A-OK! Weekend Hub Activities

North Side Activity Hub September 11 & 12 ASSISI CENTER, 800 NORTH SALINA STREET SATURDAY 9:00 am brief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects 9:30 am – 4:00 pm giveaway of baby clothing and plants; bulb planting 10:00 am – 11:00 am reading to kids 10:00 am – 2:00 pmcrafts for kids, blood pressure screening; HIV/AIDS screening,information tables 11:00 am – 1:00 pm fingerprinting 11:30 am – 12:30 pm kids making pet food 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmstorytelling and drawing 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm line dancing 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm poetry for adults and children SUNDAY 9:30 am – 10:30 amgiveaway of baby clothing 9:30 am – 2:00 pm information tables 10:00 am – 2:00 pm blood pressure screening 11:00 am – 12:00 pmrelaxation activity for adults; Bambi movie for kids 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmvan tour of community gardens (maximum of 15 people; please sign up) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm conversations with American veterans NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacks Collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books 
Nearby ProjectsBeautify Butternut: Join Butternut Style in sprucing up Butternut Street around the Butternut Policing Center. Clean around trees, plant flowers, repair and repaint signs, paint porches, clean windows, and help Butternut Street shine!Paint a mural: The Northside Learning Center wants your help painting a mural on its outside wall and repairing a fence.Paint a gym: The CYO on North Salina Street needs your help, from 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday and Sunday, painting gymnasium walls and resurfacing floors. Pump it up!
Eastwood Activity Hub September 11 & 12 SUNNYCREST PARK, CALEB & HICKOK AVENUE ENTRANCE SATURDAY 9:00 ambrief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects 9:30 am – 12:00 pm puppet making for children, followed by a parade to the ice rink; balloons, and face painting 10:00 am – 2:00 pm information tables; blood pressure screening 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm9/11 memorial service at nearby Sheridan Park, Nichols & Burnett Avenue SUNDAY 10:00 am – 2:00 pminformation tables; blood pressure screening 10:00 am – 12:00 pm music with kids and origami 11:00 am – 12:00 pm van tour of community gardens (maximum of 15 people; please sign up) 12:00 pm – 2:00 pmcrafts for kids; makings cards for victims of Gulf oil spill 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmstory telling 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm relaxation activity 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Zumba (Latin music/exercise/dance) NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacks Collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments 
Nearby ProjectsBuild a labyrinth: Jowonio School needs your help in constructing a children’s labyrinth and sprucing up the school’s outdoor spaces. Bring work gloves and shovels.Dig in! Sunnycrest Park wants to send lots of volunteers into our city parks to clean up and plant trees.
Downtown Activity Hub September 11 & 12 UNIVERSITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1085 EAST GENESEE STREET SATURDAY 9:00 amBrief 9/11 memorial service; volunteers sent to other projects 10:00 am – 11:00 amtry out musical instruments 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFood Bank demonstration 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Information tables; blood pressure screening, HIV testing, free legal advice and credit reviews 11:00 am – 12:00 pmchildren’s craft activities; jazz on the front steps SUNDAY 9:00 am – 10:00 am community breakfast 10:00 am – 12:00 pmblood pressure screening; crafts for kids; bake cookies to take to nearby first responders NEEDED Volunteers, food, snacks Collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments Nearby ProjectHonor our infants: KJ’s Angels Memorial Fund needs your help from noon to 4:00 on Sunday, as they clean up and beautify the common area in Oakwood Cemetery on Comstock Avenue where infants are buried. Also needed are trash bags, rakes, and tools for digging and planting daffodils. Volunteers will gather at the Islamic Society (Mosque), across the street from the cemetery, to share a meal before getting to work. West Side Activity Hub September 11 & 12 ST. LUCY’S FOOD PANTRY/GYM - 432 GIFFORD STREET SATURDAY 9:00 amBrief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects 9:00 am – 4:00 pmpainting a mural in the food pantry 9:00 am – 10:30 amdrumming 10:00 am – 11:00 am dynamic exercises for mind and body (teens and adults) 10:00 am – 12:00 pmmaking friendship bracelets 10:00 am – 2:00 pmcrafts for kids, information tables; blood pressure screenings 10:30 am – 11:00 am opera singing 10:30 am – 12:30 pmstory telling; writing cards to the military 11:00 am – 12:00 pmvan tour of community gardens (15 people maximum; please sign up in advance) 11:00 am – 1:00 pmbike clinic 11:00 am – 4:00 pmLa Casita Cultural Center Project: ”The Big Draw: What is your story?” Creating a collective community story with visual and oral histories 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm hip-hop dancers, Zumba (Latin music/dance/exercise) 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmRaging Grannies singing group 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmNia aerobic dancing, youth theater performance 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm relaxation program SUNDAY 10:00 am – 3:00 pmfood pantry open; check-in for volunteers at nearby projects NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacks Collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments 
Nearby ProjectsLandscape a center! Brady Faith Center needs help creating simple, lovely landscaping on its grounds.Prep a building: Huntington Family Centers, which assists families in need, needs your help cleaning out a recently purchased building. Set up and take down a puppet show: Imagining America needs help setting up a large-scale street show in Armory Square from 10 am to 12 pm on Saturday and taking it down from 3 to 4:30 pm.
South Side Activity Hubs September 11 & 12 MARY NELSON’S YOUTH CENTER, 2849 SOUTH SALINA STREET SATURDAY 9:00 amBrief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby projects 10:00 am – 2:00 pmcrafts for kids; make cards for victims of Gulf oil spill 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm poetry for adults and children 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmmusic and origami for children SUNDAY 10:00 am – 4:00 pmopen for people to check in while working at nearby project sites 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmrelaxation activity 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm NIA aerobic dancing 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm storytelling and drawing HOPPS MEMORIAL C.M.E. CHURCH, 1110 SOUTH STATE STREET SATURDAY 9:00 ambrief 9/11 memorial ceremony; volunteers sent to nearby project sites 9:00 am – 4:00 PMfree yard sale, information tables 10:00 am – 2:00 pmblood pressure screening; HIV/AIDS screening; crafts for children 11:00 am – 12:00 pmrelaxation exercises 2:30 pm – 3:30 pmstories for children and drawing 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Nia aerobic dancing Activity Center: Rahma Health Clinic, 3100 South Salna Street SATURDAY Grand opening of free health clinic for uninsured people on the South Side 11:00 am Brief 9/11 memorial ceremony 11:30 am – 3:00 pmblood pressure checks; health screening; children’s activities; henna painting for children 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmrelaxation activity 
Nearby ProjectsNewell Street Garden needs skilled volunteers to dig fence-post holes and mix and pour concrete. Person to Person Citizen Advocacy seeks people to play board games with residents of the Fahey and Cunningham Sunday, from 1:30 to 4:00.The Zen Center of Syracuse needs help clearing out underbrush on Saturday.NEEDED: Volunteers, food and snacks; collecting donations of warm clothing and blankets, non-perishable food, children’s books, prom gowns, bicycles, diapers, musical instruments

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