Nollmeyer, Gustave – Page 15 – Civic Engagement Clearinghouse

Touchmark on South Hill

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Touchmark Community feels it is their privilege to enhance the daily experience of seniors and support pursuing interests and passions. They invite many to embrace a new kind of home, one that frees you to enjoy your life to the fullest. There are first-rate amenities, award-winning features such as their Full Life Wellness & Life Enrichment™ program. Touchmark’s core values—Excellence, Teamwork, Hospitality, Integrity, and Compassion—are the building blocks Touchmark uses to reach its mission: To enrich people’s lives.

Collecting pens & pencils

March 9, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The project I did was collecting pens and pencils in class with my students. I worked with the organization Right to Write which takes new or gently used pens and pencils to children in schools, hospitals, and orphanages in underprivileged countries. My students were each asked to bring in or find 10 pens or pencils over a weeks time. 200 fit into one ziplock bag which is their preferred way of shipment because it fits so easily into suitcases.

Miryam’s House

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Miryam’s House is a part of a non-profit organization location in Spokane called Transitions. It is dedicated to providing transitional housing for homeless women without children. Miryam’s House provides one-on-one counseling, case management, life-skills education and even continued support for women once they have left the program. It contains 9 individual rooms as well as an apartment for homeless women looking to take that “next step”.

UNICEF Kid Power

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

UNICEF’s mission is to provide health care, immunizations, safe water, sanitation, nutrition, education, and emergency relief to children all around the world. They work toward creating a safe and healthy childhood so no child dies from preventable causes. They support children through fundraising, advocacy, and education.

Union Gospel Mission Student Impact Center

March 9, 2020March 7, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The Union Gospel Mission Student Impact Center (SIC) is a place where “at risk” teens can go and feel safe. The SIC is open three days a week from after school until about 7:00pm. The SIC picks up middle and high school students up from school and brings them to the center. On a typical night, students get to the SIC and have time for homework or time to just chill and then students are fed a meal. One of interns will then give a “message” and then there is a time of reflection. When the night is over students are then dropped off at their homes.

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

March 9, 2020March 7, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The purpose of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is to be a positive influence in the community. This is accomplished by promoting and delivering quality services that result in citizen’s feeling safe and secure. The organization is composed of highly motivated professionals who provide resources to maintain communitywide security.