Holiday Help Ideas 2007
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Be a part of our holiday celebrations this year! You are always welcome! Your friendship makes our home warm and bright.
Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 22 Volunteer Opportunities: Are you a musician, poet, comedian, and/or talented artist? Consider performing at our open mic session on Thanksgiving Day! Help create a warm, comfortable atmosphere in our Day Center to give guests a great Thanksgiving experience. Contact Yetta for more details and to sign-up! Gifts Needed: Bring gift with you to our Thanksgiving celebration! Please see wish list at the top of the page. We ask that gifts be new and unwrapped. Food Needed: Please contact Yetta for more details on items we still need DWC is very lucky to have a generous community of volunteers who have responded quickly to our call for help on this day. As a result, we are currently unable to accommodate additional volunteers on Thanksgiving Day 2007; however, many more amazing opportunities to get involved this winter remain! Please keep reading…
Hanukah, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1:30 pm Volunteer Opportunities: We warmly invite you to join us as we celebrate this important holiday – complete with music, dancing, and the lighting of the menorah! Supplies Needed: Delivery by Tuesday, Dec. 11. chocolate gelt (gold coin candy) dreidls potato latkes apple sauce sour cream candles decorations
Secret Santas Needed! True to DWC fashion, we love to make each Woman’s holiday experience the best it can be! Help us make a participant feel truly special this season by sponsoring their personal gift packages through our “Sponsor a Sister” program.
To sponsor a Day Center Participant:
To sponsor a Resident:
If you are unable to sponsor a woman’s entire gift, we are also in need of single items from our wish list. Please contact Department Assistant Vanessa Luo at vanessal@dwcweb.org with any questions you may have regarding in-kind holiday donations.
Gift Wrapping, Tuesday, Dec.18, 4:00pm-8:30pm Volunteer Opportunities: Make someone’s holiday bright by creating a beautiful wrapped parcel for them to enjoy Christmas morning! Supplies Needed: Wrapping paper Ribbon Bows Tape Gifts Needed: Delivery by Monday, Dec. 17. Please see wish list at the top of the page. We ask that gifts be new and unwrapped.
‘Twas the NIGHT before Christmas… Monday, Dec. 24, 6:00pm-9:00pm He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk… Volunteer Opportunities: Sign ups begin on December 1. Gifts Needed: Delivery by Monday, Dec. 17. Please see wish list at the top of the page. We ask that gifts be new and unwrapped. Food Needed: Food Wish List to come soon!
You’re Invited to Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 9:00-1:00 Volunteer Opportunities: Sign ups begin on December 1. Gifts Needed: Delivery by Monday, Dec. 17. Please see wish list at the top of the page. We ask that gifts be new and unwrapped. Food Needed: Food Wish List to come soon!
Join us for Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26– Jan. 1. However, we don’t have a celebration planned yet. Have your group contact Yetta to be a part of coordinating a special day of family, community and culture!
Volunteer in the New Year! Have you and your friends been promising to volunteer in the coming year? Band together and call Yetta for help getting started.
Contact Yetta Young, Volunteer Coordinator, to share your time this holiday season at yettay@dwcweb.org or (213) 680-0600.
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