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Cool Threads for a Great Cause
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MLK Jr. Day of Service
SPONSORS
Golden Gardening Gloves Sponsor
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Silver Shovel Sponsors
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Bronze Bucket Sponsors
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Copper Clippers Sponsors
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January 17, 2011 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. This milestone coincides with a local, personal milestone for us… L.A. Works 20th anniversary. As we honor Dr. King’s legacy through service, we look out to 2011 with great hope and anticipation. To meet today's challenges and move ourselves closer to Dr. King’s vision of a beloved community, we need a new generation of citizens to take action.
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What's Your New Year's Resolution?
What if you pledged a few spare moments to LA? What if we all did? Make your pledge to those who need it the most… your neighbors, your community, friends and family, and yourself! Here's an official pledge form from L.A. Works. Or you can sign up online to volunteer at www.LAWorks.com. And if time just seems too tight to try to commit, consider making a donation to support our 20th year in service to LA. Your support and generosity in any form is always appreciated.
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Building L.A. Works' Leaders
L.A. Works is teaming with Dale Carnegie to offer a variety of free workshop for our volunteers in 2011. These workshops will cover topics like how to Network through community service, Balance work, life, and service, and Communicate with different personality styles as a service from L.A. Works to our community as part of our 2011 partnership with Dale Carnegie. Keep an eye on our facebook page and/or tweets for forthcoming announcements.
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MLK: More Ways to Make it a "Day On"
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Additional ways to get involved
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" We are proud that our response is our mobilization of you, our friends and community members, to serve their neighbors and communities. If L.A. Works' signature event isn't quite what you're looking for, click to find additional volunteer opportunities occurring throughout the city on or around the MLK Jr. holiday. MORE>>>
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Used Laptop and Children's Book Drive
Because many computers in the Rosemont Elementary School classrooms do not work well, the teachers are unable to include technology in their curriculum. They would like to incorporate laptops in their classrooms to use for classroom instruction and student use. A volunteer corporate IT team will assess the laptops during the event and install as many as possible in each classroom. Unused laptops will be recycled. MORE>>>
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Meeting Huell in 2011
We’re so excited to share the news with you that L.A. Works is scheduled to be featured on Huell Howser’s California Gold KCET television series. This initiative is generously supported by the Annenberg Foundation. More details to come in February!
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How HOT is this!?!
Josefa Salinas recorded this spot airing on HOT 92.3 FM to promote L.A. Works' MLK Jr Day project!! And on January 30th, listen to HOT 92.3 to hear our very own Founder, Bob Johnson, interviewed on the air. Thanks, HOT 92.3 for your generosity and support. MORE>>>
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NIKE Kicks Into Community Service
A team of energetic volunteers from Nike spent a cool December day sorting and packaging meals for APLA’s Necessities of Life Program, the nation’s largest network of food pantries for people with HIV/AIDS. Check out the pictures from this and other BusinessWorks days by clicking MORE>>>
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What's BusinessWorks all about?
For two decades, L.A. Works has encouraged corporate citizenship by building a bridge between our corporate partners and the communities of Los Angeles. BusinessWorks is a fee-for-service program for large and small companies that wish to make a contribution to strengthening their communities by engaging employee teams in hands-on-service projects. These projects create team-building opportunities and reinforce the importance of corporate citizenship. MORE>>>
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New Session of Let's Read Projects
The Winter Session of L.A. Works' Let’s Read launches in January!! Let's Read is a multi-week literacy-based program, led by our very own Project Leaders, designed to provide the youth with the tools to help them achieve their dreams. If your enthusiasm for kids is as great as your love of learning, then this program is for you. New sessions start this month.
MORE about Nora Sterry (Westside)
MORE about Pueblo del Rio (So. Central)
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Project Leader Training
At every L.A. Works managed project, volunteers are greeted by an L.A. Works Project Leader who leads them in meaningful service. Project 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.
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Skill-Based Volunteering
Skill-Based volunteering is a strategic approach to service that offers skilled volunteers the chance to work together with a nonprofit to address some of the challenges they are facing and to support them in building and sustaining their organizational capacity. If you have an area of expertise based on your experience, talents, and/or education, see how you can use them to support our nonprofit partners, click MORE>>>
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Give, Without Opening Your Wallet
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Give $3 without giving a dollar
More than 65 people have already joined the movement but we are still hundreds away from our goal! Please help us with this fun and easy FUNdraiser!! Join Goldstar for free and Goldstar will make a $3 donation to L.A. Works. Plus, Goldstar will give you an instant $5 credit to use toward your first purchase. Goldstar offers half-price tickets to theater, concerts, sports, comedy, family attractions and more! 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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