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BELOW YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR 2010 EDINA DAY OF SERVICE
Edina Day of Service is a city-wide project that invites you to be part of what makes Edina a wonderful place to live, learn and work. To add a project to this list, please contact Heather Haen Anderson, at 5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org, tel: 952-688-8081.

 

Service Location
Description
Address/Meeting Place
Date/Time
Maximum number of Volunteers
Age Requirements, if any
Equipment needed
Project Captain
Comments
Edina Bike & Sport
Bike Safety
4504 Valley View Rd
Edina, MN 55424
11 and 1
your bike and, if you have one, helmet

Christian (Edina Bike & Sport) and
Kirk Johnson (Bike Edina Task Force)

 Attend a session at either 11 or 1 to learn how to adjust your helmet to fit safely and your bike for best performance. If needed, helmets are available for a few dollars. Prizes will be awarded.
Christ Presbyterian Church
Make bracelets for African Women affected by AIDS
6901 Nornamdale Road
10 to 3
5th grade, minimum
Beth Johnson
952-941-8418
Bracelets will be sold by Feed My Starving Children; proceeds benefit women affected by AIDS in Africa.
50th & France
Pumpkin Fest
50 & France Business Assn
Oct 30
9:00 to 2:00
8
16 or older
Julie Boehm at info@50thandfrance.com or 952-922-1524
Sign up by October 15
Highway 100 btwn 50th St and Crosstown
Highway Cleanup
Meet at Perkins Lowers Parking Lot
Saturday, October 9
8 to 10:30
30
10 yrs and older
gloves
Heather Worthington
Project offered by Edina Morningside Rotary Club. Brightly colored bags and vests will be provided.
Lewis Park
Jack's Eagle Project
5668 Dewey Hill Road
9 to 1
Oct 9
and
Oct 16
work gloves and shovels
Jack McCabe
RSVP 952-929-7120
Work with concrete and dirt, so dress accordingly.
Edina High School
Grounds Clean Up
Meet at North Side of North Parking Lot
10 to Noon
work gloves
Tom Anderson
Heights Park
Creekside Cleanup
Meet at Creek Valley School parking lot
8:30 to 10:30
work gloves
Rob Erickson
Edina Football Assn Games
VEAP Food Drive
Van Valkenburg Park, Braemar Park, Lewis Park, Pamela Park
During regularly scheduled EFA games
      
Laura Davis
  
Edina A Better Chance
Girls' House
Fall yard cleanup
6617 Southdale Rd
9 to 1
6
rakes and garden gloves
Carolyn Ocampo
Edina ABC, a non-profit org, provides quality education to academically talented students of color from families of modest means.
Edina A Better Chance
Boys' House
Fall yard clean up
6304 France Ave So
9 to 1
5
Rakes and garden gloves
Laura Knowles
see comment above
Triangle Park
Tree Planting
Corner of Brook and Hillside
8:30 to 10:30
work gloves and shovels
Tyler Asgrimson
  
Edina Community Center, Room 165
Make Greeting Cards
Boys Cross Country Team
7 to 7:30 pm
Susan Hicken
Edina Senior Center
Knit Hats and Mittens
5280 Grandview Square
Monday - Friday
8 to 4:30;
Closed Saturdays
Sue Weigle
Stop in and pick up yarn as needed. Knit on site or
at home.
Deliver finished projects by Friday, Oct 8.
Cross View Lutheran Church
Roll bandages for World Relief
6645 McCauley Tr
9 to Noon
tweens to adults
Darlene Senechal
Cross View Lutheran Churcn
Quilt Making for World Relief
6645 McCauley Tr
9 to Noon
tweens to adults
Darlene Senechal
Cross View Lutheran Church
Making prayer shawls
6645 McCauley Tr
9 to Noon
tweens to adults
Darlene Senechal

Residential Door to Door Pickup
Or
Edina Community Center Door 8 Drop Off

Book Drive for HCMC
Edina Girl Scout troops book drive
9 to 3
Door to Door Pickup
Or
2 to 4
Drop off Edina Community Ctr Door 8
Rhoda Bernstein
Scouts will distribute collection bags to resident homes Oct 2
Normandale Elemetary
Book Drive for HCMC

5701 Normandale Rd

3 to 10
Rhoda Bernstein
Normandale families to clean and pack books for HCMC
Edina High School
Comunity Room
"Saving Energy 101" Workshop

6754 Valley View Rd

 
10 - 11
Mike Platteter
Organized by Edina Energy & Environment Commission
Highlands Elementary
Creating Outdoor Working Spaces
5505 Doncaster Way
9 to Noon
Adult present with children under 12
Gloves, wheelbarrows, weeding tools.
Erica Wattson
Divide your daylilies this fall and bring plants to Highlands on Oct 9!

Edina Community Lutheran Church
Buckthorn Eradication
4113 West 54th St
9 to 11
Gloves and shovels
Lauren Wendt
to register, please email lwendt@eclc.org or just show up!

Good Samaritan UMC
Used Cell Phone Collection
5730 Grove St
9 to 8
Becky Sechrist
Drop off containers provided outside upper and lower entrances. Phones go to battered women's shelters and used for their 911 access.

Residential Drop Off Location
Clothing Drive
5224 Duncraig Rd
8 to 11
Steve Christianson
Donations benefit Safezone Drop In Center
Children's ages 0 to 5,
Men's dress shirts, pants, shoes (suitable for job interviews)
Jackets, hats, gloves (cold weather outerwear)
                 

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081

EXTERNAL ASSETS

INTERNAL ASSETS

BELIEFS

We believe that:

  1. Youth assets involve families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods and community organizations.
  2. Individuals in a community should play a profound role in making a difference in the lives of youth.
  3. Asset building is a way of life rather than a specific program with a title.

We are committed to:

  1. Creating a partnership between city, education, health, business and religious communities.
  2. Developing a journey that links meaningful support to Edina youth.

JOIN US

We invite you to join us in our mission.  To see what you can do to Connect With Kids please call Heather Haen Anderson, Executive Director of Connecting With Kids Edina at 952-688-8081 or send an email message to us at info@connectingwithkidsedina.org.

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081

EXTERNAL ASSETS

INTERNAL ASSETS

BELIEFS

We believe that:

  1. Youth assets involve families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods and community organizations.
  2. Individuals in a community should play a profound role in making a difference in the lives of youth.
  3. Asset building is a way of life rather than a specific program with a title.

We are committed to:

  1. Creating a partnership between city, education, health, business and religious communities.
  2. Developing a journey that links meaningful support to Edina youth.

JOIN US

We invite you to join us in our mission.  To see what you can do to Connect With Kids please call Heather Haen Anderson, Executive Director of Connecting With Kids Edina at 952-688-8081 or send an email message to us at info@connectingwithkidsedina.org.

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081