Each month Small Change will have a different age appropriate project in the community for children 2 years through elementary school and their families. To sign up for a project complete the sign up form found on the Get Involved page. Please feel free to print and mail the form inor call us if you prefer. If you have previously filled out aform all you need to do is email or call us and let us know which project you would like to participate in.   Some projects allow for a limited number of volunteers.   We sign up volunteers on a first come first serve basis.   We will keep a waiting list for each project and will attempt to make an extra activity that month if there is a lot of interest.   If you have a group of school friends who would like to do a project together, let us know your ideas and we will  do our best to make arrangements for you.   Each project hasa registration deadline.   We will send you a liability waiver and photo release form once you have signed up.   Some of the organizations we work with will require their own volunteer registration forms and some require background checks for the parents.  Project dates and activities are subject to change without notice.



COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS OF THE MONTH               




SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

East Dallas Community School  
10:00 am
Sorting school supplies
Professional Bank of Lakewood, Park Cities and Garland are collecting school supplies from Aug 10-Sept. 5
Sign up by Sept. 5th

OCTOBER

A Fall Harvest at Our Savior Community Garden
Oct.8,10:00 a.m.   Please register by Sept. 26.   We have room for 25 volunteers and parents.   Community Gardens requires a liability waiver.   Forms will be sent to you upon registration.   Please complete the Get Involved form or send us an email if you want to sign up for this project.
Small Change volunteers will pick fruits and veggies and deliver them to a working food bank in Dallas.   www.gardendallas.org

NOVEMBER

Second Fall Harvest   Nov. 9, 2007   10:00 am   (See Oct. for details).   Please sign up by Nov. 6

National Family Volunteer Day is November 17th.     Join us for a read in and music time with the Family Gateway. www.familygateway.org
10-11:30   Sign up by Nov. 9, 2007.   Send us an email or fill out a form under the Get Involved tab.   Family Gateway will  information from volunteers.

Children 5 years old and up and their families are needed to help Buckner International decorate their party room for the holidays.   Sat. Nov. 17th at 9:30am.   Sign up by Nov. 10th.

DECEMBER

We will be making peppermint stick ice cream for The Gilda's Club at Central Market on Dec. 14th.  Currently we are full.  If you would like to be put on a waiting list pleasee email us.

Dec. 8th is our fundraiser.   Join us at The Angelika Film Center to watch The Polar Express and get a picture with Santa.   Look under the Movie and Santa tab for more details.

JANUARY

Pairup with kids participating in the Discover Dallas program from St.Philips Community Center to tour the Museum of Nature and Science and have a sack lunch. www.stphilips1600.org     Jan. 12 at 10:00 am.  Small Change strives to have free projects for volunteers; however, if you would like to pay your own entry and/or that of a St. Philips child we would gladly accept the donation.   Just let us know when you register.   Tickets will be discounted for our group.  

FEBRUARY

Help children at the Scottish Rite Hospital with Arts and Crafts.   Monday(Presidents Day) Feb. 18th at 10:30 am.   Please let us know
if you are joining us by Feb. 15th .   The hospital may require additional information from volunteers.   For info onthe Scottish Rite Hospital go to.   www.tsrhc.org

MARCH

Help sort donated Easter items and make baskets for Foster Children at Community Parnter's Rainbow Room.   www.communitypartnersdallas.org
The first Sautrday in March at 10 am.   Please sign up by Feb 15, 2008

APRIL

Global Youth Service Days

April 25-27
Youth all over the world will join together in service to change the world. www.gysd.org     Sign up now to join us Saturday April 26 from 9 until noon (or when your kids get too tired) to make cards, bag diapers and meet other needs of The Wilkinson Center's Soupmobile. 

Would your kids like to host a lemonade stand during GYSD?  We need kids to help raise money and purchase formula and snacks for Community Partner's of Dallas CPS.  Social workers bring in abused and neglected kids at all hours who might be hungry.  Having formula and individual snacks on hand can help make the children mroe comfortable while they wait for foster care.

May

Join us Saturday May 10 to clean up the shorline of White Rock Lake.  Meet at For The Love of the Lake headquarters in Casa Linda shopping center between 8 and 9 am.  No need to sign up ahead of time with us but try and let us know if you are planning to attend so we can all work together.  They will have a light breakfast and cleaning supplies there.  Where closed toe shoes.

August

On the 12 at 10 am we will be going to Community Partner's of Dallas to make cards and PB and J sack dinners for kids who are having counseling there that night.  Signn up by Aug. 9.