Dear Dudley Volunteers, A few reminders and announcements as we head into the holidays! 1. Toy Drive ends Friday 2. Homeless Meals Program continues through the holidays 3. Public Service Weekly Update 4. Volunteer (and Shopping and Clubbing) Opportunities with Community Servings ************************************* 1. TOY DRIVE ENDS FRIDAY Bring a new, unwrapped, non-violent toy to the Dudley House Graduate Office (where Chad and Susan will welcome you!) to make a donation to Toys for Tots! Collection ends this Friday, 12/17. 2. HOMELESS MEALS PROGRAM CONTINUES THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS Homelessness and hunger don't take a break over the holidays! In fact, this can be a most difficult time of year for many people in our community. All are welcome to volunteer for as much time as they have to share at the Homeless Meals Program every Thursday at Christ Church, Zero Garden Street. Drop by anytime between 2:30 and 8PM. 3. PUBLIC SERVICE UPDATE After we sent an example of the Public Service Update, compiled by staff of the Phillips Brooks House Association and the Public Service Network here at Harvard, several people wrote to ask how they could receive the newsletter regularly. You may sign up for this amazing resource at http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/publicservice-list 4. COMMUNITY SERVINGS We had a great experience volunteering with Community Servings before Thanksgiving! Below you will find a multitude of ways (from shopping at Cross tomorrow to going to a drag show on Sunday!) to help out this great meals program for HIV-positive individuals and their families. Warmest wishes from all of us! Maria, Ernesto, and Denise ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:55:18 -0500 From: Community Servings To: Maria Subject: Community Servings eNewsletter - Winter 2004 Community Servings eNewsletter Winter 2004 A Great Way to Show You Care... Community Servings now has gorgeous gift cards available to recognize your donation in honor of or in memory of a friend or loved one. Purchase the card in advance and have it ready for that special occasion. Our card includes space for a personal note and is printed on a heavy-weight paper, making a beautiful presentation. The minimum donation is $25, which provides one week's worth of meals to a Community Servings client. You can view an image of the card here. To purchase cards call Nate Marsh, Development Associate (617) 445-7777 or e-mail him at nmarsh(a)servings.org Finding the Write Gift... Wednesday, December 15, 6-8 PM, The Cross Store, Zero Brattle Street, Cambridge Join CROSS for a fabulous shopping evening to benefit Community Servings. Make a dent in your holiday shopping and help out Community Servings at the same time. The Cross Store sells an array of unique stationery's, pens, desk accessories, and other items to enhance the joy of handwriting. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served and 15% of the sales from the event will be donated to Community Servings. The Court is Now in Session! Sunday, December 19, 6:00 PM, Machine, 1254 Boylston Street, Boston Join the Imperial Court of Massachusetts for HOLIDAY HO-DOWN! This lively drag show is a benefit for "Toys for Tots" and Community Servings. Come celebrate the holidays and enjoy great entertainment. Unwrapped toys will be gratefully accepted. Doors open at 6:00 pm, show is at 8:00 pm, cover is $10. Grin and Bear It... Monday, December 20, 8:00 PM, T.T. the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline Street, Central Square, Cambridge Come to T.T. the Bear's Place for a night of music to benefit Community Servings' Holiday Basket Program! Local singer/songwriter, and Community Servings volunteer, Danny Rogers will be performing along with The Plain Janes, Alan Wong with Goose Filet and Mike Paterson with Love's Night is Noon. Tickets are a mere $5 and doors open at 8:00 pm. Go to ttthebears.com for directions and more information. Looking for Holiday Volunteer Opportunities? We've got plenty! Holiday Basket Delivery Where: Meet at Basket Central at Ryder Hall, Northeastern University When: Saturday, December 18th 1st Shift 9am-1pm 2nd Shift 10am-2pmHoliday Meal Preparation Where: Community Servings When: Saturday, December 18th 10am-4pm Holiday Meal Delivery Where: Meet at Community Servings When: Thursday, December 23 1st shift 10am-1pm 2nd shift 11am-2pm Please call Jennifer Pockoski at (617) 445-7777 for more information Thanks for supporting Community Servings and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Help us spread the word, forward this to your friends! If you would like to be removed from our email list, please send a note to news(a)servings.org --------------------------------------------------------------- Dudley Public Service Fellows Denise Ho, Ernesto Martinez, and Maria Stalford Lehman Hall, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 fax: (617) 496-5459 http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~dudley/fellows/pubserv/pubserv.html To receive updates about Dudley Public Service Events, go to http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/dudley-pubserv __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com