Make A Difference Day is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your local community for a one-time volunteer project that could lead to a long term volunteer commitment. Thank them if they have included the project in the community calendar and ask if they plan to cover the event. Ask what you need to do to make that happen.
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Think about how you will present your project to make sure they see the benefit of covering your project. If you feel the need to do so, read from a script but keep it real. In Arenac County , the Pinconning Area High School Cheerleaders are going to Standish Hospital to brighten the patients' day with a visit and a helium filled balloon. In Houghton County , Sacred Heart Church volunteers will be helping Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly put up storm windows, change batteries in smoke detectors, rake leaves for the elderly, and will clean walkers and wheelchairs in several projects throughout the city. In Manistee County , Onekama Consolidated School District's 500 K-12 students will plant more than 1,000 flower bulbs on the hillside overlooking Portage Lake in a beautification project.