CALIFORNIA

Local volunteers from diverse backgrounds to give back through a neighborhood park beautification project

ANAHEIM – Approximately 60 local residents will join more than 2000 volunteers across 10 states on Saturday, May 16 as volunteers for the 11^th Annual National Arab American Service Day (NAASD). Hosted by Access California Services (AccessCal), in partnership with the city of Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division and Neighborhood Services, volunteers will help beautify Palm Lane Park in Anaheim.

WHO:

AccessCal, an Anaheim-based nonprofit providing health and human services to over 11,000 Arab- and Muslim-Americans, refugees and immigrants annually

Little Arabia District

The AccessCal Arab Youth Collective

Network for Arab American Professionals Orange County, NAAPOC

Representatives from the city of Anaheim

Local community members

WHAT:            To help stimulate community and civic engagement among communities, volunteers will join efforts to beautify a local park by sanding and painting bleachers and trash can barrels, mulching a playground and trees, and conducting a trash pickup.

WHERE:         Palm Lane Park, 1595 West Palais Road in Anaheim

WHEN:            Saturday, May 16, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

WHY:              The 11^th Annual National Arab American Service Day (NAASD) is about fostering a culture of leadership and community engagement through service and volunteerism. Under its motto, “Serving Communities, Connecting People,” NAASD brings together diverse groups and individuals for one shared goal: Responding creatively to their community’s needs. A project of the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), NAASD has engaged more than 9,000 volunteers and provided over 36,000 hours of service to improve communities across the nation.

HOW:              For more information or to register to volunteer, please call AccessCal at 714-917-0440 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1439555889678421/