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Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season & Wonderful New Year
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Visit L.A. WORKS' Site for More Volunteer Opportunities
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MLK Jr. Day of Service
Sponsors Include
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Some Cool Threads for A Great Cause!
The great looking shirts that the volunteers and leaders were sporting on L.A. Works Day are available @ our apparel sponsor's site, bgreen. Proceeds from the shirts will be donated to L.A. Works!! Do good and look good doing it! L.A. Works Official Apparel Sponsor of 2011
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L.A. Works Because of You
For the past two decades, L.A. Works has worked hard to bring together the Los Angeles community through service. Though the projects and events have grown and evolved over the years, the objective to make volunteering easy and fun has remained steadfast. We look forward to seeing L.A. Works thrive another 20 years thanks to your hard work and dedication to making a difference in LA. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in 2012!
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Commemorating King's Birthday
On January 16, more than 1000 community and corporate volunteers will revitalize the campus of a Title I elementary school in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz to help commemorate MLK Jr. Day in Los Angeles. Volunteers will spend the morning enhancing the school campus with elements like creating colorful murals in the playground space, painting school buildings and grounds, planting flowers, shrubs and landscaping to create an outdoor literacy space, renovating an unused blacktop area to create a community garden, and assisting the teachers in organizing and beautifying the interior classroom areas. MORE>>>
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Service Crawl LA: A Race to Give Back
In celebration of 20 successful years of service to the community, L.A. Works spearheaded the first ever Service Crawl where teams of volunteers raced around LA engaging in diverse service projects at a variety of agencies. Volunteers solved clues that led them to each destination, gained points for completing tasks, and won prizes for their efforts. From the starting line to the finishing line it was undeniable that all the teams were “feeling helpful and engaged in the community”, shared Eric Kissack, Team East Side Crawlers Captain.
- 77 holiday gifts wrapped for seniors
- 1,000 Thanksgiving place settings assembled for a homeless shelter
- 50 bedroom sets sanded for at-risk youth
- 10 flower beds planted for a women’s shelter
- 62 volunteers racing around Los Angeles engaged in service in the first ever Service Crawl (in the rain no less!) = PRICELESS
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Thanks for Celebrating with Us!!
Great Beer. Great Cause. Great Fun!
The rain did not put a damper on the celebrations! Hundreds of Angelenos joined us in celebration of our 20th Anniversary as we drained craft beer in a Beer Garden at the Los Angeles River Center & Gardens. We hope you had as much fun as we did!! Check out some picture from the event, HERE >>>
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Home Depot Volunteers @ the VA
The Freedom Barber Shop, a star-spangled trailer anchored in a parking lot on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus, is a haven for the veterans. The Barber Shop is the invisible center of the VA. It’s like a small town barber shop where people come by to chat, gossip, gripe, grieve and support one another. On December 3, volunteers from Home Depot removed and replaced old flooring, replaced the old baseboard, painted interior & exterior of the trailer, created a gathering space with planter benches, added plants and flowers, replaced covering on the roof to prevent leaking, created shade structures in front of trailer for wheelchair bound patrons, and enhanced the trailer’s landscaping.
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UPOX Volunteers to Benefit LAUSD
On Tuesday, November 8, more than 150 volunteers from University of Phoenix took a break from the LIFT Conference to collect art supplies and build easels to benefit six Title 1 Los Angeles Unified School District schools.“University of Phoenix is committed to removing barriers to education at all levels,” said University of Phoenix Chief Operating Officer Dianne Pusch. “Arts education helps young people broaden their minds. By working with L.A. Works to support the arts for these LAUSD schools, University of Phoenix can have a direct impact on the lives of these young Californians.”
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Curious about what MLK Jr. Day of Service was like this year? Check out this video that Rob Naples created for us!
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Join TARGET and Sponsor MLK Jr. Day
Remember how much fun last year's MLK Jr. Day of Service was?!? Now’s your opportunity to get your company involved in LA’s largest celebration of service in honor of Dr. King. Each year, L.A. Works mobilizes Angelenos join volunteers across the nation "make it a day on, not a day off" with meaningful service, learning, and remembrance. On Monday, January 16, 2012 more than 1000 community and corporate volunteers will join together in revitalizing the campus of a school in Los Angeles to commemorate MLK Jr. Day in Los Angeles. To learn how you can volunteer with your colleagues on this powerful day of activism and action, email Debbie!
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Take Charge, Be a Volunteer Leader!
At every L.A. Works volunteer opportunity, volunteers are greeted by an L.A. Works Volunteer Leader who leads them in meaningful service. Volunteer Leaders are responsible for developing engaging and creative project activities, maintaining a good relationship with their nonprofit partner, communicating with volunteers leading up to the project and leading them on the day-of to maximize impact and ensure that they have a meaningful experience. Ready to take your volunteering to the next level? Sign up for our training to learn MORE>>>
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Volunteer as Leader @ MLK Day
Right now we’re looking for Event Captains to lead teams of volunteers at MLK Day 2012. Being an Event Captain is challenging, rewarding and most of all fun! Help us make this day special by taking part in the behind-the-scenes action. Sign up to be part of the Leadership Team for our MLK Day of Service 2012 by clicking MORE>>>
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Behind the Scenes at L.A. Works
We have some exciting new volunteer leadership opportunities at L.A. Works. Get a behind the scenes look at how we support nonprofits all across LA by helping in some unique positions like Talent Scout, Matchmaker, and Producer MORE>>>
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Interesting Opps and Bits
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Holiday Party at Angel's Flight
Angel's Flight offers refuge to runaway teens, many of whom are fleeing abusive families. Angel's Flight operates a 16-bed at-risk youth facility with free comprehensive services for youth ages 10-17. On December 16 volunteers will create a fun, positive holiday experience for the teens at their annual holiday party. MORE>>>
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Volunteering Over the Holidays
This holiday season spend a little time with your friends and family giving back in your community. To find the holiday volunteer opportunity that best fits your schedule, check out our December volunteer opportunities, HERE>>>
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Jaclyn Kloeppel:
Nominated as a Terrific Leader
For the past four years, Jaclyn Kloeppel
has worked tirelessly at the Los Angeles Union Rescue Mission – first helping to serve food, and then taking on leadership duties for the entire volunteer team. With utmost respect and courtesy, she always greets the mission residents with a sunny smile and friendly banter – it’s more than simply serving the residents – she treats everyone like old friends. For the other volunteers, Jaclyn does more than just lead by example – she tutors new volunteers, answers any questions and keeps morale strong with her humour and her creativity – which includes bringing in a variety of food and treats for volunteers, or hosting dress-up themes as part of holidays – and even giving small gifts for volunteers, recognizing them for their participation. MORE>>>
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Remembering Alan Mootnick
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Mourning the Loss of Alan Mootnick
We are sad to share the loss of a long-time nonprofit partner, Alan Mootnick. Alan was a self-described modern-day Tarzan who founded the nonprofit Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita in 1976. In interviews, he stated that his aim was to advance the study, propagation and protection of the endangered species. The center is today home to the largest and rarest group of gibbons in the Western Hemisphere. "This was a man who was completely dedicated to these animals," said Mootnick's cousin Geri-Ann Galanti, an anthropologist and board member for the gibbon sanctuary. "He gave his life to them." L.A. Works had monthly projects with Alan at the Gibbon Conservation Center; Alan will be missed.
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Creative Ways to Give Back
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Shopping on iTunes
Thinking about buying some music on iTunes this month? If you purchase using GoodShop, 2.5% goes to L.A. Works! And there are 10 coupons available now to make that purchase even more attractive. Buy some songs, spread some love! MORE>>>
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Donations in 2011
Please consider making a donation to L.A. Works (as a gift to yourself or a loved-one) this holiday season. Donations made before Dec. 31 are tax deductable for the 2011 year. Donations to L.A. Works will support our year-round volunteer programs, creating lasting community impact through meaningful volunteer action. Forty-four percent of L.A. Works' projects each month focus directly on serving the needs of disadvantaged youth at shelters or transitional living facilities or Title I schools. Twenty-four percent of the managed projects each month deal with issues of hunger (feeding or preparing meals) or homelessness (women's shelters). The remainder of the programming focuses on individuals with disabilities, animal welfare, and environmental conservation. Thank you for your consideration and generosity!
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Make a donation as a gift to honor a birthday, anniversary, or just because! Specify which social issue you want your dollars to go to and we’ll send the honoree a  personalized email acknowledging that cause with your gift.
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