Sarah Lyman Day of Community Service

List of 6 items.

• CHICAGO - Cradles to Crayons / September 23, 2023 / 9:30-11:00 a.m.

  Join fellow alums at Cradles to Crayons' Giving Factory warehouse and assist in processing and packaging donations of new and nearly new children's items and essentials for distribution to local disadvantaged children.  Post-volunteer shift we will have lunch at Mi Fogata (Dutch treat)
  
  Cradles to Crayons
  https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/

  2500 W. Bradley Plaza, Chicago 60618 (new warehouse location)
  
  Chair: Amy Goodman Weller ’78 weller815@sbcglobal.net

  
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)
  

• CLEVELAND - Nature Center at Shaker Lakes / September 23, 2023 / 9:00 am–Noon

  Join other alums as we celebrate National Public Lands Day by pulling invasive plants and/or planting native plants at the No Mow Site in Shaker Heights at the corner of Lee Road and S. Park Blvd.
  
  This activity is a partnership with the City of Shaker Heights' Sustainability Committee, the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Gloves and tools will be provided. Please wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes. Bring a refillable water bottle and work/garden gloves if you want to wear your own. 

  
  Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
  https://shakerlakes.org/
  Check-in site location information to come. There is on street parking by the No Mow Site. 
  
  Chair: Rosemary Mudry '02 rosemarymudry@gmail.com 
  
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• COLUMBUS / Mid-Ohio Food Collective Volunteer Appreciation Event/ September 30, 2023 / 12:00-4:00 p.m.

  Join other alums for a fun opportunity to give back and celebrate the hardworking volunteers of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, the largest food bank in Ohio. We'll help run games like ring toss and cornhole and serve snacks, all to make the party a relaxing and festive occasion for the many volunteers who deliver over 170,000 meals to Ohioans every day.  Please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes.
  
  Mid-Ohio Food Collective Volunteer Appreciation Event
  https://mofc.org/
  3960 Brookham Drive
  Grove City, OH 43123
  
  

  Chair: Rose Babington ‘04 • rose.babington@gmail.com
  
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• DENVER-The Delores Project/ September 23, 2023 / 10 am- 1 pm

  Join other Denver area alums in serving lunch to the residents of The Delores Project which provides safe, comfortable shelter for women experiencing homelessness.  Address will be provided after registration.
  
  The Delores Project
  https://thedeloresproject.org/
  Denver, CO
  
  Chair: Cindy Mast Finigan '89 ckm.finigan@gmail.com
  
  REGISTER: (Google Form)

• NEW YORK CITY / Fort Tryon Park / September 9, 2023 / 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/2023/09/23/broadway-beautification-fort-tryon-park
  Broadway/Arden Entrance in Fort Tryon Park

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

  
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• WASHINGTON, D.C. / Woodlawn & Arcadia Farm / September 9, 2023 / 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  Join other alums for a morning of farm work alongside Arcadia staff and farmers on Arcadia Open Volunteer Day! 
  
  Come get your hands dirty, learn about sustainable agriculture and help grow vegetables for neighbors who have a hard time getting access to fresh, nutritious food. You'll weed, hoe, plant and harvest. Closed-toe shoes are required, long sleeved tops and pants are recommended. Bring a sun hat and a refillable water bottle. There are bees and lots of dirt. 
  
  MUST REGISTER THROUGH LAUREL USING THE GOOGLE FORM BELOW. The event brite link is for information but please register via Laurel. 
  
  Woodlawn & Arcadia Farm 
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arcadia-open-volunteer-day-september-2023-tickets-536376495537

  9000 Richmond Highway

  Alexandria, VA 22309
  
  Chair: Jenn Beeson-Gregory ’88 • beesonic92@yahoo.com
  
  REGISTER (Google Form)