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L.A. Works Insider November 2011
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An Inside Look @ L.A. Works' Events and Opportunities
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Visit L.A. WORKS' Site for More Volunteer Opportunities
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L.A. Works Helps Open New Skate Park @ Family First
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#ServiceCrawlLA
Prizes Include
 Yoga Circle Passes
 Yogurtland Party
 Intercontinental Hotel Stay
Starbucks Coffee
... and more!!!
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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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FIRST EVER #ServiceCrawlLA
With teams like “Team Community Service is So Fun!...I Really Mean That” and “u-c-L-A Works Works Works” in the first ever Service Crawl LA, the event is really shaping up! In our pub crawl inspired event, teams will “crawl” to nonprofits around Los Angeles to complete community service prizes, learn about pressing community needs, and compete for prizes. Service Crawl LA participants who are older than 21 will get to join hundreds of L.A. Works closest friends and supporters at the celebratory craft Beer Garden party at the finish line. For MORE>>>
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Great Beer. Great Cause. Great Fun!
Join us at our Craft Beer Garden on November 20th, celebrating 20 years of volunteers making a difference in LA. On tap we’ll have craft brews from ColLAboration (you may know their bars better as Golden Road Brewery, Mohawk Bend, Tony’s Darts Away, Blue Palms, and Verdugo). Your contribution to L.A. Works includes a commemorative glass, unlimited pours of top quality craft beers, gourmet food trucks, music and more! Tickets are limited so order today! MORE>>>
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Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight:
Building Healthy Communities
WE Connect, a national program founded by former First Lady Maria Shriver and now run by The California Endowment connects families to programs and services that can help them lead healthier, more financially secure lives. WE Connect is hosting a health care resource fair this weekend and for the second year running L.A. Works will be managing a group of volunteers to help run the show. We need your help!! Volunteers will be greeting event attendees, managing the children's play area, directing attendees to on-site locations, and facilitating online computer benefits check program. Free parking, a t-shirt and lunch!! MORE>>>
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 Wasserman Foundation CEO Casey Wasserman, Trey Thompkins, Mayor Villaraigosa, Cesar Ramos and Alexi Lalas paint mural on handball court. (Photo: Larry Kahm) |
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Wasserman Dream Team in Watts
U.S. World Cup soccer star Alexi Lalas, LA Clippers’ Trey Thompkins, Xavier Henry from the Memphis Grizzlies, Addison Reed from the Chicago White Sox, Cesar Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays, and St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguer Kenny Peoples were part of the mayor’s “dream team” during the day of service this October. Wasserman Foundation volunteers painted murals, planted gardens, and repainted the cafeteria in their efforts to help beautify one of Mayor Villaraigosa's Partnership Schools, Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School in Watts. MORE>>>
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Making this Holiday Season Easier
With the holiday season just around the corner, we are excited to share a few unique ways that L.A. Works supports our corporate partners with their holiday needs. In lieu of a holiday party, consider getting the team together for a different type of celebration – a volunteer experience. L.A. Works will coordinate the “party” from start to finish to keep your whole team filled with cheer (especially the HR department who can take a break from planning!). If getting out of the office isn’t what you are looking for, L.A. Works can also help organize a “drive” for clothing, gifts, school supplies, food, etc. for your company. We custom fit every opportunity to your need, so just drop us a line and we can start planning today! MORE>>>
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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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Enrichment workshop a huge success
A special thanks to Dale Carnegie Training LA for leading October's Understanding Diversity workshop for a group of L.A. Works volunteers and community members. This valuable workshop was the third in the series of quarterly workshops that Dale Carnegie generously leads as a service to the LA volunteer community!
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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 @ Beer Garden Event
We need your help! We're expecting hundreds of guests to come out to the 20th Anniversary Celebration event and we need your help to make it a success! Ever wonder what it is like behind the scenes at the bar? Now's your chance to learn to pour beer like an expert, welcome the L.A. Works guests, and/or help with the decor or clean up. MORE>>>
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Interesting Opps and Bits
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Recognizing 20 for 20
2011 marks our 20th year of service to Los Angeles. In that time, tens of thousands of volunteers have generously and passionately helped to transform our community. To mark this special anniversary, we would like to celebrate 20 inspiring volunteers whose passion and commitment have made a positive impact on Los Angeles through their volunteer efforts.
Do you know someone that is doing remarkable things as a volunteer? Take a moment and tell us about them and the difference they are making. Volunteers will be selected by our Board of Directors and will be recognized at our 20th Anniversary craft Beer Garden Celebration event as well as by Mayor Villaraigosa. Email Us
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Let it Grow for Movember
Say goodbye to November and welcome to Movember; the month where men grow their mustaches long and proud to change the face of men’s health. Movember is an international awareness and fundraising campaign for prostate cancer. They even have their very own Moscars, which is awarded to the best Movember video of dudes and their staches. They also have prizes for a whole variety of categories like the Man of Movember, The Mo Mo (man who raised the most money) or the Ultimate Mo (awarded purely based on grooming and styling of his mo) to name a few. MORE>>>
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Annual Veterans' Holiday Celebration
On the first Sunday of every December, the VA Greater Los Angeles, VA Voluntary Service, over 100 restaurants and local businesses and the community at large, along with over 700 volunteers, come together as one. This union of men and women help us maintain our vision to provide a memorable meal, gifts, and entertainment, as well as much needed appreciation. MORE>>>
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Creative Ways to Give Back
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8% of your purchase donated
Thinking about buying flowers this month? If you purchase using GoodShop, 8% goes to L.A. Works! And there are 10 coupons available now to make that purchase even more attractive. Buy some flowers, spread some love! MORE>>>
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Are you an eBay shopper?
Did you know that you can donate $1 or more (up to $25) to support L.A. Works whenever you complete a purchase on eBay and pay using PayPal? At checkout, eBay will invite you to add a donation to your transaction. If you choose to give, eBay will automatically deduct your donation from your PayPal account and eBay’s nonprofit partner MissionFish will forward it L.A. Works! You can preselect which nonprofits will appear on your checkout page, through MyeBay. Please consider L.A. Works as your favorite nonprofit. MORE >>>
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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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