Hands on Miami Voluntering December 2007

HOT Projects

Adopt North Shore Park
Put on your gardening gloves and join us at North Shore Open Space Park near Surfside, to restore the natural hammock. Mulch, rake, and plant your way to fun! Family-friendly: minimum age with an adult is 12. (8-15 volunteers) (project #23)
Neighborhood:
Miami Beach
Date & Time:
Saturday , December 8th · 9:00am - 11:30am
VL:
Iris Bolanos 305-864-8557 (h) ibinpeace@yahoo.com
The House that Marjory Built
Join us at the historic Marjory Stoneman Douglas cottage in Coconut Grove. Ms. Douglas built the cottage in 1926 and lived there for more than seventy years. The outside of the cottage, which is now a designated historic monument managed by the Land Trust, is in need of some upkeep. Family-friendly: minimum age with an adult is 7. (12-15 volunteers) (project #26)

Neighborhood:
Coconut Grove
Date & Time:
Saturday, December 8th · 9:00am - 11:30am
VL:
Bruce Brockhouse 305- 666-2333 (w) 305-772-3548 (cell) bruce@brockhousearchitects.com

HHSB Arts & Crafts
Join HOM at the Hebrew Home of South Beach for a fun afternoon of arts and crafts with the seniors who reside at the home. Spanish-speaking volunteers especially welcome. Family-friendly: minimum age with an adult is 11. (8-10 volunteers) (project #37)

Neighborhood:
South Beach
Date & Time:
Saturday , December 8th · 1:30pm - 3:00pm
VL:
Marcia Koo 305-215-8164 (cell) mkoo@ups.com

Bake Someone Happy at RMH!
The missing ingredient is YOU! Come join us for an evening of fun in the kitchen baking Grandma's cookie recipes with the kids of RMH, "a home away from home" for children who are patients at local hospitals. Family-friendly: minimum age with an adult is 12. (6-8 volunteers) (project #6)

Neighborhood:
Jackson Memorial Hospital area
Date & Time:
Saturday , December 8th · 3:30pm - 5:30pm
VL:
Sampath Manickam 305-228- 27189 (h) Gammaboy5@netscape.net

10th Annual Barreiro Foundation Holiday Party!

Celebrate the season of giving and share your time with underprivileged children and seniors from the Little Havana Community, part of the 10th Annual Barreiro Foundation Holiday Party. Thousands take part in the fun receiving gifts, dancing, eating, and being greeted by Santa himself. Volunteers will assist Miami Dade County Commission Chair Bruno Barreiro and The Barreiro Foundation by serving food to senior citizens and hand out toys to the participating children, as they line up around the park! Volunteers are also needed for set -up.
The event will take place on Saturday, December 8th 2008 at Jose Marti Park, Little Havana; from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Two shifts will be offered
Shift A- 9:00am to 12:00pm: Set-up
Shift B- 12:00pm to 4:00pm: Serving food and handing out toys to participating children.


Pending and active volunteers can participate.
This event is Family Friendly with a minimum age of 13 years old with an adult.
Volunteers can participate in both shifts if they wish.
An event T-shirt and lunch will be provided.
The Deadline to sign-up is Tuesday, December 4th 2007.

Come support Hands On Miami and join The Barreiro Foundation as they share the gift of giving to the District 5 Community!

For more information or to sign-up, please contact Cristin Forrest at 305-646- 7204/Cristin@handsonmiami.org

'Tis The Season for Giving!

Make this holiday season a happy one for children of farm workers, children of women who have HIV/Aids, children of women who have suffered from domestic abuse and at-risk youth from Little Haiti and Liberty City. Collect new toys, games and any other items suitable for children age 3 to 17. Start a gift drive at your school, office or organization. Gifts can be brought to the Hands On Miami office any time during the week of December 10, but preferably on December 14.

Donated presents will go a long way towards brightening up the holiday season for these children, so thank your support will be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Bobbi@HandsOnMiami.org for more information about where to leave donated gifts.
HOM participates in Inter-American Development Bank 2008 Annual Meeting

Miami was selected by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to host the Annual Meeting in April 2008. The Inter-American Development Bank, the oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution, was established in 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development, and community building in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This week long event ( March 24th to April 10th) , will be attended by over 6, 000 representatives from North, South, and Latin America. This gathering has long served as the premier global forum on Latin American finance, trade and development. Participating companies, universities, and institutions will connect with the Latin American community through publicity, exclusive engagements with the finance ministers and central bank presidents who make up the Board of Governors. Guests that will be attending include former President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates.

This will not be your normal HOM volunteer experience. HOM volunteers with all skills and abilities are welcomed to participate in this grand event! Volunteers with all kinds of professional experience is encouraged to lend a hand and support the IDB, welcoming honored representatives and organizations to Miami and the community. Please stay tuned to the Weekly Email, Volunteer Update, and the HOM website for upcoming dates and announcements. For more information, please contact Cristin Forrest at 305-646-7204 or Cristin@handsonmiami.org.

HOM is honored and excited to support IDB 2008 Annual Meeting!

EXECUTIVE EFFECTIVE BOARD LEADERSHIP TRAINING

A NUTS AND BOLTS SEMINAR
Hands On Miami, in partnership with United Way of Miami-Dade's Young Leaders Society, is presenting a seminar series for people wishing to acquire or enhance skills to serve on boards of non-profit organizations. Participants will hear from local experts on a variety of topics, including the roles and responsibilities of non-profit board members, legal and ethical considerations, fiscal management, fundraising, human resources, public relations, marketing, and demographics and delivery of services in Miami-Dade County.

The 3-part seminar presented will be held on three consecutive evening nights: February 5th, 6th, and 7th, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

The cost is $100 per person for all three sessions.
You may pay online AFTER you sign-up below, by selecting the "Donate Now" button on the left. Please fill out all pertinent information; indicating your full name and contact information, under the 'Purpose of Gift' Section please check the Registration Fee box, include the $100 fee amount, and select "Effective Board Leadership course".

Registering for the first session automatically enrolls you in the full three-session series.

If you have any questions, please contact Sania Elshorbgy at Sania@HandsOnMiami.org or 305- 646- 7293

KaBOOM!

Are your Wednesdays kind of dull? If you want to do something different and exciting to get over those weekday blues, join Hands On Miami and participate in KaBOOM! and bring back the joy of playgrounds and the imagination to children of the West Perrine Community! Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department was selected by KaBOOM!, a non-profit that builds playgrounds across the country, to receive a new playground at West Perrine Park.
During the week of January 14th 2008, the following services are needed:
Prep Day, Monday January 14th 2008, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Want to take on a leadership role? Build Captains are needed to assist in organizing stations and event components, attend on Prep Day and Build Day. A 45 minute training will take place on Prep Day. (15-20 volunteers)

Build Day, Wednesday January 16th 2008, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Volunteers will assist in construction of the playground. On Build Day, the community volunteers alongside staff volunteers from Miami-Dade Parks, will build and complete the playground by the end of the day. (160 volunteers needed)



*Volunteers do not have to be trained, skilled, or have any special tools to do work.

For more information, please contact Alicia Quillen at 305-646-7460 or at Alicia@handsonmiami.org or Laura Borst at Laura@handsonmiami.org

World Celebration Day

Miami is known as a melting pot of cultures. Having a representation of every race, nationality, creed, and religion, Miami is filled with much diversity and this holiday season Hands On Miami wanted to take the time to honor holiday traditions from around the world.

Join us on December 15th 2007 as we celebrate YOUR traditions from generations past or from your own household. For more information on how you can help us represent your country and tradition.

For more information, please contact Sania Elshorbgy at Sania@HandsOnMiami.org.
Give a little and help a lot. . .

Go to www.handsonmiami.org and make a financial contribution for the holiday season by clicking on the donate now link!
Special Volunteer Opportunities

PLEASE NOTE: These are not Hands On Miami volunteer projects. You will not receive volunteer hours from Hands On Miami.
Art Supplies Drive:
Bring desperately needed supplies to the community schools of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.They need whiteboard markers, construction paper, paints, paintbrushes, markers, colored pencils, crayons, glue, stickers, and any other art supplies.

Who: El Nahual, organization that runs Art and English Programs in Quetzaltenango for disadvantaged children ages 6-17.
When: From now- December 18th
Contact: Evian White, 954.849-6016, Evian.White@gmail.com
Redemption Women and Children, Redemption House Run For Life
Participate in this Fundraising Event to help Redemption House!
When: Saturday, Dec. 1st starts at 7:00 a.m.
Where: Blakely Park (Homestead, Florida) Redland Road
For more information call 305-230-6838.