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Love Fullerton: A City Wide Volunteer Day, May 17th

Bringing Fullerton Together for a Day of Community & Kindness!

May 8, 2014

LoveFullerton – demonstrating kindness || meeting needs || impacting lives with the love of Jesus
A City Wide Volunteer Day
May 17, 2014
Festivities start at 8am


Love Fullerton is going to be epic!!

 We hope you will consider participating in our first annual citywide service day called Love Fullerton on May 17, 2014. It is a partnership of 20+ churches, city government, the Mayor and City Council, the Chief of Police, local businesses, service organizations, public and private education, and local residents all working together to enhance the world-class experience of living and working in our city.

 Our mission is to demonstrate kindness, meet needs and impact lives together. We are planning for 2,000 volunteers serving at 50+ different work projects. Along the way we’ll paint benches, teach life skills to at risk youth and spruce up some neighborhoods.

 We will begin the day with opening festivities at 8 a.m. - which includes free food and vendors - followed by an opening rally at 9 a.m.  The rally will take place on the plaza at Harbor and Wilshire Ave (121 E. Wilshire Ave). After the brief rally, volunteers will connect with project leaders for final instructions and head off to work by 9:30a.m. Then at 1p.m. we will gather back together at Hillcrest Park and enjoy lunch together (compliments of Jack Franklyn of Heroes).

 To Participate Register Online Prior to the Event: Go to www.lovefullerton.org, Simply click on the projects link, look over your many options, and hit “sign me up!” **Look for the Heart_small for Family Friendly Projects.

 The best part of Love Fullerton is that it is a catalyst for the other 364 days of the year. Click on “Other Love Movements” and see how you can be engaged in making a difference throughout the year.

 Invite a friend, join the movement and let’s work together to make Fullerton even better.


Event Info:

Date and Time: Saturday, May 17, beginning at 9 a.m. (festivities starting at 8 a.m.)

Place: Meet downtown Fullerton–Wilshire and Harbor on the Plaza

Contact person: Jay Williams

Website: www.lovefullerton.org

Email: jay.williams@evfreefullerton.com

Daytime phone: 714.529.5544

ABOUT LOVE FULLERTON

Our Story: Love Fullerton began out of the success of Love Modesto. Modesto launched in 2007 with two questions: Why is our city on lists of the “worst cities in America”? If our churches were to suddenly disappear from their location, would anyone even care or notice? Motivated by the honest answers to these questions, Love Modesto was born. Now there are over 50 cities participating and Fullerton is the first of what we hope will be many more in SoCal

Love Fullerton serve day is fundamentally a catalyst for the other 364 days of the year!! Under other love movements we hope to connect people to ongoing and deeper levels of commitment and service.

Love Fullerton partners with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the City of Fullerton, local senior centers, Fullerton School District, Fullerton Collaborative, Coast to Coast, Red Cross, Fullerton ACT, F.I.M.A., Pathways of Hope and others.

 At these serve days, volunteers engage in a variety of activities including food for the hungry, visiting senior centers, donating blood, building a house, and working in city parks and schools, among many other opportunities.

 To learn more about Love Fullerton, find a complete list of service opportunities

or sign up to volunteer, visit www.lovefullerton.org

**Article was compiled from info provided by Love Fullerton's press releases, public announcement and website.