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EventsFriday December 11, 2009
Start: 8:30 am
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Saturday December 12, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/12/09 and 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/12/09 and 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
WildBasin Workday 2nd Saturday of Each Month Like to get dirty, work hard, and have fun? Then join us for trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, revegetation, erosion control, and other land management projects on the second Saturday of each month. Date: 2nd Saturday of every month Time: 8:30am-12:00pm Location: Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, 805 N. Capitol of TX Hwy (West Austin-78746) Contact: For more details, email hike@wildbasin.org or call 512-327-7622, ext 17. Note: Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes and long pants with a long-sleeved shirt; bring bottled water and gloves, plus a day/fanny pack to carry personal items. You need your hands free! Dress for the weather: hat & sunscreen for solar protection; raincoat/light jacket if it's chilly or raining lightly. We don't go out in thunderstorm conditions. Website: www.wildbasin.org Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ Walkable Austin Palm Park Project12/12/09 Come out with other volunteers and enjoy a day of cleaning up Palm Park followed by lunch provided by Moonshine Grill!Date: Saturday, December 12thTime: 9am – 12pmLocation: Palm Park, down the street from Iron Works Barbeque Restaurant at 3rd St and S I-35 Frontage Rd (78701)Contact: Contact Greg Anderson at 512.426.1041 or ganderson@andrewsurban.com Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Plant Rescue12/12/09The City of Austin has scheduled a series of three plant rescue dates for a property that will be developed soon. Native plants will be used around town to restore public spaces, and “rescuers” are also welcome to bring their own pots to take some plants home to plant in their own gardens. The dates are December 10, 12 and 16 with a rain date of December 18th in case one of the days is rained out. The rescue times are approximately from 10 AM to 2 PM. The whole property is fairly large (maybe sixty + acres, although a large section is in a conservation easement which can't be disturbed). Rescuers will not be allowed in certain areas since the city is preserving several "buffer" zones of trees, etc. There are large, relatively flat areas as well as slopes and drainage areas. The property contains heavy ashe juniper/oak areas as well as a mixture of cedar elms, Spanish red oaks, live oaks (even some fairly large ones), escarpment black cherries (a few), evergreen sumacs, yaupon holly, flame leaf sumacs, Mexican Buckeye, redbud trees and Texas persimmons; there are various sized seedlings of most of these, appropriate for hand digging. In addition there are grassy areas. A sample of other plants might include agarita, twisted leaf yucca, rusty blackhaw vibernum, cedar sedge (and maybe other sedges), American beauty berry (a few), two-leaf senna, Lindheimer senna, Lindheimer crown beard, a few lantana (horrida), little bluestem, silver bluestem, Indian grass, tall gramma and even a few mountain laurels and lots more including prickly pear cactus. Date: Saturday, Dec 12Time: 10am-2pmLocation: After passing the "four points" intersection of 620 and 2222, go west on 620 a very short distance. The site is on the right after you pass the commercial buildings. There is a rock driveway, chain link fence and gate. Drive into the site and park in the cleared area near the registration table. You MUST see the city representatives, sign in, and sign a release form BEFORE proceeding onto the rescue site. Contact: dale-bulla@pobox.com Sunday December 13, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Start: 8:00 am
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Monday December 14, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Tuesday December 15, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Wednesday December 16, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Eradication Day at the LBJ Wildflower Center12/16/09The LBJ Wildflower Center has recently discovered Ligustrum lucidum along the natural areas (outside the gardens). Volunteers are welcome to join the eradication party! Luckily it was found in time, and can probably be wiped out in one or two tries. This is definitely an instant gratification project.If you can make it, please RSVP, so staff can permit entry through the gate. Another incentive; volunteers are welcome to wander the gardens and grounds for free once the work is over!Date: Wednesday Dec. 16thTime: 8:30am-12pmLocation: LBJ Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Avenue (78739)Contact: RSVP with Travis Gallo at tgallo@wildflower.orgwww.wildflower.org Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Plant Rescue12/16/09The City of Austin has scheduled a series of three plant rescue dates for a property that will be developed soon. Native plants will be used around town to restore public spaces, and “rescuers” are also welcome to bring their own pots to take some plants home to plant in their own gardens. The dates are December 10, 12 and 16 with a rain date of December 18th in case one of the days is rained out. The rescue times are approximately from 10 AM to 2 PM. The whole property is fairly large (maybe sixty + acres, although a large section is in a conservation easement which can't be disturbed). Rescuers will not be allowed in certain areas since the city is preserving several "buffer" zones of trees, etc. There are large, relatively flat areas as well as slopes and drainage areas. The property contains heavy ashe juniper/oak areas as well as a mixture of cedar elms, Spanish red oaks, live oaks (even some fairly large ones), escarpment black cherries (a few), evergreen sumacs, yaupon holly, flame leaf sumacs, Mexican Buckeye, redbud trees and Texas persimmons; there are various sized seedlings of most of these, appropriate for hand digging. In addition there are grassy areas. A sample of other plants might include agarita, twisted leaf yucca, rusty blackhaw vibernum, cedar sedge (and maybe other sedges), American beauty berry (a few), two-leaf senna, Lindheimer senna, Lindheimer crown beard, a few lantana (horrida), little bluestem, silver bluestem, Indian grass, tall gramma and even a few mountain laurels and lots more including prickly pear cactus. Date: Saturday, Dec 16Time: 10am-2pmLocation: After passing the "four points" intersection of 620 and 2222, go west on 620 a very short distance. The site is on the right after you pass the commercial buildings. There is a rock driveway, chain link fence and gate. Drive into the site and park in the cleared area near the registration table. You MUST see the city representatives, sign in, and sign a release form BEFORE proceeding onto the rescue site. Contact: dale-bulla@pobox.com Thursday December 17, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Friday December 18, 2009
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End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Saturday December 19, 2009
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Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Joslin Elementary School Garden Work Day 12/19/09 The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is working with Joslin Elementary School to design and install several native plant gardens on their campus and they need your help. The focus area for this work day will be to layout and prepare the garden areas that the students have designed. Date/Time: Saturday, Dec 19th, 9am-12pm Location: Joslin Elementary School, 4500 Manchaca Rd (78745) What to Bring: Gardening tools such as rakes, shovels, hoes, and wheelbarrows, gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, a snack, and please wear closed-toed shoes. RSVP: Please email Julia Ragsdale at ragsdale_julia@ hotmail.com or Flo Oxley at oxley@wildflower. org if you can help out. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Eagle Scout Work Day 12/19/09 and 12/20/09Adults and Youth 9+ are invited to join in on a fun-filled work day removing invasive plants at Zilker Nature Preserve!Date: Saturday, Dec 19th and Sunday, Dec. 20th Time: 1pm-5pm on both Saturday and SundayLocation: Zilker Nature Preserve, Austin Nature & Science Center301 Nature Center Drive, Austin, TX 78746Contact: Please RSVP to Daeland Angle, daeland@gmail.com or (512) 990-1833. Provide name, contact information, age (if youth volunteer) and indicate which days you can work ** Make sure to wear closed toe shoes, long sleeves, long pants and gloves** Sunday December 20, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack (all day)
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Eagle Scout Work Day 12/20/09Adults and Youth 9+ are invited to join in on a fun-filled work day removing invasive plants at Zilker Nature Preserve!Date: Saturday, Dec 19th and Sunday, Dec. 20th Time: 1pm-5pm on both Saturday and SundayLocation: Zilker Nature Preserve, Austin Nature & Science Center301 Nature Center Drive, Austin, TX 78746Contact: Please RSVP to Daeland Angle, daeland@gmail.com or (512) 990-1833. Provide name, contact information, age (if youth volunteer) and indicate which days you can work ** Make sure to wear closed toe shoes, long sleeves, long pants and gloves** Monday December 21, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack End: 8:00 pm
Start: 12/13/2009 - 08:00
End: 12/21/2009 - 20:00
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Zilker Tree Holiday Festival12/13/09 – 12/21/09 This year the Solid Waste Services Department is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to make the 2009 Zilker Tree Holiday Festival clean and green. The festival will run December 6th through December 21st. As part of efforts to reduce the waste at the festival, organizers are looking for volunteers to serve as Environmental Ambassadors. The primary role of Environmental Ambassadors is to let the festival guests know where recycling is available at the event. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival to assist attendees in recycling. To find out more about the festival please go to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/. Please note that:■ For volunteers that are age 15 -17, groups must provide 1 adult for every 5 volunteers.■ Groups need to arrive by 5:15 and leave at 10:15 p.m. on their designated night to work.■ Organizations will provide one liaison to work with Solid Waste Services and Parks and Recreation to assist with any communications.■ Each volunteer will be provided with training and the necessary information to complete their volunteer assignment. Dates: 12/13/09 – 12/21/09 Time: contact Liane for detailsLocation: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road (78746)Contact: Please email liane.miller@ci.austin.tx.us In your email please include the following information:■ Group Name■ Number of Participants ■ Age Range of Participants■ Point of Contact for the Group (please include: name, email, and phone number)■ Dates Available are: o Sunday, December 6 – Zilker Tree Lighting Ceremony (6 volunteers needed)o Saturday, December 12 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (10 volunteers needed)o Sunday, December 13 thru Monday, December 21 – Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Event Nights (20 volunteers per night) Dates for volunteering will be issued on a first come first serve basis so please respond as soon as possible to get your preferred time slot. Tuesday December 22, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Wednesday December 23, 2009
(all day)
Start: 12/11/2009 - 08:30
End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Thursday December 24, 2009
(all day)
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End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Christmas Spirit Cleanup: Boggy Creek12/24/2009 – Christmas Eve Need something to move you over from the naughty to the nice list? Join in a cleanup of Boggy Creek Greenbelt in Central East Austin on Xmas Eve. Come for the whole time or just a bit. This is a kid and dog friendly project. Date: Thursday, December 24thTime: 11am-1pmLocation: Boggy Creek Greenbelt, 1114 Nile St. (Central East Austin – 78702)RSVP: jecawilson@yahoo.com so she knows how many Xmas cookies to bakeBring: reusable gloves and a sunny smile Friday December 25, 2009
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v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Saturday December 26, 2009
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v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Ecological Literacy Workday Last Saturday of Each Month Combining volunteer work with learning about local ecology, the Ecological Literacy Day at Hornsby Bend begins with several hours of outdoor work - ranging from trail maintenance to habitat restoration to work in the native plant nursery - and ends with at least an hour of learning about local ecology - birds, bugs, and more! Wear boots and work clothing, and be sure to bring your binoculars. When: Saturday, December 29th 9am-1pm Where: Hornsby Bend, 2210 South FM 973 (SE Austin – 78725) Contact: Kevin Anderson at Kevin.Anderson@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1960 Sunday December 27, 2009
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v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Monday December 28, 2009
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v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Tuesday December 29, 2009
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End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Wednesday December 30, 2009
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v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Thursday December 31, 2009
End: 3:00 pm
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End: 12/31/2009 - 15:00
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Call for Projects – MLK Day of Service1/16/09**Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.**Like Dr. King, Hands On Central Texas believes everyone can achieve greatness through service to others. The MLK Day of Service volunteer projects and activities will help volunteers understand how to use Dr. King’s blueprint for civic and social activism to affect social change in our community. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hungry, rehabilitate housing, tutoring those who can't read, mentoring youngsters, and many other projects for building the beloved community of his dream. Register your volunteer project today! Start the day with a Kickoff entitled “Reflecting on the Dream,” a civic engagement session that will focus on Dr. King’s philosophies and why they are still relevant today. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010Time: 8:30am-3pmContact: Diana Santos at diana.santos@unitedwaycapitalarea.orgKickoff Location: Huston-Tillotson UniversityDavage-Durden Union Building900 Chicon St, 78702 •Volunteer Check-In: 8:30am – 9:00am •"Reflecting on the Dream" program: 9:00am - 10:00 am •Service Projects: 10:30am – 3:00pm All volunteers are required to check-in at Huston-Tillotson University starting at 8:30am! Project Deadline: Project Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. *Even though you have a few weeks to submit your projects, we're asking you to add them to our site as soon as you can to ensure we can get 100% participation from our volunteers.Click below to open the instructions on how to post your project on Hands On Central Texas (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project. Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:30am – 3:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting an event Kickoff at Huston-Tillotson University from 9:00am - 10:00 am. All volunteers must check-in for their projects at the Kickoff location. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.Keep Austin Beautiful Reminder: Keep in mind volunteers can organize a cleanup of their favorite creek, street or neighborhood at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleanup. Tools are also available to checkout for any service project at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack Start: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ First Night Austin - Environmental Ambassadors Wanted12/31/09Volunteers, 18 years of age or older, are needed this year to help shine a GREEN light on downtown Austin’s transformation into an artistic (and environmentally-friendly) playground. The stage will be the city's plazas, parks, streets, storefronts, and building facades. Building, bridges and streets will become giant canvases and we want GREEN to be the brightest color in the palette!You can help make all this happen by taking part for only a few hours as a First Night Austin - Environmental Ambassador! DATE: Thursday, December 31, 2009TIME: Shifts from 12PM – 12 midnight; Average shifts are only 3 hours long, 12:00 - 3:00PM, 2:30 – 5:30PM, 5:00 – 8:00PM, and 8:00 - Midnight. There will be grand procession at 6PM, and a midnight fireworks show on Lady Bird Lake!LOCATION: Downtown Austin/Congress Avenue (78701)PARKING: When it Comes to Transportation, GO Green - Carpool or take advantage of the Capital Metro Bus lines that will take to you right to the event. Information on these routes can be found at www.capmetro.com. If you have a bicycle, ride and park at any of the 3 bike racks located around the footprint. City Garages: The Convention Center Garage (201 East 2nd Street, entrances on Brazos and San Jacinto), and One Texas Center Garage (open after 5 PM) (505 Barton Springs Road) will be open and will cost $7 per vehicle. Private Garages: Other paid parking garages and surface lots are available throughout the event footprint.SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: Mindy Noel 512-974-7670Mindy.noel@ci.austin.tx.us NOTE: Protect the Fingers (& the Toes) - Consider bringing your own reusable gloves & wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking. First Night Austin’s footprint stretches over a large area of downtown and although you will most likely be helping in one area, your feet will thank you if you wear comfy shoes. Stay Warm – This is an outdoor volunteer opportunity. Extras – you may also want to bring an LED flashlight and your own hand sanitizer. Saturday January 2, 2010
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Mary Moore Searight Park Off-Leash Nature Trail Project1/2/10Austin Parks Foundation has provided a grant for ecological restoration in the north end of Mary Moore Searight Park. This project will include tree installation, and seeding of native grasses and wildflowers in the open areas. Many decaying ash junipers have already been removed and mulched by a forestry mower. Volunteers will be needed to transplant seedlings of tree species from the adjacent forest that are not available from local nurseries. A very exciting addition to the project will be the installation of a solar powered irrigation system to get the new trees established. Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010Time: 9am-12pmLocation: 907 Slaughter Ln., 78748. Enter the trail from 1st street, just south of Slaughter Lane, on the right side of the street, where the trees begin. You can Google the location using 10000 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78748. It should show a spot on the Northeast side of Mary Moore Searight Park.Contact: Please RSVP to Claire Sorenson, csorenson1@austin.rr.com or on the Facebook site listed below http://sites.google.com/site/slaughtercreektrails/HomeBecome a member, sign up for events, even RSVP at our Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=176873979247 Start: 9:00 am
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste Initiative Every Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm). Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for details Contact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Rebecca will be out of the office during the holidays, but you will get scheduled! Wednesday January 6, 2010
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 01/06/2010 - 10:00
End: 02/06/2010 - 16:30
Get Growing and Keep Going ConferenceMark your calendars for the Get Growing Keep Going school garden conference on February 6th. Signup for a KAB’s green gardening or soil workshop or for one of the many sessions to discover how to green your school. This is a great opportunity to connect with local organizations and identify resources for building sustainable school gardens. Feb. 6, 2010 - 8am - 4pmGarza Independence High School1600 Chicon St., Austin, TX Questions contact: Martha Cason, martha_cason@yahoo.com Start: 3:00 pm
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Rebecca will be out of the office during the holidays, but you will get scheduled! Thursday January 7, 2010
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End: 02/06/2010 - 16:30
Get Growing and Keep Going ConferenceMark your calendars for the Get Growing Keep Going school garden conference on February 6th. Signup for a KAB’s green gardening or soil workshop or for one of the many sessions to discover how to green your school. This is a great opportunity to connect with local organizations and identify resources for building sustainable school gardens. Feb. 6, 2010 - 8am - 4pmGarza Independence High School1600 Chicon St., Austin, TX Questions contact: Martha Cason, martha_cason@yahoo.com Start: 6:24 pm
Start: 01/07/2010 - 18:24
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Put the Finishing Seal on MuralsFlexible, Jan 7-15Volunteer artists from the Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association have been hard at work creating murals that reflect their neighborhood. This project is part of a 2009 KAB Grant www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg2009robertsonhillna and once complete the murals will decorate eight vacant houses awaiting restoration. Once the homes are restored the murals will find a new home, still within the neighborhood, at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. The murals are all complete but just need to be sealed to protect them from the weather. Two or three mural backs or fronts can be done at a time (in garages and must stay upright) which takes under 2 hours; they need at least 6 hrs to dry before doing the other side. Two back are sealed already and just needs some touchup, so that means 8 fronts and 6 backs still need to be sealed. Date/Time: Flexible, January 7th – 15th Contact: Valerie at RobertsonHill@gmail.com or 457-0273 Friday January 8, 2010
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End: 02/06/2010 - 16:30
Get Growing and Keep Going ConferenceMark your calendars for the Get Growing Keep Going school garden conference on February 6th. Signup for a KAB’s green gardening or soil workshop or for one of the many sessions to discover how to green your school. This is a great opportunity to connect with local organizations and identify resources for building sustainable school gardens. Feb. 6, 2010 - 8am - 4pmGarza Independence High School1600 Chicon St., Austin, TX Questions contact: Martha Cason, martha_cason@yahoo.com (all day)
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Put the Finishing Seal on MuralsFlexible, Jan 7-15Volunteer artists from the Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association have been hard at work creating murals that reflect their neighborhood. This project is part of a 2009 KAB Grant www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg2009robertsonhillna and once complete the murals will decorate eight vacant houses awaiting restoration. Once the homes are restored the murals will find a new home, still within the neighborhood, at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. The murals are all complete but just need to be sealed to protect them from the weather. Two or three mural backs or fronts can be done at a time (in garages and must stay upright) which takes under 2 hours; they need at least 6 hrs to dry before doing the other side. Two back are sealed already and just needs some touchup, so that means 8 fronts and 6 backs still need to be sealed. Date/Time: Flexible, January 7th – 15th Contact: Valerie at RobertsonHill@gmail.com or 457-0273 Saturday January 9, 2010
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Start: 01/06/2010 - 10:00
End: 02/06/2010 - 16:30
Get Growing and Keep Going ConferenceMark your calendars for the Get Growing Keep Going school garden conference on February 6th. Signup for a KAB’s green gardening or soil workshop or for one of the many sessions to discover how to green your school. This is a great opportunity to connect with local organizations and identify resources for building sustainable school gardens. Feb. 6, 2010 - 8am - 4pmGarza Independence High School1600 Chicon St., Austin, TX Questions contact: Martha Cason, martha_cason@yahoo.com (all day)
Start: 01/07/2010 - 18:24
End: 01/15/2010 - 18:24
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Put the Finishing Seal on MuralsFlexible, Jan 7-15Volunteer artists from the Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association have been hard at work creating murals that reflect their neighborhood. This project is part of a 2009 KAB Grant www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg2009robertsonhillna and once complete the murals will decorate eight vacant houses awaiting restoration. Once the homes are restored the murals will find a new home, still within the neighborhood, at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. The murals are all complete but just need to be sealed to protect them from the weather. Two or three mural backs or fronts can be done at a time (in garages and must stay upright) which takes under 2 hours; they need at least 6 hrs to dry before doing the other side. Two back are sealed already and just needs some touchup, so that means 8 fronts and 6 backs still need to be sealed. Date/Time: Flexible, January 7th – 15th Contact: Valerie at RobertsonHill@gmail.com or 457-0273 Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Wild Basin Workday01/9/10Like to get dirty, work hard, and have fun? Then join volunteers for trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, revegetation, erosion control, and other land management projects on the second Saturday of each month. Date: Saturday, January 9 2010Time: 8:30am-12:00pmLocation: Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, 805 N. Capitol of TX Hwy (West Austin-78746) Contact: For more details, email hike@wildbasin.org or call 512-327-7622, ext 17.Note: Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes and long pants with a long-sleeved shirt; bring bottled water and gloves, plus a day/fanny pack to carry personal items. You need your hands free! Dress for the weather: hat & sunscreen for solar protection; raincoat/light jacket if it's chilly or raining lightly. We don't go out in thunderstorm conditions.Website: www.wildbasin.org Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Sunday January 10, 2010
(all day)
Start: 01/06/2010 - 10:00
End: 02/06/2010 - 16:30
Get Growing and Keep Going ConferenceMark your calendars for the Get Growing Keep Going school garden conference on February 6th. Signup for a KAB’s green gardening or soil workshop or for one of the many sessions to discover how to green your school. This is a great opportunity to connect with local organizations and identify resources for building sustainable school gardens. Feb. 6, 2010 - 8am - 4pmGarza Independence High School1600 Chicon St., Austin, TX Questions contact: Martha Cason, martha_cason@yahoo.com (all day)
Start: 01/07/2010 - 18:24
End: 01/15/2010 - 18:24
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Put the Finishing Seal on MuralsFlexible, Jan 7-15Volunteer artists from the Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association have been hard at work creating murals that reflect their neighborhood. This project is part of a 2009 KAB Grant www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg2009robertsonhillna and once complete the murals will decorate eight vacant houses awaiting restoration. Once the homes are restored the murals will find a new home, still within the neighborhood, at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. The murals are all complete but just need to be sealed to protect them from the weather. Two or three mural backs or fronts can be done at a time (in garages and must stay upright) which takes under 2 hours; they need at least 6 hrs to dry before doing the other side. Two back are sealed already and just needs some touchup, so that means 8 fronts and 6 backs still need to be sealed. Date/Time: Flexible, January 7th – 15th Contact: Valerie at RobertsonHill@gmail.com or 457-0273  
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