Sarah Lyman Day of Community Service

List of 7 items.

• BOSTON / Moakley Park / September 17, 2022 / 9:00-11:00 a.m.

  Join Boston Harbor Now, the Boston Park and Recreation Department, and fellow alumnae to help clean up Moakley Park!
  
  Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty. Masks are required. You may also want to bring snacks and a hat, sunscreen, raincoat or jacket depending on the weather. Bottled water and all necessary tools, including gloves, pickers and bags, will be provided.

  
  Meet at the Moakley Park Field House. The closest public transit stop is JFK/UMass station on the Red Line, a 0.6 mile walk.
  
  

  Moakley Park

  https://www.boston.gov/parks/moakley-park

  450 Old Colony Ave
  Boston, MA 02127

  
  Chair: Katie Gerber Doonan ’81 • katiedoonan32@gmail.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• CHICAGO - SPOTS FILLED! / Nourishing Hope / September 10, 2022 / 9:00-11:30 a.m.

  Join fellow alums at Nourishing Hope (formerly known as the Lakeview Food Pantry) and assist in packing produce and dairy, prepping dry/canned goods in boxes for home delivery.
  
  

  Nourishing Hope- The Hub
  https://www.nourishinghopechi.org
  5151 N. Ravenswood Avenue
  Chicago, 60640

  
  Chair: Amy Goodman Weller ‘78 • weller815@sbcglobal.net
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• CLEVELAND - SPOTS FILLED! / Kids’ Book Bank / September 17, 2022 / 1:00–3:00 p.m.

  The mission of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is to foster improved literacy and a love of reading by providing free books to children in need.
  
  Join other alums as we sort through books, batch them and box them for distribution to organizations serving children and families in need.
  
  Please wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dusty and closed-toed shoes. Bring a water bottle. Feel free to bring gently used children’s books to donate. Volunteers must be age 13 or older. Limit 10 volunteers.
  
  

  Kids’ Book Bank
  https://www.kidsbookbank.org/about-us
  3635 Perkins Avenue
  Cleveland 44114
  
  Park in the lot adjacent to the building and enter through the door to the left of Loading Dock B.

  
  

  Chair: Amanda Royan ‘04 • amanda.j.royan@gmail.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• COLUMBUS / Mid-Ohio Food Collective / September 17, 2022 / 12:30-4:00 p.m.

  Join other alums at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective On-Site Pantry. Help with the assembly line to pack grocery boxes and load them into customer vehicles at the pantry. There will be different volunteer roles available but all volunteers should wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes. 

  
  Mid-Ohio Food Collective On-Site Pantry
  https://mofc.org
  3960 Brookham Drive
  Grove City, OH 43123

  
  

  Chair: Rose Babington ‘04 • rose.babington@gmail.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• NEW YORK CITY / Fort Tryon Park / September 10, 2022 / 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

  Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks and fellow alums to dig in the dirt in Fort Tryon Park!
  
  We will meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Please wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and get ready to improve the park’s ecology by removing debris and helping site preparations. Tools and gloves will be provided but please bring a filled water bottle.
  
  

  Broadway Berm Beautification Day—Fort Tryon Park
  https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2022/09/10/broadway-berm-beautification-day-fort-tryon-park

  
  

  Chair: Sara Hollabaugh Serbanoiu ‘13 • shollabaugh13@gmail.com

  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• SEATTLE / Food Lifeline / September 17, 2022 / 1:00-3:00 p.m.

  Food Lifeline volunteers will help sort and repack bulk donations of food for the hundreds of member food banks, meal programs and shelters that serve over 100,000 meals every day.
  
  Please wear warm layers and closed-toe shoes. Masks required. Alums who RSVP will be sent information about registering with Food Lifeline in advance of the day. 
  
  Food Lifeline Hunger Solution Center
  https://foodlifeline.org/
  815 S 96th Street
  Seattle, WA 98108
  
  Chair: Heather Cargile Lakefish ’91 • hcbakefish@hotmail.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)

• WASHINGTON, D.C. / Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens / September 24, 2022 / 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  Help Preserve the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens by getting your hands dirty through pond care, trash cleanups, gardening and more. Please wear comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes. All tools and gloves will be provided. Bring a water bottle. 

  
  Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
  https://kenaqgardens.org/get-involved/volunteer/corporate
  1550 Anacostia Avenue, NE
  Washington, DC, 20019
  
  Chair: Jenn Beeson-Gregory ’88 • beesonic92@yahoo.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)