Location

Name

# of Volunteers

Giant Steps (PSY/SOC 310 STUDENTS ONLY)

Stephanie Afful

20

The PSY/SOC 310 students will be helping with maintenance with the building and possibly taking the students on a fieldtrip.

L’Arche St. Louis (Site Closed)

Mary Beth Gallagher

4

Some cleaning and some recreation with developmentally disabled adults.

Annie Malone & McDonald’s BBQ and Music Festival (Site Closed)

Janine Russell/Wendy Schneider/ Linda Cronin

15

Doing whatever is needed at the festival.

Blanket Making for Children’s Hospital

Jacqueline Frieda

10

Making flannel blankets for Children’s Hospital.

North Grand Neighborhood Services – Solomon Project

Karla Yvette Sutton-McKinney

20

The Solomon Project seeks to build houses in honor of our Lord.

Big Brothers Big Sisters/Lyon@Blow (Site Closed)

Jenna Grush/Corinne Wolford

15

Our group will work with the 6^th – 8^th graders at Lyon @ Blow, one of the schools BBBS partners with, to help prepare them for college.  We hope to have a panel of students, faculty, and staff who can share information about their college experience, but also provide additional resources.  It will be a “College Awareness Day”. 

All Saint Parish – sponsored by Business Club

Somer Anderson

25

Our duties will vary, but our main goal is to clean out older classrooms that will soon be opened for use.

Homeless Outreach  - STUDENTS ONLY

Sarah Boul

15

Campus Ministry will put together sack lunches to be distributed to various homeless people in the city.  The hope is to not only meet a direct need of hunger but to also spend some time with the people we meet.

Foundation for Children with Cancer (Site Closed)

Kelly C. Anderson

10

Fundraisers: Help create kits and materials for the following fundraisers.

 ◦Hats On Day- over 1,000 schools from 50 states participate.

◦Children are Golden Campaign- Schools sell gold ribbons for $1.00 each.

 •Event planning: Help to organize event materials, plan details for the event, etc.

 ◦Dine 2 Make a Difference ( D2MD)

 ◦Murder Mystery

 ◦Golf tournament

 •Office assistant: filing, data entry, creating mailing etc.

Project Backpack – EDSE Department (Site Closed)

Ruth Irvine

15

Project Backpack is a non-profit organization that provides backpacks to children who have been removed from their home because of crisis situations.  PB provides hundreds of backpacks to agencies like police, social work, etc., for distribution to the children.  FBU volunteers will pack these backpacks for distribution later. 

Manor Grove Long Term Nursing Care

John Baken

4-6

One-on-one visits and/or other duties as assigned

Pennsylvania and Steins Garden

Mary Asaro

15

Assisting with the development of a community garden…yard work.

Click for Babies – Knit/Crochet Purple Hats for Newborns

Carmen Russell

10

Volunteers will be knitting or crocheting caps for newborns.  The caps will be donated to "Click for Babies".  "Click for Babies" is a grassroots initiative to collaborate with knitters and crocheters across North American to make PURPLE caps for babies. Volunteers will need to bring their own knitting needles or crochet hooks, any shade of purple yarn that is "baby friendly" and a pattern for a newborn size cap.  Some yarn will be available as well as cap patterns.

Open Door Animal Sanctuary (Site Closed)

Mary Sullivan

20

Come spend your day with a furry new friend.  If only for a few hours, you will definitely be the center of attention.   Feel a sense of pride and satisfaction as you bring a ray of sunshine to these lonely but loveable pets.  You can feel their excitement the moment you step out of your car.

Knit/Crochet for the APA on Hanley

Elizabeth Willey

25

Knit or crochet squares to be pieced together to make blankets for rescued animals.  If unable to knit or crochet, helpers can also attach pre-made squares.

Pony Bird

Patrick Covalt

30

They could use help outside cleaning up their flower beds and planting flowers, etc. that the residents always enjoy.

   Some individuals could also visit with residents in the houses.

   They have several big picture windows and would love to have them cleaned if enough for it and weather permitting.

St. Louis Crisis Nursery (Site Closed)

Anita Manion

12

Volunteers will be facilitating activities with the children (i.e. reading books, playing board games, crafts) until lunch time. After lunch, volunteers will help sort donations.

Operation Food Search (Site Closed)

Jaimette McCulley

10

Work in the warehouse. Usually we separate canned goods or toiletry items into small boxes for food pantry distribution.

Caroline Mission

Lori Kovarik

10-12

The day will involve helping to develop their garden and activities with the children at their daycare center.

Canterbury Sheltered Workshop in Shrewsbury

Maggie Pohl

10-12

We will be painting some of the walls in a sheltered workshop where some of our Special School District graduates are now working. We will also help organize a workshop cabinet with various supplies. 

Nurses for Newborns (Site Closed)

Alyssa Lindsay

10

TBD