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If you would like JLB volunteer assistance for a new community project, please click here to complete the DIAD request form.
 What a difference a day has already made! The 2007-2008 Done In A Day Committee has already been hard at work this summer working their magic in the lives of many whose paths we have crossed. The JLB has a phenomenal group of dedicated ladies who took the challenge to get a head start on volunteering before ever attending their first DIAD committee meeting!
On August 9th, the committee came together at headquarters to officially “kick-off” the start of the new year for DIAD which is only in its second year. We heard about the various community projects that DIAD will be supporting this year and with calendars and palm pilots in tow, began the process of selecting one-day events in which to share our hands and hearts.
 Already, we have contributed volunteer hours to the Jefferson County Bar Association Pro Bono Office Spindletop Spin in June, Habitat for Humanity’s Re-Store and the CASA Carnival in July, and SETX Art Museum’s Family Art Days and Some Other Place’s back-to-school clothing distribution in August. WOW, we have already made the difference in the life of a child needing new clothes to return to school. We have already made the difference in the lives of foster children attending a free carnival of fun and games. We have already made the difference in keeping cyclists safe by directing traffic at busy intersections during a bike race. We have already made the difference in making supplies available for those needing to rebuild or remodel their homes. But we are not done….we can still make a difference for others we have yet to meet, all in a day’s work.
The vision of Done In A Day is to provide JLB members with the opportunity to serve multiple community agencies with volunteers who assist and facilitate the agencies’ ongoing projects. Our volunteers have the opportunity to do multiple hands-on one day community projects that are rewarding and diverse in nature.
 Our amazing committee, which includes: Stacey Barnes, SaraBrooke Burnside, Malia Christiansen, Diana Dixon, Marianne Laine, Tyneil McFaddin, Angie Morrill, Mandy Oliverio, Michelle Oubre, Michelle Phelan, Jessica Prince, Heather Reed, Shelly Vitanza, awesome co-chair Amanda Beavers, and sustaining advisor Karen Bennett, will be hard at work this year serving additional community agencies.
In September, we will begin serving hot meals to the homeless with Some Other Place and visiting with residents at Hotel Beaumont during their monthly family night. In October, we will celebrate with those residents on a very special Prom Night!!! We will also assist with Some Other Place’s Crop Walk, the TX Energy Museum’s Dinosaur Day, and the SETX Art Museum’s family art days! In November, we will continue giving our hearts to those in need at Some Other Place by working at the Thanksgiving Store and of course, in December, we will be playing Santa by wrapping and passing out gifts to families for SOP’s Christmas Giving Tree Program. Our monthly projects will continue until the spring and in April, we will once again be assisting IEA (Inspire, Encourage, Achieve) by partnering with the Texas Youth Commission to “beautify Beaumont” by planting beautiful flowers in yards of those in need. We have a very busy year ahead of us and can’t wait to get to work.
Please join us in making a difference in a day!
To learn more about the projects for the upcoming year, please email 2008-2009 chair Mandy Oliverio.
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