ONU Columbus Club Day of Service

March 31, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The ONU Columbus Alumni Club invites you to show your [True] spirit of ONU and give back to the Columbus Community by participating in a day of service on March 31, 2012. Volunteer for one of the three options for service and then all volunteers will meet for lunch at 12:00 noon at Plank’s Café and Pizzeria located at 743 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206.

Please RSVP by March 26 to a-baumgartner.2@onu.edu with the names and number of volunteers, which location/service you wish to participate in and if you will meet the group for lunch at Plank's.

1.      The Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio

          200 E. Livingston Ave.

          Columbus, OH 43207

          Limit 10 Volunteers

          Club Board Contact:

The Pharmacy's primary purpose is to work to create a bridge pharmacy to increase access to affordable prescription medications for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals who experience gaps in their insurance coverage and/or challenges in accessing medications.

The Pharmacy will also provide counseling and education to ensure that clients take medications properly and are aware of clinics and programs that can help them access continuing medical care or find a medical home.

Rising unemployment and increasing healthcare expenses have resulted in an increasing number of people who cannot afford to purchase their prescription medications. The Charitable Pharmacy can help by filling prescriptions for: high-cost, brand name medications for which there is no generic alternative; those who are in the process of connecting to existing programs; and those who cannot afford generic drugs due to multiple prescriptions.

Volunteers will be asked to help sort prescriptions.

2.      Habitat for Humanity Columbus Restore

         3140 Westerville Rd.

         Columbus, OH 43224

         Limit 10 Volunteers

         Club Board Contact:

Habitat’s ReStore is a discount home improvement store that accepts and re-sells new and reusable home improvement building materials. The store is open to the public and revenue from sales directly offsets the administrative costs of Habitat for Humanity-Greater Columbus. Habitat’s ReStore supports the mission of eliminating substandard housing and creating homeownership in Central Ohio. Individuals, stores, businesses, general contractors, home remodeling contractors, and others regularly donate new and reusable materials from home remodeling projects, new overstock inventory, samples, scratch and dent items, and much more. We also remove and salvage materials from buildings being demolished. These materials are sold to the public at approximately 50% off retail prices.

Volunteers will participate as sorters, or counter staff.

3.      The United Methodist Church

          Community Development for All People (CD4AP) Free Store

          946 Parsons Avenue

          Columbus, OH 43206

          Limit 10 Volunteers

          Club Board Contact:

The United Methodist Free Store provides clothing and household items to families in need in a hospitable atmosphere that affirms the self-worth of each individual. The hospitality area offers a safe space where shoppers and volunteers share conversation, life stories, and prayers with the result that lives are changed and community is formed. More than 38,000 families have become members of the Free Store since we opened our doors in January 1999. For every dollar donated to the Free Store nineteen dollars are returned to the community.    

Volunteers will participate as sorters, counter staff and hospitality hosts with a possibility of working in the community garden (weather permitting).