Love Cedar Valley

What's happening on May 3rd?
(There will be available outreaches for anyone who walks up that day.)


Hammond Avenue Brethren
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Give-a-way Hammond & Ridgeway (seed packets) Food Bank from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
	Service Projects:
	Clean-up at People's Clinic

Waterloo Worship Center
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Waterloo Fire Stations - Open for others to join in Waterloo Police Stations - Open for others to join in
	Service Projects:
	Salvation Army (painting) - Open for others to join in Food Bank...packing "back packs" - Open for others to join in

Jubilee United Methodist
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Free walking tacos at E 4th & Newell Free car wash at E 4th & Newell

Breath of Life
	Service Projects :
	Yardwork on Nevada Street Free Hot Dog lunch @ Breath of Life parking lot (corner of Mohawk & Independence Ave.) McKinstry Elementary U-10 soccer team Clothes closet at the church will be open

Orchard Hill Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	12th & Main, CF Ridgeway & Ansborough, W'loo Crossroads 4 way stop by Best Buy Lincoln Park, W'loo CF Fareway Soccer Complex, W'Loo Metro Main Bus Station, W'loo Dollar General parking lot, 5th street W'Loo Leavitt Park/Mitchell and 9th W"loo 23rd and College St., CF May baskets for give-away Longfellow clean-up CF High Student Senate run/walk 9 a.m. George Wyth Park YMCA Lutheran Home give away - with Nazareth Lutheran Lincoln School Cedar Falls - Sweep sidewalks - sand collection 4 Queens Cedar Falls - small cone coupon give away
	Service Projects:
	Boys n' Girls Club - with Harvest Vineyard Cedar Valley Trails - with 1st United Methodist Habitat for Humanity Hartman Reserve - train maintenance, brush removed, indoor cleaning Hearst Center for the Arts House of Hope Longfellow Elementary - support soccer Locations TBA Lampost Theater - tree planting

Cedar Valley Community Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Soccer Complex in Waterloo Clean Birthright office Clean-up - open for others to join Water give away/clean up (Dysart and Orange Road)

Nazareth Lutheran Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	4 way stop - Seerly & Valley Park Dr. - Food 3 Firehouses in CF - snack basket 12th & College - water or food 18th & College - water or food C & S car Co. - snack basket Arrowhead Medical Park - snack baskets United Medical Park - snack baskets Prarie Medical Park - snack baskets Partner in Education - McKinstry - treat bag for staff Partner with Orchard Hill Church at Lutheran Home Gateway Park - Main St. CF - Clean up Pfeiffer Park - litter pick-up, water give away, bike tune-up Island Park - trash pick-up Lutheran Home - treats for staff, visit with residents, give away

First United Methodist, CF
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Bubbles at Blackhawk Village Trash pick up on bike trails Sack lunch/water giveaway...Waterloo Public Library Cedar Bend Humane Society to walk dogs and pick up doggy doo
	Service Projects:
	Cedar Valley Trail clean-up Food Bank

Grace Reformed Church, W'loo
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Free car wash at 1930 Hawthorne and Washington/Hwy 218 Bottled water and cookies at 1930 Hawthorne and Washington/Hwy 218 Possible May Day Baskets at Ravenwood Health Care Center.

Waterloo Central Christian
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Free breakfast bag at Kimball Ave. between Rachael and Brookeridge Streets

Cedar Falls Church of Christ
	Kindness Outreaches:
	UNI Hot dog give away and worship time

Countryside Vineyard
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Kavalier Car Wash in Evansdale (corner of Lafayette and River Forest Road) is donating two bays for a free car wash. We will also be grilling hot dogs and handing out sodas/water…

1st Presbyterian Waterloo
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Ravenswood Center – making project for dinner trays Rosewood Center – visit Walnut Court – Hot lunches Cedar Valley Pre School Renaissance Apt. (E4th) may baskets Park Towers – may baskets Expo Day Care – may baskets

Harvest Vineyard
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Hot Dogs in Harvest Parking Lot (715 E. 4^th St.) May Baskets (Walnut neighborhood East side Waterloo) Litter pick-up (Walnut neighborhood East side Waterloo) open for others to join in Pop giveaway (E4th & Independence) Parkview Nursing Home (Visit & Pray) Manicures @ Parkview Nursing Home Windshield Fluid Refills (E 11^th & Franklin, W’Loo) Freeze pop give-away (Family Video@ Franklin & Hwy 63)

First Congregational/United Church of Christ
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Planting trees at 6 churches for future shade Clean up - 4th street from Washington to Kimball

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Clean the Lutheran Student Center grounds

Grace Brethren Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Friendship Village - acts of kindness to staff - hot dog giveaway 7 minute mission - door to door throughout the neighborhood surrounding our church (Williston to Mitchell and Minnesota to Hammond)

Bethany Bible Church
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Car wash and popcorn giveaway in church parking lot Clean up at Orchard Hill School grounds Free hotdogs at Family Video in Cedar Falls

Rosehill Church of God
	Kindness Outreaches:
	Free water at Franklin and Mullan in Waterloo

You want to be involved?

How to plan at your church

Name a point person and gather a team to help plan, promote, and pray!
Consider some ideas for getting involved.

There are two types of serving your church can do for Love Cedar Valley:

Kindness Outreaches (these are acts of kindness that people can come to the Love Cedar Valley kickoff and sign up for on the spot. Participants will sign up under a certain outreach sign and head out with a leader for the 1 1/2 hour Kindness Explosion with a group of 6-10 people to a given location. This kind of outreach will allow people from different area churches to serve together side by side! Your church can plan to provide outreach leaders and supplies for one or more general walk-up outreaches.) Here are a few examples from 2006: Soda Giveaway- Leaders and sodas were provided by Harvest Vineyard for this walk-up outreach at a bus stop.

Nursing Home Visits- Leaders took groups to various nursing homes to visit residents.

Fresh Carnation Giveaway- Ten location leaders provided by Orchard Hill; two location leaders provided by First United Methodist, carnations provided by Orchard Hill and First United Methodist.

Service projects (these projects are planned by churches and filled with members of their own congregation. Some of these projects will go outside of the 1:00-2:30 p.m. serving time, but all try to be done by the 2:45 p.m. in order to worship together in celebration!) Here are a few examples of service projects done in 2006:

Cedar Valley Church - sending a group that day to House of Hope to finish a playground in the backyard. Also going door to door in their church's vicinity with popcorn, free movie rental, and candy package.

First United Methodist - They made goodie bags for staff and students at Lincoln Elementary, their Partner in Education and neighbor. They also sent a group to the NE IA Food Bank that morning to serve. And there were families who went to the Western Home on the 29th to play board games with residents.

Saint John Lutheran - Moms group made May Day baskets with their children and deliver in the neighborhood of their church.

Orchard Hill Church - Sent two groups to work at Habitat for Humanity. A group also went to the House of Hope to paint a dining room, entryway, and stairway. A group went to Longfellow Elementary to paint and decorate a stage area and the faculty bathroom. A group went to two Longfellow soccer games that day to cheer them on and provide snacks and lawn chairs for the teams and their families

Need MORE Ideas?

Public Places

Soft Drink Giveaways
Newspapers
Vinyl Gloves
Umbrella Escorts
Windshield Washing
Coffee Giveaways
Restroom Cleaning
Urinal Screens
Restroom Deodorizer
Grocery Bag Loading Assistance
Bag Packing at Self-Serve Grocers
Grocery Cart Returns
Quarters Attached to Cards for Phone Calls or Parking Meters
Donut Giveaway during Morning Traffic
Cookies
Lifesavers
Dollar Drop
Quarter Drop
Chewing Gum
Lollipops / Blow Pops
Small Bags of Taffy
Gourmet Chocolates (Truffles)
Bottled Water Giveaway
Flower Seeds
Freshen-up Packs - (mints & moist towelettes)

Sporting Events

Coffee Giveaways
Soft Drink Giveaways
Popcorn
Popsicles
Windshield Washing
Peanuts
Sunglasses (cheap ones!)
Hand Cleaning Towelettes
Freshen-up packs - (mints & moist towelettes)
Trash Pick Up
Bottled Water Giveaway
Glow in the Dark Necklace Giveaway

Downtown

Windshield Washing
Soft Drinks for Shoppers
Parking Meter Feeding
Umbrella Escorts
Business Window Washing
Toilet Cleaning
Cart Token for Shopping Carts
Soft Drink Giveaway to Employees
Cookies
Cappuccino
Polaroid Photos at Carriage Rides
Shoe Shines
Hand Cleaning Towelettes
Stamps in Front of Post Office
Business Blasts
Seeds on Cars

Parks

Doggie Treats
Pet Festivals
Hot Dog Grilling
Helium Balloons for Kids
Polaroid Family Photos
Picnic
Ice Cream Coupons
Gatorade at Biking Trails
Pictionary in the Park
Flower Seed Packets
Face Painting
Doggie Dirt Cleanup
Doggie Wash
Golf Balls
Golf Tees
Golf Ball Cleaning
Pump-up Spray Water Bottles
Lambs Lunch
Matthew's Party
Clowning
Bottled Water Giveaway

Automobiles

Car Wash
Windshield Washing
Check Oil and Fill
Single Mom's Oil Change
Washer Fluid Fill
Tire Pressure Check
Interior Vacuuming
Interior Window Cleaning
Bulb Replacement
Windshield Ice Scraping at Apartment Complexes
Windshield Ice Scrapers
Freeing Cars Stuck in the Snow
Car Drying at Car Washes
Windshield Washing at Self-Serve Gas Stations
Buy Down Gas to Bargain Price
Hand Cleaning Towelettes at Gas Pumps

Roadsides & Traffic Lights

Parking Meter Feeding
Summer Car Washes
Coke Giveaways
Winter Car Washes/ Desalting
Popsicle Giveaways
Trash Pickup with "Kindness in
Progress" Signs
Towelettes Giveaway on Side of the Road

College Campuses

Bike Fix-Up
Pen and Pencil Giveaways
Post Cards and Stamps
Photocopying
Floppy Discs
Tutoring
Soft Drinks, Gatorade, and Lemonade at Class Sign-up
Dorm Room Cleaning
Drinks at Intramural Athletic Events
Drinks at Greek Events
Breakfast Pop Tarts
Test Essay Booklets
Exam Answer Sheets
Coffee and Tea during Late Night Study Sessions
Pizza on Move-In Day at Dorms
Quarter Drop
Phone Cards for Long Distance Calls
Ice Cream Coupons
Care Packages for Students
Gum, Blow Pops
Snacks (chips, crackers)

Malls & Shopping Centers

Christmas Gift Wrapping
Dollar Drop
Meal Purchasing at the Food Court
Quarters in Coin Returns
Long Distance Phone Cards
Ice Cream Cone Coupons
Package Check-In
Childcare during Christmas Shopping
Coffee/Hot Chocolate Coupons
Boxes to Merchants with your Logo and Number Imprinted
Business Blast

Holidays

Chocolate Hearts on Valentine's Day
Roses on Valentine's Day
Green Foiled Coins at St. Patrick's Day
Parades
Easter Baskets for Business Blast Door to Door
Butterfly Cocoons for Easter
Easter Candy Giveaway
Flower Seeds for Spring
Mother's / Father's Day Carnation Giveaways
Independence Day Festival Giveaways: Glow in the Dark Necklaces
Independence Day Picnics House to House
Independence Day Festival Giveaways: Blow Pops, Gum Balls
Labor Day - School Supplies House to House
Halloween - Reverse Trick or Treat (House to House to give them candy)
Thanksgiving - Door to Door Holiday
Thanksgiving - Door to Door Turkey
Door to Door: Mums
Fall Candy Giveaway
Fall Leaf Raking
Christmas: Gift Wrap at Mall
Christmas: Giveaway Special Christmas Candy
Christmas: Caroling and Candy Canes
Christmas: Door to Door Poinsettias
Christmas: Giveaway Scotch Tape
Christmas: Tree Giveaway
Winter: Snow Shoveling
Winter: Winter Survival Kit

High School & College Sports Teams

Oranges for High School Football Practice
High School Sports Party
Watermelon after practice
Gatorade after a hard practice
Facilitate a community service project
Make hospital visits
Greet students and parents and help the freshmen move in
Baby-sit for the coaches
Physical therapy rehab
Care packages during finals week
Offer tutoring
Honor a team at your athletic meeting
Shag, throw and rebound
Shovel manure
Go to lesser followed sports
Set up social settings
Copy great talks and hand them out to the athletes
Capture seasonal times with high touch ideas
Take a camera to practice/games
Make up your own Appreciation Day
Clean up after a sporting event
Meet with the freshmen for a coke
Organize surprise mini-birthday parties
Give away peanuts/popcorn at sporting events
Offer to do videoing of a team's practice
Offer to keep stats
Free car washes for the athletic department

House to House

Fruit give away
Sunday Morning Paper and Coffee
Giveaways
Leaf Raking
Lawn Mowing
Grass Edging
Screen Cleaning
Rain Gutter Cleaning
Garbage Can Return from the Curb
Food Delivery to Shut -Ins
Kitchen Cleanup
General Yard Cleanup
Door to Door Carnation Giveaway
Tulip Bulbs
Potted Plant Giveaways
Flower Seed Packet Giveaways
Sidewalk Sweeping
Windshield Washing
Snow Removal from Walks and Drives
Window Washing
Minor House Repairs
General Interior Cleaning
Community Dinner
Doggie Yard Cleanup
Weed Spraying
Tree Limb Trimming
Light Bulb Replacement
Seal Blacktop Driveways
Fireplace Ash Removal
Radon Detectors
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Smoke Detector Batteries
Fragrance Spraying
Dog Washing
Filter Change for AC / Heater
Garage Cleaning
Fireplace Kindling
Bark and Mulch for Yards
Salt for Snowy Driveways
House Number Painting on Curbs
Shopping Assistance for Shut-ins
Poinsettias at Christmas
Picnics at Independence Day
Easter Baskets

Miscellaneous

Steaks and Salmon for Firefighters
Gasoline for Your Neighbor
Cleaning Up at Food Courts
Toilet Seat Covers
Birthday Party Organizing
Pay Library Fines
Winter Survival Kit
Suntan Lotion
Surf Wax
Summer Survival Kit
"Biggie Size" Food Orders in Fast Food Drive Thru Lanes
Blood Pressure Screening
Mother's Day Carnation Giveaways
Car Drying at Self-Serve Car Washes
Grocery Store Bag Packing
Free Bird Feeders and Refills to
Convalescent Home Residents
Christmas Tree Collection
Christmas Tree Giveaways
Bait at Local Fishing Spots
Coffee at Bus or Subway Stops
Pay Laundromat Washer and Dryer
Memorial Service for Unchurched
Carnations to Cemetery Visitors
Easter Baskets
Pizza on Moving Day at Apartments
Move In Welcoming Party
Lawn Mower Tune-up
Time Change Reminder Flyer
Cocoons on Good Friday
Church Match Books
Scotch Tape at Christmas