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Good Neighbors Picnic 2018-- Friday Setup

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ORGANIZATION: Good Neighbors of Central Ohio

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 12 people are interested

The Good Neighbors Picnic works to build bridges of understanding in our community by reaching out to the homeless annually and helping them prepare for winter. Good Neighbors of Central Ohio, with local support, offers a day of fun, food, and entertainment for guests, volunteers and supporters. This year’s picnic is Saturday, September 22, 2018. Setup of the Free Store in the Wolfe Park Shelterhouse occurs on Friday, September 21.

Volunteer registration is online. Go to www.goodneighborspicnic.org. The link for volunteer registration is on main page. Volunteer registration closes on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Any inquiries about volunteering after the deadline should be directed to the Volunteer Chairs at volunteers@goodneighborspicnic.org.

We can provide verification of volunteer hours for participants. Volunteers should bring paperwork to the picnic to receive signature.

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About Good Neighbors of Central Ohio

Location:

PO Box 16311, Columbus, OH 43216, US

Mission Statement

In recognition of the many cultural layers that make up our community, the Good Neighbors Of Central Ohio provide opportunities for groups and individuals who represent each aspect of our community to work side by side demonstrating that we are good neighbors to our often forgotten community members: the homeless.

Description

Good Neighbors of Central Ohio is a charitable and educational organization whose purpose is to:

  • Provide a day of celebration to our often forgotten members of our community, those without homes;
  • Dispel myths concerning homelessness and hunger in our community;
  • Provide an opportunity for our diverse community to work side by side as partners with a common interest ergo building bridges of understanding between them which begins steps toward the reduction of bias and prejudice between people;
  • Provide a compassionate framework founded on mutual respect as a positive role model for highly effective leadership with kindness, acceptance and integrity
  • Provide a platform for students and partnering organizations to conduct research projects and demonstrations that enhance understanding and healing of the conditions that create this unhealthy condition in our communities.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Homeless & Housing
Children & Youth, Community, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

Fri Sep 21, 2018
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

WHERE

105 Park DriveColumbus, OH 43209

(39.966084,-82.947174)
 

SKILLS

  • Problem Solving
  • Multi-Tasking
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • 2-4 hours
  • Children under 18 should volunteer with an adult

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