| Cub Scout Pack 8 from St. Joseph's Catholic Church | Open |
Cub Scout Pack 8 of St. Joseph's Catholic Church collected food to aid the needy on Oct. 24. They passed out plastic sacks to homes during the week before Make A Difference Day and then went house-to-house again collecting the filled bags on Saturday.
Contact: Kevin Nordt | 663-1679 | | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| LDS Youth Pump for a Cure | Open |
"Pump for a Cure." 10 young people and three leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Castlerock Ward, pumped gas and washed windshields at the Wenatchee Safeway gas station on the morning of Make A Difference Day. $325 was collected for Breast Cancer Research and donated through Safeway. The kids also made t-shirts that they wore for the project.
Contact: Sara Marler | 668-8833 | sariasis@hotmail.com | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Ohme Gardens | Open |
Help prepare area for new waterfall and pond by removing and transplanting plants from the site. Other tasks such as weeding and deadheading.
Contact: Mike Short | 662-5785 | ohmegardens@charter.net | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Elderly Couple Needs Help Packing | Open |
We are an elderly couple and we are moving. We would like a couple of people to help us pack on Saturday. We have the boxes. We just need help packing and moving the boxes. You can come around around 10 am if that works.
Call Valena 663-3539 between noon and 4 pm each day.
Contact: Valena | 663-3539 | | Needs 2 Volunteers |
| Harvest Soup Supper | Open |
Harvest Soup Supper
Saturday October 24, 2009
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Held at the Campbell Conference Center
609 Okanogan Avenue, Wenatchee
(Corner of Okanogan and Peachy)
Enjoy delicious soup served in a bread bowl,
fruit, and cookies. Tickets are $7.00
All proceeds go to the Salvation Army
Food Bank for Make a Difference Day
Tickets available at Colonial Vista Retirement
601 Okanogan Avenue, Wenatchee
For more information call
509-663-3337
Tickets on Sale Now!
Contact: | | | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Clean Up Salvation Army Shelter | Open |
The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help clean up the outside and the inside of their building at 1205 S. Columbia Street (down by the Columbia River, cross street is Snohomish). Meet at 9 am and please bring gloves, rakes and shovels. Mike McCourt of the Kiwanis is in charge.
This building serves evening meals; provides food baskets & hygiene kits; and makes showers available throughout the week.
Contact: Lt. Sergio or Mike McCourt | 662-5103 | nwwenatchee@usw.salvationarmy.org | Needs 30 Volunteers |
| Make A Difference Day at Ohme Gardens | Open |
Make a Difference Day at Ohme Gardens. Enjoy volunteering for a variety of projects while helping maintain the spectacular Ohme Gardens. Skilled and unskilled workers needed all morning long Oct. 24. Location: Ohme Gardens, 3327 Ohme Rd., Wenatchee. Call for more information: 509-662-5785.
Contact: | 662-5785 | | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Wenatchee Grace Lutheran Church | Open |
Grace has two Make A Difference Day projects:
1. Through the month of October, we are doing projects for Habitat for Humanity. This fall, 5 Lutheran churches and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ($60,000 grant) are constructing a Habitat home at 741 Walker St. For the past 2 weeks, Wenatchee Grace Lutheran ladies have provided morning refreshments at the home. We are also providing many workers and raising money for the build. (Contact Barbara Tillym 663-3390, for more information.)
2. On Oct. 24, we will be assisting Catholic Family and Child Services by helping 5 families in a local mobile home park with weeding, trimming shrubs, lawn mowing, painting, and packing and sorting household items. We will also be providing a donation from Thrivent Funds for Lutherans. Contact Barbara Dodge, 662-6409, for more information.
Contact: Barb Dodge, Barbara Tilly | 662-6409, 663-3390 | | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Donation Drive for Humane Society | Open |
Gesa Credit Union is collecting donations for the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society. We will be here at the office on Saturday, October 24th from 10am-12pm taking donations. We are located at 1005 N. Wenatchee Ave. in Wenatchee. Stop by, meet some of the animals and make a contribution! It only takes a little to help keep the animals properly cared for while they await new homes, so please purchase one of the following items during your next shopping trip: dry/canned dog and cat food, food dishes, treats/rawhides, dog & cat toys, blankets & towels and cat litter. We are also taking cash donations if you would prefer doing that instead.
Contact: Heather Calkins | 663-1184 x3664 | hcalkins@gesa.com | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Josh Putnam Memorial Scholarship/Sculpture Fund | Open |
Josh was a 31 year old teacher when he died who lived life to the fullest. He loved teaching, loved his students and inspired all of us at Lee School with his enthusiasm. He made us better educators and people for having known him. We are funding a scholarship in his name and having a sculpture built at school by the art and metal students at EHS to keep his memory with us. Donations can be made to the fund at Cashmere Valley Bank, East Wenatchee.
Contact: Becky Smith | 884-1497 | smithr@eastmont206.org | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Beer, Brauts, Bonfire & Band | Open |
This event is being sponsored by the Quincy Valley Library Foundation to raise funds for Quincy's new library. The event will be held at Parties on the Green from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Food, beer and wine will be available. The band, Straight Shots will take the stage at 7:00 PM. Admission is $10 per person, children 12 & under are free. Tickets can be purchased from Qunicy Valley Library Foundation members or at The Flower Basket and LeMaster & Daniels in Quincy.
Contact: Bonnie Kniveton | 509-787-3912 | larbonk@verizon.net | Needs 15 Volunteers |
| The Hat Project | Open |
The Hat Project needs your yarn donations and/or gas cards! We are a community program that serves needy children under age 7. Hatmakers knit, crochet and do hats on the loom, then give the hats away throughout North Central Washington. Our program is growing speedily. There are so many (approximately 5,000) needy children under 7 whom we are reaching with our hats.... and yarn is the "fabric" of our work.
On Oct. 24, we will have 3 yarn drop offs in Wenatchee: 1. Washington Trust Bank drive-up at 1851 N. Wenatchee Ave.; 2. The Community Center (the old Catholic Church), 508 South Chelan Ave. on the parking lot side; 3. 1110 Linwood Ave., South Wenatchee (Aida Bound's home, an on-going drop-off site). For information contact Aida Bound "The Hat Lady" at 888-1953 or gutsygranny@nwi.net.
Contact: Aida Bound | 888-1953 | gutsygranny@nwi.net | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Donation Drive to benefit Women's Resource Center | Open |
Wenatchee MOPS will be collecting donations to benefit Women's Resource Center and Haven of Hope at the Wenatchee Free Methodist Church @ 1601 5th Street from 10am-2pm. Items needed are Personal Hygiene items: deodorant, comb, brush, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, nail file, razor, shaving cream,
Linens: Twin bed sheets and bedding, sleeping bags for the homeless, towels, washcloths,
Baby items: Diapers, formula, bottles, diaper bags, infant clothing, baby food, New Teddy Bears, baby blankets
Food items: non-perishable, unopened.
Houshold: dishes, silverware, pots and pans, Clorox wipes, small tables and lamps, chairs of any kind! deep freezer. Christmas/holiday decorations
Women’s clothing in all sizes, paper back Bibles.
Thank You!
Contact: Lisa Madden | 663-2634 | Lmadd03@nwi.net | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Harvest Soup Supper | Open |
Saturday October 24, 2009 from 11:30 to 2:00 p.m. Colonial Vista Retirement will be serving a delicious soup in a bread bowl, fruit and cookies. It will be held in the Campbell Conference Center at 609 Okaogan Ave in Wenatchee. Tickets are $7 and all the proceeds go to the Salvation Army Food Bank in celebration of Make a Difference Day!
Tickets are on sale now at 601 Okanogan Avenue or call 509-663-3337.
Contact: Pam Baker | 509-663-3337 | colonialretmktg@frontiermgmt.com | Needs 4 Volunteers |
| Fire Prevention & Safety | Open |
Red Cross volunteers will pair up and go door to door promoting residential fire safety on Make a Difference Day. A short, one hour training is available prior to this event for those who would like to volunteer, as our goal is to promote the use of fire alarms and the need for home escape plans. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed.
Contact: Rosie Rivera | 509-663-3907 | rosie@applevalleyredcross.org | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Serve Wenatchee Valley ServeFest | Open |
Churches from the Wenatchee Valley will be providing volunteers for work to be done at homes in the valley. Yard work- raking, pruning, etc or housework- washing windows, vacuuming, small painting projects are the services that will be provided. For help with your home contact Serve Wenatchee Valley at our office 663-4673 or web site.
Contact: Bob Shepard | 663-4673 | info@servewenatchee.org | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Community Concert to Benefit Spurs&Spokes 4-H | Open |
Take a break at the end of Make A Difference Day with a relaxing and enjoyable concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee(PAC), 123 N. Wenatchee Ave. This community fundraiser will benefit the Spurs and Spokes 4-H Club, a riding club for disabled children. Tickets are sold at the door. The Apollo Club and friends will be featured performers. Bring a friend and enjoy this top-quality show!
Contact: Kathy Gates | 663-1709 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Young Life 30th Reunion Banquet | Open |
Don't miss it! We're celebrating 30 years of Young Life in North Central Washington with a western-themed roundup! It's happening Saturday, October 24th at the Town Toyota Center, starting at 6pm. We're roundin' up folks from the past 30 years to celebrate and reconnect with friends new and old. The evening will include a buffet dinner, recalling the past, hearing from kids currently involved and sharing where God is directing new ministry opportunities. Keynote speaker is Mike Ashburn, who speaks nationally for Young Life events and was on staff for more than 20 years. At the end of the event there will be an invitation to support Young Life financially or volunteering in some capacity. Come join the fun! Simply register by calling the office at 662-1480, or emailing younglifencw@gmail.com!
Contact: Bill Dooley | 630-2327 | yldooley@gmail.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Graffiti Paint Over | Open |
Wenatchee Police and volunteers will be painting over graffiti in various areas of town. Volunteers should be dressed for painting! We will provide paint and rollers. Meet at the Police Station, 140 S. Mission, at 1 pm, Oct 24th.
Contact: Cpl Guy Miner | 888-4241 | gminer@wenatcheewa.gov | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Install a Cabinet | Open |
I am a disabled single woman. I would appriciate a cupboard being installed in my bathroom. I also have a cracked Kitchen floor. Any assistance would be hugely appreciated.
In return, I have blankets that I could donate
Contact: SHARON WARE | 509 888 2074 | skayware@gmail.com | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Lions' Highway Cleanup | Open |
Clean up both sides of Highway 2 starting at Wenatchee interchange west to the flats.
Contact: Lee Lippert | 509-662-6589 | leelippert@mac.com | Needs 8 Volunteers |
| Blanket Patrol | Open |
Blanket Patrol is a project created by Orchard Middle School AVID students to benefit Wenatchee Police Dpt. WPD patrol cars will each carry a blanket to give away to homeless people during this winter.
Donation station will be set up at Wenatchee Community Center at 504 S Chelan Ave. from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Clean and in good shape blankets accepted.
Contact: Gaby Fernandez | 509 662 7745 ext 517 | fernandez.g@mail.wsd.wednet.edu | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Art on the Avenues; clean sculptures | Open |
Art on the Avenues cares for about 60 sculptures on public display in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. The sculptures need to be washed off, dusted, waxed up a bit and cleaned several times a year. Cleaning supplies are all provided by Art on the Avenues. The work should take no more than a few hours and is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Wenatchee Center Water Fountain at the corner of First and Wenatchee. We should be done by 1 p.m. Volunteers work in pairs or groups of three.
Contact: Sarah Dempsey | 662-0059 | sarah@wendowntown.org | Needs 25 Volunteers |
| Homeless Education Program/Wenatchee School Dist. | Open |
School Supply Donations and/or Monetary Donations needed for students/families who need assistance in school readiness due to homelessness, such as: backpacks, notebooks, paper, paperback dictionaries/thesauruses and English/Spanish dictionaries, P.E. Uniforms and other necessary school items.
Also, monetary donations for shoes, socks, basic and necessary personal clothing, winter clothing and warm coats, and personal hygiene items.
Donations to the Homeless Education Program can be dropped off at Wenatchee School District(WSD), 235 Sunset Avenue, Monday-Friday, during WSD's business hours--7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thank you for your help.
Contact: Suzanne M. Stanton | 662.9634 x330 | stanton.s@mail.wsd.wednet.edu | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Cafe AZ (YWCA) Build | Open |
The YWCA of Wenatchee Valley is looking for help and donations!
Projects: We have a variety of light construction projects towards our completion of Cafe AZ. These projects include: pouring concrete, landscaping, plumbing, light fixture installation, counter top installation, sprinkler installation, electrical work, painting, dry walling and flooring. We are looking for both professional and non-professional help. We also have a donation "wish list"
Hours: Project day will run from 9-3, smaller shifts available, groups welcome.
More Info:
Cafe AZ's Objectives: Cafe AZ will train for than 50 individuals in restaurant occupations and will assist in job training.
Cafe AZ's Mission: To change the lives of low income and homeles women. By giving opportunities to learn skills, individuals work from poverty to self sufficiency. Additioanlly, Cafe AZ's long term goal is to become a self sustaining source of income to support YWCA programs.
Website: www.ywcawen.com
Contact: Jillian Hall | 509-679-1340 | jillhall@ywcawen.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Annual Giveaway | Open |
Our annual Make a Difference Day Giveaway is Saturday, Oct. 24th from 8 am to 4 pm in the basement of the Foothills Foursquare church at 315 S. Mission, Wenatchee. It's like a yard sale but everything is free! If you can haul it off, it's yours! Clothes, furniture, household items, bedding, etc.! Use the door off the lower south parking lot. No volunteers or items needed!
Contact: Denise Langlois | (509) 663-8761 | | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Blankets, Sleeping Bags & Food Drive | Open |
Donate perishable and non-perishable food items, as well as blankets and sleeping bags, 10 am to 4 pm, at the Women's Resource Center, 20 Adams St. (“The Blue House”) in Wenatchee.
Contact: Tanya Bradford | 662-0121 | tanya_bradford2000@yahoo.com | Needs 30 Volunteers |
| Humane Society Donations | Open |
Donate aluminum cans, dog food, puppy chow, kitten food, cat litter, and animal treats & toys, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society Shelter,1474 S. Wenatchee Ave.
Contact: Christi Maroney | 66209577 | cmaroney@wenatcheehumane.org | Needs 50 Volunteers |
| Wenatchee Community Center | Open |
Help clean up at the Wenatchee Community Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Small projects available.
Contact: David Gerlach | 888-1561 | | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Wenatchee Central Lions' White Cane Day | Open |
Donate money and eyeglasses to the Wenatchee Central Lions' White Cane Day all day on Friday, Oct. 23. Money and eyeglasses go to the Lions’ Sight and Hearing Foundation. Volunteers will be at at Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Starbucks, U.S. Post Office and Wal-mart.
Contact: Pam Baker | 663-3337 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Piano Students Give Concerts | Open |
Many students enrolled in studios from the Washington State Music Teachers Association across Washington state will give concerts at retirement homes during the week of Make A Difference Day. For information, call Teri Rappe, 663-4121.
Contact: Teri Rappe' | 663-4121 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Trusting Spirit Horse Rescue | Open |
Trusting Spirit Horse Rescue, Orondo: Build fences and sheds; weed & clean up; brush and care for any of several dozen rescued horses. Many projects available all day.
Contact: Claudia Trapp | 679-6555 | trustingspirithorserescue.com | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Teachers Make A Difference Book #8 | Open |
Teachers Make A Difference Book #8: Do know a teacher how has made a difference in your life? Call with your story and it will be included in a book to be printed and sold this fall. Orders for books will be taken; and proceeds go toward scholarships. Eldene Wall, 665-2629.
Contact: Eldene Wall | 665-2629 | eldenew@ncesd.org | Needs 30 Volunteers |
| Ski Swap/Benefit at Orchard Middle School | Open |
The largest ski swap in NCW will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 8 am to 2 pm at Orchard Middle School, 1024 Orchard St. The event benefits Orchard Middle School ASB and Mission Ridge Ski Team.
Sellers can check ski (alpine and nordic) and snowboard equpiment, clothing, gear and boots on items on Friday, Oct. 23, from 5-8 pm. Doors open to buyers promptly at 8 a.m. Oct. 24. Qualified ski personnel will be on hand to answer questions about pricing. Unsold equipment and checks for items sold must be picked up on Saturday between the hours of 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The ski swap will not store unclaimed equipment. Sorry, no "straight" alpine skis; no "rear entry" boots.
Contact: Julie Robinson | 667-1275/860-0955 | therobinson5@msn.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Share A Teddy Bear | Open |
Donate teddy bears and/or names of people who would like them for delivery. I deliver to “forgotten” age groups throughout the year, and need stuffed bears for my Share-A-Bear project. Drop off anytime to Faith Godbey at 1035 Ninth St.
Contact: Faith Godbey | 663-3701 | faithgodbey@peoplepc.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Winter Coats and Warm Things Needed | Open |
Please donate winter coats, mittens, hats and warm items for needy families from 8 to 11 am at Washington Park, Wenatchee. The Riverview Kiwanis will collect the items. If another group would like to keep the collection running throughout the day, contact Margie Wilson, 888-3209.
Contact: Margie Wilson | 888-3209 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Mustard Seed Neighborhood Center Clean Up | Open |
Yard work and painting at the non-profit Mustard Seed Neighborhood Center,1007 Malaga St., from 9 am to 1 pm. Snacks are provided. Bring paintbrushes, pruners, rakes, shovels and gloves. Mustard Seed provides child care for low-income families.
Contact: Merry Roy | 884-2874 | merryroy@yahoo.com | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Methow Park Clean Up and Soccer Goals Project | Open |
Join area Kiwanis members at Wenatchee's Methow Park to clean up and paint soccer goals.
Contact: Tom Irwin | 679-7644 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Haven of Hope | Open |
Inside painting projects, require someone with painting expertise to oversee project. We also need donations of laundry supplies, paper products & cleaning supplies. Thank you.
Contact: Teria Kelly | 664-6866 | teria@hospitalityhouseofwenatche.org | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Maternity and Baby Clothes Donations Needed | Open |
Donate new or almost new maternity clothes, layettes, or knitted baby booties to 1st Choice Pregnancy Care Center. Call for information.
Contact: Karen Krehbiel | 662-0652 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Food Donations Needed | Open |
North Central Washington Association of Realtors (NCWAR) is collecting non-perishable food for local food banks from 9 am to 2 pm at Grocery Outlet, 1616 N. Wenatchee Ave. You can meet Wenatchee Wild players there, too! Realtors are also selling $5 tickets for a raffle to win a private suite for 20 and $250 food credit at a Wenatchee Wild hockey game. Raffle tickets are also being sold at Wenatchee Wild hockey games and at the NCW Association of Realtors office, 1556 N. Wenatchee Ave., or by calling 663-1211. Half the money raised from the raffle will go to local food banks, and half will go to the Wenatchee Wild Scholarship Program.
Contact: Jan Widener | 665-9200/670-2444 | jan@lauramounter.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Projects Around the City of Wenatchee | Open |
Groups are needed for various street and park improvement projects around the city of Wenatchee. City will assist with materials, tools, etc. Contact Allison Williams, 888-6216.
Contact: Allison Williams | 888-6216 | awilliams@wenatchewa.gov | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Make A Christmas Stocking | Open |
Create and/or fill Christmas stockings given to foster children during the holidays. Pick up a pattern at the Chelan-Douglas CASA office, 431 Douglas St.
Contact: Arlene Grover or Sue Baker | 662-7350 | arlene@nwi.net; cdcasa.org | Needs 30 Volunteers |
| Our House Need Donations | Open |
Cancer Care of NCW/Our House: Drop-off between 9 am and 1 pm. We need a working digital camera; original DVD movies; paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex; laundry supplies (liquid bleach, fabric softener sheets); bottled water; crackers; individual cereal boxes, puddings, gelatins, juices; soups; frozen dinners; restaurant gift certificates. Our House is located at 1708 Castlerock Ave. Contact Becky Elwell, 663-6964 or 663-3377 with questions.
Contact: Becky Elwell | 663-6964 or 663-3377 | cancare@genext.net | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Assist Low-Income Elderly & Disabled Adults | Open |
Catholic Family and Child Services/Volunteer Chore Services has projects that will assist low-income elderly and disabled adults. Paint, clean, winterize windows, do house repairs, yard work, and many small group projects in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee & Cashmere.
Contact: Mary Cook or Lisa Melvin | 662-6761 | mcook@cfcs.net | Needs 10 Volunteers |
| Bruce Hotel Painting Projects | Open |
The Bruce Hotel,206 Palouse St., Wenatchee, has painting projects all day. Call Selma Diaz at the Bruce Transitional Housing/Women's Resource Center, 662-2485, for details.
Contact: Selma Diaz | 662-2485 | | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Bikes for Kids | Open |
You can donate bikes that need little or no repair; and donate money for tubes and tires. If you know kids who need bikes, they can come on Saturday, Oct. 24, and get a free bike. The repair and giveaway is 7 am to noon (or till the bikes are gone) at Lee Elementary, 1455 Baker St., East Wenatchee. You can drop off bikes before Make A Difference Day. Contact Chuck Riibe (at Cascade Elementary, EWenatchee) to donate, get a bike, or help at the giveaway, 679-8780.
Contact: Chuck Riibe | 679-8780 | | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Support Our Troops Care Packages | Open |
Donate care packages to be sent to military personnel through Alcoa/WATC Support Our Troops. Call 663-9241, or send to 6200 Malaga/Alcoa Hwy., Bldg. 34B, Malaga, WA 98828. WenSupportOurTroops@alcoa.com
Contact: | 663-9241 | WenSupportOurTroops@alcoa.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Antioch Adoptions Fund Raising Barbecue | Open |
Antioch Adoptions Wenatchee is a no-fee adoption agency that recruits and trains potential adoptive families, primarily to adopt children from the foster care system; to help children change their title from 'foster kid" to "Son" and "Daughter." Antioch Adoptions does not charge their families the usual, expensive adoption fees and obtains operating funds solely by donations. We are having a fund raising barbecue on Oct. 24. Orders for barbecued chicken or ribs can be made by calling Mike Magnotti at 509-699-1866 or by email at maddog@nwi.net.
Contact: Mike Magnotti | 509-699-1866 | maddog@nwi.net | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Clear Lake CITO | Open |
Cache-cadians, the local chapter of the Washington State Geocachers Association will be doing a CITO at Clear Lake on Make A Difference Day. CITO is an acronym for Cache In Trash Out. We will meet at the Clear Lake parking area at 9:00 AM and pick up litter around the lake. This clean up event has been approved by the Department of Natural Resources, who manage the land at Clear Lake. Geocachers who are interested in helping with the CITO can post a note at geocaching.com, Waypoint GC1Y0Q0. Please respond early so we'll know how many supplies to bring. The DNR is supplying trash bags, gloves, and grabbers.
Contact: Mike Lawson | (509) 679-3599 | the.navigatorz@gmail.com | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Create a Gathering Place for CASA Volunteers | Open |
The CASA office (Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children) has an outside deck/patio which is in need of restoration. The deck needs to be sanded, powerwashed and painted to create a gathering place for CASA Volunteers.
Contact: Sue Baker | 662-7350 | cdcasa@nwi.net | Needs 3 Volunteers |
| Beautification Projects in East Wenatchee | Open |
The City of East Wenatchee will be coordinating a variety of beautification projects throughout the community. People interested in working on these projects are asked to bring gardening gloves and tools. For projects, please contact the Community Events office at 886-6108.
Contact: Dawn Collings, event coordinator for City of East | 886-6108 | DCollings@east-wenatchee.com | Needs 100 Volunteers |
| Diaper Drive | Open |
The Junior Service League of Wenatchee is collecting diapers for area families in need on Saturday, October 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Albertsons in Wenatchee. The YWCA will receive the diapers and distribute to residents in need around the community.
Contact: Becky Fevold | 509-670-0098 | beckyboxleitner@gmail.com | Needs 0 Volunteers |
| Restoration Planting & Fencing on the Entiat River | Open |
Join the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust in celebrating Make a Difference Day by planting trees and shrubs to restore riparian and upland habitats and building a post and rail fence along the Entiat River. Call Neal Hedges, CDLT Stewardship Coordinator, at (509) 667-9708 for location details & to reserve your place.
Contact: Neal Hedges | 509-667-9708 | neal@cdlandtrust.org | Needs 20 Volunteers |
| Wenatchee Foothills Trail Project | Open |
This fall the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust will be working in the Foothills once again to improve and protect the trails. Last spring we rerouted a section of trail around a steep, severely eroding area, and now we will replant and restore that abandoned section of trail. We will be using hand tools to break up the old trail bed, laying down erosion matting and spreading seed. We will also work on the new trail to touch up areas that need attention. Please RSVP to Patrick Walker at (509) 667-9708 or patrick@cdlandtrust.org.
Contact: Patrick Walker | 509-667-9708 | patrick@cdlandtrust.org | Needs 15 Volunteers |
| Camp Zanika Lache Make a Difference Day | Open |
We’ve got lots to do! Tents to take down, docks to bring in, lots of brush to be cleared and burned, buildings to be swept and cleaned, repairs to be made, painting, raking leaves, chopping and stacking wood. Bring brooms, shovels, rakes, axes and saws if you have them.
We can’t do it without your help.
Free hot and fresh homemade lunch served with a smile. Free overnight lodging is available.
Start as early as 8:00 A.M.
Projects will conclude at about 4 P.M.
Camp Zanika is located at 16400 Cedar Brae Road, Lake Wenatchee.
Contact: Theresa Samuelsen | 509-663-1609 | campfire@nwi.net | Needs 100 Volunteers |
