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1 October 01, 2017 - October 01, 2017 Lung Force Walk @ 7:00am by American Lung Association in Michigan Join us as a volunteer as we walk together to raise awareness and funds to defeat lung cancer and raise our voices for lung health. Together, we are a FORCE to be reckoned with! As volunteers will we help these Lung Force Heroes raise funds and awareness to defeat lung disease. We can't accomplish our mission without your help! Please cl... Lung Force Walk Lung Force Walk Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 1 to 4 p.m. 19 Sunday, October 1Miller Nature Area1 to 4 p.m. Miller Nature Area has a unique history including logging, farming, and gravel mining, and now this park is enjoyed by many neighbors. Help us maintain the unique landscape that Miller has to offer by re... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday Help Heroes at the Lung Force Walk American Lung Association in Michigan 7 am - 11 am 48 Join us as a volunteer as we walk together to raise awareness and funds to defeat lung cancer and raise our voices for lung health. Together, we are a FORCE to be reckoned with! As volunteers will we help these Lung Force Heroes raise funds and awa... Help Heroes at t... Help Heroes at the Lung Force Walk View 66 More	2 October 02, 2017 - October 02, 2017 Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative @ 9:30am by United Way for Southeastern Michigan As you may already know, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has signed on to collect signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! This initiative would require that all Michiganders earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours for a small business and 72 hours for a big business. 1.6 ... Volunteer Traini... Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative View 69 More	3 October 03, 2017 - October 03, 2017 Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative @ 9:30am by United Way for Southeastern Michigan As you may already know, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has signed on to collect signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! This initiative would require that all Michiganders earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours for a small business and 72 hours for a big business. 1.6 ... Volunteer Traini... Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative October 03, 2017 - October 03, 2017 Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative @ 12:00pm by United Way for Southeastern Michigan As you may already know, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has signed on to collect signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! This initiative would require that all Michiganders earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours for a small business and 72 hours for a big business. 1.6 ... Volunteer Traini... Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative October 03, 2017 - October 03, 2017 Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative @ 12:00pm by United Way for Southeastern Michigan As you may already know, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has signed on to collect signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! This initiative would require that all Michiganders earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours for a small business and 72 hours for a big business. 1.6 ... Volunteer Traini... Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative October 03, 2017 - October 03, 2017 Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative @ 3:30pm by United Way for Southeastern Michigan As you may already know, United Way for Southeastern Michigan has signed on to collect signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! This initiative would require that all Michiganders earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours for a small business and 72 hours for a big business. 1.6 ... Volunteer Traini... Volunteer Training: Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative Rain Garden Love-a-Park Day at Veteran's Memorial Park: Ice Arena Water Resources Commissioner's Office 10-12pm 30 Tuesday, October 3 from 10-12pm Meet at the entrance to the ice arena in Veteran's Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Help weed a newly replanted rain garden. This rain garden was replanted to have low growing plants below tall Sycamore trees and shorter Re... Rain Garden Love... Rain Garden Love-a-Park Day at Veteran's Memorial Park: Ice Arena View 70 More	4 October 04, 2017 - October 04, 2017 October Learn United Tour @ 10:00am by United Way for Southeastern Michigan A Learn United Tour is an interactive tour focused on United Way for Southeastern Michigan's work in the community. You’ll learn how we help children get a great start in life, make sure all children receive nutritious meals year-round and provide high school students with the tools and experience needed for their next step in life.In additio... October Learn Un... October Learn United Tour View 69 More	5 View 69 More	6 View 69 More	7 October 07, 2017 - October 07, 2017 Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. @ 9:00am by American Red Cross, Michigan The American Red Cross asks everyone to help Sound the Alarm in Detroit and be part of the nationwide Red Cross effort to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires. Here in the Michigan Region, the Red Cross of Southeast Michigan is holding a Sound the Alarm home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event on Octobe... Sound The Alarm.... Sound The Alarm. Save A Life. October 07, 2017 - October 07, 2017 Cancer Support Community's Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally- October 7th @ 12:00pm by Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor About the Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally Game days just got better with food truck rallies & craft drafts at the Charity Beer Garden benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann ArborHeld every University of Michigan home football game day at Stadium Club, Ann Arbor (327 East Hoover). The comfortable ga... Cancer Support C... Cancer Support Community's Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally- October 7th Hands for Detroit @ Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) 9:00 am - 3:00pm 49 Hands for Detroit and Urban Neighborhood Initiatives are teaming up on Saturday, October 7th, to sustain and maintain happy, safe, and prospering public spaces in Southwest Detroit. Join us, as a team, to make a difference in the community by maintai... Hands for Detroi... Hands for Detroit @ Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Volunteer at the Game Day Charity Beer Garden- October 7th Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor TBD 30 Game days just got better with a food truck rally & craft drafts at the Charity Beer Garden benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor! Held every University of Michigan home football game day at Stadium Club, Ann Arbor (327 Eas... Volunteer at the... Volunteer at the Game Day Charity Beer Garden- October 7th Skatepark Clean up City of Ann Arbor Parks Volunteer Program 12pm-2pm 16 Saturday Oct. 7 12-2 p.m. Lend a hand and help keep our wonderful Skatepark at Veteran’s Memorial Park clean and trash-free for all of its patrons! Meet at the Jackson road parking lot and we provide the trash picker and bag. Skatepark Clean ... Skatepark Clean up View 69 More
8 Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 9 a.m. to noon 15 Sunday, October 8Huron Parkway Nature Area9 a.m. to noon Autumn is a great season to explore Ann Arbor’s natural areas. Join us to enjoy the autumn colors while removing invasive plants, which will allow more native plant species to become establis... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday View 69 More	9 View 69 More	10 October 10, 2017 - October 10, 2017 Stewards Circle- Urban Trees @ 7:30am by City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Tuesday, October 10 Bruegger’s Bagels, 709 N University Ave 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Are you interested in learning more about how to care for our natural areas? Then join the Stewardship Network's Huron Arbor cluster for an informal discussion on a monthly topic with volunteer and professional land stewards, plus others interested in nature. Free! For ... Stewards Circle-... Stewards Circle- Urban Trees October 10, 2017 - October 10, 2017 October 2017 - Seeds of Hope Tour @ 12:00pm by CARE House of Oakland County Attend a one hour tour of CARE House of Oakland County with lunch provided. Hear about the work we do from our staff and learn about our organization and opportunities to get involved October 2017 - S... October 2017 - Seeds of Hope Tour View 69 More	11 October 11, 2017 - October 11, 2017 Public Meeting- Controlled Ecological Burn Program @ 7:00pm by City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Wednesday, October 11 NAP Office, 3875 East Huron River Drive 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fire is used as a restoration tool in many of Ann Arbor’s natural areas. This meeting provides information and an opportunity for discussion about NAP’s Controlled Ecological Burn Program. This is the perfect opportunity to ask questions, learn more about the ecologica... Public Meeting- ... Public Meeting- Controlled Ecological Burn Program Holmes Elementary School Rain Garden Digging Day Water Resources Commissioner's Office 3-6pm 20 Holmes Schoolyard Rain Garden Digging Day \| meet in the playground behind the school We’ll be working the students and their parents to dig out a rain garden in the schoolyard. Students have been learning about the water cycle, stormwater and how ... Holmes Elementar... Holmes Elementary School Rain Garden Digging Day View 69 More	12 View 69 More	13 Coat Drive Pick up SOS Community Services 12:00pm-3:30pm 2 Help warm your neighbors!! SOS Community Services is hosting a coat and winter wear drive. We need your help to pick up the coats from the donation sites! There are multiple donation sites. Accompany staff to two different pick up locations (one... Coat Drive Pick ... Coat Drive Pick up View 69 More	14 View 69 More
15 Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 1 to 4 p.m. 20 Sunday, October 15Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area 1 to 4 p.m. Come help preserve the mature oak hickory woodland in this diverse natural area. Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area gets used regularly by both neighbors and students at Mitchell Elementary and ... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday View 69 More	16 View 69 More	17 King Elementary School Rain Garden Digging Day Water Resources Commissioner's Office 4-7pm 19 King Schoolyard Rain Garden Digging Day \| meet between the parking lot and the Learning Garden We’ll be working the students and their parents to dig out a rain garden in the schoolyard. The 5th graders have been learning about stormwater, the wa... King Elementary ... King Elementary School Rain Garden Digging Day View 69 More	18 View 72 More	19 View 72 More	20 Birmingham Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 5-8 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Birmingham Famil... Birmingham Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y South Oakland Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-8pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... South Oakland Fa... South Oakland Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y North Oakland Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-8pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... North Oakland Fa... North Oakland Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y View 72 More	21 Livonia Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-8 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Livonia Family Y... Livonia Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 1 to 4 p.m. 20 Saturday, October 21Kuebler Langford Nature Area1 to 4 p.m. Despite some parts of the park being used as a staging area for the construction of M-14, the majority of Kuebler Langford was fortunately left in good ecological condition. The north side o... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 9 a.m. to noon 20 Saturday, October 21Bluffs Nature Area9 a.m. to noon Tucked away within Bluffs’ 39 acres is an open field filled with native prairie species. Come out and help us preserve this beautiful habitat by removing invasive shrubs, such as buckthorn and ho... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday View 72 More
22 Plymouth Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 12-3 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us at Kellogg Park. There’s something for your whole family to enjoy. Make sure you bring your children dressed up in the... Plymouth Family ... Plymouth Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y Highland Rec Area - Native Seed Collection Workday MI DNR, Parks and Recreation Division, Stewardship Unit 10am - 1pm 49 “Advanced registration is strongly encouraged for groups larger than five.” “All minors (under 18) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or adult group leader” Sunday, October 22, 2017 Highland Recreation Area, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join... Highland Rec Are... Highland Rec Area - Native Seed Collection Workday Stewardship Workday City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 1 to 4 p.m. 18 Sunday, October 22Oakwoods Nature Area 1 to 4 p.m. This oak-hickory woodland includes a small pond and wetland, which are great spots for bird watching or listening for frog calls. We’ll be cutting and removing invasive shrubs such as buckthorn ... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday View 72 More	23 10/23/17 - Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative United Way for Southeastern Michigan 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 20 Join us in advocating for the health and wellbeing of all Michigan families by collecting signatures for the Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative! 1.6 million Michigan employees receive no paid time off, forcing them to choose between going to wor... 10/23/17 - Earne... 10/23/17 - Earned Paid Sick Time Ballot Initiative HAVEN Trunk or Treat HAVEN 5pm-8pm 17 Do you love Halloween and working with kids? Join us at HAVEN for our annual Trunk or Treat event! All HAVEN clients are invited to bring their children to HAVEN for an evening of fun. We are seeking volunteers to decorate their trunk and pass out ca... HAVEN Trunk or T... HAVEN Trunk or Treat View 72 More	24 View 72 More	25 October 25, 2017 - October 25, 2017 THE BIG REVEAL @ 5:30pm by My Life Our Journey Foundation Cancer Awareness and Resource Network will release THE BIG REVEAL at the exclusive SKYLINE CLUB on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Seating is limited and reservations are a MUST...so R.S.V.P....A.S.A.P. at (313) 300-2575 or (248) 350-9898. $0 Guest Entrance Fee. THE BIG REVEAL THE BIG REVEAL October 25, 2017 - October 25, 2017 State of the Schools 2017 @ 6:00pm by 482 Forward Much like the State of the Union or the State of the State, this event will give Detroiters an overview of our current school landscape as well as any major coming initiatives. The Superintendents of DPSCD and the two largest charter authorizers (Grand Valley State University and Central Michigan University) will be presenting. ... State of the Sch... State of the Schools 2017 October 25, 2017 - October 25, 2017 Volunteer Appreciation Potluck @ 6:30pm by City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Wednesday, October 25 Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard Road 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All volunteers, past, present, and future, are invited to our annual appreciation event! Let’s celebrate our collective accomplishments while sharing food and community. Games, door prizes, and fun activities for all. Please bring a dish to pass and friends or family. Cos... Volunteer Apprec... Volunteer Appreciation Potluck View 72 More	26 Lights On Afterschool Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency 2 - 6 p.m. 15 Lights On After-School Lights On is a National Event Day to bring the awareness of the importance of having After-school Programs The Westwood 21st CCLC sites will be coming together to host an Open House from 3:00-6:00 pm for families and students i... Lights On Afters... Lights On Afterschool Making Waves : The Healing Stories of Flint and Detroit Water Crisis We the People of Detroit 6pm - 9pm 50 Making Waves : T... Making Waves : The Healing Stories of Flint and Detroit Water Crisis Dinner and Joy in Tent City for Women's Convention Day of Service Women's March Michigan 5pm-8pm 100 As part of our Women's Convention, we are creating a community service project to help local folks living in a tent city. Volunteers will meet at Eastern Market on Thursday, 10/26 at 5pm and carpooling in groups over to the Ressurection Tent City on... Dinner and Joy i... Dinner and Joy in Tent City for Women's Convention Day of Service Urban Farm Open Volunteer Hours for Women's Convention Day of Service Keep Growing Detroit 5-7PM 6 Managing a space where Keep Growing Detroit can model production-focused urban agriculture while training growers, cultivating and sharing resources, supporting Grown in Detroit growers, and engaging volunteers is an essential part of our work. Join... Urban Farm Open ... Urban Farm Open Volunteer Hours for Women's Convention Day of Service Help feed families at the October Mobile Food Pantry! Project Healthy Community 7:30am-11am 14 Project Healthy Community runs a mobile food distribution that helps over 400 families supplement their food budget on the fourth Thursday of every month. During the warmer months, the distribution takes place outside at the Northwest Activities Cent... Help feed famili... Help feed families at the October Mobile Food Pantry! View 73 More	27 October 27, 2017 - October 27, 2017 Hire MI Vet Prep Day @ 10:00am by Hire MI Vet To help prepare for the 3rd Annual Hire MI Vet Hiring Event, we have organized a "Prep Day" to help Veterans gain the tools they need to obtain a better job-hunting result. Hire MI Vet wants to help make the best impression on event day. At Prep Day, Veterans can develop and revise their resumes, participate in mock interviews, get fitted for pr... Hire MI Vet Prep... Hire MI Vet Prep Day Trunk or Treat! MiSide 10 a.m. - noon 10 We're hosting a Trunk or Treat for the community children that attend our Early Head Start and Thrive by Five programs. Parents, along with the little ones, are invited to "Trick or Treat" in a safe environment with their family and local supporters ... Trunk or Treat! Trunk or Treat! Lakeshore Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 3-6 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Lakeshore Family... Lakeshore Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y Macomb Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-8 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Macomb Family YM... Macomb Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y Boll Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-9 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Boll Family YMCA... Boll Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y View 73 More	28 October 28, 2017 - October 28, 2017 Cancer Support Community's Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally- October 28th @ 10:00am by Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor About the Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally Game days just got better with food truck rallies & craft drafts at the Charity Beer Garden benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann ArborHeld every University of Michigan home football game day at Stadium Club, Ann Arbor (327 East Hoover). The comfortable ga... Cancer Support C... Cancer Support Community's Game Day Charity Beer Garden and Food Truck Rally- October 28th Carls Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 6-8 pm Halloween is just around the corner and the Y is creating a frightfully good time for our children and families. Join us for face-painting, healthy treats, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts, and more. There’s something for your whole famil... Carls Family YMC... Carls Family YMCA -- Heart Pumping Halloween at the Y Volunteer at the Game Day Charity Beer Garden- October 28 Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor 9-30am-4:30 pm 29 Game days just got better with a food truck rally & craft drafts at the Charity Beer Garden benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor! Held every University of Michigan home football game day at Stadium Club, Ann Arbor (327 Eas... Volunteer at the... Volunteer at the Game Day Charity Beer Garden- October 28 View 72 More
29 Island Lake Rec Area - Native Seed Collection Workday MI DNR, Parks and Recreation Division, Stewardship Unit 10am-1pm 50 “Advanced registration is strongly encouraged for groups larger than five.” “All minors (under 18) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or adult group leader” Sunday, October 29, 2017 Island Lake Recreation Area, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. H... Island Lake Rec ... Island Lake Rec Area - Native Seed Collection Workday Stewardship Workday- Make a Difference Day City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation 1 to 4 p.m. 20 Sunday, October 29Black Ponds Woods Nature Area1 to 4 p.m. This beautiful 32-acre woodland is visited by thousands of children every year where they play and learn all about the natural environment. Work with us using handsaws and loppers to remove i... Stewardship Work... Stewardship Workday- Make a Difference Day View 72 More	30 Hay Bale Maze Set Up Oakland Family Services 4 pm - 6 pm 4 Our preschool in Pontiac is setting up for our Harvest Celebration, and we need help setting up our Hay Bale Maze. The hay will arrive to our location by 10/30 and we need some volunteers to help set up a maze for the following morning's activities. ... Hay Bale Maze Se... Hay Bale Maze Set Up View 72 More	31 Harvest Celebration- Have fun with crafts and other activities! Oakland Family Services 1:30 pm - 4 pm 4 Our preschool in Walled Lake is gearing up for our Harvest Celebration on Oct. 31st. We are searching for 3-4 volunteers who can come in to help set up and run activity stations. Harvest Celebrat... Harvest Celebration- Have fun with crafts and other activities! View 72 More