On Saturday, April 17, approximately 600 Honeywell volunteers will join with hundreds of Valley volunteers to work on more than 90 community service projects throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Event: The Sixth Annual Make A Difference Day Arizona Serve-A-Thon.
WHO: Honeywell employees, their families and friends. Honeywell is the Title Sponsor for the event and has been each year since 1996.
WHAT: A day where hundreds of Honeywell employees will work with other Valley volunteers on community service projects such as painting and repairing low-income housing, sorting and packing food, cleaning alleys and painting over graffiti. In addition, participants will collect pledges for every hour they volunteer to raise money for Make A Difference, a year-round program that meets community needs through volunteer opportunities.
WHERE: --Phoenix Civic Plaza, located on the southeast corner of Monroe and 2nd Street
--The City of Glendale City Hall, located at 59th Avenue and Glendale Avenue
--Honeywell community service project locations
WHEN: Saturday, April 17
7:30 a.m. - Registration (Phoenix Civic Plaza and Glendale City Hall)
8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies (Phoenix Civic Plaza; The Glendale City Hall ceremony will be from 8 to 8:30 a.m.)
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Community service projects
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Closing celebration (Phoenix Civic Plaza only)
WHY: Honeywell has found Make A Difference to play a vital role in helping its employees become involved in the community, which fits in well with its goal to support volunteerism in the community.
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- Opening Ceremonies at Phoenix Civic Plaza: Councilman Doug Lingner
- Opening Ceremonies at Glendale City Hall: Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs and Victor Assad, director of Human Resources for Honeywell Space Systems
- Volunteers at project sites: Teams of Honeywell employees, families and friends working to complete community projects.
Honeywell volunteers will help 17 community agencies. About 350 of the Honeywell volunteers will help agencies in the City of Glendale. See project list below.
Az Animal Welfare League (35 volunteers)
30 N. 40th Place (40th St. & Washington), Phoenix
Project: Paint 68 concrete dog kennels
City of Glendale Neighborhood Partnership Office (160 volunteers)
Various addresses
Project: Landscape, build wheelchair ramp, paint, repair low-income homes
Community Housing Partnership (50 volunteers)
Shelter, Address is confidential
Project: Clean, landscape, paint and repair Casa Teresa
Constitution Neighbors at Work (65 volunteers)
Various addresses
Project: Paint over graffiti, clean alleys
Desert Mission Food Bank (35 volunteers)
9229 N. 4th St. (South of Hatcher), Phoenix
Project: Sort food
Faith House (15 volunteers)
(Domestic Abuse Center) Address is confidential
Project: Spring cleaning
Glendale Family Development Center (50 volunteers)
Shelter, Address is confidential
Project: Paint wrought iron fence
Love in Action (35 volunteers)
7416 N. 51st Ave., Glendale
Project: Sort clothes, toys and food
New Life Center (15 volunteers)
Shelter, Address is confidential
Project: Yardwork, paint, clean, and interact with children
Sands Boys & Girls Club (25 volunteers)
4730 W. Grovers, Glendale
Project: Paint and landscape
St. Mary's Food Bank (30 volunteers)
2841 N. 31st Ave., Phoenix
Project: Pack food boxes
TG Barr School (25 volunteers)
2041 E. Vineyard (24th street & Baseline), Tempe
Project: Paint playground equipment and plant flowers
Thomas J. Pappas School for the Homeless (15 volunteers)
355 N. 5th Ave., Phoenix
Project: Sort and stock donated food, clothes, toys
Westside Food Bank (25 volunteers)
4211 N. 43rd Ave., Glendale
Project: Pack food boxes
Phoenix Shanti Group (12 volunteers)
2020 W. Indian School, Phoenix
Project: Paint interior of gift shop
Glendale Youth Center (15 volunteers)
5401 Ocotillo Rd., Glendale
Project: To be determined
A Place Called Home (30 volunteers)
3321 E. Osborn, Phoenix
Project: Paint home for homeless
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