Shelter dinners 2010
Submitted by desiree on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 20:19
2010 shelter dinners have been scheduled. We will be preparing dinners every 4th Saturday of the month for the year 2010. Happy New Year everyone and thank you so much for your extraordinary work in 2009!
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Donate
Submitted by desiree on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 13:39
On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. Helping the homeless requires individuals like you to make a commitment to help those among us who are in the greatest need. Your monetary donation will go a long way to help feed homeless men and women in Northern Virginia. 100% of your donation (minus Paypal charges if any) is used to feeding the homeless as we are 100% volunteered based.
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Hypothermia prevention program 2009-2010
Submitted by desiree on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:39Dear volunteers,
Volunteers of America in Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter Hyporthermia Prevention Program provided services to 401 homeless men and women from their Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter and other Faith Base locations in 2008-2009.
This year they are expecting the numbers to go up and they need the help of the Community to assist with the people most venerable to the outside elements our homeless populations here in Fairfax County.
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Iranians Count 2010 Census
Submitted by desiree on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 15:23
Iranians. Iranian-Americans. Be Counted!
The specific goals of this project are to reach every Iranian/Iranian-American household in the country to educate them about the importance of participating in the 2010 Census, to assure them that the information provided to the Census Bureau will by law be confidential, and to urge them to respond to questions relating to race, ethnicity, and national origin in a consistent manner.
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Vafa Animal Shelter
Submitted by desiree on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 13:50
VAFA Animal Shelter is the first animal shelter in Iran and is located in the town of Hashtgerd, about an hour and a half west/northwest of Tehran on the road to Ghazvin. It was put together with the hard work of Ms. Fatemeh Motamedi who has a deep love for animals of all shape and size and donated her land and organized the building of the shelter with her own funds. At present, the shelter is under the supervision of Ms. Lida Esna-Ashari and is run by a group of devoted volunteers and caring veterinarians who donate much of their services.
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Baileys Cross Road Shelter Dinner 02.27.2010
Submitted by desiree on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 15:42
We will be serving approximately 150+ shelter residents for the hypothermia program from December through March.
This is a Dast2Dast organized event to prepare and serve meals at the Bailey's Cross Road Shelter. We need volunteers to prepare meals and/or serve.
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Baileys Cross Road Shelter Dinner 01.23.2010
Submitted by desiree on Sun, 01/17/2010 - 17:35
We will be serving approximately 150+ shelter residents for the hypothermia program from December through March.
This is a Dast2Dast organized event to prepare and serve meals at the Bailey's Cross Road Shelter. We need volunteers to prepare meals and/or serve.
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When Things Fall Apart
Submitted by yekta on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 20:49
I recommend this book called "When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chodron which I found to be very useful for these times of turbulence and uncertainty in our lives:
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Let's save Farnaz!
Submitted by desiree on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 14:14
I received an email this morning from one of the Dast2Dast volunteers. Farnaz is her cousin's wife and below is the body of the email:
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Slideshow presentation of Dast2Dast Volunteers
Submitted by desiree on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 18:29 links-
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