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3 people are interested
Garden Club Instructor- Broward County
ORGANIZATION: Special Olympics Florida Healthy Community South Florida
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3 people are interested
What we do: We provide health screenings and classes to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.
Who we need: Are you an energetic and passionate volunteer with a background in nutrition and/or gardening to serve as lead instructor for the "Green Thumb Club"? We are interested in a volunteer that is dedicated to positively impacting and enriching the lives of our special needs community members!
Garden Club: This class focuses on planting, growing, harvesting and incorporating the fresh produce to create healthy meals for the intellectual and developmentally disabled using a hydroponic tower garden system. Seedlings planted in the past include dill, cilantro, parsley, lettuce, swiss chard, spinach and much more.
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About Special Olympics Florida Healthy Community South Florida
Location:
3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, US
Mission Statement
Healthy Community is a premier, health care delivery approach that focuses on the whole person with an intellectual or developmental disability and provides integrated health care coordination.
Description
The Healthy Community program is part of Special Olympics Florida designed to help meet the unmet needs of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD), and to keep them healthy. We currently offer free health screenings to individuals with ID/DD in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties in the following areas: Special Smiles (dentistry) , Healthy Hearing (audiology), Fit Feet (podiatry), FUNfitness (physical therapy) , Health Promotion (better health and well-being through the Nutrition & Wellness Program and educational events), MedFest (sports physical/medical exam) , and Opening Eyes (vision). We are committed to assisting our consumers with finding the services and resources that they require based on screening results.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2055 Liberty StreetHollywood, FL 33020
DATE POSTED
December 1, 2018
SKILLS
- Cooking / Catering
- Special Needs
- Nutrition
- Gardening
- Teaching / Instruction
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1-2 hour per week
- Strictly honor time commitments & bring a positive attitude!