Partner: ARAMARK
Volunteers: 100
Service Partner: Oak Park Neighborhood Center
When: September 19-23, 2010
TCF: Georgia Lawrence, Steadman Graves, Florence Capinding, Dan Nemiroff
Reserves: Wil Holbrook, Care Force Deputy Director, Liana Ponce, former City Year Miami Program Manager
The prep team arrived in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon ready for a great week of work in a new city. On Monday morning the team got an early start and headed over to the Oak Park Neighborhood Center to take a tour of the facility and get the prep started for the service day. Jacara, the Director at the center showed the team around and told us about the Oak Park community and the great services the center provides to the neighborhood. The center offers many programs including before and after school activities for children, college prep for high shcool students, and job training for adults. Jacara herself grew up in the Oak Park area, attended the center as a youth, and her son now works there as well.
The team worked hard prepping all the projects over the week. The prep consisted of a lot taping and tarping classrooms and hallways, priming walls, cutting and kitting wood, and building a sketching murals. The staff of the center were very friendly and supportive, and everyone at the center seemed really excited about ARAMARK beautifying the center!
Despite some heavy rain on the event day, the Aramark volunteers arrived at the center pumped and ready for a transformative day. The day started off in the center's muti-purpose room with some physical training and some inspiring words from Oak Park staff members. After the opening ceremony the team split up and got right into service. Although it was a little cramped in the center, the volunteers were able to accomplish a great deal, and really give the center, the staff, and the Minneapolis community, a much deserved face-lift. At the end of the day, the 100 volunteers had painted two hallways, four stairwells, four offices, an art room and a teen room. In addition, they had constructed four cubbies, four bookshelves, and three cubby counters, framed three large canvas murals, painted 32 panel murals, and created a social team room as the ARAMARK signature project!
Team Care Force had a great time in Minneapolis. We were able to explore some of the great neighborhoods, eat at some delicious restaurants, and meet some really remarkable people. A big thanks to Liana Ponce, former Program Manager from City Year Miami, and Wil Holbrook, Care Force Deputy Director, for all their hard work and support throughout the project in Minny!
When: September 19-23, 2010
TCF: Georgia Lawrence, Steadman Graves, Florence Capinding, Dan Nemiroff
Reserves: Wil Holbrook, Care Force Deputy Director, Liana Ponce, former City Year Miami Program Manager
The prep team arrived in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon ready for a great week of work in a new city. On Monday morning the team got an early start and headed over to the Oak Park Neighborhood Center to take a tour of the facility and get the prep started for the service day. Jacara, the Director at the center showed the team around and told us about the Oak Park community and the great services the center provides to the neighborhood. The center offers many programs including before and after school activities for children, college prep for high shcool students, and job training for adults. Jacara herself grew up in the Oak Park area, attended the center as a youth, and her son now works there as well.
The team worked hard prepping all the projects over the week. The prep consisted of a lot taping and tarping classrooms and hallways, priming walls, cutting and kitting wood, and building a sketching murals. The staff of the center were very friendly and supportive, and everyone at the center seemed really excited about ARAMARK beautifying the center!
Despite some heavy rain on the event day, the Aramark volunteers arrived at the center pumped and ready for a transformative day. The day started off in the center's muti-purpose room with some physical training and some inspiring words from Oak Park staff members. After the opening ceremony the team split up and got right into service. Although it was a little cramped in the center, the volunteers were able to accomplish a great deal, and really give the center, the staff, and the Minneapolis community, a much deserved face-lift. At the end of the day, the 100 volunteers had painted two hallways, four stairwells, four offices, an art room and a teen room. In addition, they had constructed four cubbies, four bookshelves, and three cubby counters, framed three large canvas murals, painted 32 panel murals, and created a social team room as the ARAMARK signature project!
Team Care Force had a great time in Minneapolis. We were able to explore some of the great neighborhoods, eat at some delicious restaurants, and meet some really remarkable people. A big thanks to Liana Ponce, former Program Manager from City Year Miami, and Wil Holbrook, Care Force Deputy Director, for all their hard work and support throughout the project in Minny!
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