seva journal

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Seva is joining in the effort to find a cure! Please consider making a donation to Susan G Komen for the Cure when you visit Seva during the month of October. “Because 10 million women around the world could die from breast cancer in the next 25 years, we continue to fight every minute of every day to save every life.” Your donation will help Susan G Komen for the Cure fund research that will continue to find new and better ways to detect and treat breast cancer.

The donation collection box is located at the front desk. If you would like to write a check, please make it payable to: Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Imagine life without breast cancer. Get Involved. Donate now!
www.komen.org

Looking for a way to spend some quality time volunteering and make a positive impact in your community? Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has some great opportunities waiting for you! HFH is in need of individuals and groups for weekday volunteer opportunities. What a great way to spend time with your family while the kids are home for summer vacation! If you have extra time Monday-Friday, HFH would love to hear from you! For more information, contact Joni Jessup at 616.774.2431 x224 or jjessup@habitatkent.org.

In Africa, Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds and nearly one million people each year. Worldwide, 3.3 billion people are at risk of malaria – that’s half of the world population!

This month Seva is collecting donations for United Against Malaria, an effort of the United Nations Foundation. Your donations will go toward buying mosquito nets and malaria medicines for men, women, and children in Africa. Donating by check is tax deductible. Please make your check payable to: United Nations Foundation with United Against Malaria written in the note section. Cash donations will also be accepted. Learn more about United Against Malaria at www.unitedagainstmalaria.org

Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:30-1pm

For March’s Seva project we will be visiting with residents of Clark Retirement Community. Plan on spending a half hour reading to, sharing stories with, and learning about a new friend. You’ll want to bring your favorite short stories or poems. Perhaps even pictures of your family. But most importantly – come with an open heart and a mind that’s free.

Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Location: 1551 Franklin ST SE, Grand Rapids MI 49506

We need 10 volunteers for this project — please email amber if you are coming (or mark yourself as attending on the facebook event page). We will be paired with residents when we arrive and to show up with less than 10 would mean that some residents wouldn’t have a partner (which they are very much looking forward to!).

email azkilpatrick@gmail.com with any questions.

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