Hello!!

Summer is going by fast, fast, fast!!

Sorry I didn’t send out an email last week. Wasn’t much going on, just our normal Saturday donation time. We are going to start doing set-ups every other week now. The amount of items we are getting donated is getting ahead of us. We have two garages filled to the roof! We have a van now and a pick up truck so set-ups will be easier to do. Please help out at the set ups as they can be quite labor intensive. We will burn out fast if we don’t have a lot of help from the likes of you all.

We are looking for people who would like to become more involved in the organization. By this we mean people who would like to become a part of shaping the future and taking on some responsibilities such as: Volunteer Coordinator, Donations Coordinator, Public Outreach, Financial Developer, Development and Design, and so on. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in being more than the occasional volunteer.

This week I will tell you about:

The Village Co-Op

Located at 2429 St. Paul Street, adjacent to the Yabba Pot – a vegan café offering up delicious treats, the Village Co-Op provides locally grown organic vegetables, teas, and other assorted groceries for sale. For more information check out their website. Become a member, do some shopping - Live Locally, Buy Locally!!

Volunteer Announcement


Saturday August 27 – 11:30 am to 3:00pm
Help accept and sort donations at our garage. We take donations every Saturday from Noon to 3pm at our garage located down the alley next to 3221 North Calvert Street.

Saturday August 27 – 1:00pm to ???
Are you handy with tools? Help us build shelves for our garages. We need shelves built to help us better organize. We will have wood on hand, some tools, and other supplies. Bring what you can including tools, wood, etc. We will be starting around 1:00pm and going until we run out of steam.

Saturday September 3 – 8:00am to 5:00pm **SET UP**
We will be setting up at the park located at 22nd and Calvert Streets. This will be an outdoor set up, which means the set up is weather permitting. (8am to Noon) We need help transporting items from our garage to the location, setting up – organizing, sorting, making it look presentable, etc. (Noon to 4pm) We need help staffing during the day – having people sign out what items they take (brief description) and collect comments and thoughts. (3:45pm to 5:00pm) We need people help cleaning up, organizing left over items, and transporting items back to our garage. **Rain Date is Sunday September 4th, same time and place.

Saturday September 3 - 11:30 am to 3:00pm
Help accept and sort donations at our garage. We take donations every Saturday from Noon to 3pm at our garage located down the alley next to 3221 North Calvert Street.

Saturday September 10 - 11:30 am to 3:00pm
Help accept and sort donations at our garage. We take donations every Saturday from Noon to 3pm at our garage located down the alley next to 3221 North Calvert Street.

Tuesday September 13 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Public meeting. This is an open to the public meeting to discuss our past, present, and future. Bring your ideas and suggestions, meet the collective members, and get further involved. Meet at Red Emmas, 800 St. Paul Street. Please call 410-340-9004 if you plan on attending so we know to look out for you. Many times we go elsewhere to have the actual meeting.

Saturday September 17 – 8:00am to 5:00pm **SET UP**
We will be setting up at the Collington Square Recreation Center, 1400 Block of North Patterson Park Ave. (8am to Noon) We need help transporting items from our garage to the location, setting up – organizing, sorting, making it look presentable, etc. (Noon to 4pm) We need help staffing during the day – having people sign out what items they take (brief description) and collect comments and thoughts. (3:45pm to 5:00pm) We need people help cleaning up, organizing left over items, and transporting items back to our garage.

Saturday September 17 - 11:30 am to 3:00pm
Help accept and sort donations at our garage. We take donations every Saturday from Noon to 3pm at our garage located down the alley next to 3221 North Calvert Street.