Mid-Town Make a Difference Day June 19, 2010

On June 19, 2010, your Everette Hodge Mid-town Community Center and other community-based organizations will be coming together to sponsor the fifth annual Midtown Make A Difference Day. The purpose of this day is to bring together people, businesses and agencies into Mid-town for a day of unity and collaboration. We are continuing to spread the message that positive and safe things do happen in Midtown. The theme for 2009 will be “Self, Family and Community: Feeding the Mind, Body and Spirit.”

On this day, Franklin Street will be blocked from Broadway to Prospect Street (adjacent to the Kingston Area Library). The day will include workshops, entertainment, food and other exciting events. Events will happen inside the Hodge Center and on the street.

If your community-based agency would like to be a part of this event, please contact us. We are asking each agency to provide your own table, chairs and if available, a pop-up tent. We look forward to your collaboration in making this a great day for the people of Mid-town and the overall City of Kingston.

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A commitment of adult volunteers who would be willing to team with 1 or 2 teen volunteers to make up crews for specific tasks throughout the day. The job of the adults would be to act as a volunteer mentor to keep kids on task and committed to doing a good as well as serving to model what being a community volunteer involves. Future Neighborhood Watch members!

Some examples of tasks that need to be done:

Sign in vendors 8:30 to 11:00ish
Runners to help vendors set up tables EZ-ups etc. 8:30-11:00ish
Serve food 11:00 to 2:00ish
Registering attendees for food tickets 11:00 to 2:00ish
Preparing drinks and maintaining drink stations--throughout the day
trash patrol--throughout the day

Please understand that this is a HUGE thing for us to be involved with. And Claudia and I can't do it alone. An hour or two here and there would be of huge help!

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125242664171822&index=1