Volunteers are needed to help build a playground in one day for children at Langston Hughes Academy Charter School (3519 Trafalgar St .) in New Orleans. On Monday, Feb. 6, more than 200 volunteers from Verint® Systems, ACCENT on Arrangements, Inc., FirstLine...
Volunteer Opportunities You’re Invited. The Southeast Louisiana Chapter is hosting a number of special events in the coming months and we rely on volunteer assistance to make these events successful. Event volunteers are needed for pre-event set-up, to help...
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary this year, the Young Leadership Council (YLC) is once again leaving its mark on the community and launching a major initiative to revamp five area NORD playgrounds throughout the city. From Oct. 22 through...
Recently, I volunteered at the wonderful Ronald McDonald House. This place was full of energy, which you could probably suspect just passing by the beautiful yellow house on Canal Street. What is Ronald McDonald House? The mission of Ronald McDonald...
City Year New Orleans Invites You to Help Build the VIET Nature Center on National Make a Difference Day Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Where: 13435 Granville Street, New Orleans, 70129 Time: 8:30 AM Doors Open, Volunteer Service 9:00-1:00 Service will...
This past Friday, I expanded my volunteering horizons. Up until this point, my volunteer experiences have always been with other humans. But, as a lifelong animal lover, I’d wanted to do some work at a shelter for quite some...
When you think of volunteering, you probably don’t think of coloring pictures of kittycats and tugboats. But that’s exactly how I spent my Saturday morning volunteering with STAIR. Along with 5 other volunteers, we colored, cut, and arranged different...
Saturday, is the 3rd “Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day from 10:00am– 1:00pm. The City is asking the entire community to get involved. Efforts will be targeted within a five-block radius of open schools, playgrounds, and high-traffic commercial corridors. The...
My first experience volunteering was not born out of altruism. I had to complete volunteer hours for school. We were tasked with helping prepare and serve a meal at a men’s homeless shelter. The group of us was pretty...
Recently, I volunteered at the Hollygrove Market and Farm. Hollygrove, whose main location is 8301 Olive St., provides locally farm-grown produce, dairy, breads and meats to New Orleans residents. The communal vibe at the market was immediately evident—most of the workers at...
