Serve As One “Fall ’24 Serving Event” on September 28
‘Capital Region Focus’

Arrive at your selected Project Site: 8:30am – 8:45am (Donuts provided at each site)

Orientation & Assignments: 8:45am – 9:00am

Projects: 9:00am – 11:30am

Clean up, Debrief and Depart: 11:30am – Noon

NOTE: This is a RAIN or SHINE event, unless the weather is severe. (If cancelled, you will receive notification by email no later than 9:00pm on September 27. Otherwise, it’s a go)!☺

We will be working at ten (10) different sites throughout the Capital Region. You will have the opportunity to indicate your preferred site when you sign up on a first come basis.

• Site #1: Capital City Rescue Mission (259 South Pearl Street, Albany; Parking is on the street):
  • Food prep, dining room set up and interior cleaning.
• Site #2: Alpha Pregnancy Care Center/Koinonia Medical Care (518 Clinton Street, Albany; Parking is on the street):
  • Fall clean up, trimming, pruning, raking, and planting.
• Site #3: Joseph’s House & Shelter (393 North Pearl Street, Albany; Parking is on the street):
  • Sorting and organizing, shelf building, landscaping and weeding.
• Site #4: Unity House (2431 6th Ave, Troy; Parking is on the premises):
  • Landscaping (including building new planting bed), fall clean up and major weeding.
• Site #5: Connect Center for Youth (49 Johnston Ave, Cohoes; Parking is on the street and the parking lot on premises):
  • Interior floor painting project for large community room.
• Site #6: Captain Cheryl’s Lodge (25 Fern Lane, Clifton Park; parking is on premises):
  • Fall clean up (weeding, trimming, pruning), furniture staining, craft bags for kids.
• Site #7: Captain Youth Shelter (Route 9, Malta; parking is on premises)
  • Fall clean up (weeding, trimming, pruning), pressure washing, gutter cleaning, craft bags for residents.
• Site #8: Mechanicville Area Community Service Center (6 South Main Street, Mechanicville; parking is on the street and on premises):
  • Yard work, weeding, trimming and graffiti removal.
• Site #9: Gateway House of Peace (479 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa; parking is on premises):
  • Landscaping, weeding, general fall clean up.
• Site #10: Franklin Community Center (10 Franklin St., Saratoga Springs; parking is on the street):
  • Exterior painting (garage), landscaping, weeding, general fall cleanup.

We have identified a total of 150 volunteer slots, between all ten (10) sites, which will be filled on a first come basis. Once a site is FULL, that will be noted on the Sign-Up form.

The most important things you can bring are humility and flexibility ☺ Please wear suitable work clothes and shoes anticipating they will get dirty, wet and/or stained. Bring work gloves and a water bottle if you prefer your own, otherwise we will have gloves and bottled water as needed.

Serve As One T-shirts will be provided to all volunteers. If you sign up for a site that is doing yard work, please bring lawn tools if you have them, otherwise Serve as One will be providing tools. Please label your tools clearly.

The short answer is YES! We strongly encourage families to serve together. But we also want to be safe and smart and would ask parents to use their best discretion. Although there is no formal minimum age, our experience would indicate a minimum age of 6 or 7 makes sense in most situations. Please note that anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times during the event. When you sign up to register for the event, please be sure to include information about each child that you planning to bring.