Hello everyone,
Here is another volunteering opportunity. Feel free to sign up for this
event if you are interested.
Best,
Xiaolu
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From: Takahashi, Maile <maile_takahashi(a)harvard.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Subject: Cradles to Crayons Service Opportunity
To: "dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com" <dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com>
Dear Xiaolu Ma and Janine May,
Harvard University is volunteering with 5 other area colleges and
universities at Cradles to Crayons on October 18-21. The organization is
located in Brighton, MA (across the river). We will be volunteering for 4
days, 2 shifts a day. Each school is providing 15 volunteers per shift. I
know that your organization regularly participates in service events and we
would like to invite your group to join us for any of the shifts.
*Transportation
will be provided*. You can sign up at the google document in the link below
or email *community(a)harvard.edu* <community(a)harvard.edu>du>. Please email or
call me with any questions.
Thanks,
Maile
Maile Takahashi
Director of Community Programming
Public Affairs and Communication
Harvard University
1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 1026
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.495.1725
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According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, there are more
than 350,000 Massachusetts children ages 0-18 living in low-income and
homeless situations. Join students from universities across the Greater
Boston area for a week of service at Cradles to Crayons and be part of an
important effort to bring donated clothing, books, toys and shoes to
children in need in the Greater Boston area. The Brighton-based non profit
Cradles to Crayons “endeavors to provide homeless and low-income children
with the essentials they require to thrive – to feel safe, warm, ready to
learn, and valued.” Volunteers inspect incoming books, match outfits,
sort and test toys, stuff backpacks, or fill orders that meet the needs of
individual boys and girls in their local communities.
*Greater Boston Universities’ Week of Service *
*October 18 – 21 *
*Volunteering opportunities from 10 -12 and 1-3 daily. *
*Transportation will be provided *
*Schools participating *
*Boston College
**Boston University
**Harvard University
**MIT
**Northeastern University
**Wellesley College *
Sign up to volunteer for either a 10:00 – 12:00pm or a 1:00 – 3:00pm shift
at google docs:
*
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkqLJo9t_AafdENUX3o2TlhPci1CMj…
*<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkqLJo9t_AafdENUX3o2TlhPci1CMjJtVTZWX3lzMWc&hl=en_US>
Information on where to pick up the shuttle will follow later. Wear a
Harvard shirt!
For more information on Cradles to Crayon’s go to *
http://cradlestocrayons.org/* <http://cradlestocrayons.org/> or visit them
on their facebook page.