Tag: Get Involved – Volunteer

  • Public Meeting on Design Plan for McIntire Park East – May 3

    Public Meeting on Design Plan for McIntire Park East – May 3

    BIG changes are coming to McIntire Park East! A Public Meeting to review the Design Plan will be held on June 3 at the Carver Recreation Center from 6:30-8:30 pm. Draft conceptual park designs that will be shown at the open house Tuesday, June 3 will be available on our website on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.…

  • Have some time to help? JABA needs VOLUNTEERS this summer

    Have some time to help? JABA needs VOLUNTEERS this summer

    Volunteer… FISH-Friends in School Helping, our school based mentoring program needs summer volunteers in the Extended Ed program in Fluvanna and in Club Yancey in Albemarle County. We are currently speaking with interested people for the 2014-2015 school year for Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna and Louisa schools. Twice is Nice Store -sorting, stocking or helping customers, retail…

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities – April 2014

    JABA Volunteer Opportunities – April 2014

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer driver? We are looking for committed individuals to drive clients to regular medical appointments. There are a couple of immediate, long term needs. You will be hooked when you hear about the FISH Leadership Team. Use your skills and find your passion for making a difference by joining…

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities – March Update

    1) Use your skills and find your passion helping to lead, train, recruit, and manage volunteers! JABA’s FISH Leadership Team, a tutor-mentor program in Public Schools,

  • My 2010 post about McIntire Botanical Garden

    As I was thinking back over my years of involvement with McIntire Botanical Garden, I came upon this post from June 2010 and decided to repost it now as we are very close to having our own “living classroom.”  In the next few months, the City of Charlottesville will host public meetings to gather input…

  • Design firms for McIntire Park East are named

    Just imagine! We all have the opportunity to get involved as the first ever botanical garden in Charlottesville and the new skate park are being designed.  What would you like to see in the botanical garden?  I hope for an area focused on native plants and butterflies, but you may have some other suggestions.