Volunteer at Central Park This Saturdary November 7, 2009

Olmsted Parks needs your help this Saturday November 7, 2009 from 9AM-Noon.
Please join us in Central Park this Saturday 9am-Noon…we need your help! Gloves, tools, refreshments will be provided.
Anyone interested should email Sarah Wolff for more information and to register.
sarah.wolff@olmstedparks.org

Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Hike at Jefferson Memorial Forest October 17, 2009

It’s time for the fifth annual Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Hike at Jefferson Memorial Forest. On Saturday October 17, 2009 there will be free t-shirts (my friend Linda is almost guaranteed to be there just for the free t-shirt alone), hayrides, free pumpkins, hiking and just a general atmosphere of celebrating the gloriousness that is Kentucky [...]

Volunteer Opportunities at Iroquois Library

The Iroquois Library has need for volunteers in a couple areas.
1) Each Saturday in October the library will be having their English Conversation Club. Participants are in English classes but need a chance to practice
actual one on one conversation in English.
Show up at 3, find Sophie and she will find you someone
to work with. [...]

A Call to Action for Knitters!

I love my friend Courtney because she’s such a do-gooder like I try to be. Now that the weather is turning she has turned her attention to a project that will allow knitters to do some concrete good in the community.
It’s starting to get a little cool outside! While most of us are far [...]

Metro Animal Services Need Our Help Too

Just so you know the bake sale for the library is totally on. There may be two of them (one during lunch, one in the evening) both on Wednesday August 26, 2009. I’ll have more details on that tomorrow. In the meantime Consuming Louisville reader Kim sent me the link to the list of needed [...]

Shamrock Foundation Needs Volunteers Tomorrow Night

I got word that the Shamrock Foundation needs some volunteers for their Art for the Animals event tomorrow night, Thursday August 6, 2009.
The event is from 6PM-9PM at the Mellwood Arts Center and tickets are $75 if you want to go as just an attendee. However if you to volunteer here is the scoop:
“Tonya [...]

Volunteer at Cherokee (or Iroquois) Park this Saturday July 11, 2009

The lovely and talented Sarah Wolff over at Olmsted Parks let me know that they’re looking for volunteers at both Cherokee and Iroquois Park this Saturday July 11, 2009.
Olmsted Parks Conservancy is looking for volunteers to help maintain trails in Cherokee Park this Saturday 1:30-4:30pm. We’re also hosting our regularly scheduled Park Champion volunteer [...]

Call for Volunteers: Breaking New Grounds (Go Play in the Dirt)

I got a nice email from the folks at Breaking New Grounds telling me that they have some upcoming volunteer days. Volunteer opportunities come in two varieties. The first option is the tending the garden variety.
BNG’s garden needs to be tended, including weeding, watering and harvesting. If you would like to help on any [...]

English Conversation Club at Iroquois Library

I’m happy to be able to tell you today about what I think would be an incredibly gratifying volunteer opportunity. Iroquois Library is having an English Conversation Club on Saturday in June and 4 Saturdays in July. What is it exactly? Well you sit around chatting with a recent immigrant, essentially helping them practice English. [...]

Want to Volunteer at Forest Fest?

Metro Parks is looking for volunteers for next weekend’s Forest Fest. Interested?

It’s probably your chance to do some good and hear some really great music at the same time. Win-win. Call 817-2561 for more information.