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Volunteer Seeking Organizations in Lowell:Lowell--Preliminary data:
The following is a list of organizations in Lowell that I received in response to the email I sent to my contacts (summary text of which is under JAMBRAREE Volunteer Opportunities Table, below.I'd like to add your favorite organizations to this list. After that, our next steps will be "choosing/assigning" organizations for each of us to contact to learn more about how volunteers can help the organization and learning whether or not the organization can have a volunteer available for JAMBRAEE. We then can "design" our table and schedule of participants.
236 Broadway Street Lowell, MA 978-458-4844 Anne Marchetta annem@communityfamily.org 617-381-6248 http://www.communityfamily.org/ A leader in the field of adult day health services providing specialized adult day health services for those with memory loss.
Open Pantry of Greater Lowell
200 Central Street Lowell, MA 01852 Paul Janocha or Marcy Szczepanik Szczmarcy@comcast.net 978-453-6693 http://theopenpantry.org/ Offering short-term food assistance for persons in need.
International Institute of Lowell
144 Merrimack Street, suite 202 Lowell, MA 01852 Volunteer coordinator: Mark Stevens mstevens@iilowell.org 978-459-9031 http://www.iiboston.org/iiLowell.htm Immigration and citizenship services to immigrants and refugees including refugee resettlement, education programs and legal services.
The City's Senior Center 76 Broadway Street Lowell, MA 01854 Lynne Zounes lzounes@lowellma.gov 978-446-7200 http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/coa The Council On Aging is a Senior Citizen's Center that provides services of nutrition, health, recreation, transportation, information, and referral programs to the elderly of Lowell.
JAMBRAREE volunteer opportunities table (VOT) JAMbra will host a "volunteer opportunities" table (VOT) at our jambraree festival. Thank you so much for your interest in working to make this idea a reality! Here is background, the current state of our effort and what we need to do to move forward. 1. From my email to contacts in Lowell to solicit recommendations of not-for-profits to approach: “The JAM area slid into economic depression with the closing of its numerous textile mill operations. However, today long term and new residents, businesses and first/second/third generation developers are working to reintroduce the evolving JAM district to Greater Lowell. One element of that effort is jambraree, a festival celebrating art, creativity and the adventurous spirit in us all on Saturday, 14 June with the Marston Street Fair from noon to 5:00 pm and a 5:00 - 7:00 pm close-out party on top of The Early Garage. There will be art, food, hair painting, local business booths, tarot card reading, crafts, street theatre, fire trucks and antique cars . . . “My hope is to enlist present volunteers from local not-for-profits (including nationally affiliated, but locally run) to be at the table for ~90 minutes to speak to interested fair goers about their organization’s mission and what a volunteer can do and should expect. We will make the table lively and offer inducements to those potential volunteers who follow through with a participating not-for-profit; for example, a $10 Cafe Aiello card to anyone who contacts the organization to explore volunteering. “What I seek from you are recommendations of one or two organizations you believe should be represented at the table and a contact name and number or email address. The restrictions are no religiously based organizations (however wonderful) and that you have personal knowledge or the strong conviction that the organization uses volunteers effectively and, as a result, offers a good volunteer experience thus delivering a good outcome for the volunteer and the mission.” 2. I am assembling a list of not-for-profit organizations I received in response to the my email. They will be detailed under the heading “Not-for-Profits” on this page. 3. We need to: a. Complete the list of organizations to contact to capture any of your favorite not-for-profits. b. Assign organizations to each of you to research to determine if they would be a good fit to be present at the table. Being present will require a volunteer from the organization at our table for a portion (~90 minutes) of the event on Saturday, 14 June. We would hope that the volunteer is knowledgeable about the mission and volunteer opportunities and will be an energetic, engaged spokesperson for the organization. c. Compile a list of all interested organizations we contact to allow them to be represented by providing contact information for volunteering either to hand out at the festival or link at the JAMBRA website. In this way, organizations which may not be at the table will, at a minimum, be on the table! d. Work out the actual schedule of representatives at the table to ensure a nice balance of youth/senior, social service/arts and long-term commitment/short-term or one time . . . e. “Design” the table to be eye catching. Should every volunteer wear a T-shirt from their organization? Balloons? Handouts . . . f. Figure out how to receive notice from the organization that a fair goer has, in fact, followed up on the VOT initiative and should receive a Café Aiello card. g. Schedule a VOT group meeting. I believe that we can limit our number of meetings by using this Wiki to communicate, but I expect that we will need three meetings between now and June 14. I propose that our first meeting be Wednesday, 28 May at 6:30 p.m. at Café Aiello.
Health and Welfare
Community Family The Lowell Center236 Broadway Street Lowell, MA 978-458-4844 Anne Marchetta annem@communityfamily.org 617-381-6248 http://www.communityfamily.org/ A leader in the field of adult day health services providing specialized adult day health services for those with memory loss.
Open Pantry of Greater Lowell
200 Central Street Lowell, MA 01852 Paul Janocha or Marcy Szczepanik Szczmarcy@comcast.net 978-453-6693 http://theopenpantry.org/ Offering short-term food assistance for persons in need.
International Institute of Lowell
144 Merrimack Street, suite 202 Lowell, MA 01852 Volunteer coordinator: Mark Stevens mstevens@iilowell.org 978-459-9031 http://www.iiboston.org/iiLowell.htm Immigration and citizenship services to immigrants and refugees including refugee resettlement, education programs and legal services.
Lowell Assoc. for the Blind
Elizabeth Cannon ecannon@lowellassociationfortheblind.org 978-454-5704 http://www.lowellassociationfortheblind.org/ An organization dedicated to working with the blind and visually impaired. The Lowell Wish Project
1 A Foundry Street Lowell, MA 01852 Donna Hunnewell donna@thewishproject.org 978-441-9474 http://www.lowellwishproject.org/ LWP provides a central place for the public to help the local needy and know that their time and goods are going out for free to the neediest clients from more than 100 social service agencies. Civic & Enrighment
Community Gardens Greenhouse Greenhouse
located at: 220 Aiken Street Lowell, MA 01852
Janice Pokorski 978-957-8863 http://www.communitygardensgreenhouse.org/ CGG is the beautification initiative of Keep Lowell Beautiful and is dedicated to creating social change through the art of gardening, building communities from the ground up.
Lowell Historic National Park
Volunteer Coordinator: Mike Wurm mike_wurm@nps.gov 978-970-5032 http://www.nps.gov/lowe The US’s first urban national park, it features America's Industrial Revolution by exploring the growth and decline of the 19th century textile industry and how that industry tapped the waterpower of the Merrimack River. The Park also highlights cultural connections to the present and visions for the future. Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Administrative Offices: 132 Warren Street Lowell, MA 01852-2208 John Dyson, House Manager 978-454-6324 x212. http://www.merrimackrep.org/home/ Ushering opportunities to support professional theatre in Lowell and earn great theatre-going benefits as well. The usher corps helps to create a welcoming environment for our patrons by greeting patrons, tearing tickets, passing out playbills, and serving concessions. NESFP
New Entry Sustainable Farming Program World Peas Cooperative Community Supported Agriculture 9 Central St. Suite 402 Lowell MA 01852 Jennifer Hashley jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/worldpeas/index.html The goal is to enable beginning immigrant and refugee farmers sell more of their produce to new audiences at higher prices by forming a coop to combine their products with that of other small farmers and to access larger and potentially more lucrative markets. Focus on Youth / Seniors
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Lowell and Nashoba Valley
45 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 Dave Blanchard dave@bbbslowell.org 978-453-9339 http://www.bbbslowell.org/ BB/BS matches at risk children with caring adults to help kids find their way in our complex world. Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell
20 Worthen Street Lowell, MA 01852 Jen Demers jdemers@girlsinclowell.org 978-458-6259 http://www.girlsinclowell.org/ Growing up is serious business! Girls Inc inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold through creative programs intended to instill the independence and personal responsibility girls need to succeed in a changing world. UTEC United Teen Equality Center
34 Hurd Street Lowell, MA 01852 Juan Carlos Rivera juan@utec-lowell.org 978-441-9949 http://www.utec-lowell.org/ UTEC's mission is to be a "by teens, for teens" safe-haven for youth development and grassroots organizing. The City's Senior Center 76 Broadway Street Lowell, MA 01854 Lynne Zounes lzounes@lowellma.gov 978-446-7200 http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/coa The Council On Aging is a Senior Citizen's Center that provides services of nutrition, health, recreation, transportation, information, and referral programs to the elderly of Lowell.
JAMBRAREE volunteer opportunities table (VOT) JAMbra will host a "volunteer opportunities" table (VOT) at our jambraree festival. Thank you so much for your interest in working to make this idea a reality! Here is background, the current state of our effort and what we need to do to move forward. 1. From my email to contacts in Lowell to solicit recommendations of not-for-profits to approach: “The JAM area slid into economic depression with the closing of its numerous textile mill operations. However, today long term and new residents, businesses and first/second/third generation developers are working to reintroduce the evolving JAM district to Greater Lowell. One element of that effort is jambraree, a festival celebrating art, creativity and the adventurous spirit in us all on Saturday, 14 June with the Marston Street Fair from noon to 5:00 pm and a 5:00 - 7:00 pm close-out party on top of The Early Garage. There will be art, food, hair painting, local business booths, tarot card reading, crafts, street theatre, fire trucks and antique cars . . . “My hope is to enlist present volunteers from local not-for-profits (including nationally affiliated, but locally run) to be at the table for ~90 minutes to speak to interested fair goers about their organization’s mission and what a volunteer can do and should expect. We will make the table lively and offer inducements to those potential volunteers who follow through with a participating not-for-profit; for example, a $10 Cafe Aiello card to anyone who contacts the organization to explore volunteering. “What I seek from you are recommendations of one or two organizations you believe should be represented at the table and a contact name and number or email address. The restrictions are no religiously based organizations (however wonderful) and that you have personal knowledge or the strong conviction that the organization uses volunteers effectively and, as a result, offers a good volunteer experience thus delivering a good outcome for the volunteer and the mission.” 2. I am assembling a list of not-for-profit organizations I received in response to the my email. They will be detailed under the heading “Not-for-Profits” on this page. 3. We need to: a. Complete the list of organizations to contact to capture any of your favorite not-for-profits. b. Assign organizations to each of you to research to determine if they would be a good fit to be present at the table. Being present will require a volunteer from the organization at our table for a portion (~90 minutes) of the event on Saturday, 14 June. We would hope that the volunteer is knowledgeable about the mission and volunteer opportunities and will be an energetic, engaged spokesperson for the organization. c. Compile a list of all interested organizations we contact to allow them to be represented by providing contact information for volunteering either to hand out at the festival or link at the JAMBRA website. In this way, organizations which may not be at the table will, at a minimum, be on the table! d. Work out the actual schedule of representatives at the table to ensure a nice balance of youth/senior, social service/arts and long-term commitment/short-term or one time . . . e. “Design” the table to be eye catching. Should every volunteer wear a T-shirt from their organization? Balloons? Handouts . . . f. Figure out how to receive notice from the organization that a fair goer has, in fact, followed up on the VOT initiative and should receive a Café Aiello card. g. Schedule a VOT group meeting. I believe that we can limit our number of meetings by using this Wiki to communicate, but I expect that we will need three meetings between now and June 14. I propose that our first meeting be Wednesday, 28 May at 6:30 p.m. at Café Aiello.
