Fairfield Volunteer Center

Hundreds of Volunteers Plant Trees for Earth Day & Global Youth Service Day

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:41:45 +0000

For Earth Day and Global Youth Service Day we had lofty goals. We wanted to create a day of service focused on tree planting. The perfect team came together to make those goals a reality. More than 80 trees were planted at 4 different schools to provide shade, windbreaks and fruit. More than 150 trees were planted just east of Chautauqua Park along the loop trail creating our community’s first public orchard. Apples, Pears, Plums, Peaches, Apricots, Mulberries, Persimmons, Paw Paws, Walnuts, Chestnuts and Hazelnuts make up the diverse planting that will serve as a community gathering place and educational station for years to come.

Project Partners that made this vision a reality: Alliant Energy, Trees Forever, Hometown Rewards, City of Fairfield, IA State University Extension, Ideal Energy, Fairfield Volunteer Center, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Middle School, Washington Elementary School, Singing Cedars Waldorf School, KRUU 100.1 FM, Edible CityScapes, 100 Trees, and more supported this project with time, resources and so much more.

Individuals interested in serving on the orchard advisory board should contact Scott Timm … and keep your eye out for further orchard-related volunteer opportunities coming up.

Thank you Fairfield Volunteers for making this project an incredibly rewarding success for our community!

Friends of the Library Outdoor Book Sale June 2

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:35:17 +0000

Friends of the Library will host an Outdoor Book Sale Saturday, June 2. Proceeds support the library and all of the

Volunteers helping with the book sale

great programs and services they provide. There are numerous ways to get involved from set-up, staffing during the sale, post-sale sorting and more! Many hands, indeed, make light work!

**Friday, June 1: 3-6pm (or partial shift): Set up, phase one (8 people)

Moving books out of storage and the back room…Please note some heavy lifting is required and a few volunteers with trucks would be very much appreciated.

**Saturday, June 2: 7:30am-9:00am: Set up outdoors (6 people)

Setting up tables and books outdoors for the sale

***Saturday, June 2: 9:00am-1:00pm or 1:00pm-4:30pm or any partial shift: Floaters/consolidators during the sale (at least two per shift)

Breaking down empty boxes and consolidating inventory as the sale progresses makes a huge difference in clean up time at the end of the sale.

**Saturday, June 2: 4:00pm-6:00pm: Sale Day Clean up (at least 6 people)

As the sale wraps up, help break down the sale and move left over books into the Community Room for sorting the next day.

Some heavy lifting is required.

**Sunday, June 3: 1:00pm-5:00pm or any partial shift: Book sorters and movers (at least 6 people)

Sorting and stacking what the library will keep for their perpetual indoor sale.
Some heavy lifting required.

Please contact Molly Reiff, Director of the Volunteer Center, at 209.9045 or www.fairfieldvolunteers@gmail.com for more information and to get involved. As you can see, this is a big project that takes a lot of support to pull off…Let’s show our library how much our community values everything they offer! If you know a student who has saved their community service hours for the “last minute” this is a great way to get it done and can be done as a group for more fun!

Our Most Successful Project to Date!

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:34:26 +0000

Washington Elementary students planting trees

New Community Orchard at Sunset

MSAE students planting trees for playground shade

Huge Community Effort to Plant the Orchard

Outstanding Project Sponsors

Post-Planting Celebration

FF Middle School Students Planting Trees

Singing Cedars Students Planting