Hey Everyone,

... mark your calendars! Below are CareTeam Volunteer Opportunities for the month of March. Note: the links are not active. ;( However you can visit the CareTeam's website (http://www.careteam.mgrf.org/) and click on the "events" link.

In solidarity,

Justina

Monday, March 5th

NEW Board games at Humboldt Park Social Services

While folks come in and eat a warm dinner, we’re taking the opportunity to get to know them. A few board games will help break the ice. Our mission: To chat it up and find out what people like to do. Then we’ll come back and do exactly that.

United Methodist Church

2122 N Mozart, basement

4:30-6:30pm

Sunday, March 11th

YOU LOVE IT Bow Saws & Loppers 2

So many of you claimed interest in using bow saws and loppers to destroy buckthorn (I didn’t see that one coming) that we thought we’d do it again. Hope for warmer weather and wear clothes you don’t care about. Check out where we'll be. (Click on #40).

Dam #1 Woods in Wheeling

Meet at CareTeam Central at 9am and we’ll carpool.

10-1pm


Wednesday, March 14th

Poetry Slam at Living Room Café

Some poetry-phobes’ fears disappeared last time after we took turns reading poems about love. The idea came up to create our own funny, sad and happy poetry, so let’s do it. You may not know how to write poetry, but who cares? You’ll be partnered up with an LRC guest and eased into the process.

Living Room Café

806 E 64th St

6:30-8pm


Tuesday, March 20th

Artwork at Dignity Diner

We’re working side by side with patrons to create artwork that will be displayed in Dignity Diner & CareTeam’s spring art show. Using different mediums – pencils, paint and clay – you and a patron may just create a piece that will later be compared to that of Picasso or Monet. If you like to write, we also have opportunities for writing poetry and recording patrons’ stories.

Holy Covenant United Methodist Church

925 W Diversey

6:00-7:30pm


Thursday, March 22nd

Beading at Marah’s

Talk to the ladies of Marah’s while making anything you like with beads. According to everyone, you can bead a bazillion things while mowing the lawn, writing your thesis and creating world peace. It’s just that simple.

Deborah’s Place

1456 W Oakdale

5-7:30pm


Saturday, March 24th

NEW Games with Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

We’re introducing ourselves to the many seniors involved with LB, assisting them to their tables and helping with lunch. Afterwards we’ll play some interactive community-building games.

Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

355 N Ashland , in the large party room

12-3pm


Wednesday, March 28th

Team Trivia at REST Men’s Shelter

The teams have been solidified. Whose team will you join? Team Chi-Town clinched first place last time, while Team One lost due to some intra-group division. Take your knowledge of Chicago history, sports, politics and art and join a team.

REST Men’s Shelter

941 W Lawrence

8-9:30pm



Thursday, March 29th

NEW Oral History at the Indo-American Center

IAC members have offered their time for our oral history project. Conduct an interview with an elder about South Asian culture, and where it meets (and diverges from) American culture; about language, food and fashion; and about those life experiences that happen no matter where you live. Be open, because afterwards, they get to interview you.

Indo-American Center

6328 N California

3-5:30pm

TGIF!!!

... Dem' Chicago Blues!

Hey Everyone:

Here's a great opportunity to enjoy great music and assist a worthy cause!

In solidarity,

Justina

16th Annual Hopefest
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Please join us at the Park West for an evening of great music while supporting the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Featuring performances by:

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS

& CATFISH HAVEN

& FUNKADESI

To purchase tickets or more info please cut and paste on the link below:
http://www.chicagohomeless.org/IndexNew.asp

As well as incredible music, the event also features a live and silent auction of unique prizes including:

a helmet signed by the entire CHICAGO BEARS
a guitar signed by the legendary BB KING
a record album signed by the Queen of Soul, ARETHA FRANKLIN
plus GETAWAY PACKAGES, SPORTS TICKETS and MUCH MORE!