1st Annual Oberlin Cares Day - Alumni Day of Service

Join us for the first annual Oberlin Cares - Alumni Day of Service on Saturday, April 17th at George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve in Oberlin. Put on your old Oberlin t-shirt, grab a pair of work gloves and help take the celebrated Oberlin community service spirit to the streets! Oberlin Cares is an alumni program that allows for Obies to get together and get busy in their local communities. Alumni, students and friends of Oberlin College are invited to work together across the country during this annual alumni day of service. To see all the participating alumni clubs and learn more about Oberlin Cares - Alumni Day of Service visit: www.oberlin.edu/alumni/oberlinClubs/oberlincares.html

This first Cleveland Oberlin Cares Day event will be held at George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve. Volunteers must be 18 or accompanied by an adult. Please arrive at the Farm shortly before 1 p.m. to meet with regional coordinator Kira McGirr '06. The George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve is a 70 acre farmstead owned by Oberlin College and operated by the New Agrarian Center (NAC) as a cooperative farm incubator and Volunteers will need to wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty. Since you will be working in wooded areas jeans or pants are recommended. Also all volunteers should wear close toed shoes or boots (no flip flops, crocs, etc.). If you have a favorite gardening tool that you would like to bring that is okay. Please make sure to label tools so that at the end of the day everything goes back to the right person. We encourage volunteers to bring their own work gloves.

When: Saturday, April 17th from 1PM - 4PM

Where: George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve
44333 State Route 511 East
Oberlin, OH
visit: www.georgejonesfarm.org/

RSVP online at Cleveland Oberlin Cares Day or by calling the Oberlin Alumni Office at 440-775-8692

There is a capacity for up to 30 volunteers only so register today!

Parking: There are a few spaces available at the farm. Additional parking can be done at the park just west of the farm.

Since this is an outdoor project if there is severe or inclement weather the project would have to be either rescheduled or moved into the greenhouse. The potluck will take place regardless of weather.

ALUMNI POTLUCK: After the project at the Farm please join everyone at the home of Kira McGirr '06 and Charles McGuire '91 for a potluck dinner at 124 Cypress Street in Oberlin. What to bring based on the first letter of your last name, please bring:

* A-H bring main dish
* I-P bring side dish/appetizer
* Q-Z bring dessert/wine/beer

Kira and Charles will provide paper plates, cups and silverware, as well as some non-alcoholic beverages.