Summer of 12

08/30/2012

Summer of 12 kids wrap up 81 hours of volunteer service at the DeForest Community and Senior Center today - serving lunch and calling Bingo. As the summer of 2012 comes to a close and kids head back to school, Stacey and I thank all the kids and parents who contributed so much to the success of our second year serving the community. We have logged in a total of 360 hours of kid power! You should be very proud of yourselves and the difference you have made for many people and organizations! Stay tuned for news of several off season volunteer opportunities including our second annual Free Community Book Exchange this December.

08/17/2012

You are definitely our volunteer queen, Jordy

08/03/2012

As of this weekend, the Summer of 12 kids have logged in a total of 301 hours of service to others!!! Outstanding!!!

07/27/2012

Just a handful of the 46 kids who have volunteered in and around DeForest this summer posing with our volunteer friend and inspiration Drew Johnson. 248 hours of volunteer service at the halfway point of summer break. You should be proud of yourselves!

07/26/2012

I received a call this morning from my inspiration and the original seven 12ers buddy Drew Johnson from http://www.48by48.com/about and most recently http://www.hereayear.com/
He is making a pitstop of sorts in DeForest tomorrow on his way to Minnesota for a short stay in his hometown. We are fortunate to have him join a few 12ers on a project in town. Pictures will follow to be sure.

You can also follow Drew on facebook http://www.facebook.com/hereayear

07/26/2012

Summer of 12 kids - we would like to round up as many of us as we can to take a picture in front of the Volunteer Hours Tally Board on the Corner of Main and Holum Streets tomorrow at 9AM. A few quick pictures and you can get on with the day's plans. The newspaper would like a copy of the picture for the paper. :-)
Let me know if you can make it.

07/23/2012

Stacey and I are proud to report that with 6 weeks down and 6 weeks still to go, the Summer of 12 kids have logged a total of 233 hours of community volunteering so far. How extremely proud we are of the families that have contributed to Summer of 12 this year. I hope that this is only the beginning of a lifetime of service to others no matter where your life takes you!

07/05/2012

Summer of 12ers helped out the DeForest Firefighters get the trucks washed and shined for the 4th of July Parade. Check out the pictures - www.thesummerof12.blogspot.com

06/10/2012

Check out the first 2012 installments of the Summer of 12 blog at thesummerof12.blogspot.com

I love this group!

06/06/2012

You kids should be proud!

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06/05/2012

Summer of 12 kids will be manning the canteen area for the Red Cross/DeForest Rotary tomorrow from 1-6. Thanks in advance if you are able to make a donation.

06/05/2012

The Summer of 12 blog will be updated this weekend with our first few projects. If you would like to check out the blog or become a "fan", find us at:

thesummerof12.blogspot.com