(17.1.2019)
Happy New Year from STCG!!
We hope you are ready to help in the community.
We have a number of new and different options available to help the disadvantaged of Geneva. If you just want to serve, need the service hours for school, or have some special gifts that you are willing to share.. Please take a look at what is on offer, at the moment.
Sorting Clothes to be given away.
“Carrefour-Rue has a clothes shop called Aboudaby that gives away donated clothes to disadvantaged people in Geneva. They are looking for volunteers (8 to 10 people) to help sort out clothes on Sat. 2 February 2019 from 9.00 to 16.00 at Aboudaby, 154 Rte. de Malagnou. Coffee and tea plus lunch will be provided for. For more information https://www.carrefour-rue.ch/cr.php?p=acti&s=aboudaby”
A second opportunity for sorting is Sat. 16 February 2019 from 9.00 to 16.00.
So we are talking about two events in total. Please sign-up for 1 or both events on the STC website
Project leader:… (looking for someone to look after these 2 events) basically reminders answering questions, and passing out T-shirts. Please apply in comments when signing up.
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New Montbrillant Evening Soup kitchen (Wednesday nights)
Server the City Geneva has a new opportunity to serve the local community.
Carrefour-Rue is trying out a new project at the Jardin de Montbrillant Soup Kitchen. – Free Meals in the evening.
Cold meals will be offered to the less fortunate to take away. So no cooking involved.
STCG will be able to volunteer to distribute every other Wednesdays from 18:00 – 20:00 hrs. at the soup kitchen on
Rue de Montbrillant 3, 1201 Geneve
We will need a minimum of 5 volunteers who will committed to serve on the dates provided. Please sign up on the Serve the City Website – http://ServeTheCityGeneva.ch And confirm what date options you would like signup for. In comment section please sign-up for; “3 months”, “6 months:, or “On Call” (the first 5 have priority)
Dates:
Feb 6 & 20
March 6 & 20
April 3 & 17
May 8 & 22
June 5 & 19
July 3, 17 & 31
Thank you all for your volunteering spirit and commitment to the community
Project leader; Looking for a volunteer to look after scheduling of these events, reminders, notes of changes. contact with Service provider and looking after t-shirts.. Please apply with email to info@ServeTheCityGeneva.ch or in comments when signing up.. Note: Serving is not a requirement, it’s just coordination of volunteers.
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Mt.Brilliant Soup Kitchen at lunch
For the regular Tuesday morning sessions at the Soup Kitchen, the dates are as follows:
Dates:
January 15 & 29 (location for the 29 is a Rue des Grottes 24)
Feb 12 & (26)? Need to reconfirm the 26
March 12 & 26
April 9 & 23
May 14 & (28)? Need to reconfirm the 28
June 11 & 25
July 9 & 23
We will keep the team posted with any any data change..
Project leader: Rohini bhasin.rohini387@gmail.com
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Refugee Projects soon to be scheduled.
We now meeting with Hospice Général looking at various ways to work with refugees in Geneva.
HG would like assistance from STCG in two areas:
- Volunteers who can house refugees for short periods.
- Volunteers to help with the integration of the refugees through translation from French to English, Arabic, Farsi and Dari, etc.
Specific projects where STC Volunteer translators are needed;
- Life in Switzerland – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Sightseeing tours – Wednesday afternoons. – 3 hours.
We are trying to assess how many of our STC volunteers might be interested in working in any of these areas with the HG. If this is something that might be if interest to you. Please sign up on our website and we will communicate our responses during our next meeting with HG.
This is best suited for French speakers or listed languages above, but there may be opportunities for English only speakers as well, so don’t be bashful.
Project leader: Position is available but should be able to speak French and co-odinate activities.. with the various HG groups…
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A Saturday Evening Cleanup project. Wednesday 13 Feb.
For several years we have been working with the volunteer ESCA CancerSupport, helping them get attention and financial support thru their Paddle for Cancer Event. Now they are putting on a dance in the Chateau de Coppet , Wednesday 13 February. Now of course all are welcome to attend the dance but they could use a couple of strong men/women to help clean up after the dance.(about midnight). So the request is; if you are an insomniac, just crazy to help any time any place, just love what ESCA is doing, or you are coming to the dance and don’t mind staying on. THIS IS FOR YOU. Sign up on STC website..