Here's Your Chance to Make A Difference in Reno

Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of October. This Saturday, October 23, will be a day for volunteer projects that help others, whether it be something simple like helping an elderly neighbor with a project or getting together to plant trees and improve area parks. There is certainly no shortage of good deeds that need doing and this is a good day to join your neighbors and do something to help improve our community.

Here are some Reno projects I've found. Check with Nevada Volunteers for a list of more...

Adopt-A-Park Tree Planting with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful - Trees donated by AT&T Real Yellow Pages and the National Arbor Day Foundation will be planted at several area parks by volunteers. Planting hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call (775) 851 5185.

- Bowers Mansion Regional Park - 4005 U.S. 395, Washoe Valley
- South Valleys Regional Park - 15650 Wedge Parkway, Reno
- North Valleys Regional Park - 8085 Silver Lake Rd., Stead
- Lazy 5 Regional Park - 7100 Pyramid Lake Hwy., Spanish Springs
- Golden Eagle Park - 6400 Vista Blvd., Sparks

Community E-Waste Collection Event - Help recycle those tons of old electronic gizmos and keep a bunch of toxic waste out of the landfill. The event will be on Saturday, October 23, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the old Park Lane Mall site (310 E. Plumb Lane) and volunteers are needed to help. For more information or to volunteer, contact New2U Computers at (775) 329-1126 or sign up with KTMB.

Make A Difference Day is sponsored by USA Weekend magazine and the newspapers that carry it, like the Reno Gazette-Journal. You can register your project to become eligible for charitable donations from various organizations.

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