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on Friday and Saturday..  Please Signup NOW under “Use me anywhere.. just mention your preferred times)”  and we will get back to you..    STC 

(16.4.2019 )

Dear volunteers

Samedi du Partage

As you may know, twice a year in Geneva over 70 supermarkets participate in a very special event called Samedi du Partage during which over 350 tonnes of food is collected to feed the hungry of the community. Serve the City normally provides about 50 volunteers across the Friday afternoon and the Saturday to serve in five different stores. This year’s first collection is happening on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 May.

We would like to gauge the interest of STC volunteers for this project in late May, so if there is a good chance you might help out on one of the two days, please sign up now. If we reach 50 volunteers quickly, we will then offer to help in more stores. Each store will disappear from the sign-up list as it fills up, but you can always sign up for the “Use me where needed” option. When signing up for a Saturday shift, please indicate your time preference (8am-12pm, 12-3pm, or 3-6pm).

This year we will be participating on Friday 24 May at Migros Meyrin (6 people, from 3-7.30pm) and

on Saturday 25 May at Aldi Chêne-Bourg (2 per shift), Aldi Petit-Lancy (4), Coop Grand-Saconnex (2) and Migros Meyrin (8).

Sorting clothes to be given away

Carrefour-Rue runs a clothes shop called Aboudaby that gives donated clothes to disadvantaged people in Geneva. They are looking for six volunteers to help sort clothes on Saturday 4 May from 9am to 12pm at Aboudaby, 154 Rte. de Malagnou. Coffee and tea will be provided. For more information, see https://www.carrefour-rue.ch/cr.php?p=acti&s=aboudaby”. Sign up on the Current Activities page.

Serve the City thanks you for your service to the community!!

(08.04.2019)

The Salvation Army has many projects each year to help the marginalized of the city. Now is a chance to step up and participate in a new special project.

On Easter Sunday , 21 April :

From 11h until 15h we will offer brunch to all those who wish to: “Place des Grottes”. On site there will be tables, benches for people to sit down to eat. There will be music groups, children’s entertainment and a buffet that volunteers will offer to people. For food we thought, cold pasta salad or cold rice, fruit, cakes, cold cuts, etc. Ideally, if it would be convenient for you to bring what is possible around 11am. Also, people who come can also participate in brunch and come with their family and children. Basically it’s a great moment of conviviality with all the people who want it.

Do sign up on the STC website and let us know what you would like to bring. English speakers are welcome, but a little French will also be helpful.

Cher(ès) bénévoles,

Tout d’abord j’espère que vous allez bien et que vos activités de bénévolats se passent pour le mieux pour ceux qui sont encore actuellement actifs au sein de l’Armée du Salut.

Le 21 avril, dimanche de Pâques, nous organisons un brunch sur la Place des Grottes de 11h à 15h.
En effet, nous aimerions offrir aux personnes passantes : une soupe et autres diversités de nourritures selon les moyens que nous aurons.

Pendant cette journée nous pensons recevoir entre 400 et 600 personnes. Vos amis, parents et enfants sont aussi les bienvenus. Une animation pour les enfants aura également lieu.

Enfin, pour une question d’organisation pouvez-vous me dire qui serait intéressé de participer à l’activité et sur quel créneau horaire vous aimeriez faire votre bénévolat.

Dans l’espoir d’avoir beaucoup de réponse de votre part, je vous souhaite à toutes et à tous une excellente fin de journée et une bonne fin de semaine

ENSEMBLE MULTIPLIONS L’ESPOIR!!!

Also this Saturday the 14th April, we could use a few more hands at the Zoo in Bellevue, 9h-13h.

More details are given after you sign up

(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:

1.     Volunteers who can house refugees for short periods.
2.     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..