Volunteers for Park and Rec Soccer

Bill Caffrey is looking for Silver Cord Volunteers to help with spring soccer.  See the information below.  Call Bill at 547-3230 if interested.  

BOYS & GIRLS SPRING SOCCER:   Fee $15.00.  High School Practice Field

       This years K-6 graders. (2012-13).                 Tues. & Thurs.   May *2 - 23, 2013  5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

                                                                                               *May 2^nd  – Parents & coaches clinic only.

                                                                                                                 Fitness Center gym.  6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

                        Grades 5-6       5:00 – 6:00       These are practice times for the 1^st night May 7.

                        Grades 3-4       6:00 – 7:00       League game times will vary when schedule is handed out.

                        Grades K-1-2   7:00 – 8:00       Suggested equipment: Shin guards. (available at O’Henry’s)

                                             GAMES FOR MAY 9,14,16,21,23 ARE SCHEDULED FOR 5:30 & 6:30

Home Business and Craft Expo Volunteers Needed

Terri Smith would like Silver Cord volunteers to help with kid games and activities at the Home Business and Craft Expo.  Volunteers are needed Friday May 17th from 4-6 to help with set-up at the Expo Center on the fairgrounds.  Volunteers are also needed on Saturday May 18th from 8:30 to 12:30 and 12:30 to 4 with the actual games.  Take down volunteers from 4-5 on Saturday are also needed.  Call or text Terri at 563.379.6770 if interested.  You can also contact Ashley Olson at 547-5102 if interested.

Kiwanis Mother's Day Brunch

The Cresco Kiwanis are looking for Silver Cord volunteers to help with their Mother's Day brunch on Sunday May 12th from 8-2.  Volunteers can help all or a part of the time.  Please contact Dick Holten at H&S at 547-4910 if you are able to help!

Daycare Help Needed

Hello Everyone!

I may know some of you but in case not my name is Jazmon and I am the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinator and Child Advocate at Helping Services. We are currently starting a new part of our programming called Active Parenting Support Groups. These are once a month parenting support groups where we will discuss lots of different parenting topics. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with daycare during the time the parents are in the groups. We provide the support groups once a month in Howard, Allamakee, and Winneshiek. I will list the dates times and locations below. If you have any interest in helping with daycare any of the days or know someone who may be interested please contact me either through e-mail or phone at (563) 380-1300.

Thank you very much!!

Winneshiek

Dates: May 9^th, June 6^th,  July 11^th, August 8^th, and  September 5^th

Time : 5:45-8

Location: May 9^th is at the Decorah Helping Services office. Other locations are currently unknown.

Allamakee

Dates: May 16^th, June 13^th, July 18^th, August 15, and September 12^th

Time: 5:45- 8

Location: Waukon Hospital

Howard

Dates: May 30^th, June,27^th, July 25^th, August 22^nd,  September 19^th

Time 5:45-8

Location: Cresco Hospital.

Summer Program Help

Howard Winn CSD will again be offering the summer program for students.  Ms. Dickman needs silver cord volunteers to work with kids doing activities such as sports, cooking healthy, and supervising field trips.  She needs several volunteers from June 10 through June 28th.  The times are from 8am to 1pm and from 9am to 11am.  She is willing to work around driver's education and softball/baseball schedules.  If you are interested in volunteering, please email Ms. Dickman at cdickman@howard-winn.k12.ia.us

Notre Dame Needs Noodle Makers!

Come to the Notre Dame church basement tomorrow, Saturday April 6th, and help make noodles for the fair stand.  Come anytime between the hours of 9 AM - 2 PM.

American Red Cross Seeks Blood Drive Coordinator

From the American Red Cross:

Our goal is to offer more donation opportunities in your community.  Although 60% of the population is eligible to donate, less than 4% actually donate.  80% of blood is collected on mobile blood drives, and we cannot do this without sponsors! 

From experience, I am going to answer a few questions that most sponsors and coordinators ask up front.

** There is no cost for hosting a blood drive, we provide all the promotional materials such as posters, paycheck inserts, table tents, banners, etc.

** We submit PSA's/press releases to the media in the community to help get the word out.

** Blood drives usually run 4 or 5 hours, but we also need 3 hours for unloading/loading, which means that we'll need the space reserved for a total of 7-8 hours the day of your blood drive. .

** We bring all the equipment, all you need are 6 tables and 25 chairs.

We have the blood drive scheduled for June 7 at the VFW Main Room from 1-5:30p.

Basically, the coordinators role would be to motivate employees, residents and the community to participate in the blood drive. All the while, I will work side-by-side with the coordinator to help make the blood drive successful. The primary role the day of the drive is to ensure that the space, tables and chairs are available . 

***In addition, two (2) volunteers are needed during the blood drive. One in the canteen area and one as a greeter.

*Coordinator role: To help get the word out. Don't be a lone ranger, organize a recruitment team to help get the word out. Examples are: holding table sign-ups, sending out emails, doing PA announcements, hanging up posters, banners, etc…( I will provide all of these to you.)

Next Steps:

1.     Once we find a coordinator, I’ll meet with them in person and go over details.

2.     Start marketing and advertising!

Contact Whitney Joachim

(319).270.2320

Whitney.Joachim@redcross.org