Houston Children's Festival is Looking for a Few Good Volunteers

The Mission:  Volunteer at the Largest Children's Festival in the United States!

Who?            YOU, everyone

What?           Come have some fun AND make a difference in the life of a child

When?           Saturday, April 6 3:30-6:30 pm
                     Sunday,   April 7 all shifts are needed

Where?         To sign-up right now here  

Why?           THE HOUSTON CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL has now raised over $4.5 million for CHILD ADVOCATES.

Child Advocates


In Harris County alone, 5,000 children languish in foster care because of life-threatening abuse and neglect. There were 36,198 reports of alleged child abuse in Harris County in 2011 and 5,629 confirmed victims of child abuse in 2010. Child Advocates recruits, trains and supports volunteers assigned by a family court judge to the cases of these children. Child Advocates’ volunteers contact caseworkers, interview parents, ensure necessary medical care, look out for educational interests and make recommendations in court regarding the permanent placement of the child. Most importantly, they serve as a "constant" person for that child to count on during a very tumultuous time. Child Advocates has served 19,800 children since it began in 1984. The Houston Children’s Festival has become a cornerstone event for Child Advocates and to date has raised over $4.5 dollars to assist Child Advocates in this critical mission.

Check out all the details at www.houstonchildrensfestival.com/volunteer

Are you up for the mission, Houston?  Volunteer doesn't cost you anything, it is FREE.  Bring the family and volunteer as a family!

CALLING ALL HOUSTON HEROS

BE AMAZING, STAND UP AND VOLUNTEER:
CELEBRATE “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™” AND THE HERO IN ALL OF US WITH A NATIONWIDE DAY OF VOLUNTEERING – TUESDAY, JUNE 26
CALLING ALL HOUSTON HEROS
WHAT: Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer: Houston volunteer project to make over the Lyerly Senior Public Housing Building courtyard and recreational area.
WHO: Columbia Pictures’ THE AMAZING SPIDER-MANTM, City of Houston’s Volunteer Initiatives Program (VIP), Houston Housing Authority, Keep Houston Beautiful & KRBE-FM
WHERE: Lyerly Senior Public Housing Building, 75 Lyerly St, Houston, TX 77022
WHEN: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 / 8:00 AM – 5:00PM

The public is invited to “Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer” and join the City of Houston’s Volunteer Initiatives Program, Houston Housing Authority, Keep Houston Beautiful and KRBE-FM as they give a much needed makeover to the Lyerly Senior Public Housing Building’s courtyard and recreational area. Volunteers are encouraged to visit HoustonService.org to participate. Projects at hand for the day will include cleaning up the courtyard area by replacing sod, installing mulch, picnic tables and benches, planter boxes, barbecue grills and creating a rock garden. In the recreational area volunteers will be replacing the floor, drywall, baseboards, painting, replacing/installing furniture, chairs, sofa tables, recliners and electronics. Following the service project, Columbia Pictures will donate $1 for every recruited volunteer to StandUp2Cancer and volunteers will be treated to a special screening of Columbia Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man for their efforts.
IN THEATRES NATIONWIDE JULY 3!


ABOUT THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.
The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
ABOUT THE HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
The Houston Housing Authority provides affordable homes and services to more than 60,000 low-income Houstonians, including over 17,000 families housed through the Housing Choice Voucher Program and another 5,500 living in 25 public housing and tax credit developments around the city. HHA also administers the nation’s third largest voucher program exclusively serving homeless veterans. More information about HHA can be found at http://www.housingforhouston.com/.
 
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