REPORT OF SERVICE
ACTIVITIES, JANUARY – JUNE 2002
JULY 31, 2002
Members of the Club purchased and painted ceramic
bowls, figurines, plates, mugs and frames from a local art studio to donate to
residents of the Sunrise Senior Living Home in Falls Church, VA for Valentine’s
Day.
Number of Members / hours: 16 / 50.
Money Spent:
$310
Beneficiary:
residents of Sunrise Assisted Living Center, 330 North Washington
Street, Falls Church VA, (703) 534-2700.
Blood Drives
Club members volunteered to donate one pint of blood
at two drives organized by the Club at the INOVA Blood Donor Service Center in
Annandale, VA.
Number of members / man hours: 22 on March 16, 10 on May 11; approximately
40 hours.
Money Raised:
$0
Beneficiary:
INOVA Blood Donor Service Center, 703-698-3885.
Club members volunteered to serve water and gatorade
and clean discarded cups at an aid station for participants in the first annual
Washington D.C. Marathon, a charity event which raised over $35,000 for Food
and Friends (local Food Bank for families suffering from AIDS), Metro TeenAids
(local support group) and the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Members were stationed at mile
marker 20, displaying the parrothead
spirit in Aloha shirts through the day by cheering and boosting the spirit of
runners, including one of our own members, at the point where many begin
“hitting the wall.”
Number of Members:
11. Number of man-hours: 60.
Money Raised:
$0
Beneficiary:
Washington D.C. Marathon, c/o H2O Entertainment Group, Arlington VA; ph:
(703) 528-8176.
Club members volunteered to participate in the
spring Potomac Cleanup project, where over 100 companies and service
organizations send members out to various locations in the Washington D.C. area
to clean garbage and debris from along the shoreline. Club members worked for 4 hours on a 1-mile stretch of the river
in Alexandria VA near Reagan National Airport removing cups, cigarette butts,
bags, lighters, tires and numerous other items. The Club also furnished breakfast for other volunteers working at
this location.
Number of Members:
24. Man-hours: 80.
Money Raised:
$0
Beneficiary:
The Potomac River. Coordinated
with National Park Service; Jay Johnstone, ph: (703) 289-2553.
Jim Morris and Big Bamboo Band – April 6
One of the Club’s officers, Lu Cousins, arranged the
CD Release Party with Jim Morris and the Band in Grasonville MD that was
attended by fans from as far away as New York and California. Proceeds from the show were donated to
watershed restoration projects undertaken by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Money raised:
$1,650
Contact:
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (www.cbf.org),
6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis MD 21403; Elizabeth Buckman, ph: 410-268-8816.
Clothing Drive – April & May
Club officers solicited clothing donations from members, who responded in great numbers with 9 large garbage bags of items that were donated to an underprivileged family community center in Washington, D.C.
Number of members: 30. Man-hours: 10.
Money raised: $0
Contact: Martha’s Table Inc. (www.marthastable.org), 2114 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009; Juliet Orzal, ph: 202-328-6608.
Concert with Key West Band – May 4
The club ran two raffles during breaks of an evening
performance by the Key West Band, who traveled to Alexandria VA from Roanoke to
help us raise money for Growing Hope, a locally-owned and managed charity
providing support to underprivileged children with cancer and their
families. A number of items, including
a limited edition concert shirt from Jimmy Buffett’s November 2001 concert in
New York and a scuba diving certification program from a local training
company, were donated to the Club.
Number of members in attendance: 24.
Man-hours: 5.
Money raised:
$160
Contact:
Growing Hope, P.O. Box 151, Fairfax Station VA 22039; Mary Nielsen,
Director, ph: 703-876-7111.
National Kidney Foundation Chili Cookoff – May 18
The Club entered four member-prepared chili recipes
and two salsa recipes in Washington D.C.’s qualifying contest for the National
Chili Society Championships. In support
of the regional chapter of the Kidney Foundation, the Club designed and set up
a 30-foot by 20-foot tiki bar on Pennsylvania Avenue (3 blocks east of the
White House) and cooked over 30 gallons of salsa and chili (at members’ own
expense). During the day-long event,
which began before 8am with setting up the display and ended at 8:30pm when the
last of the display was loaded into trucks, chili samples, salsa samples and
tropical leis were offered for “donations,” the monies from which are all given
to the Kidney Foundation. The Club won
second place in the People’s Choice category, given to the group who raises the
most money through the day from donations.
Over 50 groups entered competition chilis, and over 12,000 guests
attended the event, which raised approximately $100,000 for the local chapter
of the Foundation.
Number of members in attendance: 29.
Man-hours: 260.
Money raised:
$1,560 from entry fees and cash collected from donations.
Contact:
National Kidney Foundation of National Capital Area (www.kidneywdc.org); Meredith Kirchner,
ph: 202-244-7900.
Walk to Cure – May 19
Club members, some of whom had spent a majority of
the previous day working the Chili Cookoff, joined over 3,000 area residents
for a 4-mile walk around the monuments in Washington to raise money for the
local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. One Club member’s parents have volunteered
for this organization for many years.
Number of members:
11. Man-hours: 50
Money raised by members: $985 from entry fees and additional donations
Contact:
JDRF Capitol Area Chapter (http://www.jdrf.org/chapters/DC/Capitol/),
phone: 202-371-0044.
Race for the Cure – June 1
The Club organized and brought a team of 30
individuals together to walk and run in the country’s largest 5K race in
Washington. For the third consecutive
year, over 70,000 registered to participate in the race and walk, which raises
money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Number of members:
24. Man-hours: 80.
Money raised from registration fees and
donations: $750.
Red Cross Waterfront Festival – June 9
The Club was invited to provide volunteers to run a
beverage stand during the last day of the outdoor festival in Alexandria,
VA. Proceeds from admissions,
merchandise and food sales at the three-day festival, which is run by over
1,500 volunteers, provide 20 percent of the operating budget for the Alexandria
Chapter of the Red Cross
Number of Members:
12. Man-hours: 60.
Money Raised:
unknown.
Contact:
American Red Cross Alexandria Chapter (www.alexandriaredcross.org, www.waterfrontfestival.org);
ph: 703-549-8300.
Rock 4 Locks Fundraiser – June 23
The Club was invited to provide volunteer support
for an event organized by the leader of a local rock band to raise money for
St. Jude’s Childrens Medical Center.
The event was held at Kilroy’s Restaurant in Springfield VA, one of the
Club’s primary meeting locations, who donated all of the restaurant’s profits
from the day to the charity. Children’s
attractions and activities were available during the day, and four bands played
through the evening. Local guitarist
and member Chris Gantzer also donated several hours of performance time to help
the cause.
Number of members:
15. Man-hours: 40.
Money raised:
unknown.
Contact:
Suzi Gonzalez, ph: 703-475-6963,
off2sing@aol.com.
Concert with Captain Quint – June 23
The Club organized a Pre-Concert Party at the State
Theatre in Falls Church VA with the band Captain Quint, to raise more monies
for Growing Hope. The event was put
together in just over 2 weeks, enough time for the Club to obtain in excess of
$1,000 in merchandise donations that was raffled off through the evening.
Number of members:
34. Man-hours: 80.
Money raised:
$450.