| Helping Another Church |
First Christian Church, Margate
www.fccmargate.com
Family Serve Opportunity |
Jesse Kegg is a young minister with a new vision for First Christian Church Margate. He believes that God has great plans for the FCC Margate and is planning to "re-launch" this church in September 2010. We (Community Christian Church) are excited about the "re-launch" and have decided to come along-side and partner with them in their future growth. To help them get ready, we will be sending out volunteers to do the following: pressure wash and paint the sidewalks, patch the roof, pick up rocks that are cluttering the yard and playground, paint indoors, help wire the phone lines in the new office area, build an upstairs wall and hang double doors. |
| Helping Children and Families |
Community Blood Center, Blood Drive
www.cbcsf.org
Minimum Age: 17 and weigh a minimum of 100 lbs |
The Community Blood Center mobile unit will be in our church parking lot from 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM. We are scheduling appointments for those that would like to donate blood at our Community Impact event. Medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors. One pint of donated blood can save three lives. |
Community Christian Church, Tamarac |
Make it possible for someone from our church to participate in Community Impact by caring for their children while they serve our community. If you love kids, you’ll love our KIDZ! This is your opportunity to serve the servants. Serving from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. |
4Kids of South Florida
www.4kidsofsfl.org
Minimum Age: 16 |
This foster kid organization places children in foster homes and provides family-style homes for teenage boys, girls and sibling groups. These group homes are located in residential neighborhoods and have employed house parents.
A few of these group homes need help:
- Home #1 - Ft. Lauderdale
Foster father needs help painting the house
- Home #2 - Margate
Foster mom needs a handyman to fix baseboards in the residence along with some touch up painting
- Home #3 - Ft. Lauderdale
Group home needs the garage cleaned out and organized, need a team of 4-5 people
- Home #4 - Ft. Lauderdale
Group home has a tool shed that needs to be cleaned out and organized, the outdoor grill needs to be worked on
- Home #5 - Ft. Lauderdale
Yard maintenance; outside of home needs to be painted; fountain in the backyard needs to be removed and replaced with a few pieces of sod; kitchen cabinet hinges need to be tightened; clean the carpet in one room |
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Broward Girls Academy, Pembroke Pines
Minimum Age: 22, Ladies only |
The former Lighthouse Facility for Girls has moved and is now called Broward Girls Academy. Youth for Christ provides pastoral care for these incarcerated teenagers. There will be 60 minutes of training before leaving the church. You will enjoy meeting teenage girls with the most difficult of backgrounds, who have been court-ordered to this 7-month correctional facility. There will be fun games, Gospel Hip-Hop music, a relevant message and plenty of "Girl Talk" time. If you have a heart for the Gospel, at-risk girls, the ability to listen, and pray, please join us. This ministry is for Christian Ladies with no arrests or felony convictions in their past. |
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Free Car Wash
Reserved for Middle Schoolers and their parents |
This Community car wash is totally free! Invite your friends and neighbors to bring their cars to the church for a free car wash. We will refuse any car wash donations that are offered. It is one way to show God's love to our local community. The car wash will take place under the Portico at Community Christian Church from 9:00 AM - Noon. It will be hosted by the Middle Schoolers, their parents and their youth leaders. |
| Helping the Elderly |
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Active Senior Living, Tamarac
Family Serve Opportunity |
This senior center is close to the church. They have 35 rooms and 70 residents. They would love to have visitors, especially if accompanied by children. They love cookies, candy, and homemade cards. We will play BINGO with them! Small friendly pets with proof of shots are welcome. |
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Plantation Nursing Home Rehab, Plantation
Family Serve Opportunity |
This senior center would love to have company, smiles, laughter and joy. Join in their Saturday activities. Well mannered dogs with current shots also welcome. They love to have visitors to know they are not forgotten. |
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Springtree Rehab and Health Care, Sunrise
Family Serve Opportunity |
This senior center is in need of visitors. They have 110 beds. Join in their Saturday activities. There will be several rooms that desire a visitor, especially if accompanied by children. They like to play games and have the newspaper read to them. |
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Tamarac Rehab and Health Center, Tamarac
Family Serve Opportunity |
This is a 120 bed facility where most of the patients are long-term patients. They have an activities center and an outdoor patio area for visiting friends and friendly pets (with proof of shots). Smiles, laughter and joy. Join in their Saturday activities. There will be several rooms that desire a visitor, especially if accompanied by children. |
Virginia's Country Manor, Lauderhill
Family Serve Opportunity |
This is a small facility with only 6 residents. They love to have visitors. Children and small pets are very welcome. |
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Westchester Assisted Living, Sunrise
Family Serve Opportunity |
This senior assisted living retirement home has 135 residents that would love to have visitors! Join in their Saturday activities and brighten their day! Bring your favorite board game and teach the resident how to play. Small friendly pets with proof of shots are welcome, they also have a piano. |
| Helping the Homeless |
Broward Outreach Center, Pompano
www.miamirescuemission.com
Minimum Age: 14 |
This shelter provides opportunities to help restart the lives of 200 men and women. They provide a "home", including lunch, day care for their children and assisting in job placement. Volunteer opportunities include serving lunch; sorting donations; and, organizing the Boutique. Volunteers will need to wear pants and sneakers, no shorts or skirts! |
Cooperative Feeding Program
www.feedingbroward.org
Minimum Age: 10 |
This food pantry feeds the homeless, the poor and the hungry. We support their efforts and acts of love. Volunteer opportunities include deep cleaning the pantry, kitchen and dining area; reorganizing the warehouse and helping sort food in the food pantry. |
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Operation Lunch Tote
Reserved for Elementary and Preschool Children with their parents |
This service project (at the church) is a project to serve the homeless in Broward County. The lunches will be made and delivered on May 15th to the Cooperative Feeding Program. This facility prepares food for the homeless every morning; however, no one feeds them in the evening. The "lunch totes" will be distributed to the homeless so that they can take a meal with them to eat that evening. Each lunch will contain a PBJ sandwich, a granola bar, a bag of chips and a water bottle along with a note of encouragement.
Donations needed: Bread
Granola bars
Small bags of chips
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Water bottles or lunch size drinks |
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Shepherds Way, Wilton Manors
www.theshepherdsway.org
Minimum Age: 8 |
This facility provides 11 single-family units (studios & 1-bedroom). These are "homes" for families that otherwise would be living on the streets or in their cars. As many as 7 family members have shared a one-bedroom unit. Volunteer opportunities include painting and cleaning Hope Central. |
| Helping Those with Special Needs |
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KidzKorner
Minimum Age: 15 |
Kidz Korner is a residential facility for disabled children. These children are severely medically challenged. Many of these children have no family or friends to visit them. These children absolutely love music. They need visitors so they do not feel forgotten. |
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Woodhouse 1, Dania Beach
Family Serve Opportunity |
This is a "home" for 14 adults with Cerebral Palsy. It provides the highest quality of life for each resident, with as much independence as possible. We will play games, music (they have a piano) (guitar anyone, or other instrumentalist?) singing, and socializing. Well mannered dogs with current shots also welcome. |
| Support for Soldiers |
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Support for Soldiers
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Family Serve Opportunity |
A cell phone recycling program was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Their mission was to help soldiers call home. Since then, the registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization has raised millions of dollars in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to service members in all branches serving overseas.
Here is how it works: 1 Recycled cell phone = 1 hour of talk time for a Service Member overseas. The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers enough to provide an hour of talk time per phone to soldiers abroad. Prepaid calling cards are then sent to our troops.
On Saturday, May 15, we will be collecting unwanted cell phones and donating them to Cell Phones for Soldiers. |
| Returning Hearts Celebration |
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Returning Hearts Celebration, Ft. Lauderdale
7:30 - 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 22
www.awanalifeline.org
Minimum Age: 20 |
Returning Hearts is an annual event on the prison grounds that unites children and their inmate fathers for an unforgettable day of games, food, relationship building and Bible teaching. For one day each year, the prisoners that have completed the Malachi Dad Awana Program can be real dads to their kids. Most importantly, the inmates have the opportunity to reconcile with their children by asking for their forgiveness and inviting them to accept Christ’s offer of salvation. This begins the healing process, breaking the power of sin and the cycle of crime. Pompano Transitional Center, a minimum security prison located off of Commercial Blvd, will be opening their doors for their first Returning Hearts Celebration.
To participate:
Sign up on the Community Impact response card
Fill out the volunteer application and follow the instructions
Plan to attend the volunteer training Friday, May 21, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Boca Raton Community Church.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Registeration - check in the children
- Registration – check in the volunteers
- Family Assistant – volunteer assigned as a chaperone
- Volunteer Relief Team – give the Family Assistants a break and fill in as needed
- Fun Fair – run the fair games
- Inflatable Games – monitor inflatable games
- Awana Games – run Awana inspired games
- Basketball – monitor the basketball courts
- Clown – provide fun entertainment for the families
- Crafts – encourage dads and children to work together on craft projects
- Guardian Program – (off site) serve food, greet guardians and assist with program
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about Returning Hearts Celebration |
