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| For
2006-2007 School Year |
| American
Red Cross of Northwest New Jersey |
| Project:
Junior and Senior Girl Scout troops are
offered an opportunity to play bingo at
senior citizen apartment complexes in
Morristown, Randolph, Rockaway, Dover
and Wharton. Bingo sessions last 1.5 hours.
Bingo supplies are at all the complexes
already. Troops can also bake homemade
cookies or put together prizes (5) for
the bingo sessions. |
| Contact:
Bonnie Ayers at (973) 538-2160, ext. 213
or e-mail bayers@northwestnjredcross.org
for more information or to sign up. |
|
| Jersey
Battered Women's Service |
| Project:
Helping Hands, a program through
Jersey Battered Women's Service, advises
and assists Girl Scouts and troops in
creating innovative projects that can
help prevent relationship violence, educate
communities and create social change.
We can work with your troop on a group
project and advise Girl Scouts working
toward their Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
Projects may include: Sponsoring an art
contest; creating a display for your local
or school library, creating a skit for
younger girls, organizing an event for
parents about healthy relationships, researching
your school's policies about dating abuse,
designing and distributing fliers about
domestic violence, creating displays in
school, places of worship and community
centers about dating abuse, designing
a "dating bill of rights/warning
signs" bookmarks; or scheduling a
dating abuse awareness week in your school/community. |
| Contact:
Juli Harpell-Elam at (973) 267-7520,
ext. 221 or e-mail jhelam@jbws.org |
|
| Bridges
Outreach, Inc. |
| Project:
Several
volunteer opportunities are available:
Make bag lunches for distribution on Thursday
morning, Friday night and Saturday morning;
hold a clothing and toiletries drive;
sponsor a "Bridges Run", or
make soup. |
| Contact:
Lois
Bhatt at (908) 273-0176 or bridgesdirector1@aol.com
or visit www.bridgesoutreach.org |
|
| One
Warm Coat |
| Project:
Learn how to create your own
One Warm Coat event, check out the web
site www.onewarmcoat.org . The Guidebook
will give you ideas and program activity
suggestions. Tools and resources are also
available on the site. |
| Contact:
Toll free (877) 663-9276 |
|
| Dover
Children's Museum - Dover,
NJ |
| Project:
Make kits for children in hospitals |
|
Contact: Nancy Weiss
(973) 366-9060 |
|
| Hope
House - Dover, NJ |
| Project:
Basic maintenance work, various tasks
with Senior Citizens |
| Contact:
Angela Vance
(973) 361- 5555 ext. 143,
www.hopehouse.org |
|
| Interfaith
Food Pantry of Morris County - Morristown,
NJ |
| Project:
Basic maintenance work, various tasks
with Senior Citizens |
| Contact:
(973) 538-8049, Fax (973) 538-2625, www.mcifp.org |
|
| American
Red Cross Youth Council- Morristown,
NJ |
| Project:
Armed Forces Emergency Services
Project, Blood Services Projects, Community
Services Projects, Disaster Services Projects,
Health and Safety Services Projects, International
Services Projects |
|
Contact:
Bonnie Ayers at (973) 538-2160
ext. 213, email - bayers@northwestnjredcross.org.
Fax
(973)538-6486 |
|
| Catherine's
Closet |
| Project:
Collect, sort and distribute
gently used gowns for girls in underprivileged
areas to wear to their prom. |
| Contact:
Sue
Macheska (973) 276-0024, email - pmacheska@aol.com |
|
| Care
Bags Foundation |
| Project:
Help kids in crisis. The foundation
provides handmade fabric bags filled with
essential and comforting items for needy
children. Visit www.carebags4 kids.org
for specific information on what you can
do to help. You can also let that used
sneaker keep on running. Visit www.nike.com/nikebiz
and click on "Responsibility"
and "Environment" links to learn
about Reuse-A-Shoe. Athletic shoes are
gathered, separated and ground into Nike
Grind material for use in athletic surfaces
and fields called NikeGO places to help
kids get moving. |
| Contact:
Call
the Association of New Jersey Recyclers
in Bridgewater at (98) 722-7575 for information
about a drop-ff site in New Jersey. |
|
| Bridge
Communities |
| Project:
Earn a new patch called "A
Heart for the Homeless" as you learn
about the issues facing homeless families
in the community and find out what you
can do to help. |
| Contact:
Click
on http://www.bridgecommunities.org/scoutpatch.htm
for details about patch requirements.
|
|
| Support
America's service men and women |
| Project:
Let America's military men and
women know you appreciate their service.
Visit www.americasupportsyou.mil to send
a message of support and thanks. |
|
Veterans'
Hospital Projects
|
Project:
The American Red Cross plays
a crucial role at the Veteran's Hospital
in Lyons, New Jersey every day. There
are about 600 veterans at the hospital
and Red Cross volunteers are responsible
for coordinating birthday gifts for
them. Troops or girls can pick one of
the following activities:
Collect new white socks, knit hats,
gloves and or sweatshirts. Items should
be new and in large or extra large;
Create birthday cards. Girls should
sign their first name only, but do not
include addresses or phone numbers;
Make
grooming kits that include shampoo,
toothpaste, soap, lotion, and toilet
water, or scissors. Grooming bags can
be as simple as decorated lunch bags
or plastic "zip lock" bags.
Drop
off collected items at either 29 Elm
Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 or 115
Greenwich Street, Belvidere, NJ 07823.
Or mail them to: American Red Cross
of Northwest New Jersey, 29 Elm Street,
Morristown, NJ 07960 Attn: Youth Services.
Get
credit! Help track the Red Cross activities
in the community. Complete the Veterans
Hospital Project event form and e-mail
it to Bonnie at bayers@northwestnjredcross.org
or mail it to:
American
Red Cross of Northwest New Jersey
29 Elm Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Attn: Youth Services
|
| Contact:
Bonnie Ayers, Youth Services
Director at (973) 538-2160, ext. 213. |
|
| Troy
Hills Center |
| |
| Project:
Volunteers are needed to call Bingo, help
with arts and crafts, baking, trivia,
card games and a whole lot more. If you
have a green thumb or an amazing voice,
please volunteer to show them off with
the residents of Troy Hills Center. |
| Contact:
Call
Dina Guglielmo, Activity Director
at (973) 887-8080. |
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