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Weekly Sustainability Announcements |
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May 2, 2016 |
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From the Newswire |
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Y.O.L.O. Hosts the Third Coffee for a Cause Women’s Giving Circle Accepting Grant Proposals Through June 29 |
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Coffee for a Cause |
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Join us May 5th at 4 p.m. in Holcombe Hall, right at the dawn of finals week, for the best cup of coffee you’ve had this semester! Come enjoy an amazing mug of Ethiopian, Colombian, Vietnamese, and/or Turkish coffee to the sound of relaxing coffee-house music from around the world. Not a coffee drinker? No problem! We will have some amazing hot cocoa from Kyya Chocolate, “the home of Arkansas craft chocolate”. Want to make the planet happy? We do, too! We will continue our waste-free policy by encouraging the participants to bringing a mug! Plus, this automatically allows you to participate in our Eco-Friendly Mug Contest to get great prizes! |
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4:00 Pm Thursday, May 5th Holcombe Hall Living Room |
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Volunteer Opportunities |
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Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup of Highway 412 |
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Help keep our roadside clean and prevent trash from running off into the White River, before it flows into Beaver Lake by coming out for the BWA Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on Highway 412! Check-in will begin at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 4th, at the Valero gas station at 17410 E Highway 412 in Springdale, AR. This program is held in conjunction with the Arkansas Highway Transportation Department Adopt-a-Highway program. Cleanup supplies and refreshments will be provided for volunteers. |
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2:00 – 4:00 Pm Wednesday, May 4th Valero Gas Station, 17410, Springdale, AR 72764 |
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Prairie Creek Cove Cleanup |
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Help clean up Prairie Creek Cove on Beaver Lake from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Volunteers will meet at the ramp and hop on pontoon boats to be ferried to targeted cleanup locations on the shore. All supplies including trash bags, gloves, and trash pickers will be provided. |
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1:00 – 4:00 Pm Thursday, May 5th Prairie Creek Cove Ramp, 9314 N Park Rd, Rogers, AR 72756 |
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Fayetteville Farmer’s Market Mandala with Feed Communities and Farmer’s Table Cafe |
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The Farmer’s Table Cafe, Feed Communities and the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market are teaming up for an exciting Saturday at the market! The Farmer’s Table will be doing live cooking demos with seasonal produce while Feed Communities helps serve the food and share our mission with market goers. We need a few sociable friends to help us run this event. We will be sharing the mission of Feed Communities and passing out local samples of The Farmer’s Table Food. We will also have a few people at the Feed Communities table collecting donations and explaining the event. No experience necessary! |
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8:00 Am – 1:00 Pm Saturday, May 7th We will meet in front of Tiny Tim’s, Fayetteville Farmers Market, Mountain Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
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Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities |
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Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday |
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Join us at Tri Cycle Farms every Tuesday from 3-6pm for a volunteer workday in the garden! As fall arrives we will be working in the fall garden, winterizing the summer garden and doing various other farm and garden related chores and activities. See you at the farm! |
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3:00 – 6:00 Pm Every Tuesday 1705 N Garland Ave |
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Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew |
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Every Thursday, we gather at Tri Cycle to sort through boxes of expired produce from Ozark Natural Foods, a local health food coop. We sort and weigh the food, feed some to our sweet chickens, and then add the rest to the compost. There is also usually plenty of still-good-looking, organic produce to share amongst ourselves! If you like veggies, chickens, or compost, come join us for a chill, fun volunteer opportunity while helping to prevent food waste in our community. Just meet outside the community house at the farm (1705 N Garland Ave) at 3:30pm on Thursdays! |
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3:30 Pm Every Thursday 1705 N Garland Ave |
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant |
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Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed. Below are examples of the types of jobs you will be asked to do. Greet and assist customers as needed. Assist in cleaning, pricing, and organizing merchandise. Arrange items on display shelves and sales floor. Hang pictures and create decorative displays when needed. Rearrange furniture and other merchandise in all departments to ensure displays remain visually stimulating. Arrange special promotion displays as needed. Help keep aisles clean and safe. Assist with donation pickups if necessary. Light cleaning. Please dress appropriately for the weather. This is a warehouse environment with limited climate control. All volunteers must wear closed toed shoes. The Habitat ReStore is family friendly so please no short, shorts or inappropriate t-shirts. |
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Multiple Shifts Available 1421 E. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
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Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission |
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The House of Hope Rescue Mission is a “Day Center” for the homeless and needy. Our goal is to provide a place where people can come for shelter from the cold or heat, receive snacks, water and a hot meal while at our facility, get help with life skills and job searches. We provide showers, a place for clients to do their laundry free of charge, and a place they can receive mail. Clients can receive clothing and food from our pantry monthly. There are multiple ways to volunteer at the House of Hope:
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9:00 Am – 1:00 Pm Every Wednesday 505 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, AR 72764 |
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