Are you looking for ways to give back to your community this Thanksgiving? Here are a few volunteer ideas to help you if you are in the Cleveland, Ohio or Houston, Texas areas. Feel free to forward to all who may be interested.
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HOUSTON, TX
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Nursing Home Volunteers Needed (Houston, TX)
A happy thanksgiving will be had when you share the joy of that day with institutional shut-ins. Team up with other volunteers to visit one of a number of scheduled nursing homes.
Contact: Donna Martin
Ph: (281) 463-9001
Web: http://www.gracecarecypress.com/
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HEB Holiday Parade (Houston International Festival Foundation)
Fun and fanfare await you as a volunteer at the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade to be held in downtown Houston. Assignments that morning will include helping with concessions, tending a reserved seating area, escorting VIPs, ticket-taking, etc. Breakfast and a commemorative tee shirt will be provided. Volunteers ages16 and up are welcome.
Contact: Cheri Hinkle
Ph: 713-654-8808, ext. 290
Web: http://www.ifest.org/volunteers/
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Star of Hope: 1,900 Thanksgiving Meals . . . $1.63 each!
Your donation of $1.63/per meal to Star of Hope Mission Center means more than a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner for an individual or family; it may be the turning point for someone to find hope! Decide how many meals you want to provide, and prepare to celebrate this holiday season with the knowledge that the blessings you share will touch many lives with God’s love! Go to: https://www.sohmission.org/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=424
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The Houston Food Bank
Donate food, money, or time this Thanksgiving!
Connect to: http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/donate_food.aspx
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Hospice Volunteers Needed for Thanksgiving
The need for hospice care volunteers in Houston and surrounding areas is at an all-time high and growing daily. Hospice is a comprehensive program of medical care designed to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Contact: Adrienne Harris, Volunteer Coordinator
Ph: (281) 469-3697
Web: http://www.vistacare.com
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CLEVELAND, OHIO
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The Cleveland Food Bank
Donate food, money, or time this Thanksgiving!
Connect to: http://www.clevelandfoodbank.org
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Marc’s Stores
Join Marc’s Stores in the fight against hunger.
Connect to: http://www.marcs.com/
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St. Augustine Church
Ph: 216-781-5530
Web: staugustine-west14.org
Helpers are still collecting food for Thanksgiving at the Tremont church, which serves 200 to 300 meals three times a day, every day. Thanksgiving dinner is one of the busiest meals of the year. Last year, the church served close to 10,000 dinners on-site and at other charities. Requested foods include frozen turkeys, boxed mashed potatoes and stuffing. They are always in need of soup, beans and canned fruits and vegetables. There are also volunteer opportunities for Thanksgiving -- and any day. Food or cash donations can be made at the church from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
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Cleveland Salvation Army
Web: salvationarmycleveland.org
No need to go to a mall this year to donate to a Salvation Army Red Kettle, a holiday tradition since 1891. The army is going high tech. Not only can you donate on its website, you can also donate via text message (see site for details), follow the army on Twitter and host your own online Red Kettle on your blog or website. Go to onlineredkettle.org to donate, and invite your friends to do so as well. All money collected stays local to help with the army's food, shelter, counseling, recreation, clothing and other programs.
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Catholic Hunger & Shelter Network
Accepting volunteers and donations for Thanksgiving.
Ph: (216) 781-5530
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THANKSGIVING DAY MEALS SERVED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO
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St. Augustine’s Church Halls – 2486 West 14th St.
St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church – 2310 West 14th St.
St. Luke Episcopal Church – 1349 West 75th at Lake Ave.
Franklin Circle – 1688 Franklin Rd., corner of W. 28th
House of God – 12306 Soika Ave., off E. 116th
King Kennedy CMHA Estates – North Building – 2501 East 59th St., off Woodland Ave.
Fifth Christian Church – 14109 Benwood Ave.
Rockhill Ministries – 11739 Kinsman Rd. at Rockhill Church
St. Monica Church – 13623 Rockside Rd., Garfield Hts.
Lorain Catholic Charities Family Center – 203 Eighth St., off Broadway Ave. and Reid Lorain, Ohio
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! God Bless!
