If your New Year’s resolution list included things like “go outside,” “laugh more,” or “learn a new skill,” here’s a tip: Get on Concrete Couch‘s mailing list!
This Give! nonprofit excels at offering frequent opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to get involved with the awesome work they do. If you like working outside with art media, hammers and power tools, you’ll love getting involved with their projects at local schools and on Ft. Carson. Bonus: Many of the events take place on the weekends, so even 9-to-5ers can come play!
Below, you’ll find photos of their latest volunteer event at Midland Elementary School. Last Saturday, about 60 Midland students, parents and siblings turned up to help with playground refurbishment and fence beautification projects, along with Midland’s principal and librarian and 12 Concrete Couch volunteers and board members!
If you’re interested in hearing more from Concrete Couch, drop a line to concretecouchorg (at) gmail (dot) com.
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Check out Rhonda Van Pelt’s article “Warm welcome for immigrants” on Catholic Charities’ Family Immigration Services and PPLD’s ESL/Adult Literacy program here!
Check out “Sunshine and reins at Therapeutic Riding Center” by Rhonda VanPelt in the 12-15 Indy here!
Read Rhonda Van Pelt’s story “Seeds of creativity” here!
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Read Rhonda Van Pelt’s story on CASA “Comfort in the Storm: CASA program helps families and children through turbulent adjustment periods” here.
Some Give! alumni have told us the best thing about their participation in Give! wasn’t the additional funding they raised — what they really prized was the chance to learn how to market themselves to local media.
Not that you shouldn’t support the Diabetes Community Center with your time and dollars anyway, but look at them tearing it up on FOX21! They’re one of the smallest, newest nonprofits featured in Give! this year, but they definitely know how to make an impact. Great job, guys!
Read Rhonda Van Pelt’s story on Safe Place for Pets
Safe at (new) home: Program takes care of finding homes for companion pets after their human owners are gone here.