St.
Olaf Day of Service - Twin Cities
Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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Please read through the Twin Cities service opportunities
below and register for the one project that is of greatest
interest to you. Team members will meet each other and their
site leader at the project site. Your site leader may contact
you prior to April 19 if additional information must be relayed.
Wear your St. Olaf gear! Official St. Olaf Day of Service
T-Shirts will be distributed at lunch after we’re finished
working.
Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church at 2742 - 15th Avenue South (corner of 28th
Street) Minneapolis, MN 55407. A free-will donation for lunch
will be gathered. Parking near St. Paul Lutheran Church is
minimal, so expect on-street parking and please try to carpool.
Questions? Call the St. Olaf Alumni Office at 888-865-6537.
Some of the service projects can only accept a limited number
of volunteers. Once capacity is reached, registration will
close. St. Olaf reserves the right to reassign if project
sites reach capacity, but families will not be separated.
If you are unable to serve with us, we encourage you to
find another time to serve your community. |
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| 1.
Project Name: Block Clubs Greening Project |
| Location: |
15th and 16th Streets in Minneapolis
(near St. Paul’s Lutheran Church) |
| Site Leader: |
Lindsey Nelson Donnelly ‘02 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
3 – 8 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Work with community youth and neighbors
to clean neighborhood streets, plant flowers and trees. Volunteers
will have the opportunity to pair up with a local youth
as you work together during the day. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Work gloves. Trowels or small shovels would
be helpful. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 2. Project
Name: Shalom Garden - Community Garden preparation |
| Location: |
28th Street and 15th Avenue
in Minneapolis
(1/2 block from St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church) |
| Site Leader: |
Kris Wammer ’97 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
2 - 4 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Help prepare a community garden for spring
planting: May include renewing a wood chip path between
individual plots, weeding, and trash removal. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Shoes that can get muddy & work gloves.
Rakes & shovels would be helpful (we will have a couple
available). |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 3. Project
Name: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Mural Design and
Implementation |
| Location: |
St. Paul's, 2742 15th Ave S.
(corner 28th St.) Mpls |
| Site Leader: |
site leader needed |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
3 - 4 |
| Family friendly: |
No |
| Description: |
Work with youth and adults from the church
to design and paint a mural on a theme related to stewardship
of creation. ARTISTIC SKILLS WELCOMED! |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
small paint brushes, wear clothing you don't
mind getting paint on. |
| Registration: |
Registration
is now closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 4. Project
Name: St. Paul’s Senior Apartments |
| Location: |
15th Ave. & 28th St., Mpls
(across street from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church) |
| Site Leader: |
Paul Hauge ‘54 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
3 - 6 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Help with landscaping: raking, planting
flowers & weeding. Preparing a vegetable garden
for seniors. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Shoes that can get muddy & work gloves.
Rakes are welcome. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 5.
Project Name: 12th / 13th Community Garden |
| Location: |
12th / 13th Streets in Minneapolis
(near St. Paul’s Lutheran Church) |
| Site Leader: |
Annie Dahlquist ‘03 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
3-5 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Work with neighbors to clean neighborhood
streets & planting. Volunteers will have the opportunity
to pair up with a local youth as you work together during
the day. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Work gloves. Trowels or small shovels would
be helpful. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 6. Project
Name: Pioneers and Soldiers Historical Cemetery Clean-up |
| Location: |
Cedar Avenue & Lake Street |
| Site Leader: |
Brent Mueller '69 & Bert Sletten '69 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
10 - 50 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Raking, trash collection, possibly restoring
headstones to proper position. A tour of the cemetery and
its historical significance may be included. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Shoes that can get muddy, work gloves. Rakes
are welcome. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 7. Project
Name: Heart of the Beast Theater - May Day Preparations |
| Location: |
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet
and Mask Theater: 15th Ave & Lake St., Mpls |
| Site Leader: |
Lauren Chadbourn ‘01 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
3 - 8 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Help make puppets and other items for the
May Day Parade. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
There may be some painting or gluing, so
appropriate clothing should be worn. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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8.
Project Name: Community Emergency Services
(www.communityemergencyservice.org) |
| Location: |
1900 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis
(one block north of Franklin Avenue) |
| Site Leader: |
Don Rudrud '61 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
20 max |
| Family friendly: |
Ages 7+ |
| Description: |
Move & sort donated food & clean
facility, paint |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Painting skills & clothes helpful,
but not required. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 9. Project
Name: Bridging (www.bridging.org) |
| Location: |
201 W 87th Street (Two
blocks West of Nicollet Avenue), Bloomington |
| Site Leader: |
Laura Schmerse ‘00 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
5 - 30 |
| Family friendly: |
Teenage & Adult please |
| Description: |
General warehouse assistance; receiving
donations, loading and unloading vehicles, furniture assembly
and sorting through donated goods. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Comfortable clothes & shoes than can
get dirty. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 10. Project
Name: People Serving People (www.peopleservingpeople.org) |
| Location: |
614 South 3rd Street, Minneapolis
(downtown) |
| Site Leader: |
Katie Gruner
'04 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:00am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
10-15 |
| Family friendly: |
Teenage & Adult please |
| Description: |
painting, cleaning, washing walls, sweeping,
vacuuming shelter |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Comfortable clothes & shoes than can
get dirty, should be able to lift 35-40lbs. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 11.
Project Name: Hope Academy (www.hopeschool.org) |
| Location: |
2300 Chicago Avenue South, Mpls |
| Site Leader: |
Sarah Bjerke '05 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:00am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
5 - 20 |
| Family friendly: |
Ages 7+ |
| Description: |
Painting Classrooms |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Painting skills & clothes helpful,
but not required. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 12. Project
Name: Beaver Lake Clean Up |
| Location: |
Beaver Lake, 1050 Edgewater
Blvd, St. Paul
(near Maryland & McKnight) |
| Site Leader: |
Greg Steeber ‘70 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:45-9 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
4-15 volunteers |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Litter clean up around perimeter of Beaver
Lake |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Dress warmly; bring gloves. Meet at
Picnic Shelter to begin; breakfast provided! |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 13. Project
Name: St. Olaf Lutheran Church Clean Up |
| Location: |
2901 Emerson Ave N. Minneapolis |
| Site Leader: |
Erica Larson ‘91 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
4-12 |
| Family friendly: |
Teenage & Adult please |
| Description: |
Hockey equipment organizing for hockey ministry,
skate sharpening, hockey helmet repair, general painting,
cement repair, yard work. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
None. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 14. Project
Name: People Incorporated's Nancy Page Crisis Services
(www.PeopleIncorporated.org) |
| Location: |
245 South Clifton Avenue |
| Site Leader: |
site leader needed |
| Arrival Time: |
8:30 a.m. |
| Number of Volunteers: |
4 - 5 |
| Family friendly: |
Must be at least 18 |
| Description: |
Spring cleaning (indoors and outdoors) |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
We will provide |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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15. Project
Name: People Incorporated Integrate Service Network Campus
(www.PeopleIncorporated.org) |
| Location: |
1319 Girard Avenue North, Minneapolis
55411 |
| Site Leader: |
Will Delaney '04 |
| Arrival Time: |
9:00am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
8 - 10 |
| Family friendly: |
Must be at least 18 |
| Description: |
Spring cleaning indoors and raking grounds. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Rakes would be very helpful |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 16. Project: West
River Parkway Watershed Cleanup |
| Location: |
500 West River Pkwy. N, Mill
Ruins parking lots, Mpls (near Stone Arch Bridge) |
| Site Leader: |
Mike & Britt Guild '96 |
| Arrival Time: |
9:30am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
5-30 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Outdoor Park Cleanup |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Comfortable clothes & shoes that can
get dirty, work gloves |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 17. Project: Blaisdell
Avenue Rain Garden |
| Location: |
102 W 32nd Street, Minneapolis |
| Site Leader: |
Jenny Kamstra ‘06 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:00am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
4-14 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
working with neighborhood volunteers on
preparing planting beds and cleaning up the gardens from
last year. |
| Tools & clothing
needed: |
Clothes that can get dirty. |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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| 18. Project: Youth
Farm and Market Garden |
| Location:: |
3110 Pillsbury Avenue, Minneapolis |
| Site Leader: |
Robin Karkowski-Schelar '06 |
| Arrival Time: |
8:00am |
| Number of Volunteers: |
4-14 |
| Family friendly: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Preparing planting beds and cleaning up
the gardens from last year. Youth Farm provides neighborhood
kids with the opportunity to learn how to grow, prepare,
and sell healthy produce. |
| Special Tools/Skills : |
None |
| Registration: |
Registration is now
closed - Project has reached capacity |
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