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Council/ Chapter Projects West Council Thanks to the efforts of our
members, partners, co-workers, families and Life Members, West Council was named "Council of the Year 2004." West
Council has many of their own projects, along with individual projects that made
the award possible, and they also partner with other Councils and the Chapter.
Dictionaries for 3rd & 4th grade students Acme receipts donated to elementary schools Action Aids toy drive at Christmas for this organization Adopt a needy family food baskets, Christmas gifts, etc. Adopt a teacher with needed school supplies: paper, crayons, etc. Breast Cancer "Comfort Pillows" used for rehab/recovery Breast Cancer Society help with mail outs thru the year Books new or gently used childrens books are always in demand Be My Baby Project baby items collected for needy mothers Bernadine Center in Chester member volunteers at this food cupboard Bingo games at Nursing Homes members coordinate games Blood Drives support by donating blood/volunteering at event Cards - Greeting cards are made into Placemats for various events Carousel House/Fairmount Park members volunteer at various events Campbell Soup Labels donated to elementary schools Cancer Pads for Sewing Ladies donate old sheets/assist sewing Cereal education labels donated to elementary schools Care giving assisting seniors with Dr. appointments, shopping, etc. Clothing Drives collect coats/clothing for Goodwill, Shelters,etc. Coastal Clean Up - annual event in Delaware Christmas Projects collecting toys/money for numerous organizations Cell phones 300 sets were collected VZ Domestic Abuse Program" Christmas Stockings for Salvation - over 350 were filled in 2007 Salvation Army Teddy Bears dressed by employees/pioneers Clothing Drives at offices or to local charities Christmas Party "Special Needs" party held in December Daffodil Days support by purchasing flowers/coordinating sales Dessert Night at the Magee Rehab Hospital desserts served to patients Dragon Boat Races Ken Kunz volunteers at these events Easter Fellowship Breakfast at Carousel House come on out! Eyeglass Collection 505 pairs donated in 2003 & 476 so far this year Fort Mifflin Work Days members perform various functions, fun! Girl Scouts/Brownies/Boy Scouts * assist with functions/cookie sales, etc. Heart Pillows made for recovering from heart/any kind of surgery Hug-A-Bears used by police/fire depts./etc. Inglis House Alice Keene Games volunteers needed assist residents J.B. Heinz Wildlife Reserve participate in clean up days, etc - Kunz. Little League Coach - * coaching/or assisting-eligible for VZ Grant Manna - Meals for Aids patients/families assist packaging meals Mentoring member involved with a Teen group in West Phila Magazines donated to Nursing Homes/Ronald McDonald House, etc. Material have excess? Donate to an art teacher or Pioneer Sewing Ladies Nursing Homes help w/Bingo, special events Pen Pal Program communicate with students via e-mail Pillow cases for Children w/Cancer Debbie Kelly PTA *volunteering with your childs school Placemat Projects made from donated cards, presented at Christmas parties, etc. Ronald Mc Donald House prepare dinner for @ 150 guests every month Salvation Army Christmas Bears & stockings Schools volunteering your time at schools/reading/tutoring, etc. Soda Cans use bins in your office/ supports Burn Center in Phila Soda Tabs use bins in your office / supports guests at R Mc Donald House Tree Program Ken Kunz participates in this Phila program Town Watch - * members participate in their neighborhoods Toiletry Collections hotel soaps, lotions, combs, toothbrushes are needed Valley Forge Clean Up Days May & Sept. Verizon Foundation Grants active employees who volunteer 50 hours a year can apply to the foundation for a $750 grant for that organization Wills Eye Hospital free eye exams volunteers needed at hospital Walk-A-Thons members participate in numerous walks, Memory Walk, Butterfly Walk, Breast Cancer Walk, Light the Light, etc. Womens Domestic Abuse Shelters collect toiletries, clothing, household items, childrens items, for local shelters Copyright 2002-2008 Verizon. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement and Legal Policy |
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