Beach Clean-Up and End of Summer BBQ YReach (6th through 12th grade volunteers) – volunteer work counts toward community service hours; for more information contact Morgan @ (760) 270-8933 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Erika @ (858) 213-7690 Tuesday, August 19th from 3 – 7 pm – Beach Clean-Up and End of Summer BBQ

Soon To Be Launched: RB's Emergency Disaster Alert System Summer is near, winds will pick up and wildfires are with us to stay. ARE YOU READY? The Rancho Bernardo Neighborhood Watch program is more than Crime Prevention, they are expanding their focus to include Emergency Preparedness. When the SD Fire Department volunteers are activated, RB NHW Director will contact District Coordinators so that Area Coordinators and Block Captains can alert neighbors to watch TV, listen to radios AND BECOME INFORMED. WESTWOOD NEEDS THAT CONTACT PERSON-- the District Coordinator. The ideal person is one who has some time to devote to community service, feels public safety is important and wants to be notified first-hand about potential dangers and major crimes. If you are interested or would like to recommend a friend or neighbor, please contact Gary Carlson, NHW Director at (858) 451-8614.   Assistance Needed for Uninsured Fire Family in Rancho Bernardo Need for uninsured fire family in RB: Restoration of wooden furniture salvaged from fire and water damaged apartment. Furniture consists of a bunk bed with trundle, ladder, and a chest of drawers (5 drawer). Most of the furniture has been stripped. Some pieces of wood need to be replaced, such as a warped drawer bottom. All pieces are constructed of solid ash. This family has no woodworking tools or workshop. A friend began the process, but has had to move out of state. Furniture was purchased for the family's only daughter just two months before the fires. If you can assist this family, please contact them at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   Interfaith Community Services - 2007 Wildfire Recovery Volunteer Coordination Interfaith’s Volunteer Coordinator Nusrat Symons is organizing volunteer-staffed fire prevention and relief projects. There is still a particular need for debris cleanup throughout North County, especially for seniors, as they are unable to handle this clean up on their own. Through the Senior Services Department, Minor Home Repair Coordinators will assess these fire needs for seniors, and the Volunteer Coordinator will assign willing volunteers to help clear debris and ash, as well as take preventative measures through light gardening and weeding. If you know of individuals in need of this assistance, or if you would like to learn more about volunteering to provide this form of a clearing / preparatory help, please contact: Nusrat Symons, Volunteer Coordinator 760-489-6380 ext. 221 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Please read flyer (.pdf)   Volunteer Professionals Needed Jewish Family Service needs volunteer professionals with natural disaster experience to assist with client needs. This includes lawyers, insurance specialists, adjusters, accountants, tax planners, financial advisors, contractors, architects, and more. For more information about volunteering contact the JFS Fire Response Hotline at (800) 295-4254. For more information about Jewish Family Service Fire Response, please contact (800) 295-4254 or visit www.jfssd.org   Volunteers needed for the new San Diego Furniture Bank! Volunteers needed for the new San Diego Furniture Bank! Contact Stacy 760-535-9133 1520 Industrial Ave - Unit 8 Escondido, CA 92029 www.sdfurniturebank.com   Knitters Re-Covering San Diego With the help of our yarn vendors, and anyone who is looking for a way to give to the fire victims, we hope to make enough blankets to give to all those who have lost their homes; approximately 1350 San Diego families. So far we have contacted three of our yarn vendors, Plymouth, Berroco, and Skacel Yarn Company. They have all agreed to donate yarns to be used to make blankets for those who have lost their homes. The yarns are arriving and ready to be picked up and made into squares. We invite you to come to the store and pick up a ball of yarn or two and make a few squares. The yarn is complimentary, but we have had several knitters ask to pay for their yarns. If that is you, know that the proceeds will go toward incidental cost, such as mailing and other costs we can’t think of presently. Our hope is that the donated yarns will keep coming. The squares need to be 9” by 9”. They can be knitted or crocheted, in any pattern you choose. If you can’t come to the store to pick up a ball but want to make a square, you can either use any washable yarn you already have or send us a self addressed stamped envelop and we will send you a ball. Send to : Common Threads 466 S. Coast Hwy. 101 Encinitas, Ca. 92024. We have made name tags to go with each square made. Our plan is that when the blankets are given to a family, we would like them to know who made it. The name tags will be at the store, and at some point in the near future they will be on our site to print out. We have started a blog site for the project: knittersre-coveringsandiego.blogspot.com This is our first blog site, so we are learning how it works, but our hope is that participants in the project will use it to communicate with one another and post their stories and progress with their knitting. As the completed squares start to arrive we will be planning assembly parties, and invite you to join us for those parties as well. It is our understanding that there are several other groups in the San Diego area who are also making blankets for fire victims. We hope to coordinate with these groups when it comes to distributing the blankets. So with our combined efforts we truly might reach our goal of Re-Covering all San Diego families with a blanket. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 November 2007 )   Volunteer San Diego Volunteer San Diego is posting and distributing volunteer opportunities related to fires as they become available. To receive e-mail announcements of wildfire volunteer opportunities, register for Volunteer San Diego's newsletter and choose "Wildfires 10.07" list at www.volunteersandiego.org Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 November 2007 )   Friends & Family Community Connection: Firestorm 2007 Click here for the latest volunteer opportunities for this organization: Website

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