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APPROVED PHILANTHROPIES (Community Service Hours)

Remember to record your hours, with signatures, on your NHS hours log/sheet for credit. Wearing the NHS shirt is required at all times, unless the philanthropy has its own dress code. Also, check out the web links below for available info on each of the sites. [You need ten hours for the first semester, so get them in early this summer]

 

Abandoned Animal Rescue

Address: 831 East Main Street- Tomball
Telephone: 281- 290- 0121
A volunteer run dog and cat shelter
Only rescue in Tomball that does not put pets to sleep
Needs volunteers to walk dogs, clean cages, feed animals, and help with fundraising activities

Candy Striping at Houston Northwest Medical Center

Contact Person: Terry Weidler
Telephone: 281-440-2465
Requires application process due to privacy and health considerations
Includes duties doing courier work, patient visitations, and gift shop

Children’s Performance @ Centrum

Contact Person: Sherry Johnson
Telephone: 281-379-3946

Companion Animal Hospital

18450 Kuykendahl Rd
Telephone: (281) 288-8387

Harvest Home Inc.

Address: 520 Baker Drive- Tomball
Telephone: 281- 357- 5775
A warm and welcoming assisted living center that loves visitors any time
Opens a beauty shop Saturdays for residents to have their hair done and nails painted
One possible group project for next year could be putting on a talent show for residents

Habitat for Humanity

Contact Person: Alex Bienko
Telephone: 281-320-2194
Opportunities include office work at Restore
Home building site (more likely as a club, verses individually)

Head Start Early Intervention Program

Contact Person: Sandra Cooper
Telephone: 281-370-9665

Heritage House

Contact Person: Tab Werner
Telephone: 281-401-5400
Visit residents at nursing home
Paint nails at beauty show
Potential club-wide talent show

Junior Volunteering at Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Hospital

Address: 9250 Pinecroft- The Woodlands
Contact Person: Julie Evans (Volunteer Services Coordinator)
Telephone: 281- 364- 5539
Requires application process due to privacy and health considerations
Includes duties doing courier work, patient visitations, and gift shop

Love For Christ (Salvation Army)

Dates: 2nd Sunday of every month
Contact Person: Bruce Koons
Telephone: 281-379-7980
Trip to Salvation Army in Conroe to serve lunch to homeless or impoverished families

Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter

Contact Person:
Telephone: 281-807-PETS

Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM)

Contact Person: Peggy Ney
Telephone: 281-885-4609

SIRE Houston’s Therapeutic Equestrian Center

Address: 4610 Sloangate- Spring
Contact Person: Lisa Simpkins
Telephone: 281-353-6160
http://www.sire-htec.org/
Horseback riding for people with disabilities
Needs volunteers to walk beside horse next to client and lead horse
It is preferable that this is an on-going commitment so that the client can build up a relationship, but substitutes are always needed

South Texas Youth Soccer Association – (TOPSoccer Outreach Program)

Marsha Sanchez
Telephone: 281-353-8966
Work with special needs athletes
One-on-one buddy program

Stagewright, Inc.

Contact Person: Marco Rimassa
Telephone:
Fosters youth, especially with underprivileged, to develop in fine arts
Serve as a mentor or mentor aide to set up food, lunch preparation, check-in, etc.

Star of Hope Homeless Shelter

Contact Person: Keith Keller
Telephone: 281-351-1876
http://www.sohmission.org/orientation/
Serving meals
tutoring adults and children
assisting at the Client Services Desk
working with clients in the Computer Learning Centers
mentoring

Tomagwa

Contact Person: Judy Deyo
Telephone: 281-357-0747
http://www.tomagwa.org/pages/volunteer.asp
Receptionist Help answer phones, greet patients, help with paperwork
Clerical Help with filing, chart preparation, other clerical duties

Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries (TEAM)

Contact Person: Barbara Fabian
Telephone: 281-255-6967

Youth Performance Foundation Inc.

Works with underpriveleged youth through several programs.

Webiste: http://www.ceoxperience.com (one of the programs)

e-mail:ceoxperi@coexperience.com

Enjoy your service and good luck! If you encounter any changes/problems with the above links or contact info, please let us know with an e-mail or talk to Amy Finch or Mrs. Duesing