Vision House
March 2010  Volunteer Newsletter
"The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others."
DeAnne Hollis
NoHomelessKids Benefit Lunch
  Vision House celebrates 20 years of helping homeless families rebuild their lives.
 
Become a table captain and introduce others to the great work of Vision House! There's no cost to host a table of 10. Just invite your friends to this free benefit lunch. Guests will have the opportunity to make a donation to help homeless families. We'll provide all of the materials (hard copy and electronic) to make it easy to invite friends and colleagues. Contact Mary Burton at maryb@vision-house.org or 425-228-6356.

Baby Smiling
Date:  Thursday, May 13th
Time:  11:30 check-in: 12 - 1pm program
Location:  Bellevue Hilton Hotel
Emcee:  KING TV's Evening Magazine Host,
                 Meeghan Black
Chair:  Seahawks Man of the Year,  
              Josh Wilson
Special Guests:  EriAm Sisters, semi-finalists
                                 on America's Got Talent
Cost:  Free; RSVPs are required. Guests will be asked to make a donation to help homeless children and their mothers.
Jacob's Well Ground Breaking Ceremony
Girl in hard hat
Help us celebrate the launch of constructing our Vision House Jacob's Well facility in Shoreline to serve homeless mothers and children! Please bring your kids and some handheld garden shovels and participate in the official ground breaking ceremony. Cookies, desserts and drinks will be served.
 
Date: Sunday, April 11th
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Location: 23rd and Ballinger Way, Shoreline
Volunteer Opportunities
Pot Decorating with the Kids
In May, Vision House will be holding our major fundraiser of the year, the NoHomelessKids luncheon.  We will be having the Children's Village kids decorate pots for the table centerpieces.  We have not yet picked a date for this pot decorating party, but it will be on a week day.  If you may be available and would like to help the kids paint and decorate these centerpieces, please let me know.
 
Outdoor Maintenance
Help us create and maintain a nurturing and welcoming environment for our residents to call home.  Help is needed with weeding, mowing, picking up litter around the buildings, etc.  
 
Vision House Jacob's Well
-  Communication - work with other volunteers on a newsletter, graphic 
    design, etc.
-  Events - the next event is the Jacob's Well ground breaking ceremony on the
   Vision House property in Shoreline April 11th from 2:00 - 3:00.
-  Prayer Team - receive prayer requests and pray for the project and the
   coming together of the churches to complete the project.
-  Construction support
-  Provide Meals for construction volunteers - this is a great group
   opportunity.
 
Tutoring
Volunteers that have experience working with children are needed to teach basic Spanish, French, German or an art such as dance, karate, or music to the pre-school/kindergarten class in the Children's Village Child care center (a program of Vision House).
 
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Contact Information
 Kristi Slattery
Volunteer Coordinator
phone: 425-228-6356
fax: 425-430-9590