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Project team leaders are responsible for organizing the event and, upon completion, reporting the results (participants and hours). They should notify the participants that the data entry for their hours will be done in the CCA Admin Office. |
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Volunteer Projects: VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: CCA volunteers prepare donated items for use by needy families(sort and put silverware, dishes and bedding sets together, assemble dresser kits and clean furniture before client pickup), load and unload trucks, and whatever else needs to be done. Alternatives available for CCA volunteers with restrictions. LOCATION: 201 W. 87th Street, Bloomington, MN 55420 DAYS AND TIMES: Fourth Tuesday of each month from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: Groups of 3 to 5 volunteered 235 hours in fiscal 2019 to help Bridging clients transition from homelessness. ABOUT BRIDGING:
CCA PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT: Gene Van't Hof: 612.877.0533 email: gvantof@comcast.net ORGANIZATION: The Food Group Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Repackage donated food into smaller boxes or packages to be distributed to TFG's network of hunger relief organizations; sort and remove damaged, perishable and nonfood items that have been donated; package special foods packs for specific programs such as Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. LOCATION: 8501 DAYS AND TIMES: First Wednesday of the month (unless a holiday) from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In fiscal 2019, CCA members volunteered 346 hours to pack food that goes to food shelfs and other hunger relief organizations. ABOUT THE FOOD GROUP:
CCA POJECT LEAD/CONTACT: John Tschumperlin: 952.472.4465 email: tschump@aol.com
ORGANIZATION: Feed My Starving Children Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Pack specially-formulated MannaPackTM meals - measure ingredients, then fill, weigh, seal and box the bags for shipment. LOCATIONS: DAYS AND TIMES: Annually, two shifts are scheduled at the Coon Rapids site (March and October) and two shifts at the Chanhassen site (June and July). Shifts are 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. In addition, CCA participates in one two-hour shift during the annual Northwest Metro MobilityPack in February. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In fiscal 2019, CCA members logged 486 hours that helped reduce the number of starving children throughout the world. ABOUT FMSC:
CCA PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Larry Knutson: 952.228.1819 email: LarryKnutson@hotmail.com
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Home construction from foundations to final trim at home build sites. CCA also works in the panel plant framing walls during the winter and spring. CCA provides construction workers, crew leaders and general labor. LOCATION: Various sites in the Metro Twin Cities area. DATES AND TIMES: Volunteer times - September and October (Cargill-sponsored build): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Other months: Second Wednesday and fourth Tuesday each month, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please volunteer ahead of time in order to ensure proper waivers are completed prior to arriving at the site. ANNUAL CCA ESTIMATED VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In 2019, CCA volunteers devoted 1,901 hours to H4H and provided a family with a finished house in Minneapolis. At the average construction laborer hourly wage in Minneapolis, these hours are valued at more than $45,000. ABOUT H4H:
CCA PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Tom Sasman: 763.218.7627 email: tomsasman@gmail.com Mike Lilly: 763.546.9665 email: michaellill00@gmail.com ORGANIZATION: Hope Academy Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Teams of CCA volunteers use their expertise in science, math or language skills to tutor Hope Academy students in preparation for the ACT college exam. LOCATION: 2300 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis DATES AND TIMES: Specific dates are determined each fall, spring and summer but, typically, in the Fall and Spring tutoring are each from 8:30-9:30 am on Thursdays for about 8 weeks (mid-September to mid-November and April and May) and Summer Tutoring is from 11:30-1:30, 4 days/week for 4 weeks. Each volunteer does not need to attend every day that tutoring is offered. ANNUAL CCA ESTIMATED VOLUNTEER IMPACT: Volunteer hours totaled 111 in fiscal 2019. The following are the average percentile increases tutored students obtained in their ACT scores from PreACT test scores:
Improved ACT scores help students be more competitive for scholarships and better prepared to be successful in college ABOUT HOPE ACADEMY:
CCA PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Mike Lilly: 763.546.9665 email: michaellilly00@gmail.com ORGANIZATION: Prodeo Academy Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Small group projects completing various behind-the-scenes activities and odd-jobs to support the work teachers do. This includes labeling and sorting books, making flash cards, “grading” donated books, organizing supplies, putting up shelves, admin support, creating charts, preparing Literacy Night packets, Organizing and replenishing “buckets” of school supplies for each grade, etc. LOCATION: 620 Olson Memorial Highway, Minneapolis 55411 (near the Minneapolis downtown farmers’ market) DATES AND TIMES: Small group projects are scheduled for the last Wednesday of the month during the school year (September through May) from 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ANNUAL CCA ESTIMATED VOLUNTEER IMPACT: This was a new opportunity for CCA in 2016. In fiscal 2019, CCA volunteers in a small team of 6 to 8, worked 97 hours behind-the-scenes on activities and odd-jobs to support the work teachers do. ABOUT PRODEO:
PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Dave Braden: 952.237.5870 email: dbbraden@gmail.com
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Winter holiday bell ringing campaign (Red kettle Collections). Teams of two ring bells to share the Christmas/holiday spirit and greet people entering the mall, encouraging them to donate. LOCATIONS/DAYS AND TIMES: Teams of two for two-hours shifts - Scheduled times will be posted on the Event Calendar Mall of America - First Wednesday in December Southdale and Ridgedale malls - First Thursday in December Ridgedale mall - Fisrt Friday in December ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: 40 CCA members manned the red buckets for 3 days in December 2018. Bell Ringers raised $56.50 per hour – that is higher than the average $30 and provides a family with groceries or with shelter for a night. ABOUT SALVATION ARMY:
PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Clinton Schroeder 612.518.6349 email: xxwr04ax@prodigy.net
a program of the Minneapolis Recreation Development Inc. Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: During each shift, prepare 1,872 turkey bologna and cheese sandwiches and pack in zip lock bags. LOCATION: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 7217 West Broadway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 DAYS AND TIMES: Third Friday of April, June, August, October from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In fiscal 2019,CCA members logged 170 hours to make sandwiches and snack packs for distribution to homeless and hungry people. Note: Snack packs are no longer prepared by CCA volunteers. ABOUT THE SANDWICH PROJECT:
PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Eugene Becker: 763.742.7827 email: eugene.becker@comcast.net
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Sort, re-label and package donated commodities. LOCATION: 7101 Winnetka Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, 55428 DAYS AND TIMES: CCA is scheduled the second and third Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. - noon,and the last Wednesday of most months from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In fiscal 2019, CCA volunteers provided 2,150 hours of service. Over the past 18 years, CCA volunteers have processed over 1.2 million lbs. of food for the needy. Cargill also provides Second Harvest with both monetary support and donations of Cargill products. ABOUT SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND:
PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Joe Fournier: 763.420.6720 email: fournier_joe@hotmail.com ORGANIZATION: Three Rivers Park District Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY: Maintain the trail by doing a Spring and Fall cleanup. LOCATIONS: Sections 3 and 4 of the Dakota Rail Regional Trail system (approximately 4.5 miles). DAYS AND TIMES: Determined by Project Lead depending on weather. Spring cleanup is typically in April or May and fall cleanup in October. ESTIMATED ANNUAL CCA VOLUNTEER IMPACT: In fiscal 2019, CCA members volunteered 65 hours on Dakota Rail Regional Trail maintenance. ABOUT THREE RIVERS:
PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: John Tschumperlin: 952.472.4465 email: tschump@aol.com
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: CCA Member Support:
CCA Board, Committees:
LOCATION: Office Center or remotely from any location (volunteer's choice) DAYS AND TIMES: determined by each volunteer PROJECT LEAD/CONTACT INFORMATION: Admin: Janice Weisberg 612.220.9052 email: janiceweisberg01@gmail.com Website: Connie Hauswirth email: chauswir@gmail.com Click to see Board Members contacts or contact the Project Leads noted above. ACTIVITY: Independent Volunteer Activity (IVA) Back to Top VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: CCA members independently volunteer their time and talent to charitable organizations. The diversity of organizations, volunteer activity and hours volunteered reflect the wide-ranging interests and goals of our members. CCA and Cargill strongly encourage and support all CCA members’ volunteer activities. CCA members’ volunteer activity (independent and CCA-sponsored events) help promote CCA’s image within Cargill and the community, gives us pride in ourselves and CCA, and enhances the communities in which we live. LOCATIONS/DAYS AND TIMES: For Independent Volunteer Activity (IVA), the CCA member is responsible to coordinate the locations, dates and times of the IVA with the preferred charitable organization(s). CCA encourages CCA members to report their own independent volunteer time in Spark so that the full extent of CCA members’ volunteer activity is apparent to CCA Board and Cargill ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS: Generally, organizations will be a 501c3 organization - a United States nonprofit organization that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax-exempt under the terms of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
REPORTING VOLUNTEER HOURS: CCA members can input hours on a regular (monthly is best) basis using Cargill’s Spark application. Refer to the Volunteer Hours page for various ways to submit volunteer time.
ANNUAL IVA ESTIMATED VOLUNTEER HOURS:
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