The Service League of Boys (SLOBs) will be hosting its 8th Annual Service Sunday on April 30th, 2017. This event brings boys and their parents together in a large scale community service project. The Westport Parks and Recreation Department, Homes With Hope, Earth Place, Project Return, ABC House and various other organizations put in requests for projects to be done at various Westport locations. The boys and their parents provide the labor to fulfill the requests. Most projects are fairly simple and we try to take on only jobs that are realistic for the teams to accomplish.
Participation in Service Sunday is one of the requirements of SLOBS membership.
Parents are welcome to participate and should sign up separately from their sons.
Remember, boys are required to have 10 volunteers hours per school year and parents 5 hours.
Service Sunday is April 30th!!
10:00AM – 1:00PM
All SLOBs are required to participate. Parents are encouraged to volunteer too!!
If you cannot participate on Sunday, there are projects on Saturday that will fulfill your participation requirement – please see below.
There are still projects that need volunteers!! Please sign up on ivolunteer.
Earthplace
Build a deer exclosure
Install fencing
Work on an outdoor classroom
Help clean up the property
The Earthplace staff has requested 5 to 10 parent volunteers that are comfortable using power tools.
http://shsslobs.ivolunteer.
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Bridgeport Community Garden
Together with a non-profit organization called the Green Village Initiative, SLOBs will be building a community garden in Bridgeport. The project will be a rebuild of the existing garden. New soil will need to be shoveled into the beds and new fencing will be installed.
http://shsslobs.ivolunteer.
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Camp Mahackeno
Helping prepare the camp for summer:
Clearing trails
Moving and setting up the picnic tables
Setting up camp equipment
Clearing specific camp areas, like the canoe area, and getting it ready for use.
http://shsslobs.ivolunteer.
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Wakeman Town Farm
All spots are filled – thank you for volunteering!!
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Staples Clean-Up
All spots are filled – thank you for volunteering!!
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The Read School and Brighter Lives
All spots are filled – thank you for volunteering!!
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ABC House
All spots are filled – thank you for volunteering!!
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Saturday Projects – April 29th
Whittingham Cancer Walk & Sally’s Run
Help guide participants in the 3K Walk and 5K Run. Proceeds support patient care programs and services provided at the Whittingham Cancer Center.
1st shift: 8:00am – 11:00am
2nd shift:10:00am -1:00pm
http://shsslobs.ivolunteer.
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YMCA Teen Fun Night, for Teens With Special Needs
Similar to the regular weekly Teen Fun Night, this event is for kids with special needs.
SLOBs will provide peer support to participants, who will have the chance to swim in the pool, play in the gym and hang out in the game room. 7:30pm – 9:30pm