and a great opportunity for some wonderful conversations. Help is also often needed in the kitchen to clean-up after dinner and prepare plates of food to hand out at the door. OVERNIGHT – You'll hang out with other volunteers and night-owl guests, basically having more good conversations, watching movies, doing laundry, reading, baking cookies, etc! This is a fantastic shift because it's a rare opportunity to have long conversations and get to know people well. Overnight volunteers often say it's the best shift! And never fear, we do take turns sleeping -- the night is typically divided into three sub-shifts and you will be asleep for two of them (there is a staff room with bunk beds, so you will be able to sleep 5-6 hours when it is not your turn to be awake). *The shelter is located at 66 Winthrop Street in the basement of the University Lutheran Church in Harvard Square (on the corner of Dunster and Winthrop Streets, next to the MAC and Pinocchio's Pizza).

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