Call For Miz Family Fest Volunteers

It's that time of year again. Misericordia, where my brother lives, is having their annual Family Fest on September 11, 2005. I will be in town, volunteering my time for this good cause. If you're interested in volunteering as well, please contact me at ctrosejr@yahoo.com. Or, you can just post a comment to this blog.

There are FOUR ways in which you can help. The first is to come to the Fest and have a great time. Come, buy some food, play some games and just enjoy the feeling of knowing you're helping people by having a good time. How easy is that?

Or, if you want to help a little more, you can make lemon shake-ups with me. (You know, those fresh squeezed lemonade drinks you get at state fairs and carnivales.) Help squeeze lemons, shake cups and get sticky. Seriously, this is a lot of fun.

You can volunteer for the following times on Sunday, September 11th:

• 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.


• 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.


• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.


• 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


• 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

If you don't mind getting sticky, this is a great way you can help. If you want to volunteer at the same time as me, I will be there in the morning, 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Another way in which you can volunteer is by helping with setup. Either:

• Friday, anytime between 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.


• Saturday, anytime between 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

Lastly, they need help with clean-up. (They really need volunteers for this.)

• Sunday, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

For those of you who don't know, Miseriacordia is the best assisted living care for mentally and physically disabled children and adults living in the the State of Illinois. (Of course, I'm a little biased, but seriously it's the best.

In order to provide the high level of services they do, Misericordia generates most of their operating budget from private sector donations. Usually, this takes the form of fundraising events, such as Family Fest and the anual Dinner Dance.

So, for all of you Conservatives, Libertarians and Bleeding Heart Liberials, here is a group, doing great work in their community, that limits their dependance on tax-payer money. But, of course, to do this, it requires the support of people who believe in their mission. Or, people who can be guilted by their friends into volunteering.