WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE PAGE.
Please see the "Letter to Parents" and "50 Ways to Serve" (in left sidebar) for the latest CS news
and a list of 50 great ways to serve right here in our community.
The goal of HDS community service efforts is to link students, parents and faculty with worthy community organizations in giving and growing opportunities.
By doing this we aim to:
1. Teach Community Service
2. Have ownership in Community Service
3. Share Community Service
4. Learn how to function together as a micro-community in providing Community Service
5. Celebrate Community Service
Together, we can make a difference in the lives of others.
Scope: We encourage individual, grade and school-wide activities to learn the lessons that come from engaging in helping behaviors.
Individual projects
"Notice: Individual Community Service projects...if you are wish to conduct a community service project on the HDS campus, prior approval must be obtained. That process involves completing a Community Service Action Pre-Approval Form (see pdf or visit the library) and providing that to your homeroom teacher (who will in turn provide it to the assigned Community Service Liaison). Please await approval on timing prior to initiating any campus based projects. We will not undertake any individual fundraising community service projects on HDS campus."
Grade projects
Each grade is assigned to a community service organization. Each grade has a parent who volunteers to be the community service liaison between the organization and the homeroom teachers for that grade. Community service projects are as diverse as the organizations with which we partner. These projects range from hosting a “dog wash” for the Humane Society to baking pies for the Sharing Table, not to mention clearing a meadow at Eden Mill.
The partner community service organizations and the Community Service Liaisons for 2007 - 2008 school year are listed. Please visit our CS partner websites to find additional volunteer opportunities.
Grade |
Organization |
Liaison |
Mission |
e-mail |
Phone |
K-Prep |
Manna House/Sharing Table |
Tracy Martin |
Vision: Harford County's vision for combating homelessness is to provide a network of programs and support services to: * Prevent homelessness as often as possible. * Coordinate care for homeless individuals and families so they may become self-sufficient as quickly as possible. * Develop more affordable, permanent housing for individuals and families, especially those with disabilities. Mission: Harford County's homeless citizens represent its most vulnerable population. The goal of the County is to try and address the complex issues contributing to homelessness in our community. |
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410-838-1986 |
K |
Upper Chesapeake Health Care |
Kim Myrick |
The "Cards of Caring" program distributes greeting cards designed and donated by the community to inpatients in need of some TLC at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and Harford Memorial Hospital. |
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410-399-2729 |
1 |
Linus Organization |
Lauren Burch Melissa Gentile |
Project Linus - Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois (with 357 chapters in 50 states) is a 100% volunteer , non-profit organization distributing handmade, washable blankets to hospitals, shelters, service agencies and all children in need. |
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410-879-0931 (Lauren) 410-836-7060 (Melissa) |
2 |
The FARM (Fallston Animal Rescue Movement) |
Amy White |
The FARM was begun by Greg and Barbara Bertling to find homes for some of the wonderful, loving pets abandoned, lost or given up and scheduled for euthanasia at area shelters. Thus, FARM means the difference between life and death for the pets rescued by its volunteers. We provide food, shelter, medical care, behavioral evaluation and affection from our volunteers, and we take great care to find responsible, loving, permanent homes for each pet we save. The FARM, will you help, has rescued and placed over 3,000 dogs and cats since its beginning in October, 2000. |
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410-734-0429 |
3 |
Family & Children Services |
Mary Archer |
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian social services agency that provides specialized programs to troubled or vulnerable families and individuals so they can improve their quality of life. |
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410-734-7862 |
4 |
Meals On Wheels |
Anne Waite |
To enhance quality of life through the provision of nutritious meals, personal contact and related services. |
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410-803-1105 |
5 |
Anita C. Leight Estuary |
Mary Lazzaroni Pam Cohen |
The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center is the research and education facility of the Reserve, which is located in the Otter Point Creek component of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland. The Estuary Center is dedicated to increasing appreciation and understanding of estuaries. Long-term studies provide insights into bay ecology and management. Education based on this research fosters public support of these vital estuarine ecosystems. |
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410-593-9577 (Mary) 410-457-4681 (Pam) |
6 |
Harvest of Love |
Margaret Kanaras Joan Fernandez |
The Harvest of Love helps moderate to low income county residents and people in crisis. Harvest of Love supplies these residents with loving supplies such as: Walking bags for the homeless, personal hygiene bags, and food for families daily.The Back to School give away they do four times a year. During the Christmas season they collect food, toys and clothes to give to the residents. Thanksgiving and Easter they serve dinner to the homeless. |
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410-557-9237 (Margaret) 443-567-6388 (Joan) |
7 |
Anna's House |
Beverly Fidler Cecilia Depman |
Anna’s House offers transitional and permanent housing for homeless women and their children in Harford County. They provide these families with a safe environment in which to live. They also provide counseling, career and life skills training, and employment assistance. The goal is to help the women of Anna’s House to achieve independence. |
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410-893-8656 (Beverly) 410-838-6385 (Cecilia) |
8 |
SARC |
Julie Moxley |
SARC works to end domestic and sexual violence, to aid its victims, and to create a society free from abuse and fear. |
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410-937-4077 |
Community Service Committee Members-at-large:
Mary Lynn Meyer |
CHAIR |
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410.734.0218 |
Chris Hoffman |
Member-at-large |
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410-459-1234 |
Gigi Rosenblatt |
Member-at-large |
Caroling/Blood Drive |
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410-893-5247 |
Cheryl Steedman |
Member-at-large |
Eden Mill Clean-up |
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410-803-2332 |
Kim Creighton |
Member-at-large |
March of Dimes |
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Susie Oursler |
Member-at-large |
Brownies |
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410-692-0384 |
Leslie Bowen |
Member-at-large |
March of Dimes |
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Esther Buchser |
Teacher Sponsor |
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Our HDS faculty liaison is Esther Buchser. Teachers or faculty who have community service questions should direct those to Mme. Buchser
Stay tuned to this web page for updates and communication about our Community Service efforts.
If you are a parent and would like to volunteer to serve in any capacity on the Community Service Committee, please contact Mary Lynn Meyer at her contact information above.
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