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Request for 50 volunteers: Morley – sort/organize donations July 4 – 7

YYC Helps Volunteer — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:12:49 +0000

Morley Community School Emergency Shelter has been receiving donations for community members, and is running out of space to store them all. While we are overwhelmed by the generosity of our neighbors, we recognize that it is time to distribute all the donations and get them to the community members who need them.

We need volunteers to help from Thursday to Sunday getting our donations organized and distributed. We have been distributing a little at a time, but we would like to open our doors to everyone in Morley who has been affected by the flood and give everything away.

We need 50 volunteers each day for any amount of time you can offer between 10:00AM and 8:00PM.

Food and water will be supplied. The manual labor involved is just moving tables and bags or boxes of clothes. No special skills or safety gear is required.

We are working in the school gym which is not air conditioned so please dress appropriately.

**Please do not wait to be contacted after you sign up. Proceed to the Morley Community School for your assigned day.

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Request for 20 Volunteers: High River United Church Cleanup July 4

YYC Helps Volunteer — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:02:02 +0000

Cleaning out flood damaged Church. Drywall needs to come down and many damaged items need to be removed.

Location: High River United Church - 123 McLeod Trail

When: July 4, 9:00am

Please bring: Rubber boots, gloves and mask. Their are masks available on site. We have water for volunteers and are setting up volunteers to bring food.

Please bring food and water.

*Contact information will be provided after signing up

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Request for 12 Volunteers: Delayed by insurance co. Need help cleaning up July 4

YYC Helps Volunteer — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 04:37:08 +0000

I have back problems and live alone. My issurance did not allow me to proceed without a adjuster. Only to find out that they did not file my claim. I need help cleaning all contents, removing flood waste, mud, wet carpets, ripping out drywall, fiberglass, wiring and some walls. All help has moved on to other sectors now.

Needs tools to remove drywall. May not have power tomorrow so if someone has a generator please bring it. Moving small to medium size items out of basement and clearing out garage.

Location: NW High River – High Country Drive

When: July 4, 10:00am

Please bring: tools to remove drywall. We may or may not have power tomorrow. Boots, gloves, masks.

Please bring food and water.

Sign up here!

*Contact information will be provided after signing up

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Request for 10 Volunteers: Demolition help in High River home (YYCHelps #74)

YYC Helps Volunteer — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:52:10 +0000

We would be so appreciative if some volunteers could help tear out the bottom 4′ of dry wall in our home. The basement is unfinished and there is not much carrying of furniture to be done so it will hopefully not take too long. The garage door also needs to be lifted so that the garage can be accessed and cleaned out as well. The basement is obviously higher priority as the garage isn’t attached. There may be some heavier lifting in the garage.

Needs tools to remove drywall. May not have power tomorrow so if someone has a generator please bring it. Moving small to medium size items out of basement and clearing out garage”

Location: next to George Lane Park

When: July 4, 10:00am

Please bring: tools to remove drywall. We may or may not have power tomorrow. Boots, gloves, masks.

Please bring food and water.

Sign up here!

*Contact information will be provided after signing up

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Request for Volunteers: Cottonwood Plaza Cleanup in High River (YYCHelps #73)

YYC Helps Volunteer — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:19:30 +0000

We need 15 volunteers to help clean out Cotton Wood Plaza. There are several bays that are wrecked and need cleaned out. The building is code orange. One of the bays is a dance studio with special flooring that is ruined and needs hauled out. This will be the first day of clean up at the location. Along with the owner (my Mom) the small business in the building would appreciate the help as most have also lost there homes as well as businesses.

Where: Cotton Wood Plaza – 35 8th Ave SE, High River AB

When: July 4th, 10:00 AM

Please bring: Rubber boots, gloves, mask and eye wear optional. Please bring your own food and water.

Please do not wait to be contacted – just arrive at the location July 4th after 10:00 and ask for Marilyn.

Sign up here!

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FULL: Elbow Park drywall removal and cleanup

YYC Helps Volunteer — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:31:14 +0000

Family who is away from the province needs 10 volunteers to help clean out their basement. The drywall needs to be removed and items in the basement need to be moved out.

Where: Elbow Park

When: Thursday July 4, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Bring: Boots, gloves, masks, headlamps or work lights with extension cords

Food will be supplied – please bring water.

There is power in some parts of the home but not in the basement.

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Request for Volunteers: Blue Sky Gardens – Carseland (YYCHelps #69)

YYC Helps Volunteer — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:04:51 +0000

We are Blue Sky Gardens located 45-60 mins se of calgary. We have 3 homes, and 32,000 sq ft of greenhouses located on 34 acres of land. We need 10 volunteers each day to help us rip out carpet, drywall, dispose of damaged furniture and personal belongings, remove mud and gravel from various buildings, pick up debris strewn around the 34 ac. Pots, pallets, plants, etc.

When: July 3 – 5, 7:00am – 1:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Where: 214102 Range Road 252A Carseland T0J0M0

Directions:

East on 22x to Highway 24

South on Highway 24, past carseland 6km,

Cross bow river, Immediate Left/East on gravel rd for 2 km

Sign on corner “welcome to blue sky gardens” on right hand side.

Please bring: rubber boots, gloves and masks

We can supply food and water for volunteers.

~~Sign up here for Thursday, July 4~~ Full

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Request for Volunteers: Golf Canada Calgary Centre (YYCHelps #66 – 68)

YYC Helps Volunteer — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:54:20 +0000

50 volunteers are required to help clearing tee boxes of mud/silt, removing mud/silt from golf course, removing debris from driving range netting.

Manual labour is required.

Date: Monday, July 1st

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (two shifts available)

Location: 7100 15th St. S.E, Calgary, AB T2H 2Z8

Please bring: Square shovel, wheel barrow, fan rakes, sunscreen, bug spray, your own snacks

Water will be supplied.

There is power on site but no gas.

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Request for Volunteers: Siksika Nation ONGOING #65

YYC Helps Volunteer — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:53:08 +0000

Canada Bridges needs your support in the form of volunteers and supplies for Siksika Nation.

Description: Canada Bridges requires 100 volunteers DAILY to help sort donations, prep food, etc. Donation of cleaning and camping supplies are also required (details below).

Time: Help is needed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m DAILY

Shifts: There are three shift options: 9 a.m. to 3, 3 a.m. to 9, or ALL DAY, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: Deerfoot Sportsplex, Hwy 901 and Hwy 547. The volunteer check-in is at the high school beside the Deerfoot Sportsplex. The Deerfoot Sportsplex is the building with the red roof at the 901 and 547 intersection, south of Gleichen. There are many signs to direct you upon arrival.

Note: This opportunity is approximately an hour outside of Calgary.

This volunteer opportunity is for adults only — no children, please, given the nature of the work required.

Additional details:

The volunteer work includes sorting donations (biggest need); and sorting food and making food hampers.
Please bring your own snacks and drinking water.

Special requests: Siksika Nation is in particular need of volunteers trained in food preparation. Please let us know via the comments box on the sign up sheet if you possess any food preparation training.

Siksika Nation is also in need of volunteers with training in and/or experience with mold remediation, or other training related to effectively cleaning seriously flood-damaged homes.

There may also be contamination issues. If you are trained in this area, please let us know via the comments box on the sign up form.

Cleaning of homes is scheduled to start sometime next week.

If you have items you can donate, please bring the following with you:

camping equipment, especially larger 6-8 man tents and generators.
gift cards
non perishable food
water
cleaning supplies

PLEASE NOTE:

Even though people register with YYCHelps, they still need to register onsite with the Nation. Canada Bridges is just working with the Nation to support the people interested in volunteering.
Volunteers will have to check-out as well for security and safety of volunteers onsite.
For any questions please contact the call centre at Siksika Nation: 403-734-5315 or 403-734-5396.
There is a June 28 update directly from Canada Bridges here

While you can signup with YYCHelps so we know when we have enough volunteers, DO NOT WAIT TO BE CONTACTED. Go straight to the address listed above in time for your shift.

Please sign up here for this volunteer opportunity.

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FULL Request for Volunteers: High River families need help clearing homes July 1

YYC Helps Volunteer — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:44:11 +0000

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS FULL

I have arranged with a few families in High River to meet volunteers and direct them to the right home that needs cleanup. We would love to have 40 volunteers tomorrow to help clear out 20+ homes in High River. They are primarily seniors with limited help available to them. There is no standing water, but all the mud remains so the basements and main floors need to be cleared and have drywall removed. Most homes have been labelled as “requiring extensive repairs or renovations not immediately habitable, residents enter at their own risk.”

You cannot get into High River without a pass – DO NOT show up without calling and confirming first. You will be turned away and we do not want to waste your time.

If you wish to volunteer tomorrow please confirm with Kerri between 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM July 1 by calling *FULL*. If you do not speak with Kerri and confirm please do not come. I have a set number of passes to get into High River on July 1st for specific houses.

No minors may enter – you must be over 18 and able to show Photo ID at the entrance.

Location: Meet at the parking lot for A&W at the corner of Hwy 2 and Hwy 547.

When: Monday July 1, 10:00 AM (We must enter together so please be on time)

Contact: Kerri 403-969-2825 Confirm between 8:00am and 8:30am July 1

Bring: Rubber boots, masks, rubber gloves, work gloves, flashlights and/or headlamps… be prepared to get dirty.

If you have shovels, crowbars, saws, trucks to haul garbage please bring them as well.

Volunteers must bring their own food and water.

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