July BoiseLife day- Clean up after the Fireworks-July 5th 7am-11am
We need help to clean up Ann Morrison Park after the 4th of July fireworks show.
We will be picking up trash and cleaning up around the park.
Volunteers - meet east of the fountain in Ann Morrison Park at 7 a.m., July 5
RSVP if you can or just meet us by the fountain.
I just wanted to write a bit about some of the camping spots we hit so far this year. Check out the Camping page on Boiselife.org! There are tons of links for local camping and backpacking.
Ponderosa State Park- About a 2 1/2 drive up to McCall and you will be right where you want to be. Close enough to town if you need anything but yet far enough away to enjoy nature. The park has tons of campsites and is full of adventure. Take your bikes cause their are trails for the whole family. We did a lot of fishing and playing in the lake, didn’t catch anything but it was fun. Make sure to take bug spray!
Troutdale campground- Boise river Middle Fork. This little spot is a long way away yet just about a 2 hr brive from Boise. This is just one of the many campgrounds along the river. As you drive north you will see campsite after campsite and a lot of hiking trails along the way. The Boise middle fork is fun to fish but the best time is late July-Sep. Camp, fish, hike and play. Here is a google map link to get you started.
Hells Canyon- We took a backpacking trip in late April and it was perfect. The Canyon gets hot in the summer so plan your trip well. The hike we did was about 30 miles and we started in Pittsburg landing and the trail number is 102. It was a fun hike and one of the most beautiful hikes I have ever been on. It’s not that hard of a hike but I would not take kids unless they are good hikers and good listeners. There are alot of long drop offs and you have to stay on the trail or you could die. However this place Rocks! You can go to this link and find out all you need to know to hike it.
If you would like to write about one of your camping trips or backpacking trips then email us and we will get you on the blog!!! josh@boiselife.org
I am putting on a garage sell (it will be run by donations) to raise money for a rescue center for street boys in Mombasa, Kenya. I volunteered there last summer and am going back this summer for 3 months. The children at the rescue center (orphanage) don’t have shoes, clothes, beding, etc. and are lucky if they get one meal a day of cabbage. In order to have the garage sell I need donations of anything; money, clothes, furniture, etc.
WHERE: Timberline High School parking lot off of Boise Ave. (701 E Boise Ave.)
WHEN: Saturday, May 3rd, from 7a.m.-5p.m. (donation drop offs will be during the garage sell…drop off and buy kind of thing!)
-For further information or comments, questions, and/or recommendations you can contact me, Kaylee Humphrey, at (208)860-7589
THANK YOU! and I hope to see you there!
Hello everybody here at boiselife.org. My name is Kyle Peterson. I am a senior at
Guitars (old, new, used, electric, classical, acoustic. Anything playable)
Amps, Cords
Picks, Tuners, Music Stands
Cases
Most of all Funds. Whether it be a $10 check, or a $100 dollar check.
We will put your donation to where it is most needed for this program.
Hello everyone, My name is Jerry Hendershot, Ceramics Instructor at Fort Boise Community Center and Timberline High School. I wanted to take the time to announce that I am now taking students for private pottery lessons at my new home studio at 2023 W. Targee St. Space is limited so reserve your space today.I have taught Ceramics for 9 years at both Eagle High School and Timberline High, 2 years at Fort Boise Community Center, and sell my work at Brown’s Gallery and at area art fairs. My charge is $20/hr an hour a week. If you want to commit to an 8-week course, the total cost would be $150 for 8 one-hour sessions or $300 for 8 two-hour sessions. With the 2 hour a week course, I would throw in an hour of studio time free. You can call 433-9988 or 891-4167 if you have any questions and interest or contact me at mikorota@yahoo.com I will work one-on-one with you in slab, coil, sculpture, or wheel techniques. All firing provided as well as glazing. I will have recycled clay available, but you will need to provide bagged clay if you prefer. Evenings and weekends available. Jerry Hendershot
I have joined Team IRC and will be running in the 30th Annual Famous Idaho Potato Marathon, 1/2 Marathon,10K and 5K Run and Walk - May 17, 2008
I want to invite you to join the team and run with us!
However if you can’t run or walk at least you could give!!!
It would sure make my training and the run worth it if you would give to the cause.
Check out the website and get involved
http://www.active.com/donate/theIRC_Boise/Boiselife
Josh
What is Team IRC?
www.active.com/donate/theIRC_Boise
Bringing Refugees from Harm to Home
Greetings Volunteers! I am organizing a day camp for our junior high and high school students
for spring break, the week of March 24-28 and am in need of some help
with transportation. I need volunteers to pick up students in the
mornings and drive them to the site, at 23rd and Woodlawn
(just south of State St. at 23rd),
and to pick them up at the end of the day and drive them home.
They need to arrive by 9:30
and will be ready to be picked up at 3:30.
I also need drivers for two field trips. The first is to the
Anne Frank Memorial on Monday morning the 24th. You would need to
be at the church at 10:30 and bring us back around noon.
The second is a visit to a a fire station on Wednesday the 26th
in the afternoon, leaving at 1:00 and returning at 2:30.
This should be a fun week for the students, with art classes, sports
in the park, cooking projects, drumming and more.
Will you please consider helping to make this experience possible
for our refugee youth?
Also, we will offer an after-school enrichment program for our high school
students at the Language Academy beginning April 8th. The program
will be Tuesdays and Thursdays until 4:30 and will run 8 weeks, ending
on May 29th. The Language Academy is located in Riverglen Jr. High at
the north end of Gary Lane. I need volunteers to drive students home.
If you can help transport students either for the spring break day camp or for
the after-school program, please call me at the IRC office (344-1792) or email me (ellen.albus@theirc.org). Thank you,
Ellen
Releaf Boise
April 26, 2008 at 8:00 AM
The City of Boise has asked us to Join them this year for Releaf Boise.
ReLeaf Boise is the City’s annual volunteer tree planting program which is
associated with American Forest’s Global ReLeaf campaign. The goal is to
make Boise a better place to live by providing trees to shade streets,
clean the air and ease global (and Boise’s) warming. Participants will
need to attend a workshop on Thursday, April 24th, from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
The workshop will be held at the Community Forestry Shop,
where the students will learn how to properly plant a tree.
Planting Day will be on Saturday, April 26th, from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will report to the Community Forestry Shop to pick up their
trees and planting locations. Coffee, juice, donuts, and bagels will be
provided.
To participate, volunteers will need to sign our Volunteer Services Agreement.
This can be handed in at the tree planting class or on planting day at
the Community Forestry Shop. Each team will need a truck or trailer to haul trees,
two or more spade shovels, water bucket, hand pruner, pick, rake, tarp (for
dirt/grass), hat, gloves, drinking water, sun screen and a city map.
If you want to lead a team or be a part of a team please contact us
We held our first annual Christmas party for our street this past Saturday night. We didn’t invite everyone on our street but we did invite as many as we thought our house would hold. We ended up with about 21 adults and 13 kids. Not everyone came at the same time but the house was almost full from 6pm- almost 11pm. We deep fried a turkey, baked a chicken and a ham. Everyone brought a side or a dessert and we had enough to feed another 10 people. The food was awesome and the atmosphere was even better as the kids played hard and we jumped from conversation to conversation just sharing life together. Community filled the air as we met new folks and everyone learned more about their neighbors. I think we had just about every age group their from a 6 month old to a 65 year old. It’s crazy how you can live on the same street with someone and not even know their name. We all had seen each other in the yard or taking the dog for a walk yet we still learned a ton about each other as we ate and hung out. As part of the celebration we asked people to bring “green” gifts (re-gifts) to put around the tree. Then we all drew numbers and played dirty Santa. If you have never played dirty Santa then you are missing out. Basically you go in order and pick a gift and unwrap it. Then the next person can take our gift or unwrap their own. It goes on like that for a long time but it’s a lot of fun. The “green” gifts ranged from a cordless phone to an old head band… yet it was a fun way to celebrate Christmas together. We told everyone that if they wanted to they could bring money for the refugees in Boise or some used clothing to pass on to those in need. We ended up with a few bags of used coats that will for sure help the refugees out this winter.
Many of our neighbors had been at our other parties, BBQ’s or a soup night yet we had some new folks join us for the Christmas fun. We are do thankful for the usual’s and the newcomers that helped us turn a night of fun into a real community party. If you haven’t tried it you ought to… you might find that you like the people that you share the street with… we did! The plans are already in the making for a soup night in January. Thanks to all those who made the night fun!
This past weekend we had a chance to meet the Refugee family that we volunteered to mentor through the IRC. We will give 2-4hrs week to help them adjust to life in America. The goal is not to make them Americans but to help them retain their culture while adapting to ours. This is not an easy task but it is well worth the time and energy and the reward is priceless.
Most of these refugees have spent a long time in refugee camps hoping to come to America or return to their homeland. They have been through traumatic lives and some have struggled to just stay alive. So much is different about America, there is so much to learn. They are people that are willing to learn and love to embrace Americans who are willing to walk along side them in life. They welcomed us into their home and asked us to sit in the place of honor. They made lunch for us and spent most of the time trying to serve us. They are so kind and so loving and it has been an honor to get to know them and to help them in any way that we can.
Some of the adjustment that we hope to help them with include things like this:
I will have to say that language barrier is by far the hardest. Even though they speak little to no English they long to communicate. We had so much fun trying to communicate with them. We had learned a few phrases in Swahili but for the most part we just walked around and pointed to things and asked them how to say it? Then we would say it in English. It’s funny though how we could still communicate the basic things, in basic words and for the most part we understood each other.
We look forward to taking them dinner tonight and helping them learn more about Life in Boise. We are going to take some cleaning supplies and see if we can teach them how to clean up some around the house. Sometimes it’s the little things that go a long way.
For now we will learn as we go and we will not be afraid to live life with them and just start with a basic friendship… a friendship that they are so longing for. Just put yourself in their shoes… a new country, a new city, a new language, a new currency, a new life. When you think about it like that, you will soon realize that there is no price to high to help these folks in need.
If you want to help with Refugees here in Boise contact us at josh@boiselife.org
or the IRC at keziah.sullivan@theirc.org