Visit L.A. Works' calendar to find volunteer opportunities
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Peter Facinelli & Jennie Garth - Bounty Clean Difference
Great Match! Wines from Spain
 Kehellat Israel - volunteer camping
Northrop Grumman - Memorial Weekend
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Invest in your community, support L.A. Works
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Your contribution will help support over 1,000 volunteer projects that L.A. Works organizes throughout Los Angeles year round, including tutoring children in reading, feeding the homeless, and spending quality time with seniors. Thank you for your support!
For more information on how you can support L.A. Works and to make a contribution, please click here.
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In-Kind Supplies, wish list
Desktop computer (2008 or newer)
Laptop computer
(2008 or newer)
External hard drive
Projector and screen
Graphic design software
Flip video camera
Digital camera
Blackberry/equivalent PDA
(equipment and service)
Floor Covering
(carpet, tile, bamboo)
Work gloves
Walkie talkies
Emergency Generator
Coloring books, puzzles
Food/drinks for events
Unused painting supplies
(paintbrushes, rollers, artist brushes, butcher paper, masking tape, etc.)
In-Kind Services, wish list
Muralists
Graphic designer
Blackberry/PDA services
Handyman and contractor service
DJ (with equipment)
Please email debbie if you can help us with any of these items listed!
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L.A. WORKS DAY, FEATURING:
GRAFFITI MURALIST, RAUL GONZALEZ
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After painting and planting at three Cypress Park neighborhood schools, removing graffiti, painting murals, and planting along the main Figueroa corridor, L.A. Works Day volunteers will gather together for an exciting lunchtime celebration! The celebration includes: a free lunch provided by Cinnamon Vegetarian Restaurant, a local restaurant specializing in full-flavored Vegetarian and Vegan Latin American cuisine; a performance by Gustavo Galindo, a passionate singer/songwriter signed with Surco/Univeral Latino; and a nonprofit community resource fair.
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Additionally, Executive Art Director and co-founder of Mictlan Murals, Raul Gonzalez, will be featured as he creates a graffiti art mural on the side of the Antigua Coffee House.Gonzalez was born and raised in the Aliso Village housing projects in Boyle Heights, California.
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Although primarily self taught, he has formal art training from Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, East Los Angeles College, and Mural Restoration training through the Social and Public Art Resource Center.
During the late 1980's, Gonzalez began painting with spray paint, his influence was the mid-1980's emerging underground graffiti movement and the gang culture in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. In 1991, Gonzalez began his work in community revitalization through art with the Los Angeles Conservation Crops. Through these efforts he gained knowledge and understanding of the social conditions affecting young people in two of the most economically neglected, under resourced, working class and immigrant communities of Los Angeles-East L.A. and Boyle Heights.
Gonzalez believes that by investing and producing images that reflects a community's cultural uniqueness, history and positive representation of youth, families and community members that it will have a greater chance to educate, exhibit safe and healthy lifestyles and in return the community will look after it, protect it and have ownership of their community and its murals.
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AMEX'S MEMBERS PROJECT - BONUS POINTS for VOLS!!
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Like L.A. Works, the American Express Members Project helps volunteer find the opportunity that matches both their heart and their schedule.
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In addition to a great opportunity, volunteers can also receive (or donate) 500 Membership Rewards bonus points for every logged hour of volunteer service they perform, up to a maximum 10,000 Membership Rewards bonus points or 20 hours of volunteer service. Details are available on http://www.takepart.com/MembersProject -- to find the L.A. Works opportunities that are included, search by zipcode 90065 under "location" for L.A. Works! |
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ALEXA BENSON'S 15TH L.A. WORKS DAY
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Although Alexa was trained to sing classical music and opera, her career path took a sharp turn when she shifted her focus to nursing. Now, as a nurse practitioner in a level 1 trauma center, Alexa is taking care of people who do not have health insurance. She is also a forensic nurse for people who have been sexually assaulted.
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Alexa shared a few insights on who she is and why she does what she does with us for this spotlight piece:
Q: Why do you volunteer?
A: Our society is a reflection of how we work together. If you leave someone to fend for themselves, it shows how disconnected we all are – which is why I am always trying to connect with others to show we're not alone. We all have the need to feel like we're a part of the world. My way is to give back and interact with others. In such a huge city, it is difficult to find people to share doing good but volunteering brings people together to be active and get a warm fuzzy feeling.
Q: Why have you continued to stay involved with L.A. Works Day for so long?
A: I enjoy volunteering as a Project Leader on L.A. Works Day because of the camaraderie of the core leaders – who are well organized and motivated. We all have clicked and knew if we had each other, we could make L.A. Works Day… work.
Q: What have you enjoyed in particular about L.A. Works?
A: I have learned so much! From dry walling to tiling to painting, I have picked up some interesting skills. Plus, volunteering has helped with my leadership skills as well as helped me become even more confident in my ability to organize things.
Q: What do you like to do in your "spare" time?
A: Beyond volunteering, I also like to cook and to travel. It is fun to create trips to take with friends!
(NOTE: while interviewing Alexa for this, she was packing for a trip to Paris!!)
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L.A. Works Day Task Captains: While L.A. Works Day is now at capacity, we are still recruiting for Task Captains to lead volunteers in projects at the event. L.A. Works Day will take place from 8am – 1pm and Task Captains will need to arrive at 6:00am and attend a pre-event training. If you would like to support us at L.A. Works Day by serving as a Task Captain, please contact Porsha Pearson, Director of Operations, at Porsha@laworks.com.
L.A. Works Day Registration: Help us kick-off L.A. Works Day by volunteering at the registration tables in the morning! You will be the first person that the volunteers who arrive, excited for the day, see! This is a great way to still get involved (since the day is filled to capacity) and volunteers at registration will also be able to receive the free Dodger tickets as supplies last! Contact debbie@laworks.com to sign up.
L.A. Works Day photographers: We are looking for additional photographers or videographers with access to high definition equipment to assist our photographer, Rob Naples, with collecting footage from the day. If you are able to help, please email Debbie at debbie@laworks.com.
Volunteer: And there are over 90+ volunteer opportunities listed each month on L.A. Works' volunteer calendar and hundreds of nonprofit community partners who are looking for volunteers to assist them in achieving their missions. And there is still space available for projects scheduled for tomorrow!
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L.A. Works Day, June 2010:
YOU CAN STILL HELP SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS
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Although L.A. Works Day has reached full capacity with hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers, you can still help! With corporate sponsorships and individual donations, L.A. Works Day is L.A. Works' largest annual fundraiser. A donation from you today will help support our volunteers who impact the most pressing social issues in Los Angeles, including disadvantaged and impoverished youth, domestic violence, literacy, hunger and homelessness, HIV/AIDS, elderly, the environment, and animal welfare. Please consider making a donation today!
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SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY PETER FACINELLI:
MAKE A CLEAN DIFFERENCE EVENT
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With L.A. Works’ help, Bounty® teamed up with husband-and-wife duo Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth, along with volunteers from the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation to “Make a Clean Difference” at Los Angeles’ Kingsley Elementary School.
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Answering the call from President Obama for Americans to volunteer in the community, Bounty’s “Make a Clean Difference” program is uniting more than 1,000 volunteers to transform the learning environments of 30 public schools in 10 cities across the country.
Additional Los Angeles schools receiving a helping-hand from community volunteers include Aragon Elementary and Loreto Elementary on June 12th for L.A. Works Day of Service.
Maintaining clean learning environments and providing volunteer services are the crux of Bounty’s “Make a Clean Difference” program. Research has shown a link between the cleanliness of school facilities and students’ academic achievements. For photos of the day: www.facebook.com/laworks![]()
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GIVE A DAY TO L.A. WORKS, GET A DAY AT A DISNEY THEME PARK
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L.A. Works would like to extend a warm thank you to the thousands of volunteers who signed up to volunteer through Disney's 'Give a Day, Get a Disney Day' program and for your service to the city and people of Los Angeles. We hope that your service through the Disney program has inspired you to want to continue your engagement with and service to your Los Angeles community!
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Bob Iger, CEO Disney & Bob Johnson, Co-Founder of L.A. Works! |
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Please note that you are already registered as a volunteer with L.A. Works. This means that if you go to our website to look for volunteer opportunities, you do not need to register as a volunteer. You simply need to log-in at our Member Center using the same email and password that you used to register with Disney. Once you do this you will be set to look through hundreds of volunteer opportunities and sign-up for the one that is right for you.
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