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Family Matters:  How to get involved in community  |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Aug 25 2005 : 11:18:58 AM
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| I know the obvious answer is to just get out there but I don't no where to start. I would like to go to farmer's markets, and after reading the posts around here I would like to get involved in Fairs- making items and entering them. I live in San Diego and don't know were to start. I am having my first baby in March and want to get the family involved too. Any ideas? Thanks. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2005 : 11:13:23 PM
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One of the first things I did when we moved here(besides helping at the school..but I have school age children ) is to volunteer at the library. I do story hour twice a month and it is really fun and a good way to meet other moms and kids. Almost all libraries could use some sort of volunteer help..most have a story hour.
Jenny in Utah
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2005 : 05:45:06 AM
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I think there is a website related to volunteering you can check out. It may give you ideas on what to look for based upon how much time you have etc.
farmgirl@heart
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Aug 26 2005 : 05:53:59 AM
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| I volunteer at our local Historical Society -- we have a consignment shop, and accept vintage/ antique/ home decor / linens, etc. items. So much fun to work in the shop! And our percentage of the sale (25%) goes toward electricity for our 100+ year old building, which houses two floors of museum, a basement with tables and a kitchen (available for rental) and our little shop. Even though our voluteer commitment at the shop is just three hours a month, we have a hard time finding ladies to help. Also, the museum needs cataloguers, docents, kitchen help during the fall festival, etc. etc. Check out your Historical Society -- we are always in need of help! And you will learn so much about your community. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 2:51:33 PM
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Once you have school age children the networking thing just happens , but when my son was small and we moved to a community very different from where we had lived. I joined a play group/Mom's group and it was my saving grace. We had Mom/tot outings, Family nights, craft nights and some of us still share produce, canning and baking days. I was so blessed to meet these women, because it was very lonely here with no one my age or with kids in most of the neighborhood. My group was just in our area but there are MOM's CLUBS all across the country. There might be other groups of interest, just check in your community events section of the paper(usually Sundays and Wednesdays here).
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LifeSmiles
Farmgirl in Training
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Kathy
DeKalb
IL
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2005 : 3:38:00 PM
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See if your library offers programs, classes or speakers that target your agegroup. Do you have a hobby that you can share with others? Offer to teach that hobby at your library. They might offer you a small fee, and you'll get to teach your skill to new people.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2005 : 07:57:16 AM
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I'm not sure how it is in San Diego, but the above poster was right--check into your local library. Here (Kentucky)the libraries in our counties provide bi-annual or quarterly classes on any number of things. The cost is minimal, usually, just for supplies, and from these classes, there are usually great people connections. I attended a quilting class a few years back and I noted this summer, at the Boone County Utopia Fair that all of the quilts displayed (and consequently judged/awarded) were from an offshoot quilting group associated with the class! Nice way to meet like-minded folks, too.
Personally,I'm the volunteer adoption coordinator at a rural animal shelter (about 60 miles away) and I've become involved in their little community by way of fund raising for the shelter at local fairs, and this past Christmas I was invited to do a float for the local 4H Dog Club! I had the best time ever helping those kids put that together, and seeing them ride down Main Street, with a bunch of puppies was the highlight...incidentally, they won first prize!
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2005 : 8:44:11 PM
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Being involved with 4-H is a good start...they are always asking for volunteers. There are more volunteers that have no kids than have kids because they are former 4-Hers wanting to bring back to the community. The local homemakers group would also be a great resource to try. :-)
Jessica~Miss Wilma's Niece
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