CSA Season 2008

Delvin Farms is now accepting registrations for the 2008 Season. The shares consist of 25 weeks starting in May and ending late October. Each share consist of 8 to 10 varieties of certified organic vegetables and fruit harvested the day you receive it, literally hours old from the field to your table. It’s washed and ready for the children to eat on the way home!

LEARN MORE through Friday, October 31

WCDP Potluck: Speaker Erik Daugherty

Environmental consultant Erik Daugherty will kick off the Williamson County Democratic Party’s green theme for the month of May by speaking at the Democrats’ Potluck Dinner.

LEARN MORE 6:30 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (330 minutes of caring)

Volunteer at TACA

We need volunteers to help man a Books From Birth of Middle Tennessee registration table all 3 days.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, May 4 9:30 a.m.  –  6:00 p.m. (510 minutes of caring)

Volunteer with Cheekwood at the TACA Festival

Volunteer with Cheekwood at the TACA Festival on Friday, May 2nd.

LEARN MORE 9:30 a.m.  –  6:30 p.m. (540 minutes of caring)

Asthma Walk

Join us and Blow the Whistle on Asthma. Make an impact and raise funds to financially support the estimated 22 million Americans who currently suffer from asthma. Together we can make an impact and save lives.

LEARN MORE 8:00 a.m.  –  10:30 a.m. (150 minutes of caring)

Nashville Clean Water Project

Join the Largest Water Cleanup Project in Nashville's History and help clean up Percy Priest Lake's 24 islands and 213 miles of shoreline.

LEARN MORE 8:00 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

Percy Priest Lake Clean-Up

Team Green is partnering with Cumberland River Compact and Bridgestone Americas to clean-up one of the most polluted lakes in Tennessee right here are our backdoor: Percy Priest Lake. Volunteer for half the day or the entire day to pick up waste at several of the numerous polluted islands.

LEARN MORE 8:00 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

The Franklin Farmers' Market

The Franklin Farmers' Market has all the good stuff you crave because of what it is: A market made up of family farmers, selling fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and farm goods. There's no trucked-in produce from Florida or out west. These are local farmers, selling what they have grown, as it ripens during Tennessee's long growing season. And because it is a seasonal market, the variety of veggies and goods fresh from the farms increases and changes each week.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, November 29 8:00 a.m.  –  1:00 p.m. (300 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: Nashville Clean Water Project at Percy Priest Lake

In what organizers have planned as the largest water cleanup in Nashville history, hundreds of volunteers will converge on Percy Priest Lake on Saturday, May 3 to reclaim a portion of the estimated 200 tons of man-made waste left by lake visitors over the years.

LEARN MORE 8:00 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

Green Market Day at Nashville Farmers' Market

Celebrate the season with all of the new happenings at the Nashville Farmers' Market.

LEARN MORE 10:00 a.m.  –  2:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

30th Annual Richland West End Home and Garden Tour

Get a glimpse of what 30 years of urban renewal activism can yield: a vibrant mini-community that celebrates sidewalks, landscaped common spaces and a shared passion for preserving one of Nashville's first original neighborhoods, started in 1905. There will be eight homes and four gardens on this year's tour.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, May 4 12:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (300 minutes of caring)

Green Fling

The Cosmetic Market located in Green Hills at the new Hill Center is going Green!

LEARN MORE 1:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Great American Cleanup

Keep America Beautiful, Inc. spring signature event, the Great American Cleanup™, is the nation's largest organized annual cleanup, beautification and community improvement program. In 2007, 152,034 volunteers in 100% of the counties across Tennessee got involved to fix-up, green-up and cleanup their community.

LEARN MORE 3:00 p.m.  –  4:30 p.m. (90 minutes of caring)

Go Green Nashville Lunch and Learn

Go Green Nashville welcomes Howard Switzer of Ecoville Architechs.

LEARN MORE 12:00 p.m.  –  1:00 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

“Great Commuter Race”

A bicyclist, driver, bus rider, and train passenger will leave Donelson Plaza at the same time, headed for the Metro Courthouse – who will get there first?

LEARN MORE 7:00 a.m.  –  7:45 a.m. (45 minutes of caring)

Bridgestone presents A Peaceful Planet: The Green Concert by Nashville in Harmony

A Peaceful Planet: The Green Concert – Nashville in Harmony presents a choral concert about living in harmony with the environment and with each other, 7:30 PM, May 6 at TPAC’s War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville.

LEARN MORE 7:30 p.m.  –  9:30 p.m. (120 minutes of caring)

How to Connect with Generation Y

A Nonprofit Marketing Guide Webinar Featuring Sam Davidson.

LEARN MORE 1:00 p.m.  –  2:00 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

Rain Barrel Workshop II

Build a rain barrel to harvest water off your roof for irrigation. This would make a great Mother's Day gift!

LEARN MORE 1:00 p.m.  –  2:30 p.m. (90 minutes of caring)

Drinking Liberally

Promoting democracy, one pint at a time.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (360 minutes of caring)

THE WOMEN’S CULTURAL CONNECTION GROUP

THE WOMEN’S CULTURAL CONNECTION GROUP exists to bring women together from all different backgrounds, faiths, ages, educational backgrounds and cultures to talk about real-life challenges, current issues, opinion sharing and other social justice issues that affect the world.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

The Next Generation Heritage Foundation Presents 1st Annual ‘Three Blind Wines’ Party

This ‘party for a purpose’ was organized to give all wine lovers-from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado-the opportunity to taste different wines in a comfortable social setting while benefiting a great cause: Save the Franklin Theatre.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  9:30 p.m. (210 minutes of caring)

Biscuits and Gravy

Fundraiser to support research on the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone.

LEARN MORE 7:30 p.m.  –  11:30 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Bike-to-Work Day

Be healthy, be green, and save money! Downtown workers from across Nashville are invited to try commuting in to town on two wheels for Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 9.

LEARN MORE 6:30 a.m.  –  8:00 a.m. (90 minutes of caring)

TWTP presents "Women's Work"

Tennessee Women's Theater Project presents its second annual "Women's Work: A Showcase and Celebration" of works by women. Theater, poetry, dance, film, and visual arts.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, May 25 2:30 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (570 minutes of caring)

Fair Trade Coffee House

Featuring: YOU!!! It’s open mic night.

LEARN MORE 7:00 p.m.  –  9:00 p.m. (120 minutes of caring)

International Migratory Bird Day

Celebrate the incredible journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Central and South America and Mexico.

LEARN MORE 9:00 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (420 minutes of caring)

World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages

Come join us to celebrate World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

LEARN MORE 10:00 a.m.  –  6:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

Wildflowers

Poppies and bluebonnets are not the only thing tenacious and resourceful enough to take root and blossom when they land in a fortuitous patch of soil.

LEARN MORE 4:00 p.m.  –  6:00 p.m. (120 minutes of caring)

Nashville’s 3rd Annual Mother’s Day Peace Parade

Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnic lunch or supper, come early, stay late.

LEARN MORE 2:00 p.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (120 minutes of caring)

VOLUNTEER: LP Pencil Box

VOLUNTEER: LP PENCIL Box, Nashville's free school supplies store for Metro Nashville Public Schools, seeks individuals and groups to inventory supplies, stock shelves, and assist MNPS teachers with shopping.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Make a Difference in a Child's Life! Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Nashville is recruiting volunteers to help some of the 2,300 child victims of abuse and neglect in this community. For the past 24 years, CASA's mission has been to expedite the process through which these children are found permanent, safe homes. CASA volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of the court in abuse and neglect cases. Volunteers should be at least 21 years of age, have no criminal history, and have a strong interest in protecting the rights and needs of children.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Graduation Sponsors

At the end of each eight-week session, Better Tomorrows rewards the achievements of students and volunteers with a graduation ceremony. In order to make this a positive and memorable experience for all involved, we need help with simple decorating, food donations, and the greeting and congratulating of students and volunteers.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Help Sports 4 All Foundation photograph and inventory our fleet of sports equipment

Do you enjoy photography? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities?

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Hospital Hospitality House

Hospital Hospitality House needs volunteers. Located at 214 Reidhurst Avenue off Elliston Place, HHH provides lodging, meals, and supportive services to patients and families traveling to Nashville hospitals for medical treatment. The generous donation of time and talents by volunteers make it possible to create this home away from home that has warmly welcomed families from all over the world since 1974.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31

Volunteer: International Newcomers' Academy

PENCIL Foundation is looking for volunteers who are interested in assisting some of Nashville’s newest students. The International Newcomers’ Academy of Metro Schools is a program that focuses on the needs of students who have little or no knowledge of English and have extremely limited literacy skills in their native language. Most of the current students are Somali and Somali Bantu who have been living in refugee camps and have not had the opportunity to attend school.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee needs classroom volunteers every school year (right now until May). Volunteers are trained and given materials to work with children K-12 on the concepts of staying in school, being financially literate and being workforce ready. The teachers stay in the classroom with the volunteer, making it a great partnership and a great way to involve the community in the education of future workers. We hold information sessions several times a week, so let Travonda Taylor know when you would like to come see what we are all about.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, May 31

Volunteer: Math Partners

Math Partners, an in-school tutorial for fifth- and sixth-graders in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, seeks volunteers to work with groups of two to four students once a week for eight weeks or more during the school year.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Math and Reading Partners

The PENCIL Foundation has continuous and ongoing needs for volunteers to tutor math to kids in grades 5-8 and to tutor in reading to kids in grades 1-4.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Monroe Harding

Monroe Harding has an ongoing need for adult, male mentors. Mentors spend one hour per week with the teens to serve as a role model and sounding board. Mentors will be trained.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Nashville Rescue Mission

You Can Help Make A Difference! Volunteers are an essential part of the Nashville Rescue Mission's team. Since 1954, Mission volunteers have helped change lives in every capacity from serving over 452,000 meals each year and building playgrounds to providing thousands of hours of medical care and tutoring to Recovery Program clients. Although 1,000 volunteers serve at the Mission on average per month, we continue to have a numerous volunteer opportunities!

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Reading Partners

Reading Partners, a program that assists students (PreK-4) in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in acquiring reading skills and increasing their enjoyment of literature, seeks volunteers to read with students.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Saddle Up!

Saddle Up! provides children with disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop through recreational activities with horses. Saddle Up! was established 15 years ago to provide therapeutic horseback riding to children between the ages of four and eighteen in the Middle Tennessee area. Located on thirty four acres of beautiful countryside in Williamson County the program provides therapy as much for the volunteers as students. If you love children and animals this is the volunteer opportunity of a lifetime.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31

Volunteer: Safe Haven Family Shelter

Even though Safe Haven Family Shelter has been around for a number of years, many people are still unaware of the organization and the volunteer opportunities available. SHFS is in dire need of volunteers. The Arts At Safe Haven & Childcare Volunteers: The Arts at Safe Haven is designed to enrich the lives of our families through the visual arts, drama and music. The primary goal is to strengthen the bond between parents and children while they engage in an expressive activity. Volunteers will lead an art, drama or music project for families or assist leaders in those projects by way of childcare or just an extra pair of hands.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: United Way

Become a member of the Volunteer Review Team responsible for reviewing grant proposals from non-profits seeking funding from United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, interviewing agency staff and deciding which programs will be funded in the 2008-09 funding year. Total time commitment is approx. 15-20 hours between February-May 2008 and then 6-10 hours for the remainder of the year. Training begins in January 2008.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee

Be a friend to a child who has very little or nothing at all! Many of the children that come to Youth Villages have little more than the clothes on their back. By becoming a "friend in need" you can help provide basic necessities to children who can't afford them.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1

Volunteer: Radnor Lake

Volunteers are needed to mulch trails, litter pick-up, trail projects, etc. Volunteers are required to fill out and sign a liability/volunteer form. All volunteers are recommended to bring work gloves and bottle water.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, November 22 8:00 a.m.  –  12:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center

Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center has openings for volunteers of various skills and levels of time commitment.

LEARN MORE through Thursday, December 31 8:00 a.m.  –  8:00 p.m. (720 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: Book'em

If you like to read and are willing to share your time with area preschoolers in underserved areas, volunteer with Book'em! Reading aloud to children is proven to increase their ability to learn to read.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, June 1 9:30 a.m.  –  2:00 p.m. (270 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: Feed the Poor

West Nashville United Methodist Church hosts a free meal for homeless and working poor every Thursday night from 5:30 - 6:30.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31 5:30 p.m.  –  6:30 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

FREE electronics recycling event

Vanderbilt University has partnered with the University of Memphis and East TN State University to host a statewide FREE electronics recycling event May 14-17.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, May 17 9:00 a.m.  –  3:00 p.m. (360 minutes of caring)

Drinking Liberally

Promoting democracy, one pint at a time.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (360 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: TAP Silent Auction

TAP will hold its annual Silent Auction at the TAP Celebration & Long Haul Awards on Friday May 16th and we need your help acquiring auction items.

LEARN MORE all day

TAP's Compass V Conference

Compass V Conference is an annual two-day statewide event sponsored by Tennessee Alliance for Progress consisting of a strategy session for key leaders, skill and issue workshops, networking, films, music, keynote speakers and TAP's Celebration featuring food, music, speakers, a silent auction and the Long Haul Awards, given to outstanding activists.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, May 17 9:00 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (420 minutes of caring)

Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics Tennessee Summer Games

More than 1,100 athletes from 27 delegations across the state of Tennessee will parade into Allen Arena at Lipscomb University on Friday, May 16, at 6:45 p.m. for the Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics Tennessee Summer Games.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  9:00 p.m. (180 minutes of caring)

Full Moon Pickin' Party

Friends of Warner Parks and Regions Bank are presenting their 9th season of Full Moon Pickin' Parties in 2008. These fundraisers feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon.

LEARN MORE 7:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (300 minutes of caring)

New Day Revolution book signing

Join Sam Davidson and Stephen Moseley, the duo that launched CoolPeopleCare.org, as they discuss their co-authored book, NEW DAY REVOLUTION: HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD IN 24 HOURS.

LEARN MORE 7:00 p.m.  –  8:30 p.m. (90 minutes of caring)

The 5th Annual Tour de Nash

The 5th Annual Tour de Nash with Eddie George & Bridgestone Americas is May 17th!

LEARN MORE 7:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (600 minutes of caring)

2008 Hendersonville Kidney Foundation Walk

The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Walk is a non-competitive walk focusing primarily on the education and prevention of kidney and urinary tract disease and, secondarily, awareness of the need for organ donation.

LEARN MORE 9:00 a.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (900 minutes of caring)

Whose Vote Is It Anyway?

Last time we checked, it’s still ours. But how long has it been since you felt excited about this unique right and privilege? It’s time for a change.

LEARN MORE 9:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

First Annual Dog Lovers' Singles Mixer

A fundraiser for the National Canine Cancer Foundation.

LEARN MORE 2:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (180 minutes of caring)

"Sounds Go Green Night"

The Sounds purchase 80 blocks of green power each month to help offset the impact of their energy usage at the team's home ballpark, Greer Stadium. They are setting aside a special evening during the 2008 season to share their involvement in environmental awareness.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  9:00 p.m. (180 minutes of caring)

Tour 4 Cure

Tour 4 Cure is a national acoustic concert tour of Borders Book Stores, hosted by recording act, The Readings, with celebrity MC's and surprise musical guests.

LEARN MORE 7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

Alias Spring Concert 2008

Mark your calendars for our season finale as ALIAS presents a diverse program of chamber music.

LEARN MORE 8:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Mamapalooza Murfreesboro

May is the month for mothers, and now Nashville-area moms have something besides Mother’s Day to celebrate in May. On Sunday, May 18, at Conrad’s in the Murfreesboro Holiday Inn, local non-profit Artsy Mamas and The Motherhood Foundation will present Mamapalooza Murfreesboro, a celebration of motherhood through music, art and shopping.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  10:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Make it Blue Monday Volume III

Grammy Award-winning country, blues and rock singer-songwriter Delbert McClinton headlines "Make It Blue Monday Volume III". Joining McClinton will be Bekka Bramlett, Pokey LaFarge, Barry Scott and Todd Sharp with the Tennessee Demo-cats.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  9:00 p.m. (180 minutes of caring)

Epilepsy Support Group

Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee will host a support group for people with epilepsy or those with family members and friends with epilepsy.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  7:30 p.m. (90 minutes of caring)

Sustainability "Happy Hour"

Sustainability “Happy Hour” – Water Conservation by “Building Outside the Box”

LEARN MORE 5:30 p.m.  –  6:30 p.m. (60 minutes of caring)

Drinking Liberally

Promoting democracy, one pint at a time.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (360 minutes of caring)

U-10K Nashville Civic Design Center Urban 10K Run

U-10K — The Nashville Urban 10K — is a Memorial Day Weekend 10K run/walk on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in downtown Nashville to benefit the Nashville Civic Design Center. The Nashville Civic Design Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the quality of Nashville's built environment and promoting public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all.

LEARN MORE 5:30 a.m.  –  12:00 p.m. (390 minutes of caring)

Volunteer: U-10K Nashville Civic Design Center Urban 10K Run

U-10K — The Nashville Urban 10K — is a Memorial Day Weekend 10K run/walk on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in downtown Nashville to benefit the Nashville Civic Design Center. The Nashville Civic Design Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the quality of Nashville's built environment and promoting public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all.

LEARN MORE 5:30 a.m.  –  12:00 p.m. (390 minutes of caring)

Grand Opening: Franklin Farmers Market

Mark your calendars. Things are warming up and it is getting time for fresh strawberries. We have a wonderful selection of farmers, value added artisans and cooks in the Market Shed this year.

LEARN MORE 8:00 a.m.  –  1:00 p.m. (300 minutes of caring)

Tea for Two at Ten Thousand Villages

Sip your way around the world! Stop by Ten Thousand Villages and sample teas from our fair trade selection. Learn about tea traditions around the world.

LEARN MORE 1:00 p.m.  –  4:00 p.m. (180 minutes of caring)

Delvin Farms Spring Covered Dish

Delvin Farms Certified Organic Farm is having their annual Spring Covered Dish for their CSA members and interested consumers. The picnic is scheduled for Sunday, May 25th, starting at 2 p.m. Come visit the farm and see your vegetables growing, pick a sun drenched strawberry right out of the field, and meet the farmers growing your food. Bring a covered dish with copies of the recipe for a recipe swap. We’ll grill organic, free range chicken and veggie burgers and have all the fixings!

LEARN MORE 2:00 p.m.  –  6:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Williamson Veterans Memorial Day Blood Drive

The Williamson County chapter of the Democratic Veterans Council of Tennessee will sponsor a Memorial Day Donor Blood Drive in downtown Franklin.

LEARN MORE 8:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

2008 Tennessee Disability MegaConference

The MegaConference is a statewide conference that enables people in the disability community to network and learn from each other.

LEARN MORE through Friday, May 30

Volunteer: Sixth Annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference

The Tennessee Disability MegaConference is a statewide conference that enables people in the disability community to network and learn from each other. The MegaConference has been a huge statewide success the past five years! Its purpose is to bring people with disabilities, organizations, and service providers together to learn from each other, and encourage a statewide dialogue on important shared issues.

LEARN MORE through Friday, May 30

QUIET DAYS AT PENUEL RIDGE

The quiet stillness of Penuel Ridge is a welcome respite from our hectic and harried world. There is a presence of grace when we as a group come together in intentional silence.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, November 30 1:30 p.m.  –  7:30 p.m. (360 minutes of caring)

Drinking Liberally

Promoting democracy, one pint at a time.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  12:00 a.m. (360 minutes of caring)

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