Serve The City Geneva

August Newsletter

(19.8.2019)

Dear STC volunteers,

Quick decision time… This coming weekend !! Saturday 24 August, 9 to 1! Come join us !! on a major cleanup project in Versoix sponsored by Parc Challandes, the Zoo in Bellevue. bring your own lunch.. A quick introduction to the Zoo, some new things that are happening, and introduction of current major concerns of endangered species in Switzerland, a quick look at ProWildlife@home then off to the Versoix river to do a cleanup campaign.

The park has suggested we share the following web sites to all the Serve the City volunteers to help with what we all may do to help the environment.

1) https://www.facebook.com/Prowildlifehome/?ref=bookmarks

2) https://www.digitalevent.ch/janegoodall

3) https://www.rootsandshoots.org/

***1 Sept. Sunday

Once again the Dragon Boat Festival , Lac de Joux, Sunday 1 September 2019; 08h30 – 16h00
An event not to be missed.. and YES, you can also volunteer to help. Go to our signup page for checking in.
ASAP if you would.

***7 Sept. Saturday

Carrefour Rue, who runs the Mt. Brilliant soup kitchen , also has a clothes distribution facility called Aboudaby, they need a few hours of your help to sort donated clothing.. 9 to 1pm and can use 10 volunteers.
Hope you are able to signup for this event.

***14 Sept. Saturday (date not yet firm)

Voix Libres, who is support institution for Orphans and single moms in Bolivia. has a container of quinoa and hand made goods sent to Geneva for distribution. We have been getting a team of 10-12 volunteers to help in the movement of product into the warehouse. Do signup now if if container gets delayed or change you will be notified.

Check website for other opportunities to serve.. Thank you very much the STC team.