The Shasta Daisies have already had some great moments at CDM.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Week Three Begins!
Week three got off to a great start yesterday, with the Snapdragonz working at Fair Park, the Shasta Daisies at Central Dallas Ministries, and the Petunias at the Dallas Zoo.
The Shasta Daisies have already had some great moments at CDM.
The Shasta Daisies have already had some great moments at CDM.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Halfway Celebration!
Our Summer of Service class is once again at the Dallas Public Library celebrating the end of week 2. We can't believe it's half way over already!
The students went and visited a local non-profit--The Stewpot and learned about their mission and some of their operations and goals as a homeless resource center. In addition to their regular operations, they operate a therapeutic art program and have paintings hanging all over their walls. The students and team leaders admired the paintings and the good work done at the agency.
The students went and visited a local non-profit--The Stewpot and learned about their mission and some of their operations and goals as a homeless resource center. In addition to their regular operations, they operate a therapeutic art program and have paintings hanging all over their walls. The students and team leaders admired the paintings and the good work done at the agency.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Shasta Daisies at Mosaic, Inc.
The Shasta Daisies have been creating a disaster preparedness handbook and plan for Mosaic, Inc. this week. While they were hard at work, the folks at Mosaic decided to take some pictures of the students.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Training Academy Moments
It's already half way through Week 2 for our Summer of Service Teams. All the students and all the teams have bonded, but the AmeriCorps Team Leaders remember when they were just getting to know each other. Here are a few pictures from Training Academy at the Dallas Public Library and Trinity River Audubon Center.
Our very first team builder:
Team building and our first service project at the Audubon Center:
Our very first team builder:
Team building and our first service project at the Audubon Center:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Week One Draws to a Close
We have had a fantastic first week for Summer of Service! Our three teams, the Petunias, Shasta Daisies, and Snapdragonz have been working hard at each of their agencies.
The Petunias were at Central Dallas Ministries, helping out in the garden and painting a model of the city for a display. They hung a trellis for cucumbers, staked black eyed peas so they could grow tall, and helped water the garden.
The Shasta Daisies were at Texas Trees Foundation's tree farm at Richland College. They did some planting, weeding, and mulching. They had an interesting time of it too!
The Snapdragonz worked on a comprehensive disaster plan for the Pre-GED School. They inventoried the entire building, created a manual in case of a tornado, fire, or health-related emergency, highlighted fire escape routes for each room in the building, and even had some time to help the staff move offices. Jonathan Wallace from the Volunteer Center came in to talk about his experiences as an AmeriCorps member with the Red Cross during hurricane Katrina, and the need to be prepared in case of a disaster really hit home.
Everyone's looking forward to a day of reflection on Friday and a successful conclusion to the first week of service!
In Service,
YVC North Texas
The Petunias were at Central Dallas Ministries, helping out in the garden and painting a model of the city for a display. They hung a trellis for cucumbers, staked black eyed peas so they could grow tall, and helped water the garden.
The Shasta Daisies were at Texas Trees Foundation's tree farm at Richland College. They did some planting, weeding, and mulching. They had an interesting time of it too!
The Snapdragonz worked on a comprehensive disaster plan for the Pre-GED School. They inventoried the entire building, created a manual in case of a tornado, fire, or health-related emergency, highlighted fire escape routes for each room in the building, and even had some time to help the staff move offices. Jonathan Wallace from the Volunteer Center came in to talk about his experiences as an AmeriCorps member with the Red Cross during hurricane Katrina, and the need to be prepared in case of a disaster really hit home.
Everyone's looking forward to a day of reflection on Friday and a successful conclusion to the first week of service!
In Service,
YVC North Texas
Thursday, July 8, 2010
2010 Summer of Service Begins!
Hey everyone!
YVC is excited to annouce our first annual Summer of Service program! We've got a fantastic group of 25 kids ready to learn and serve in Dallas County all summer long! There will be 16 projects total--3 groups doing 4 projects each for 4 weeks of service-learning relating to environmentalism and disaster preparedness. We're doing an environmental audit at Jubilee Center, lots of beautification projects, and even creating a comprehensive disaster plan for the Pre-GED School's facility.
Today, however, we'll take a step back and have some fun with a training academy at the Dallas Public Library's central branch that covers the goals of our program, how to be successful, and lots of games and team builders so our students can get to know each other and have a successful summer together!
Keep checking the blog, the YVC facebook and twitter pages, and of course, the VCNT website (www.vcnt.org) for more information about Summer of Service and how to get involved!
In Service,
The Youth Volunteer Corps
YVC is excited to annouce our first annual Summer of Service program! We've got a fantastic group of 25 kids ready to learn and serve in Dallas County all summer long! There will be 16 projects total--3 groups doing 4 projects each for 4 weeks of service-learning relating to environmentalism and disaster preparedness. We're doing an environmental audit at Jubilee Center, lots of beautification projects, and even creating a comprehensive disaster plan for the Pre-GED School's facility.
Today, however, we'll take a step back and have some fun with a training academy at the Dallas Public Library's central branch that covers the goals of our program, how to be successful, and lots of games and team builders so our students can get to know each other and have a successful summer together!
Keep checking the blog, the YVC facebook and twitter pages, and of course, the VCNT website (www.vcnt.org) for more information about Summer of Service and how to get involved!
In Service,
The Youth Volunteer Corps
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