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"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little.
Do what you can."
- Sydney Smith (1771-1845)
Interested in helping out around West Hill?
You can help with Earth Day cleanup, or Make A Difference Day cleanup. Friends of Deadhorse Canyon has something going on nearly every month, keeping one of our local treasures in shape.
The Skyway VFW (external) is an official collection agency for the Toys For Tots program. They usually finish up the collections in early December.
The Skyway VFW (external) also puts together food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas- a dinner with ham or turkey, toys, etc. If you know someone who should receive such a basket, write the person's name down and drop it off at the bar (upstairs at the VFW).
Skyway Outdoor Cinema You can help by:
selecting and ordering movies
setting up on movie night
contacting business owners for support/cooperation
arranging funding
arranging port-a-potty, sheriff
selling popcorn & pop
creating/editing the PowerPoint presentation that plays while we wait for it to get dark
other bite-sized tasks
Interested? E-mail whcc-web@westhillcommunity.com to tell us about it.
Spiritual Miracles Food Bank and Outreach (external) operates a food bank on Renton Ave S and uses volunteers for "stocking shelves, and stations with food before opening, sorting bread and pastries. Assisting clients to vehicles with food, and assisting clients at a desired station that you are given like bread station desert station etc."
RAYS has a volunteer program called RAYS4HOPE.network (external).
The Skyway Tutoring Center, now in its 12th year (2009-2010), is looking for additional volunteers to assist children in grades K-8 with homework, to read with them, and to be mentors and positive role models. The volunteer commitment is one or two evenings per week, Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. A Washington State Patrol background check is required. There will be an orientation session for new tutors on Sept. 24, 2009, with tutoring starting the week of Sept. 29, 2009. The program is located at and sponsored by Skyway United Methodist Church, 11800 Renton Ave S, but is non-sectarian in nature and is open to all (students and volunteers) regardless of religious affiliation. For more information, contact kbaber@comcast.net or see www.gbgm-umc.org/skyway/page10.html (external).
Volunteer Chore Services (external) operates in our area. Volunteers help "elders and adults with disabilities remain independent in their own homes." "Some of the services volunteers can provide include: light housekeeping, laundry, shopping assistance, transportation, cooking, minor home repair, respite, and yard work." For more information, contact Kerrie Carbary (kerriec@ccsww.org) or see www.ccsww.org/site/PageServer?pagename=volunteerchores (external).
Skyway Solutions (external) is a community group dedicated to helping the community in a variety of ways, following the Community Agenda for Revitalization developed in 2009. There are several volunteer opportunities- and if you have a project you'd like to tackle, they can support it.
There are also many activities that are being considered by the council and are only waiting for someone to spearhead the effort. There just aren't that many people on the board. There are many capable people in our community, and as they say, "many hands make light work". Besides, as a community, the more people who are involved (even the slightest bit), the better. We welcome anybody who wants to help with:
- Graffiti/cleanup . . Want to move beyond making this part of the semi-annual cleanup days? (graffiti cleanup work is especially effective if done right after the graffiti appears)
Interested? click here to tell us about it.
- Other suggestions? click here to tell us about it.
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