Here is a great opportunity to impact the lives of young children with ELO and Junior Achievement’s Partnership to present JA 3rd Grade, “Our City” Program.  “Our City” lessons focus on key businesses and services in a city.

Sign up to be a Junior Achievement volunteer on Wednesday, May 12th from 8 – 11:45 am at College Park Elementary School (near CFCC).    

Participating Volunteers should:

Fill out JA on-line volunteer form www.jamarion.org link. (link is on right side of home page)  Complete Marion County School Volunteer Form, attach a copy of Driver’s License, bring to training.

For additional information, contact Pat Bolinski, Executive Director Junior Achievement, Phone: 352-620-2009, Email: patb@jawcf.org

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JA “Economics for Success Day” is a quiet success.  It’s not fancy or showy.  It doesn’t attract news media or garner major awards.  However, the influence it has on a child’s path to future achievement is unparalleled.

This year over 1,600 ~ 8^th graders in Marion County will be impacted by 200 volunteers.  These children will enter high school with the knowledge someone in our community cared enough to spend time giving them the skills to succeed in the economics of life. (more…)

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Volunteers Needed on Saturday, March 20th from 9 am – 5 pm to help Junior League Ocala and the City of Ocala install a new, universal access children’s playground at Tuscawilla Park that allows disabled children, depending on their abilities, to play side-by-side with able-bodied children.

Please contact Amy Reed Pittman at amy@millhorn.com if you are interested in participating in this community service project.

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ELO encourages you to donate blood the week of September 21^st – 26^th.  It takes about 30 minutes and each donation can save up to 3 lives!  Our goal is 20 members donating during this dedicated week, but don’t stop there…you can continue to donate throughout the year and ask the center to credit the donation to ELO.  Let’s see how many lives we can save in the next 6 months!  Please see Eligibility Requirements for important information before you donate. 

Where to go:

Florida’s Blood Centers, 1051 SW 1^st Avenue, Ocala, 34471

Hours – Mon & Thurs – 8am-4pm, Tues & Fri – 8am-8pm, Wed 9am-5pm, Sat 7am-3pm

OR donate at the Big Red Bus in a location nearest you:

Monday, Sept. 21            Quail Meadow Subdivision          12-2:30pm

Tuesday, Sept. 22            West Marion Comm. Hospital     7:30-11:30am

Tuesday, Sept. 22            Ocala Reg. Med. Center              7am-4pm

Thursday, Sept. 24           Munroe Reg. Med. Center           7am-7pm

Thursday, Sept. 24           Automax                                       1:30-4:30pm

Friday, Sept. 25                Walmart-Easy St.                          1-6pm

Friday, Sept. 25                Carlton Arms Apt.                         4:30-8:30pm

Saturday, Sept. 26            Bruster’s Ice Cream                      5-9pm

Remember to tell them the ELO account number when you donate:  47185.  You can also make an appointment for your donation if that better suits your schedule.  Call FBC at 732-0175.

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Reduce the negative effects of hunger on learning…

Attention Emerging Leaders!  School’s in session and you know what that means – it’s again time to support Interfaith Emergency Services’ Food 4 Kids program.  This program provides backpacks full of food on Fridays to over 950 hungry children in Marion County who may otherwise not have a meal again until school on Monday.  This is one of our major community service projects, so let’s GIVE BIG!  Please bring food items such as these to the next ELO event:

• canned meat (tuna, Vienna sausages, Spam, etc.)
• canned pasta (14-15 oz.)
• canned soup
• milk (1 qt., shelf-stable non-refrigerated)
• juice boxes
• macaroni and cheese (boxed)
• peanut butter (plastic container)
• pudding cups (lunch box size)
• fruit cups (lunch box size)
• cereal (variety pack –single serving)
• snack bars (cereal bars, granola bars, etc.)
• pop tarts
• crackers (filled with peanut butter or cheese)
• snacks (pretzels, cookies, raisins – all single serving; no candy)

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