A-OK! Weekend Hub Activities

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North Side Activity HubSeptember 11 & 12

ASSISI CENTER, 800 NORTH SALINA STREET

SATURDAY

9:00 am brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects9:30 am – 4:00 pm giveaway of baby clothing and plants; bulb planting10:00 am – 11:00 am reading to kids10:00 am – 2:00 pm crafts for kids, blood pressure screening; HIV/AIDS screening,

information tables11:00 am – 1:00 pm fingerprinting11:30 am – 12:30 pm kids making pet food1:00 pm – 2:00 pm storytelling and drawing1:30 pm – 2:00 pm line dancing2:30 pm – 3:30 pm poetry for adults and children

SUNDAY

9:30 am – 10:30 am giveaway of baby clothing9:30 am – 2:00 pm information tables 10:00 am – 2:00 pm blood pressure screening11:00 am – 12:00 pm relaxation activity for adults; Bambi movie for kids12:30 pm – 1:30 pm van tour of community gardens (maximum of 15 people; please sign up)1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing2:00 pm – 3:00 pm conversations with American veterans

NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacksCollecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books

Note: Projects, times, and locations are subject to change; check www.wtb.org for updates.To volunteer, email [email protected]

Nearby ProjectsBeautify Butternut: Join Butternut Style in sprucing up

Butternut Street around the Butternut Policing Center. Clean around trees, plant flowers, repair and repaint signs, paint porches, clean windows, and help Butternut Street shine!

Paint a mural: The Northside Learning Center wants your help painting a mural on its outside wall and repairing a fence.

Paint a gym: The CYO on North Salina Street needs your help, from 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday and Sunday, painting gymnasium walls and resurfacing floors. Pump it up!


Eastwood Activity HubSeptember 11 & 12

SUNNYCREST PARK, CALEB & HICKOK AVENUE ENTRANCE

SATURDAY

9:00 am brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects 9:30 am – 12:00 pm puppet making for children, followed by a parade to the ice rink;

balloons, and face painting10:00 am – 2:00 pm information tables; blood pressure screening2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 9/11 memorial service at nearby Sheridan Park,

Nichols & Burnett Avenue

SUNDAY

10:00 am – 2:00 pm information tables; blood pressure screening10:00 am – 12:00 pm music with kids and origami11:00 am – 12:00 pm van tour of community gardens (maximum of 15 people; please sign up)12:00 pm – 2:00 pm crafts for kids; makings cards for victims of Gulf oil spill1:00 pm – 2:00 pm story telling2:00 pm – 3:00 pm relaxation activity3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Zumba (Latin music/exercise/dance)

NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacksCollecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments


Nearby ProjectsBuild a labyrinth: Jowonio School needs your help in

constructing a children’s labyrinth and sprucing up the school’s outdoor spaces. Bring work gloves and shovels.

Dig in! Sunnycrest Park wants to send lots of volunteers into our city parks to clean up and plant trees.


Downtown Activity HubSeptember 11 & 12

UNIVERSITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1085 EAST GENESEE STREET

SATURDAY

9:00 am Brief 9/11 memorial service; volunteers sent to other projects10:00 am – 11:00 am try out musical instruments10:00 am – 12:00 pm Food Bank demonstration10:00 am – 2:00 pm Information tables; blood pressure screening, HIV testing,

free legal advice and credit reviews11:00 am – 12:00 pm children’s craft activities; jazz on the front steps

SUNDAY

9:00 am – 10:00 am community breakfast10:00 am – 12:00 pm blood pressure screening; crafts for kids; bake cookies to take to nearby

first responders

NEEDED

Volunteers, food, snacksCollecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments


Nearby ProjectHonor our infants: KJ’s Angels Memorial Fund needs your help from noon to 4:00 on Sunday, as they clean up and beautify the common area in Oakwood Cemetery on Comstock Avenue where infants are buried. Also needed are trash bags, rakes, and tools for digging and planting daffodils. Volunteers will gather at the Islamic Society (Mosque), across the street from the cemetery, to share a meal before getting to work.


West Side Activity HubSeptember 11 & 12

ST. LUCY’S FOOD PANTRY/GYM - 432 GIFFORD STREET

SATURDAY

9:00 am Brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects9:00 am – 4:00 pm painting a mural in the food pantry9:00 am – 10:30 am drumming10:00 am – 11:00 am dynamic exercises for mind and body (teens and adults)10:00 am – 12:00 pm making friendship bracelets10:00 am – 2:00 pm crafts for kids, information tables; blood pressure screenings10:30 am – 11:00 am opera singing10:30 am – 12:30 pm story telling; writing cards to the military11:00 am – 12:00 pm van tour of community gardens (15 people maximum; please sign up in advance)11:00 am – 1:00 pm bike clinic11:00 am – 4:00 pm La Casita Cultural Center Project: ”The Big Draw: What is your story?”

Creating a collective community story with visual and oral histories12:00 pm – 1:00 pm hip-hop dancers, Zumba (Latin music/dance/exercise)12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Raging Grannies singing group1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing, youth theater performance2:00 pm – 3:00 pm relaxation program

SUNDAY

10:00 am – 3:00 pm food pantry open; check-in for volunteers at nearby projects

NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacksCollecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments


Nearby ProjectsLandscape a center! Brady Faith Center needs help

creating simple, lovely landscaping on its grounds.Prep a building: Huntington Family Centers, which

assists families in need, needs your help cleaning out a recently purchased building.

Set up and take down a puppet show: Imagining America needs help setting up a large-scale street show in Armory Square from 10 am to 12 pm on Saturday and taking it down from 3 to 4:30 pm.


South Side Activity HubsSeptember 11 & 12

MARY NELSON’S YOUTH CENTER, 2849 SOUTH SALINA STREET

SATURDAY9:00 am Brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects10:00 am – 2:00 pm crafts for kids; make cards for victims of Gulf oil spill12:00 pm – 1:00 pm poetry for adults and children2:00 pm – 4:00 pm music and origami for children

SUNDAY10:00 am – 4:00 pm open for people to check in while working at nearby project sites12:30 pm – 1:30 pm relaxation activity1:00 pm – 2:00 pm NIA aerobic dancing2:30 pm – 3:30 pm storytelling and drawing

HOPPS MEMORIAL C.M.E. CHURCH, 1110 SOUTH STATE STREET

SATURDAY9:00 am brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby project sites9:00 am – 4:00 PM free yard sale, information tables10:00 am – 2:00 pm blood pressure screening; HIV/AIDS screening; crafts for children11:00 am – 12:00 pm relaxation exercises2:30 pm – 3:30 pm stories for children and drawing3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing

Activity Center: Rahma Health Clinic, 3100 South Salna Street

SATURDAY Grand opening of free health clinic for uninsured people on the South Side11:00 am Brief 9/11 memorial ceremony11:30 am – 3:00 pm blood pressure checks; health screening; children’s activities;

henna painting for children12:30 pm – 1:30 pm relaxation activity

NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacks; collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments


Nearby ProjectsNewell Street Garden needs skilled volunteers to dig fence-post holes and mix

and pour concrete. Person to Person Citizen Advocacy seeks people to play board games with

residents of the Fahey and Cunningham Sunday, from 1:30 to 4:00.The Zen Center of Syracuse needs help clearing out underbrush on Saturday.

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