From: owner-mariposa-digest@smoe.org (mariposa-digest) To: mariposa-digest@smoe.org Subject: mariposa-digest V1 #11 Reply-To: mariposa@smoe.org Sender: owner-mariposa-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-mariposa-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk mariposa-digest Thursday, March 15 2001 Volume 01 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [mariposa] NLC: EveryDay Angels Foundation News... ["Rowdy White" Subject: [mariposa] NLC: EveryDay Angels Foundation News... okay, so this isn't quite really Luna related, but I thought I would share it... For those who do not know, the EDAF is a nonprofit org, that quite a few of the mariposa, and eda members are a part of.... anyway.. > >The EveryDay Angels Foundation would like to share a few important >announcements: > >*** THE FOUNDATION NAMES A NEW BOARD MEMBER >We're happy to introduce the newest member of our board of directors, Ron >Collins. Ron has an extensive educational background, having taught >public high school and worked with several nonprofit organizations during >his career. Ron lives in Austin, Texas, so expect to see more organized >activities in the central part of that state. > >*** THE EDAF WEBSITE TO RELAUNCH MARCH 26th >On March 26 our redesigned EDAF website will launch, featuring links to >other organizations, musicians who have donated their talents to our >cause, inspirational stories from fellow EDAs and much more. Be sure to >check it out! > >*** UPCOMING SPRING EVENTS >Shaking off the winter doldrums, the EDAF is busy preparing plenty of >volunteer days. The first will take place at the Community FoodBank of >New Jersey in Hillside (many of you will remember the great day we had >there a while back -- just think SPINACH!). The date is Saturday, March >24 from 10am-1pm. There will also be a traditional EDA gathering at the >"Campbell Inn". Look for details, including directions and info on fun >stuff we will do afterwards, from Tammy Campbell in the near future. If >you have any questions or would like to participate, you can email Tammy >at tlcathome@aol.com. We'd LOVE to see some new faces so don't be shy... >everyone is welcome! > >Also be sure to watch for upcoming posts on possible FoodBank volunteer >events in SoCal, Texas and New England, our bi-annual New Jersey beach >cleanup in May and the MS Walk. > >*** MARCH IS RED CROSS MONTH >Since 1943, March has been nationally designated "Red Cross Month", >publicly recognizing the humanitarian services and accomplishments of the >organization. We've held several blood drives in cooperation with the Red >Cross, and encourage EDAs to contact their local offices and see how they > can help out, including the very important activity of giving blood. > >*** WHAT IS THE EVERYDAY ANGELS FOUNDATION? >For those new to the list, the EveryDay Angels Foundation (EDAF) was >formed in 1997 by members of this list as a way of channeling some >"angel/list energy" into our communities. Since then, the EDAF has >organized and partnered with other organizations for many events across >the US including beach cleanups, food bank volunteering, clothing >collections, blood drives and charity walkathons. > >As a list project, we compiled a scrapbook called "Acts of EveryDay >Kindness", which contains entries from over 100 EDA's from around the >world relating stories of charity, volunteerism, and other contributions >to the global community. The book was bound and presented to Jewel as a >birthday gift in June, 1999 during our meetings with Higher Ground for >Humanity (HGH), an organization formed by Nedra Carroll and Jewel. If >you'd like to view an online version of the book, go to: > >www.edaf.org/kindness/edakbook.html (each page is a printable 100kb JPEG >image) > >The EDAF has an ongoing partnership with HGH, including financial and >program support. Together, we held awareness workshops for EDAs during >the summer of 1999 in Bearsville, NY and Ocean Beach, CA. > >While founded by EDAs, the EveryDay Angels Foundation is a separate >entity from the Jewel list and many of our members are from outside the >list. However, all our members are "EveryDay Angels" in the truest sense >of the phrase! > >For more information on the Foundation, including how to join our >activities, please drop us a note at edafinfo@aol.com, watch for future >Jewel list posts or visit our website (after March 26th) at: > >http://www.edaf.org > >While most of our formal activities occur in the northeastern New York >and Boston areas, and in southern California, we expect to expand our >efforts to many other areas of the US and internationally. Everyone is >welcome to join in -- a good time is always had by all! > >Hoping to see many of you at the spring and summer events, > >Amy, Dennis, Tom and Ron >for The EveryDay Angels Foundation > >********************************************************* > >The EveryDay Angels Foundation is a non-profit public >benefit corporation whose mission is to promote grassroots >volunteerism and community involvement. The EDAF is online >at www.EveryDayAngels.org and can be contacted via email >at EDAFinfo@aol.com or by writing to The EveryDay Angels >Foundation, PO Box 123, East Petersburg, PA 17520. > >********************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of mariposa-digest V1 #11 *****************************