Fairfield Volunteer Center http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org For a Caring Community Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:44:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Seeking Veterans to Receive Home Weatherization this Fall http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/seeking-veterans-to-receive-home-weatherization-this-fall/ http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/seeking-veterans-to-receive-home-weatherization-this-fall/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:40:46 +0000 admin http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/?p=1092 We are excited to announce that we have received a Celebration of Service Grant from the Home Depot Foundation to help pay for weatherization supplies in our fall Community Weatherization efforts.  The Home Depot Foundation is honored to support the housing needs of our U.S. military veterans and has pledged $30 million over three years [...]]]> We are excited to announce that we have received a Celebration of Service Grant from the Home Depot Foundation to help pay for weatherization supplies in our fall Community Weatherization efforts.  The Home Depot Foundation is honored to support the housing needs of our U.S. military veterans and has pledged $30 million over three years to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home. To fulfill that goal they will support the volunteer efforts of community groups that specifically identify service projects that benefit veterans.  This project is also supported by the Alliant Energy Hometown Rewards Grant that Fairfield has received-a 2-year project to help educate our community on how to reduce energy usage and reduce our carbon footprint.

We will mobilize community volunteers to weatherize the homes of 20 veterans here in Fairfield.  We need your help to find those homes.  Please contact us to sign up if you are a veteran and would like to receive this service.  Please forward this email to those who might be interested.  We are also seeking volunteers for this project and will continue to update you as plans unfold.  Please be in touch!

]]> http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/seeking-veterans-to-receive-home-weatherization-this-fall/feed/ 0 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/1086/ http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/1086/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:36:26 +0000 admin http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/?p=1086 The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance was created to provide a positive way to forever remember and pay tribute to the 9/11 victims, honor those that rose in service in response to the attacks, and to remind people of the importance of working more closely together in peace to improve our world. [...]]]> The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance was created to provide a positive way to forever remember and pay tribute to the 9/11 victims, honor those that rose in service in response to the attacks, and to remind people of the importance of working more closely together in peace to improve our world.

The Fairfield Volunteer Center invites you to join at the Fairfield Fire Station (104 N. 2nd St) to plant a flower garden with fellow volunteers to help beautify the station as a way of small way of saying “thank you!” to those who serve our community every day.

  • Seeking 10+ volunteers to plant flowers and bulbs, spread mulch, and water the new plantings from 4-6pm, Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
  • Please bring rakes, shovels, trowels, buckets and gloves-whatever you have to help planting flow smoothly.  Bring a friend and stay for as little or as long as you can…many hands make light work!

Contact the Fairfield Volunteer Center at 641.209.9045 or fairfieldvolunteers@gmail.com for more information and to sign up.

]]> http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/1086/feed/ 0 Sponsors of the Fairfield Volunteer Center http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/sponsors-of-the-fairfield-volunteer-center/ http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/2012/sponsors-of-the-fairfield-volunteer-center/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:12:15 +0000 admin http://fairfieldvolunteercenter.org/?p=1037 Each year we apply for numerous grants and conduct several fundraisers to cover our operating budget.  We are currently in the 2nd year of funding from the Volunteer Generation Fund, which covers a large portion of our budget.  We are also grateful to have received funding from the City of Fairfield in the form of [...]]]> Each year we apply for numerous grants and conduct several fundraisers to cover our operating budget.  We are currently in the 2nd year of funding from the Volunteer Generation Fund, which covers a large portion of our budget.  We are also grateful to have received funding from the City of Fairfield in the form of LOST funds (Local Sales Option Tax), the Greater Jefferson County Foundation, Alliant Energy’s Community Betterment Grants, and many of you!  We continue to seek out other opportunities to compete for grants and/or to partner with others throughout Fairfield for the betterment of our entire community.  With much appreciation…

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