Group seeks volunteers to lead way
Community building through community service is the goal of The United Way of
Isabella County’s Volunteer Center’s Be My Neighbor Day April 21.
Volunteers from the CMU community are needed for the eight Be my Neighbor Day
projects.
Students and community members working together creates a bond, said White Hall
junior Rachelle Ferris, Volunteer and Service Learning Center staff member.
“It helps create good relations with Mount Pleasant and college students,”
she said.
Part of National Volunteer Week, the day is focused on parks and the environment,
Ferris said.
The eight projects include:
- Playscape — beginning at 9 a.m. volunteers will sand and varnish the playscape at Island Park. Ideal for kindergarten through 12th-grade students.
- Riverside Cemetery Cleanup — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers will
beautify the cemetery grounds.
- Commission on Aging — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers will rake
leaves, trim shrubs and/or clean windows.
- Chippewa River Cleanup — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers will
pick up debris, tree limbs in or around Chippewa River. Volunteers may get
wet.
- Food/decorations — from 8 to 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. volunteers
are needed to set up and tear down registration and lunch tables under the
Island Park pavilion.
- Donations for organizations — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers
are needed to help agencies get special items for upcoming programs.
- Friends of the Arts — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers are needed
to help with Broadway Theater and Art Reach spring cleaning.
- Playground Swing Floor Resurfacing — from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volunteers
will help make Island, Potters and Sunnyside parks safer.
- More than 20 volunteers are needed to provide leadership to the eight project teams. Orientation for team leaders is April 20 under the Island Park Pavilion.
In addition to the eight projects, people can participate in the Mid-Michigan
Industries Fourth Annual Community Walk and Community Forum Fun.
The CMU community can do a one- or two-mile walk through downtown for $5 in
advance or $7 the day of the walk. Participants will receive a T-shirt, food
and be eligible for prize drawings.
All volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in Island Park for registration and orientation.
A “Thank You” lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. for all volunteers.
For more information on the Donations for Organizations project contact the
United Way at 772-6194. To sign up for a volunteer position, call the Volunteer
and Service Learning Center at 774-7685.
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