Upcoming Projects 2010

K is for Kicks:
Mrs. Wall’s kindergarten class is collecting shoes to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. Students are encouraged to donate a new or used pair of shoes to the donation box located in Mrs. Wall’s classroom between the dates of April 19 - May 31. This service project called “K is for kicks!” is lead by kindergarten class member Colton Connelly and is part of a larger nationwide collaboration of service projects entitled 42 in 42 which promotes volunteerism by accomplishing 42 service projects in a 42 day period each Spring. All donated shoes will be delivered to "Soles4Souls".
Contact:
Amber Connelly
817-292-6272


Phoenix Mercury Fundraiser, 50/50 Raffle:
The Phoenix Mercury has partnered with the 42in42 service project initiative for one great cause! A portion of the raffle tickets sold at the event will benefit 42in42.

Lexus Club Tickets are $10
Center Court Tickets are $25 (normal $55)
Each ticket holder receives a Championship drawstring bag
Raffle Tickets will be sold (1 for $1 or 6 for $5)

The raffle winner will be announced at the game and will win half of the money the raffle has generated, the other half will benefit 42 in 42. Don't miss it! The Mercury won the WNBA championship last year, first 1,000 fans to this season opener game get a replica ring!!

Phoenix Mercury vs. L.A. Sparks - Saturday, May 15th @ 11 a.m.

Contact:
Chrystal Harris
623-925-6288 (w)
602-334-5039 (c)


Silo Park Garden Project Kick-Off Event:
Silo Park located near Denver, CO has a small demonstration garden with gorgeous flowers and many vegetables. The produce harvested there is donated to local community charities. This summer, in collaboration with 42in42, participants of the Silo Park Garden Project will help prep soil, plant seeds, cultivate growth, maintain and harvest the garden. We eagerly seek individuals who wish to give of their time to this project! The first planting day was April 3rd and we've been going strong since then.

Don't miss the Grand 42in42 kick-off event on May 22nd at 9 a.m., which will complete the planting phase! Come join with friends, community and neighbors and help plant the seeds and watch the fruits of your labor grow. After everything is planted, we need all the willing hands we can get to help weed and check on the garden throughout the season! All the tools and resources are provided to us by the City of Greenwood Village. Look forward to seeing you! Check out our blog for more information and updates: http://siloparkgardenproject.blogspot.com/


Colors of Sound, Splashes of Culture:
42in42 participants are teaming with San Francisco samba dance group Sambaxé to raise money and provide volunteer support for the SF Carnaval Parade. The SF Carnaval serves as a powerful community builder, bringing people together from all walks of life under the umbrella of creativity, culture, music, dance and the celebration of life. Funds raised will provide opportunities to spread cultural awareness and teach community youth.

Please join us for the kick-off fundraising benefit on April 24th at Mojito in San Francisco (1337 Grant Avenue), meet the members of Sambaxé, and enjoy a world class samba celebration. The kick-off will be followed by additional benefit performances and volunteer opportunities to help with float and costume construction from April 24 until the parade on May 30.


Serve A Thon: Littleton Elementary with HandsOn Greater Phoenix:
Schools should be safe and inviting places for students to learn and play, right? Why not make that happen? Come paint your heart out on this elementary school campus! We need volunteers to paint logos, doors, murals, and lines on basketball and volleyball courts. We also need help installing benches and fixing walkway and patio areas. Minimum age 12.
Date: 4/24/2010.
Location: Avondale, AZ
Contact:
Shaun Morris
623-925-7790


Bunco for a cause:
Partake in a fun Bunco game, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. Easy and entertaining game to learn and play. Remember the great cause!
Date & Location: TBD, AZ
Contact:
Erin Jeffreys
623-925-6857


Poker for a cause:
Poker tournament with the proceeds going towards a great Organization.
Date: TBD
Location: Avondale, AZ
Contact:
Cris Murdoch
623-925-6973

 
Baking for a cause:
A Bake Sale will be organized and held in order to raise funds for an organization.
Date: TBD
Location:  Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Nina Franks
623-925-6851

 
Goodnight Pediatrics Book Drive:
Goodnight Pediatrics is a care center that offers children a place to stay from 5pm to 5am. When they first opened they offered a free book to children that received care there. Now they have no books and no money to keep the program going. A book drive will be organized and held to help replenish this program.
Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Tammy Hernandez
623-925-7676

  
Teddy Bear Drive:
A teddy bear drive will be held to collect stuffed animals for children in either Cancer Treatment of America or Estrella Banner Hospital.
Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Tammy Hernandez
623-925-7676



Volleyball for a cause:
A volleyball tournament will be organized and held to raise funds for an organization
Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear,AZ
Contact:
Lucija Zubonja
623-925-6972


Community Clean-up:
Organize a day where individuals can clean up trash and weeds locally.
Communities of Goodyear
Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
CC Childree
623-925-6843


Shoebox Ministries Mother's Day Collection:
Shoebox Ministry is having a Mother’s Day collection. Last year we helped collect more than enough purses for women in homeless shelters, this year they need items to go into them:
Small tubes of hand lotion
Lipstick
Small things of perfume
Makeup
Combs / brushes
Anything that would go into a women’s purse

Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Linda Housley
623-925-7044


Thank the Troops:
Organize a few individuals and soldiers in uniform to be at Westgate and encourage the public to thank the soldiers in uniform for all the soldiers past and present.
Date: TBD
Location: Glendale, AZ
Contact:
Susan Lynch
623-925-6244


New Life Center Collection Drive:
Collection of household and clothing items for the New Life Center, which specializes in setting up individuals from abusive relationships and their children into new households away from the abuser.
Date: TBD
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Joan Boudreau
623-925-6748

USO Reading Room:
LM Blankateers hand making (quilting, crochetting, knitting) blankets to give to the DFW USO reading room Date: 4/16-5/31
Location: Dallas TX
Contact:
Susan Taylor
817-935-4624
susan.l.taylor@lmco.com

Ronald McDonald House - Fort Worth:
Cooking a meal for the Ronald McDonald House
Date: 4/20
Location: Fort Worth TX
Contact:
Ranel Turner
817-655-8708
817-223-2756
ranel.p.turner@lmco.com


March for Babies:
Team Peighton has been walking since 2007 (number one Family Team of Tarrant County in 2008). Please join us as we walk to honor Peighton and other NICU preemies of today and tomorrow with 4th annual Team Peighton! We've formed our WalkAmerica team to raise money to help all babies be born healthy. Please join us in this important endeavor. The money we raise helps fund research to find out why premature birth happens and what can be done to prevent it. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death and the biggest threat to babies' health today. http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/teampeighton
Date: 4/17
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Contact:
Christi McCarty
817-777-6924
christi.a.mccarty@lmco.com"


Poker for a Big Brothers - Big Sisters:
Second Annual Poker tournament at project lead's house with the proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Date: 5/14
Location:  Avondale, AZ
Contact:
Cris Murdoch
623-925-6973
cristopher.e.murdoch@lmco.com"


Send a child to a WNBA Phoenix Mercury Game:
Sponsor a Boy Scout or Big Brothers Big Sisters 'little' and adult care taker to attend the May 15 Phoenix Mercury Women's Basketball game. One ticket costs $10 any amount is accepted to help sponsor this activity.
Date: 4/19-5/15
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact:
Chrystal Harris
623-925-6288
602-334-5039
chrystal.m.harris@lmco.com


Church at Cactus Maintenance:
A group of volunteers will get together from 7-11am and help out with general maintenance at The Churc;h at Cactus in Peoria.
Date: 5/1
Location: Peoria, AZ
Contact:
Geoff Reed
623-925-7507
geoffrey.m.reed@lmco.com


Boy Scout Peter Piper Pizza Night:
Help Boy Scouts raise money at Peter Piper Pizza (99th Ave and McDowell near the Harkins theater). April 21 & May 13; buy pizza 4:00PM-8:00 PM; for all counter sales (including tokens) that are accompanied with flyer from Linda Gillham, Peter Piper will donate 15% of sales to troop for camp expenses. Contact Linda for flyer or pick up in Lobbies 51 & 10.
Date: 4/21 & 5/13
Location: Avondale, AZ
Contact: Linda Gillham
623-925-7888
linda.l.gillham@lmco.com


56th Security Forces Golf Tournament:
Form your own team or join an existing one of Lockheed employees and friends. Cost is $45 a person, lunch begins before the tournament at 10:30. Best Ball Format. This year is in memoriam of SSgt Kenneth J. Wilburn, who was killed while serving in Iraq from Luke AFB 56th Security Forces.
Date: 5/14
Location:  Luke AFB, AZ
Contact:
Eric Williams
623-925-6513
eric.s.williams@lmco.com


Fixing Up Jane Justin School for Children:
Paint classrooms and perform handyman work around the school for children with developmental disabilities.
Date: 5/31
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Contact:
Kelly Sansom
817-777-7980
817-320-0399 (personal)
kelly.b.sansom@lmco.com"


Team Mike - Donate Life Run/Walk:
 "Donate Life Race/Walk" scheduled to be held on CalState Fullerton compus; non-competitive 5K/1K Run/Walk to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation; benefiting the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry; largest organ and tissue donation awareness event in the US; walking/running in honor of memory of Mike McKay, son of LM Aero employee Vince McKay; team organized by Mike McKay Memorial Foundation; The Foundation maintains a scholarship fund that recognizes achievement in fields that were affiliated with Mike; Team registrations, sponsorships and donations benefit the Donate Life-California Donor Registry and the Mike McKay Memorial Foundation Scholarships Fund
Date: 5/1
Location: Fullerton, CA
Contact:
Vince McKay
661-572-4329
760-408-0411
vincent.mckay@lmco.com


Senior Citizen Home Maintenance:
A senior citizen needs their home painted. A couple of volunteers will get together and assist this home owner with the upkeep/beautification.
Date: TBD
Location: AZ
Contact:
Cheryl Wells
623-925-7639
925-623-7639
cheryl.1.wells@lmco.com


Habitat for Humanity ReStore:
Help Habitat for Humanity by working at their Peoria ReStore. Duties amy include cleaning, pricing mechandise, prepairing mechandise for the sales floor, etc. 10 person limit.
Date: 5/14
Location: Peoria, AZ
Contact:
Jeff Wilson
623-925-6406
925-623-6406
jeff.s.wilson@lmco.com"

Dallas Audubon Society Field Trip:
Aero employee DD Currie and her husband will be volunteering to teach Texas residents the art of bird identification and techniques for establishing bird sanctuaries.  This project promotes an appreciation of Texas’ bird population.
Date: 4/24-4/25
Location:  Dallas, TX
Contact:
DD Currie
817-777-6919
d.d.currie@lmco.com


Fundraiser for EFBC the Rotary Club of Lancaster:
Sell Hambergers and Hot dogs as a fundraiser for the EFBC in Rosamond, CA.
Date: 4/24
Location:  Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Rosamond CA
Hours Donated: 4
Funds Raised: $1,000
Contact: Celia Gray
661-572-1803
celia.gray@lmco.com


Bears for Kids:
This year we are collecting new or barely used soft toys for the St. Joseph’s Pediatric unit, their goal is to collect 1000 soft toys for them. They are collecting the soft toys for the children that have to go to the hospital for test, surgery or are admitted because of being very sick to try and make their stay happier.
Date: 4/21-5/26
Location: Reading, PA
Contact: Michelle Koch
610-354-1928
610-587-9272
michelle.koch@lmco.com


Space Day at Emma Love Hardee Elementary School Expose:
Third graders to interactive demonstrations and activities related to space Emma Love Hardee Elementary School.
Dated: 5/21
Location: fernandina Beach, FL
Contact: Dave Plews
912-573-9899
dave.plews@lmco.com


FidoFest 2010:
Host a pet and human festival to raise funds to cover the medical expenses for animals in foster care.
Location: West Side Animal League,  Fort Worth, TX.
Date: 5/12
Contact: Kelly Sansom
817-777-7980
mailto:kelly.b.sansom@lmco.com 


Relay for Life:
Raise awareness and funds for cancer research American Cancer Society.
Date:  4/24-4/25
Location:  Benbrook, TX.
Contact: Susan Stoll
817-763-1980
susan.s.stoll@lmco.com
Participats: 116
Hours Donated: 600
Fundsraised:  $34,154.00


Tour de Cure:
Fundraising bike ride for the american diabetes association.
Date: 5/2
Location: Long Beach, CA
Contact: Mark Stiver
661-572-6062
mark.stiver@lmco.com


Sam’s Club Ride:
2 day event starting in Frisco and ending in Fort Worth, with an overnight camping at Texas Motor Speedway; help host a rest stop for Biking event; location to be determined (contact Project Captain); rest stops are where the cyclists stop to hydrate, snack, use the rest room, etc; need 10 or 15 people to help staff the site.
http://biketxh.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=13371&pg=entry
Date: 5/1-5/2
Location: Lone Star Chapter of the National MS Society, Fort Worth, TX.
Contact: Rick Lloyd
817-655-8616
mailto:rick.lloyd@lmco.com 


Engineering Community Outreach:
Desert Willow Elementary Interaction with school children at Desert Willow Elementary School. Activities will help highlight Engineering/ Math/ Science jobs Engineering in the Classroom.
Date: 4/30
Location: Cave Creek, AZ
Contact: George Klapakis
623-925-7482


Engineering Community Outreach:
Arizona Virtual Academy Interaction with school children at Arizona Virtual Academy. Activities will help highlight Engineering/ Math/ Science jobs Engineering in the Classroom.
Date: 5/5
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Don Conklin
623-925-7424


St. Mary's Food Bank:
Help prepare food boxes for the needy. Activities may include sorting, packing, and distributing boxes as well as general warehouse maintenance.
Location: Thomas and 35th Ave. St. Mary's Food Bank. Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Donna Razon
623-925-7751


Cell phone Collection for Charity:
Bring in your old cell phones to be recycled for a great cause!
Date: 5/19
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Contact: Nicole Tucker
623-925-6823


Check back for more to come!