Community Action Month

Suggested Volunteer Activities

Head Start Classrooms

Daily.  Available in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties.

Assist with classroom activities, read, etc.

Contact: Skip Ferris 749-2912 ext 204

Meals on Wheels

Daily 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Deliver meals to homebound residents. Available in every county.

Contact: RSVP 749-2912 ext 229 or 228

Meals On Wheels for Lake County

Contact: Bunny Thompson, Community Partners, 218-834-8024

AEOA Foyer Community Garden

May 7

Moving dirt for raised garden beds. Those willing to assist with a trucks or trailers are appreciated.

Contact: Beth Peterson, 749-2912 ext 284

Franklin Elementary Track and Field Day

May 25 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

May 26  8:30 – 11:30 (need more people on the 26^th)

Sign-up by May 16^th

Contact: Melissa Lautigar 744-5744 ext 2303

Remember Steve’s Hamburgers…

May 7 Assist is selling hamburgers to raise funds for veteran’s memorial in Virginia.

Contact: Gary Pernu

MN Mining Museum of Mining

Throughout May – cleaning artifacts for display.

Contact: 218-254-5543

Beautify Biwabik

Saturday, May 21st

8:30 a.m. - Senior Citizen’s Center, coffee, hot chocolate, assorted baked goods.

8:30 a.m-12:00 noon - Pick up litter around Biwabik.

Everyone welcomed, children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information contact Darlene at 865-6033 or Amy at 865-4248

Dustin Damm Memorial Walk for Mental Health, RMHC

When:  Thursday, May 19, 2011

Where:  Olcott Park, Virginia, MN

Time:  5:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Major mental illness strikes 1 out of every 50 persons throughout the United States. Sadly, other forms of mental illness affect even millions more.

Dustin was diagnosed and struggled with debilitating major mental illness since the age of 17. He was tormented by uncontrollable thoughts that were only decreased with therapy and medications. At the age of 28, Dustin lost his life in a tragic swimming accident, due to his mental illness.

As a tribute to Dustin, and to honor his life, a “Dustin Damm Memorial Walk for Mental Health” will be held on Thursday, May 19^th. Dustin’s family hopes to raise money to provide public awareness and education about mental health issues in our communities. Contributions will also be used in RMHC programs to assist area persons with mental illness, for housing assistance, emergencies, and other various special financial needs.

We are looking for teams of volunteers to walk. This does fit the volunteering guidelines for Community Action Month, so if you are interested, please fill out a volunteer request form.

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