[Community-service] How to find an opportunity

[Cindy Ray]

That sounds like a great event. We are going to help with cleaning up some gardens in a park. Looking forward to that.


I do volunteer chaplain service for a hospital and for a Hospice, but the Hospice is very narrow in what they will train me to do and then let me do.

Cindy

On Aug 28, 2014, at 3:15 PM, jonathan franks via Community-service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> The NFB of Texas Austin Chapter is currently in the process of having
> a community service event in October. It will be at the Salvation Army
> and the event is called the Birthday Wagon. Each month, the Salvation
> Army puts on a birthday celebration for all the homeless kids for
> their birthday. Typically there are around 30-40 kids who attend and
> there are numerous activities such as face painting, playing with
> playdough, bingo and cupcakes and drinks are made and brought.
> 
> There is a list sent out with all of the kids who are at the shelter
> whose birthday is that month and gifts are bought and donated to them.
> I along with Marcey Gonzalez have participated in this event numerous
> times.
> 
> The NFB Austin Chapter believe that this would be a great idea for our
> members to partake in and increase awareness that blind people can
> participate in numerous types of events.
> 
> We are actually having the training tonight so that we may participate
> in the event.
> 
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