SERVE THE BAY 2012!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Serve the Bay (formerly "ShareFest") is an important annual event which brings churches and other local organizations together to perform community service projects throughout Santa Cruz County. In short, we simply want to be positive contributors to the the community and "love our neighbors as ourselves." The resulting positive impact for the sake of Christ is priceless!
Visit the Serve the Bay website to learn more about why we're doing this and who we're partnering with.
Sign-ups for projects will begin on October 6th & 7th and continue October 13th & 14th before and after all services at TLC. Look for the tables in the lobby or outside.
Projects for 2012
Monterey Bay Horsemanship & Therapeutic Center (MBHTC)
Team Size: Up to 60 people+ needed!
Location: 783 San Andreas Road. Meet on site. Let the gate security know you are heading to the Monterey Bay Horsemanship barn for Serve the Bay. Ask if you need directions to the barn.
MBHTC is a unique and innovative program that uses horses to help disabled children--the symbiosis of a moving horse and rider helps kids by spurring motor recovery and muscle development! Now MBHTC needs our help.
Project: Repairs, yard work, painting, corral cleaning, and general upkeep are greatly needed! MBHTC has become an annual Serve the Bay site for good reasons: it's a terrific program, all ages and abilities can help, and our service here--as with the other projects--has made a positive impact in the community!
Project begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at approximately 1:00 PM
Contact: Mark Pursell at markpursell@yahoo.com.
New Brighton Middle School
Team Size: (NOW FULL)
Project: Team up with Shorelife Community Church members and help with a variety of projects on the campus of New Brighton Middle School. Repairs, yard work, painting and general upkeep are needed. More specific projects on the campus will be made known as the time draws near.
Project begins at 9:00 AM (donuts at 8:00!) and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact: Daniel Clubb, daniel@shorelifecc.org
Mar Vista Elementary School
Team Size: 40 people needed
Project: TLC has helped with projects on the Mar Vista Elementary school campus the past several years. The school has appreciated what we have accomplished in the past and would like us to return this year. This family friendly project focused on general grounds upkeep, painting, repair of play equipment, and yard work.
Project begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact: Michael Kirkpatrick at michael.kirkpatrick@coloniallife.com.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center (Head Start Swift St. Location)
Team Size: 12 Adults (need 3 more people)
Project: Removal of dilapidated planter boxes & a small fence, and a bit of weeding.
Project begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact: Pastor Paul Spurlock, Paul@tlc.org, 465-3380
Painting of a World War II Veteran's Home
Team Size: (NOW FULL).
Project: Painting the home of a WWII veteran that is in great need of a new coat of paint!
Project begins at 8:00 AM and concludes at approximately 3:00 PM.
Contact: Krista Whelan at kwhelan@ropepartner.com
Dragon Slayers
Team Size: 25+ ADULTS ONLY
The Dragon Slayers organization provides innovative animal therapy to the handicapped community free of charge. Dragon Slayers is a Non-Profit organization located within Nicene State Park, run by Josef Rivers.
Project: Brush trimming, yard work, cleaning animal stalls.
Project begins at 900 AM and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact: Ed Duck at eddiedueck@gmail.com
Apple Picking for Second Harvest
Team Size: (NOW FULL)
Project: To pick as many apples as possible to then donate to Second Harvest Food Bank.
Project begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact person: Christine Garbo at cgarbo@sbcglobal.net
Tyler (Recovery) House Garden Restoration
Project: Till the soil (to be done Friday by an individual) and then (the team will) work Saturday by de-weeding the soil and surrounding area.
Team Size: 10 - 12
Project Begins at 9:00 AM at site location of 2176 Freedom Blvd. and will likely conclude by 11:00 or noon at the latest.
Contact person: Paul Spurlock at paul@tlc.org or 465-3380
Project Pajamas
Project ongoing - If you have PJ's to donate, contact Robin@tlc.org (WE REALLY NEED MORE DONORS-thank you for considering!)
Team Size: Unlimited
Project: Not able to work a project on Saturday, October 20th, but want to be a part of Serve the Bay? Then consider purchasing new pajamas for Project Pajamas for kids 18 months to 18 years old. Drop them off at TLC by Saturday morning, 8th, stay and help to package and distribute the PJ's in the TLC lobby Saturday morning.
There are over 600 homeless children in Santa Cruz county. Many live in shelters, foster care, or transitional housing. We will be collecting new pajamas, packaging them and distributing them.
Project begins at 9:00 AM in the church auditorium lobby) and concludes at approximately 11:00 AM.
Contact: Ari at Ariadne.Symons@santacruzcourt.org.
River Street Shelter Blanket Drive
Project: Collect blankets, bath and hand towels, and pillow cases for those at the River St. Shelter. We NEED BLANKETS!
Team Size: Unlimited. A few people to help deliver the donations to the shelter either on Sat. Oct. 20th after 3 PM or on another day.
Project meeting at 9:30 AM in the TLC Office Lobby.
Contact: Robin Spurlock at robin@tlc.org. if you have any questions.
We will still be receiving donations of (twin size) blankets, pillow cases, and bath towels in the designated barrels in the church auditorium lobby over the next few weeks.
Siena House
Project: Light maintenance & yard work at the Siena House home for single mothers.
Team size: 10 (could really use someone with a pick up truck!)
Project begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at approximately 12:00 PM.
Contact: Christa Ward at christamward@yahoo.com
Brook Knoll Elementary School Painting
Project: Painting classroom modulars and playground areas.
Team Size: (NOW FULL)
Project begins at 8:00 AM and concludes at approximately 3:00 PM.
Contact: Paul Spurlock at paul@tlc.org
Harvey West Park Locomotive Refurbishing
Project: Painting the train (locomotive play structure) in the park
Team Size: 10 people
Project begins at 10:00 AM and concludes at approximately 2:00 PM.
Contact: Paul Spurlock at paul@tlc.org. Bobby Marchessault will head the project
Moving an Elderly Lady
Project: Help move an elderly lady in Watsonville to Sunshine Villa
Team Size: (NOW FULL)
For project beginning time, contact Gail.
Contact: Gail Lobello at gail@gaillobello.net or 462-4825.
Trail (Paved Walkway) Maintenance & Clean Up
Project: Beautify the main road heading into Watsonville by cleaning up the walkway on Main street that stretches from Ramsay Park to Rodriquez street. We'll be sweeping, removing litter, and trimming low-to-the-ground hedges that have grown over the paved walkway.
Team size: 10 - 15.
Project begins at 9:00 AM and will likely last only a couple of hours.
Contact: Paul Spurlock at paul@tlc.org.
Freedom Blvd. Planter Box Refurbishing
Project: Restore soil and plant new flowers in a large planter box.
Project begins at 9:00 AM and will likely only last an hour or two. The box is located at 1609 Freedom Blvd. (directly across from KFC & A&W).
Contact: Paul Spurlock at paul@tlc.org