2014 Holiday Helping Hand

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Holiday Helping HandUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA

WAYS TO HELP MEET OUR NEIGHBORS’ BASIC NEEDS

United Way of Central Iowa

ADOPT A FAMILY

DONATE ITEMS FOR FOOD BASKETS

VISIT THE ELDERLY

VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE

PROVIDE A FEAST

DONATE CANNED FOOD

DONATE NEW CLOTHES

DONATE NEW TOYS

DONATE OTHER GIFTS

HELP WITH HOLIDAY PARTIES

HELP WITH HOLIDAY PROJECTS

1 ADOPT A FAMILY Purchase gifts such as food, clothing, and toys for a family in need.

2 DONATE ITEMS FOR FOOD BASKETSProvide items for a Thanksgiving and/or holiday dinner.

3 VISIT THE ELDERLYBe a surrogate family to an elderly person or provide gifts.

4 VOLUNTEER TO DRIVETransport people to events/shopping or deliver meals to the homebound.

5 PROVIDE A FEASTPrepare and serve a feast for Thanksgiving and/or the holidays.

6 DONATE CANNED FOOD

7 DONATE NEW CLOTHES

8 DONATE NEW TOYS

9 HELP WITH HOLIDAY PARTIESHelp host events, special organizational activities and parties.

10 HELP WITH HOLIDAY PROJECTSHelp wrap gifts, assemble baskets, make cookies and much more.

11 DONATE OTHER GIFTSProvide gift cards, gift certificates, etc.

Search holiday volunteer opportunities at

www.unitedwaydm.org/volunteer

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa, Lisa Majors Schissel, (515) 288-9025 ext. 229, lmajors@bbbsia.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, Elaine Collet, (515) 262-5695 ext. 202, ecollet@bgcci.org

Child Abuse Prevention Council of Warren County, Colleen Reisener, (515) 962-9171, c.reisener@mchsi.com

Children & Families of Iowa, Kellie Doffin, (515) 697-7968, volunteer@cfiowa.org

Community Youth Concepts, Kelsey Tyrrell, (515) 243-4292, kelsey@cyconcepts.org

Des Moines Public Schools—Department of Learning Services, Michelle Heard, (515) 242-8300, michelle.heard@dmschools.org

Des Moines Public Schools—Des Moines Alternative Boys/Girls Program, Simone Freeman, (515) 242-8150, simone.freeman@dmschools.org

EMBARC, Ngan Hoang, (515) 286-3787, ngan@embarciowa.org

Hawthorn Hill, Alissa Murphy, (515) 243-7456, alissa@hawthorn-hill.org

HOME, Inc., Pam Carmichael or Molly Bennett, (515) 243-1277, pscarmichael@homeincdsm.org or Bennett.Molly@homeincdsm.org

Hope Ministries, Karie Ellwanger, (515) 265-7272, kellwanger@hopeiowa.org

Iowa Homeless Youth Centers, Emma Christianson, (515) 689-2325, echristianson@yss.ames.ia.us

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Wendy Sontag, (515) 270-6169, wendy.sontag@lls.org

Link Associates, Cindy Spann, (515) 262-8888, cspann@linkassociates.org

MECCA Services, Jan Peterson, (319) 248-8783, jpeterson@meccaia.com

Mentor Iowa, Zannie Thomas-Peckumn, (515) 277-9797, zannie@mentoriowa.org

Oakridge Neighborhood Services, Esther Morris, (515) 244-7702 ext. 136, emorris@oakridgeneighborhood.org

Orchard Place, Megan Ronnenberg, (515) 287-9621, mronnenberg@orchardplace.org

Polk County Family Enrichment Center, Jodi Trimble Dirks, (515) 286-3833, jodi.dirks@polkcountyiowa.gov

Urbandale Community Action Network, Mary Polson, (515) 278-3936,info@urbandalenetwork.org

Visiting Nurse Services, Leslie Taft, (515) 558-9590, lesliet@vnsia.org

WesleyLife Community Services, Kelsey Morgan, (515) 699-3248, kmorgan@wesleylife.org

West Des Moines Human Services, Melinda Hotovec, (515) 222-3663, Melinda.Hotovec@wdm.iowa.gov

Purchase gifts such as food, clothing, and toys for a family in need.

Beacon of Life, Linda Pallwitz, (515) 244-4713 ext. 206, operations@beaconoflifedm.org

Bidwell Riverside Center, Missy Reams, (515) 244-6251 ext. 214, mreams@bidwellriverside.org

Catholic Charities, Leslie Van Der Molen, (515) 237-5025, LVanDerMolen@catholiccharitiesdm.org

Des Moines Community Action Agency, Shannon Bills, (515) 283-4180, ssbills@dmgov.org

Johnston Partnership, Paul Wanderscheid, (515) 991-2951, volunteer@johnstonpartnership.org

Urbandale Food Pantry, Eileen Boggess, (515) 251-6688, teboggess@msn.com

Young Women’s Resource Center, Kathy Parenza, (515) 244-4901, kparenza@ywrc.org

Donate items to prepare a holiday dinner.

Search holiday volunteer opportunities at

www.unitedwaydm.org/volunteer

Meals on Wheels—Norwalk, Norwalk Christian Church, Chris Riter, (515) 981-0176, norwalkmow@gmail.com

Urbandale Community Action Network, Mary Polson, (515) 278-3936, info@urbandalenetwork.org

Wesley Acres, Susan Skinner, (515) 271-6796, sskinner@wesleylife.org

Be a surrogate family to an elderly person or provide gifts.

VEHawthorn Hill, Alissa Murphy, (515) 243-7456, alissa@hawthorn-hill.org

Meals on Wheels—Norwalk, Norwalk Christian Church, Chris Riter, (515) 981-0176, norwalkmow@gmail.com

National Alliance on Mental Illness—Iowa (NAMI IOWA), John Rowley, (515) 254-0417, namiiowa@mchsi.com

Transport people to events/shopping or deliver meals to the homebound.

Children and Family Urban Movement, Atalie Ferring, (515) 282-3242, atalie@cfum.org

Viva East Bank!, Emily Boyd, (515) 262-5965, emilyb@chihousing.com

Wildwood Hills Ranch, Stacy Nimmo, (641) 396-2414, snimmo@widwoodhillsranch.org

Prepare and serve a feast for Thanksgiving and/or the holidays.

Download our Mobile Volunteer AppUnited Way’s app helps you browse, share or sign up for one of the 200 Holiday Helping Hands volunteer opportunities. The app works on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can learn more and download the app through www.unitedwaydm.org, or the Apple App store.

Central Iowa Shelter & Services, Andrea Cook, (515) 564-5752, acook@centraliowashelter.org

There is no better exercise for

your heart, than reaching down

and helping to lift someone up.

~Bernard Meltzer

Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS), Max Jensen, (515) 282-9377, jensenm@yessiowa.org.

Purchase new items of clothing, various sizes.

City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation, Callie Le’au Courtright, (515) 248-6380, parksvolunteer@dmgov.org

Des Moines Community Action Agency, Shannon Bills, (515) 283-4180, ssbills@dmgov.org

GiGi’s Playhouse, Jessica Lane, (515) 252-7529, volunteerdesmoines@gigisplayhouse.org

Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS), Max Jensen, (515) 282-9377, jensenm@yessiowa.org

Provide new, unwrapped toys.

City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation, Callie Le’au Courtright, (515) 248-6380, parksvolunteer@dmgov.org

Community Youth Concepts, Kelsey Tyrrell, (515) 243-4292, kelsey@cyconcepts.org

Everybody Wins! Iowa, Ashtyn Bragg, (515) 242-8464, development@everybodywinsiowa.org

Festival of Trees & Lights, Chari Ghrist, (515) 241-3215, chari.ghrist@unitypoint.org

Make-A-Wish Iowa, Ashley Dockendorf, (515) 335-2636, adockendorf@iowa.wish.org

Salisbury House & Gardens, Jennifer Cooley, (515) 274-1777, jcooley@salisburyhouse.org

The Salvation Army, Kathy Healy, (515) 282-3599, kathy_burton@usc.salvationarmy.org

Help host events, special organizational activities and parties.

No act of kindness,

no matter how small,

is ever wasted.

~ Aesop

Everybody Wins! Iowa, Ashtyn Bragg, (515) 242-8464, development@everybodywinsiowa.org

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, Jeff Thompson, (515) 471-8686, jthompson@gdmhabitat.org

The Salvation Army, Kathy Healy, (515) 282-3599, kathy_burton@usc.salvationarmy.org

Help wrap gifts, assemble baskets, make cookies and much more. Opportunities Year Round

United Way of Central Iowa hosts an online volunteer matching service listing hundreds of volunteer opportunities in our community. Visit www.unitedwaydm.org and click on “Volunteer” to search for a volunteer opportunity matching your skills and interests.

FIND THE RIGHT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU:

� Research the causes or issues important to you

� Consider the skills you have to offer

� Look for opportunities that will help you expand your skills

� Do not over-commit your schedule � Consider volunteering as a group

or family

BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEERING: � Feel needed � Gain leadership skills � Make an impact � Learn something new � Make new friends � Explore a career � Do something different

ChildServe, Kaylene Steele, (515) 331-8139, kaylens@childserve.org

Des Moines Publich Schools—Des Moines Alternative Boys/Girls Program, Simone Freeman, (515) 242-8150, simone.freeman@dmschools.org

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Wendy Sontag, (515) 270-6169, wendy.sontag@lls.org

Provide gift cards, gift certificates, etc.

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Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS), Max Jensen, (515) 282-9377, jensenm@yessiowa.org

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