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Dear community-service minded folks, �

IRIS is New Haven County's refugee resettlement agency. �Our mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities. �Since refugees come to this country and are immediately thrown into poverty, we have diverse services to help refugees thrive during their first months and years in the US. �One particular service is our weekly food pantry service. �Each week's food pantry service is essential to many of the newly arrived refugee families, and many could not afford to feed their families without it. �To help the families as much as possible, we have been bring increasing amounts of food to the IRIS office to distribute to our clients.

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We are looking for motivated volunteers to help us continue to meet the needs of refugees.��On Tuesday afternoons, the mighty task of hauling over 2000 pounds of food up the stairs has become more and more difficult for just a couple volunteers to take one. �We would love to have more volunteers helping IRIS on�Tuesday afternoons from 2:15-3:45pm. �This is a great opportunity to get a great workout (free!) and simultaneously give back to the community.

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Please let me know if you are interested in helping! �My email address is This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript , and I'd be happy to give you bus directions to get to the IRIS office.

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Best wishes!
~Margaret

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Margaret Zhang,�Volunteer Coordinator
IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services

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Helping refugees & other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities.

235 Nicoll Street, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06511
203-562-2095
www.irisct.org

When:		March 29, 2011 2:15pm-3:45pm
Where:		IRIS - Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services 235 Nicoll St., 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 ...easily accessed by Yale Shuttle and city buses!
Type:		Volunteer Opportunity
Dear community-service minded folks, � IRIS is New Haven County's refugee resettlement agency. �Our mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities. �Since refugees come to this country and are immediately thrown into poverty, we have diverse services to help refugees thrive during their first months and years in the US. �One particular service is our weekly food pantry service. �Each week's food pantry service is essential to many of the newly arrived refugee families, and many could not afford to feed their families without it. �To help the families as much as possible, we have been bring increasing amounts of food to the IRIS office to distribute to our clients. � We are looking for motivated volunteers to help us continue to meet the needs of refugees.��On Tuesday afternoons, the mighty task of hauling over 2000 pounds of food up the stairs has become more and more difficult for just a couple volunteers to take one. �We would love to have more volunteers helping IRIS on�Tuesday afternoons from 2:15-3:45pm. �This is a great opportunity to get a great workout (free!) and simultaneously give back to the community. � Please let me know if you are interested in helping! �My email address is This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript , and I'd be happy to give you bus directions to get to the IRIS office. � Best wishes! ~Margaret --� Margaret Zhang,�Volunteer Coordinator IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services � Helping refugees & other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities. 235 Nicoll Street, 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 203-562-2095 www.irisct.org Additional Info/Contact: 203-562-2095, This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

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