Nollmeyer, Gustave – Page 35 – Civic Engagement Clearinghouse

Crayola ColorCycle Program

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The purpose of the Crayola ColorCycle program is to reduce the amount of plastic that that goes into landfills each year. Crayola accepts any brand of plastic markers including: highlighters, Expo markers, Vis-A-Vis and more! The program is currently available to K-12 schools in the contiguous 48 United States (excludes Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico) and some areas in Canada. Crayola hopes to roll out the program to include home schools, daycares and preschools in the future.

Communities In Schools

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

“Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.” They provide a lot of services to help keep students in school, graduate on time, and go on to some form of secondary education (community college, university, trade school, etc.). Helping public schools to face dropout challenges, Communities In Schools brings in resources and volunteers to help struggling students get back on track.

Coats For Kids

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The purpose of Coats for Kids is to provide winter coats for every child across the country. This organization provides children in America with brand new coats throughout the fall and winter months. They also deliver a new pair of gloves and a hat to each child when they are available.

Cheney Care Center

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The Cheney Care Center was created to provide senior citizens with a place to call home. Whether they are looking for assisted living, skilled nursing care or independent living options, the Cheney Care Center provides an active community and lifestyle that senior citizens are in search of.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The purpose of this organization is to provide a smile on hospitalized kids across America, through heartfelt handmade cards. Anyone can get involved it doesn’t matter where the person lives, because you are going to mail these cards and then they will be distributed. This organization has provided smiles for over 100,000 kids in hospitals through cards.

Camp Journey At Ross Point

November 19, 2019September 17, 2019 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Camp Journey at Ross Point is a summer camp for Children touched with cancer. They provide a day camp, and residents camp for kids to just be kids without having to worry about medical issues. The best thing about this camp is it is no cost to the families!