Choose to Help: Golden Rule In Action http://www.goldenruleinaction.org Motivated Volunteers and Philanthropists Fair Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:52:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 United We Serve http://www.goldenruleinaction.org/2009/08/26/united-we-serve/ http://www.goldenruleinaction.org/2009/08/26/united-we-serve/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:52:05 +0000 admin http://www.goldenruleinaction.org/?p=99 We would like to take a moment to encourage people to investigate the new National Community Service site: Serve.gov. We encourage you to post your service projects, and join the community in working together toward these common goals we share.

In the videos below, members and participants from the Arizona Americorps Conference of 2009 talk about getting things done in Arizona.

Get involved! It makes a difference.

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1st Way of Maricopa County
Most needs money and volunteers

A New leaf
Most needs money and volunteers

Advocates for the Disabled, Inc.
Most needs money and volunteers

Apache Fair Trade Cooperative
Most needs money and volunteers

Arizona Capitol Museum
Long time volunteers who want to grow with our organization.

Arizona Community Action Association
Volunteers around the state: For information please contact Jason Geroux at the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities at jason@azcdd.org

Arizona Funeral Director Association’s Foundation for Children
Most needs money and volunteers

Arizona Interfaith Movement
Most needs money and volunteers

Arizona Lottery Community
Most needs volunteers

Arizona State Parks
Most needs money and volunteers

Association for Supportive Child Care
Most needs money and volunteers

AZ Braille and Talking Book Library and AZ Capitol Museum
Most needs money and volunteers

AZ Lost Boys Center
Career coaches, see http://m.twitter.com/azlostboyssctr

AZ Peace Alliance/AZ Dept. of Peace
Bookkeeper, grant researcher/writer, Congressional District Leaders (for each district in AZ) and a mentor to help their board set up their non-profit structure and status; Media Coordinator and a Student Peace Alliance Coordinator.

Beatitudes Center DOAR
Volunteers to provide to homebound adults such services as grocery shopping, transport to medical appointments, friendly visiting, mail/paperwork help, minor home repairs, computer assistance. A volunteer is normally matched with someone in his/her neighborhood or traffic pattern and chooses which service he or she wants to provide. To get started, attend a volunteer orientation. Call Beatitudes Center DOAR for more information at 602 274-5022.

Blankets for Babies
Most needs money and volunteers

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
Most needs money and volunteers

Bridging AZ Furniture Bank
Most needs money and volunteers

CAIR-AZ
Most needs money and volunteers

Care First Avondale Resource Center
Most needs money and volunteers

Casa Franciscan
Most needs money and volunteers

Catholic Charities
Most needs money and volunteers

Child Crisis Center
Most needs money and volunteers

Children’s Angel Foundation/Hacienda HealthCare
Most needs money and volunteers

City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Services Dept Revitalization Div.
Most needs money and volunteers

Communities In Schools of Arizona
Volunteers. Especially Annual backpack drive starting July 1st with primary days needed: July 30,31; Aug. 1,2,4,5.

Community Information and Referral
Most needs money and volunteers

Consumer Credit Counseling Services
Most needs money and volunteers

Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phx
Most needs money and volunteers

Devereux Arizona
Most needs money and volunteers

East Valley Senior Services, Inc.
Most needs money and volunteers

Evercare Hospice
Most needs money and volunteers

Extended Hand Outreach
Most needs money and volunteers

Friends of the Phoenix Public Library
Donations. Also accept used books, music, videos and these may be dropped off at any of the Phoenix Public Libraries or call Jaana at 602-534-5208 or jaana@plfriends.org.

Foundation for Senior Living Organization
Most needs money and volunteers

Gabriel’s Angels
Most needs money and volunteers

Girl Scouts- Arizona Cactus Pine Council, Inc.
Volunteers – 3, 4 hours / month to donate to changing a girl’s life. Studies show that mentorships are most effective when a caring adult regularly spends time with a child for at least three months. Free training, support, guidance provided. Help make the world a better place – please volunteer with Girl Scouts.

Goodwill of Central Arizona
Most needs money and volunteers

Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism
Most needs Volunteers

Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Most needs Volunteers

Greater Phoenix Youth At Risk Foundation, INC
Caring adults to mentor this fall in our teen program being conducted at Conronado High School in South Scottsdale. Contact Sylvia Brekke at 602-481-0212 or sylvia.brekke@phoenixyouthatrisk.org

The Happy Give More Comedy Series
Most needs money and volunteers

HealthCare Connect
Most needs money and volunteers

Helping Hands for Single Moms
Most needs money and volunteers

Hope & A Future
Donations for Camp Scholarships.

Jewish Family and Childrens Services
Financial support. Contact Jessica.junis@jfcsarizona.com

John C. Lincoln Health Network
Most needs money and volunteers

LDS Humanitarian
Most needs money and volunteers

LifeBridge Community Volunteer Center
Most needs money and volunteers

Little Boat
Most needs money and volunteers

Lodestar Day Resource Center
Most needs money and volunteers

March of Dimes
Fundraising, they’ve had to cut 3 million dollars in research grants this year.

Maricopa County Head Start
Most needs money and volunteers

Military Family Support Group
Money. 100% of all funds go towards the troops. 501(c)(3). Donations may be mailed – call 602-686-1132 for details, or deposited into “Military Family Support Group Account” at any Bank of America.

Money Management Int’l
Most needs money and volunteers

National Federation of the Blind of Arizona
Most needs money and volunteers

Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix
Most needs money and volunteers

Open Table
Most needs money and volunteers

Ozanam Manor, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Most needs money and volunteers

Packages from Home
Most needs money and volunteers

Pets on Wheels of Scottsdale
Most needs money and volunteers

Phoenix Fire – Crisis Response Teams
Most needs money and volunteers

PPEP, Inc.
Most needs money and volunteers

Pulmonary Support Group of Scottsdale
Media support to bring awareness. info@colaitionforpf.org

Scottsdale Airpark Rotary
Most needs money and volunteers

Senior Companion Program, City of Phoenix
Most needs money and volunteers

Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Most needs money and volunteers

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
Food donations, (They can turn $1.00 into 7 meals so their buying power goes a long way.) Volunteers. Sign up at volunteerservies@firstbankbank.org.

Step by Step Living
Most needs money and volunteers

TCH/The Centers for Habilitiation
Most needs money and volunteers

Tempe Community Action Agency
Home Delivered Meals drivers who could deliver meals to homebound Tempe and Scottsdale residents from 9AM to NOON, Mon-Fri. 480-350-5893 or stevens@tempeaction.org

The Keogh Health Foundation
Most needs money and volunteers

Tonto Rim Christian Camp
Donations for Camp Scholarships.

Tumbleweed Center / Safe Place
Bring awareness to the Youth Development’s “Safe Place” project (primarily 13-17 ages) to know that a safe place to enter and ask for help are: Quick Trips, AZ Federal Credit Unions and Boys and Girls Clubs.

UMOM New Day Centers
Towels, baby items, body wash/lotion, shampoo/conditioner.

United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona
Most needs money and volunteers

WellCare Foundation
Most needs money and volunteers

With Child, Ltd
Most needs money and volunteers

Women’s Federation for World Peace
Most needs money and volunteers

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According to the Arizona Republic’s Kerry Lengel, this six-week pilot project will attempt to build strong grassroots support for the arts in the valley.

We strongly support the arts, and we hope to establish a similar grassroots movement with this project.

Arts Groups Use Web to Reach Young Donors – via The Arizona Republic

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Download an invitation flier [PDF 507KB]

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Thanks for participating!

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