Stay in touch with latest developments and future preservation action alerts by joining and sharing the Landmarks Facebook page. FFI: Visit website here.

Petition to save the post office

can be found here.

Read Monday's article in the Napa Register here.

CanDo at the

Napa Farmers' Market

Saturday, August 8

Savor fresh, local produce. Bring home some honey to your honey. Find a few more starts for your garden patch. Meet neighbors. Listen to the music or Story Time with the kids.

Sign-up here to help CanDo tell its summer story. We're all set for August 8 but have one open volunteer slot at our table

on Saturday, Sept. 5

from 10AM-12:45PM.

Two more openings are available on Saturday, October 10.

CanDo Quick Tip

TEACHERS!

School's in session

"down under," where

Plastic Free July

originated, but we know that you're in the midst of planning for the next school year.

How about a "Plastic Free" month at your school?

Here

are lots of ideas for getting your whole school (or just your class) involved in the plastic-free movement.

Click here

to see how Napa Recycling and Waste Services can help.

We're calling these ordinary,

extraordinary, precious events:

Moments of community.

Email us yours.

Bits and Pieces

TO DO:

1. Film bats

2. Flip the film

3. LOL!

THE COMPOST CORNER

Tim, our source for all things recyclable, tells tells us that NWRS has finished distribution of composting kitchen pails

as of last week. If anyone doesn't have one and would like one, they can email

Napa Recycling and Waste Services and they will be

glad to deliver one.

Still want to use liners? A full list of local retail locations can be found here.

Words Matter

"Moving fast

is not the same

as going somewhere."

~ Robert Anthony

SAVE THE DATES

GREEN DRINKS' AUGUST GET TOGETHER

(Hosted by CanDo)

Tuesday, August 4

5:30-7:30PM

LOCATION: Grania and Charlie Lindberg's very green

Old Town home.

FFI: Click here.

CanDo AT THE

NAPA FARMERS' MARKET

Saturday, August 8

8-12:30

1st Street opposite the Oxbow Public Market

SAVE THE NAPA

POST OFFICE

Monday, August 10

6:30-8:30PM

FFI: Click here.

CanDo MONTHLY

CORE GATHERING

Friday, August 14

1-2:30PM

Listen in. Share ideas.

Eat lunch at Taqueria Maria

at 640 3rd Street.

FFI: Email us.

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Click here to receive this nifty

weekly eBlast.

The CanDo Connection is filled with volunteer

opportunities and events help you connect with community.

Our Mission Statement

The Choices We Make

Napa Valley CanDo seeks to inspire and facilitate action by alerting interested Valley residents about opportunities for service. If you participate as a volunteer in an activity that you learned about through Napa Valley CanDo, whether initiated by CanDo or another organization, please take personal responsibility for your involvement. Use common sense. Only you can determine whether an activity is a good fit, that is to say compatible with your interests and abilities.

A CanDo CONVERSATION TO HOST THE GOOD PEOPLE OF NAPA GREEN DRINKS.

RSVP REQUESTED

Please join us a week from today for a gathering at Grania and Charlie's charming and very green Old Town Napa home. Along with CanDo members and friends, we're is delighted to be hosting the monthly gathering

of Napa Green Drinks, a group of locals interested in all aspects of a greener world.

An RSVP will help us plan, and if you can bring a bottle of beverage to share, that will help ensure that we're

all hydrated. We'll supply tasty bites and a beautiful setting.

As with all CanDo Conversations, there's no set agenda, no volunteering, just a great opportunity for connection.

LOCATION: Grania and Charlie's - 1515 Laurel St., Napa

DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, August 4 5:30-7:30PM

FFI and to RSVP: Email or call 254.9089. Find more Green Drinks information here.

JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED

ON OUR WONDROUS WATER FIELD TRIP

In California:

2013 was the driest year on record.

2014 was the hottest year on record.

2015 had the lowest snow pack on record.

All of which led to the first ever statewide mandatory water restrictions. Napa's target? To reduce use by 20%. So far, we're doing a good job!

Pat Costello, with the City of Napa Water Department, led the way and answered questions.

Young and old(er), all shapes and sizes, we watched the algae-ridden water of the Sacramento River Delta processed to clear,

bright drinking water flowing to all of our homes.

This year's excellent nonprofits have been selected; catalog and website crews are at work; and the team of CanDo volunteers that brings it all together meets every two weeks to keep things moving forward.

Ah, but there are so many pieces and parts

to this project. We'll need a hand with

gathering incentive gifts, putting up posters,

making the Kick-off Celebration a delight...

For information on how you can help with CanDo's

2015 Napa Valley Give!Guide in 2015, email us.

You make a choice. You make a Difference.

We make it easy.

Missed the names of this year's terrific crop of local nonprofits for the 2015 Napa Valley Give!Guide?

Find them here.

HOW ABOUT A SUNDAY EVENING

IN THE GARDEN?

Bring your family to help us pick fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans and peppers at CanDo's Food Bank garden in north Napa! What a delightful way to introduce your kids to the joys of community service.

We'll be there every Sunday evening, 6:00-7:30, as well as Wednesday mornings, through August.

Click here for details or to sign up.

Have your own extra fruits and veggies to donate to the Food Bank? Click here for a list of Food Pantry locations, times and contact information.

The Food Bank needs gleaners! Read about the gleaner program here.

Email CanDoCanGrow@gmail.com

for more info.

THE CanDo SPOTLIGHT

Events and Volunteer Opportunities

from Other Groups Around the Valley

Tell 'em you heard about it through CanDo!

Note: Posting of events in this "Spotlight" does not constitute an endorsement by Napa Valley CanDo unless expressly stated. We list a variety of opportunities and programs we feel may be of interest to our readers.

REGISTERING VOTERS AT
SATURDAY'S FARMER'S MARKET

SPONSOR: League Of Women Voters Napa County

>>>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<<<

Get Out the Vote efforts are underway for the 2016 elections. The League of Women Voters, Napa County, is registering voters including anyone who has changed their residence since the last time they voted. The League invites volunteers to help in one or two-hour shifts on Saturdays at the Farmer's Market. Can be cool in the mornings so bring a light jacket.

DAY/DATE/TIME: Saturdays through September, 8AM-noon

LOCATION: Farmer's Market across from Oxbow in Napa

FFI: Email, call 707.257.7450, or visit their website.

NAPA PEACE VIGIL

SPONSOR: Unitarian Universalists of the North Bay, Napa-Sonoma Friends Meeting

This monthly vigil has been ongoing since 2004, and will continue until our nation is no longer involved in wars of conquest or economic gain. We meet the last Sunday of each month and stand witness to the desire for peace and justice. Bring a hat and sunscreen, a water bottle, a chair if you like, and a peaceful heart. Flags and signs will be provided, but feel free to make your own!

DAY/DATE/TIME: Sunday, July 26, August 30, 2-4PM

LOCATION: corner of Third & Soscol, Napa

FFI: Email, call 707.253.1505, or visit their website.

PFLAG NAPA MONTHLY SUPPORT MEETING

SPONSOR: PFLAG Napa

Come to PFLAG Napa's support meeting on Tuesday July 28. Participants will have an opportunity to mingle with each other and enjoy some light food and refreshments before breaking out into support groups. There will also be an update about our guest speakers visiting at future meetings. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!

DAY/DATE/TIME: Tuesday, July 28, 7-9PM

LOCATION: Wolfe Center, 2310 First Street, Napa

FFI: Email, call 707.681.1477, or visit their website.

CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS AND DROUGHT

SPONSOR: UC Master Gardeners of Napa County

Join the Napa MGs and explore the Martha Walker Native Habitat Garden at Skyline Park to observe drought tolerant and native plants and discover the elements that help them thrive in our Mediterranean climate. Learn how to use them in your own garden to replace some of those water-hungry ornamentals. Visit the MG website and learn how to become a Napa MG in 2016.

DAY/DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 1, 9:30-11:30AM

LOCATION: Skyline Wilderness Park, 2201 Imola Avenue, Napa
COST: $5

FFI: Email, call 707.253.4221, visit their website or Facebook page.

MAIN STREET REUNION CAR SHOW

SPONSOR: Downtown Napa Association

>>>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<<<

The Downtown Napa Association invites you to volunteer for the Main Street Reunion Car Show on Saturday August 15th. Over 400 pre-1976 cars on display. Entertainment, food, beer and wine. Looking for volunteers to help keep the event clean as well as barricade monitors and friendly greeters! Please contact Events Manager, Julie Morales

DAY/DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 15, 9:30AM-4PM

LOCATION: Downtown Napa

FFI: Email, call 707.257.0322, or visit their website.

GREAT AMERICAN BBQ

SPONSOR: MadoroM Winery

A benefit for Alpha Pregnancy Clinics of Northern CA.

Tri-tip Dinner, dessert, and an apple pie auction. Wine served for a fee. Casual,and or Western Wear.

DAY/DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 22, 4-8PM

LOCATION: 2340 Silverado Trail, Napa

COST: $35

FFI: Email, call 707.449.8996, or visit their website.

COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS AVAILABLE

SPONSOR: Napa Community Garden

Summer has just begun. Join the Growing Community and have fun growing your own veggies, herbs, and flowers. Rent a 10 x 10 plot at the Napa Community Garden for just $50 per year and get the compost, tools, and wood chips for free. Most plots are already plumbed for irrigation. All you need to do is plant seeds.

DAY/DATE/TIME: Access to plots throughout the week

LOCATION: SW Corner of Trower and Jefferson, North Napa

FFI: Email, call 707.224.5847, or visit their website.

Have an Event You'd Like in the Spotlight?

Are you a nonprofit in need of volunteers? Or do you have a fundraiser, educational opportunity, or fun event you'd like us to share in the "Spotlight"?

Space permitting, your event may run for up to three weeks leading to the date of your event. Any eye-catching photo you'd like us to consider

MUST be sent as a jpeg.

Learn more and submit your event here.