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Three Things
If you can't do EVERYTHING, start with these three!
Keep Your Garden Beautiful
It’s always a good week to do something good for the community or to support a cause that’s important to you. Here are a few opportunities happening this week. Keep Waco
Beautiful is holding their Spring COMPOST, TOPSOIL, and MULCH Sale tomorrow at the Farmer’s Market. They are selling organic compost, topsoil, and mulch provided by their partners, Living Earth - Waco! All products are $4.00 a bag. The sale will be from 9am-3pm....or until they run out! All Living Earth products are made from recycled yard waste from WACO. All proceeds benefit Keep Waco Beautiful.
Get Interview Ready
The East Waco Library is hosting a couple of Job Hunting Workshops. The first one, Tomorrow from 10 to noon, will focus on resume writing and how to use the work in Texas Website. Then on Thursday from 5 to 7, there will be a workshop on interview skills. Both workshops are free and open to the
public.
Shoot for a Cure
The American Cancer Society is holding its annual “Shooting for a Cure” skeet shoot tomorrow morning. Registration starts at 9 and the shooting begins at 10. Round up all your skeet shooting buddies and head out to Weber’s Shooting Range on the I-35 frontage road in Troy. Ammo is provided and loaner guns are available. All shooters will receive breakfast, beverages, and lunch after the event. Tickets start at $100 per person and can be purchased on the 2020 Waco Cattle Baron’s Ball website.
This week in the news
Events
This is just a taste. Click here for the WHOLE Event list.
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Announcements
Good Neighbor Waco, a Christian non-profit organization, is seeking singles or married couples to serve an average of 7-10 hours per week in exchange for partially subsidized rent. Resident workers live in private quarters on site. A portion of their service hours involves hosting groups using the community rooms at 2301 Colcord Ave. and participating in household upkeep or administrative work. With their remaining service hours resident workers are encouraged to create and run neighborhood projects in their areas of interest including the arts, urban gardening, community engagement, education, worship, etc. Applicants would commit to 9-12 months of live-in service, to begin June, July, or August 1 (with specific dates and roles to be discussed during the application process). Residents must be able to live and work well with others and contribute meaningfully to community living. Applicants over 21 are preferred, although exceptions may be made. Good Neighbor does not discriminate by race, gender, gender expression, ethnicity, nationality, age or sexual identity. Although we expect settlers and board members to be Christian in order to follow our mission, activities at Good Neighbor are not restricted by religion.
For more information and an application please contact [email protected]
Jobs/Job Related
Volunteering in Waco
Send your Volunteer Opportunities to [email protected]
Job Opportunities in Waco
- McLennan Community College has many open positions for hiring. For more information on jobs at MCC, see MCC’s Job Board:
https://www.mclennan.edu/employment/ - Methodist Children’s Home has several openings across multiple departments. Head to their website to view current job postings:
https://methodistchildrenshome.org/careers/ - City of Waco is hiring for a variety of full-time and part-time roles. Visit the City of Waco Careers page for current openings:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/waco - Baylor University has open staff and faculty positions available. Learn more and apply through Baylor’s employment website:
https://www.baylor.edu/employment/ - Waco Independent School District is hiring for teaching, administrative, and support roles. Visit the Waco ISD Careers page:
https://www.wacoisd.org/careers - United Way of Waco–McLennan County regularly shares job openings with local nonprofit partners. Check their website for employment opportunities:
https://www.unitedwaywaco.org/careers - Caritas of Waco has openings supporting food access, housing stability, and community services. Visit their website for current listings:
https://www.caritas-waco.org/employment - Mission Waco is hiring for program support and administrative roles. Head to their website to learn more:
https://missionwaco.org/get-involved/jobs/ - Cameron Park Zoo has seasonal and permanent positions available. Visit their employment page for details:
https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/employment/ - Prosper Waco occasionally posts job openings focused on community impact and economic mobility. Check their website for updates:
https://www.prosperwaco.org/careers
Volunteer Opportunities in Waco
- United Way of Waco–McLennan County connects volunteers with causes across health, education, and community services:
https://www.unitedwaywaco.org/volunteer - The Salvation Army – Waco Area needs volunteers to assist with meal services, community kitchen support, and seasonal programs:
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/waco/volunteer/ - Mission Waco offers regular volunteer opportunities supporting mentoring, tutoring, food distribution, and administrative support:
https://missionwaco.org/get-involved/volunteer/ - Caritas of Waco welcomes volunteers to help at the food pantry, thrift shop support, and community distributions:
https://www.caritas-waco.org/get-involved/volunteer - Cameron Park Zoo has volunteer roles for horticulture aides, keeper assistants, and special event support:
https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/programs/volunteer/ - Keep Waco Beautiful hosts community clean-ups and beautification projects — great for groups and individuals:
https://www.keepwacobeautiful.org/volunteer - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest Volunteer Program invites volunteers for patient support, gift shop assistance, and more:
https://www.bsw.vsyslive.com/#/programs/volunteer - Friends For Life offers opportunities to support seniors with errands, companionship, and office assistance:
https://friendsforlife.org/volunteer/ - Waco Parks & Recreation Teen Volunteer Programs provide service opportunities for teens ages 12+ (no court-ordered hours):
https://www.waco-texas.com/Departments/Parks-and-Recreation - Waco Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trains volunteers for emergency preparedness and community response efforts:
https://www.waco-texas.com/Departments/Fire-Department/Emergency-Management/Get-Involved
Updated Postings
01/26
Book Club
Up Next...
The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon
March 17, 2020 • 6 PM • Location TBA
The Act Locally Waco book club meets every other month to discuss books about issues that we think are important to Waco. For details about when and where we meet, please click here to subscribe to our email distribution list.
