January
When:	January 27, 2007 (Saturday)
Event:	Arbor Day Tree Planting Volunteers will plant 20,000 trees from 5-gallon containers that morning along the esplanade of Will Clayton Parkway, between I-59 and Lee Road, at the east end of the grounds of Bush Intercontinental Airport. (The soil will be pre-prepared by the CIty.) About 2000 volunteers will be needed, and they should report for duty at 8 a.m. Volunteers should bring their own shovels and work gloves. (Able-bodied teens are welcome. If accompanied by parents, there is no minimum age requirement for volunteers.) The work should be wrapped up by 12 noon, at which time volunteers will be treated to lunch. This is a joint project of Trees for Houston, the City of Houston, and the Texas Department of Transportation.
Agency:	Trees for Houston
Contact:	Gary Woods
Phone:	281-474-4507 (or e-mail: garykwoods@sbcglobal.net)
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When:	February 10, 2007 (Saturday)
Event:	5th Annual Texas Med 5K This event has 3 components: a walk, a run, and a wheelchair competition. (Each event is 5K and will start and finish at Ben Taub Hospital.) The first of the events will kick off at 8:25 a.m. on January 27, but of course volunteers will need to arrive significantly earlier to help with setup and registration. Volunteers will be needed to help with setup, registration, timekeeping, water stations, and a post-race party. The minimum age for volunteers is 14, but younger volunteers will be accepted if accompanied by adults. Proceeds will help fund free mammography screenings for low-income women. Additional information about the event can on the Harris County Hospital District Foundation's Web site: www.hchdfoundation.org.
Agency:	Harris County Hospital District Foundation
Contact:	Jessica Segal
Phone:	713-566-6409 (or e-mail: jessica_segal@hchd.tmc.edu)
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February
When:	February 3, 2007 (Saturday)
Event:	CERT Rodeo Roundup (CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. CERT teams are formed and maintained as part of the emergency response capability for their area.) Volunteers are needed for the First Annual CERT Rodeo to be held Saturday, February 3, 2007 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Harris County Fire & Sheriff's Training Center in Humble, TX (next to Lindsay Lyons Park). In this fun-filled field day, 16 Community Emergency Response Teams will enjoy a friendly competition using skills learned in CERT training. Volunteer duties will include manning the 9 event skill stations, serving as greeters, and assisting with registration, parking, communications, and vendor support. To be part of this event please complete the Volunteer Availability Form (on the Harris County Citizen Corps Website) at: http://www.harriscountycitizencorps.com/news/certrodeo.asp or contact Teri Shamlian at the e-mail address or fax number listed below
Agency:	Harris County Citizen Corps
Contact:	Teri Shamlian
Phone:	Fax: 281-436-0196, or e-mail: tshamlian@sbcglobal.net
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When:	February 10, 2007 (Saturday)
Event:	Park to Park Run The 2007 Park to Park Fun Run consists of a 5-mile run connecting Minute Maid Park and Hermann Park, a 2-mile family walk, and a 1-mile kids' run. In excess of 1000 runners are expected to participate. All proceeds go to benefit the Hermann Park Conservancy. It takes about 150 volunteers to make the race a success. Volunteer opportunities range from manning registrations table to serving as judges, race monitors, or timers, to helping with set up and clean up, to working prior to the race to prepare packages for runners. Most volunteers will need to arrive around 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the event. (Note: Additional volunteers will be needed on a selected evening at the Hermann Park Conservancy offices (located inside the park) a few days before the event to stuff complimentary goody bags that will be given to each race participant.)
Agency:	Hermann Park Conservancy
Contact:	Matthew Marcinek
Phone:	713-524-5876 ext. 332 (or e-mail: mmarcinek@hermannpark.org)
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When:	February 10, 2007 (Saturday)
Event:	Holiday Project Valentine's Visits Volunteers will gather at one the designated meeting sites (listed below) at 9:30 a.m. to form teams to visit local nursing homes. (Each team will visit one location. Maps to each location will be provided.) The volunteers will be given homemade Valentine's cards and cookies to give to the persons they visit. (Note: Other volunteers will be needed to make the greeting cards during the weeks leading up to the event.) The available meeting sites are as follows: CENTRAL (Galleria area): Volunteer Houston office 3033 Chimney Rock, Suite 460 NORTH HOUSTON (near Willowbrook Mall): Heartland Health Care Center at Willowbrook 13631 Ardfield KINGWOOD: Atria Kingwood 2401 Green Oak Drive (Click on any of the location references for a map of, and contact info for, the respective area.)
Agency:	Volunteer Houston
Contact:	Walter Black
Phone:	(713)964-0229
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