In town over the Thanksgiving holiday? Looking for something to do besides study? Below are a few great organizations serving the DC metropolitan area in need of volunteers. These projects qualify for community service credit under the Pro Bono Pledge.
I get by with a little help from my friends . . .
The Washington JCC sponsors an annual event, "Everything but the Turkey," which brings together over 400 volunteers to prepare 10,000 servings of food for people in need in the DC metropolitan area. All are welcome to participate. On the Monday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, volunteers are needed to help prepare stuffing,
sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, desserts and more..
On Thursday, volunteers are needed to help serve Thanksgiving dinner to the 2,000 residents of the Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) homeless shelter, which is just down the block from the Law Center. Any leftovers will be distributed by DC Central Kitchen to local homeless shelters, transitional housing facilities and community kitchens in DC.
I've got a driver and that's a start . . .
Food and Friends
This organization provides nutritious meals to support men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses. Volunteers are needed Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week to prepare food during two hour shifts starting at 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and to deliver "Turkey Boxes" throughout DC, MD and VA. On Thanksgiving day volunteers are needed to prepare and deliver holiday meals. This is a wonderful organization that provides such a needed service.
Will you still feed me, when I'm 64?
SOME (So Others May Eat)
SOME is an interfaith, community-based organization that serves DC's low income and homeless residents offering food, clothing, and health care. Donors are needed to prepare holiday food baskets for elderly DC residents and volunteers are needed to deliver these baskets on Saturday, November 15th and Saturday, December 13th.
On Thanksgiving Day, SOME will its annual Trot for Hunger beginning at 8:30 a.m. at West Potomac Park in Washington, DC. DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is the Honorary Chair of the 5K fun run and family walk that benefits programs for homeless women, children and men.
I have to admit it's getting better, it's getting better all the time
(can't get much worse) . . .
Capital Area Food Bank
CAFB is the largest, public nonprofit hunger and nutrition education resource in the region. WHUR is sponsoring a Food2Feed Radiothon at the Old Post Office Pavilion on Thursday, November 19th. It includes a food drive, cash drive, and telethon to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Monetary donations and canned goods can be dropped off throughout the day.
