Volunteers needed!

• Two more volunteers are needed for the "Hairspray" Movie Night taking place Thursday, July 29 at 8:00 pm at Tubman Elementary Field
• Ten volunteers are needed for National Night Out (NNO) on August 3 at various times between 4:00 and 10:00 pm.   Target is sponsoring this year's NNO in Columbia Heights and has agreed to help out with our Columbia Heights Day with reciprocal volunteers. NNO will be held at Hyatt Place and the adjoining soccer fields located at Bell Multi-Cultural High School.  This event is also very important for keeping our community safe.   Also it is great way to meet law enforcement officers in the area as well as Washington Redskins cheerleaders!

Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Whitney Cooper via email.

826DC seeks volunteers

826DC, a Ward 1-based nonprofit helping young people between the ages of 6 and 18 improve their creative and expository writing skills, seeks volunteers to help increase their capacity to serve DC students and teachers.   There are many ways to volunteer for 826DC.   More information about volunteering is on their web site.   The org is holding a volunteer orientation on October 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.   But sign up soon; the September orientation is already filled to capacity!

Volunteers needed for tree planting extravaganza!

Columbia Heights Village Together with Casey Trees Washington, DC is sponsoring a Neighborhood Tree Planting on March 20 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Casey Trees is providing the trees, tools, gloves and technical advisors.   CHVT is recruiting the volunteers (dressed in gardening clothes and ready to get dirty) to plant 30 trees on the grounds of the Columbia Heights Village Apartments.   Adults and kids are welcome -- and about 40 are needed for this ambitious greening project.   Volunteers will be fed and watered just like the trees!   Bagels and coffee at the beginning and pizza at the end.   The check-in/organizational site is the southeast corner of 14th Street and Columbia Road.   Harvard Street may be blocked off due to a marathon that is being run that same morning, so you might want to take the metro (Green or Yellow Line, Columbia Heights stop).   The planting will happen regardless of weather.

For more information, including how to register, click here.

Important info for nonprofits regarding volunteers

Volunteers are an integral part of many nonprofits located in Ward 1 and serving Ward 1 residents.   If your organization is one that uses volunteers, then this publication from the DC Bar Pro Bono Program is for you.   This document describes what a waiver of liability is and whether they are necessary for your organization.   Please note that nothing about the preparation of this publication or sharing of it on this blog constitutes legal advice.
DCBar Alert--Waivers of Liability for Volunteers

February 20 community beautification event

Join Mentoring Works2 and Howard University students at the February Community Beautification Event on February 20.   Direct questions, concerns, or comments to Courtney Stewart, (202) 232-4669.MW2CommunityBeautification0210

Writers needed to help neighborhood budding young writers

This from Greater DC Cares:

Do you have an idea about how to get students excited about writing?   Bring it to Parkview!   Help the teens and elementary school students get in touch with their inner lyricist, poet, or writer every Monday evening at the Parkview Recreation Center.   Lend your passion for words and creativity, or just become a mentor to a student in the neighborhood.   To sign up, email Ashley Wood at ashleyawood (at) gmail (dot) com.

Make Saturdays spectacular at Park View Rec

This just in from Greater DC Cares:

A team of talented young people have put together an exciting set of programs under the guidance of the manager of the Park View Recreation Center to start on Saturday, January 9, 2010.   You can help turn the recreation center into a beacon of light in a neighborhood that is undergoing rapid changes.   To get involved, email Katie Delaney, katsdelaney [AT] gmail [DOT] com.