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Later this month, Shane Grammer of SG studios is taking a team of artists to Svay Pak, Cambodia to paint murals with girls who were either rescued from or in danger of being forced into prostitution.

He is throwing a fundraising art show on April 8, 2010 that will include a silent auction of some of his work, along with the work of Aman, Jenvy Fox, and many others.  There will also be musical interludes by Dusty Brown, special guests, cocktails, food and a good vibe.

Above is part of one of the paintings that will auctioned off.  Shane explains some of the inspiration behind it below: (more…)

What’s up with my moon face? But hey, it was for a good cause.  For MLK day, I did some (non-court ordered) community service through Sac Metro Edge.  We spent the morning cleaning up a park, and it felt pretty good to be out in the community doing something good.  Below is a video on the event, produced by Nohoch Productions.  To get involved in Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s Volunteer Sacramento go here.

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Dumbworld will spend MLK Day doing community service (and this time not court ordered).  One way to give back (if you are in the Sacramento Area) is to volunteer with Hands on Sacramento.  See their list of projects.

And to sweeten the deal, volunteers can get a free ticket for admission to Disneyland or Walt Disney World.  Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Deadline to sign up is noon on Sunday (though I’m not sure why there is a deadline).

Yesterday, Kevin Johnson launched his “Volunteer Sacramento” program.  The goal of the program is to recruit thousands of residents to give at least 10 hours of service for the year.

Johnson told a story about being a child and driving back from Folsom with his grandfather every weekend.  Everytime there was a person out of gas or with a flat tire on the side of the road, his grandfather would stop and help.  This instilled in Kevin the importance of being a good neighbor.  And it is in this spirit that he hopes Sacramento will become the #1 city in the state of California when it comes to service hours. 

You can read about the launch of the campaign here and also see the video where Kevin Johnson tells the story about his grandfather.

Not sure how I will spend my 10 hours, but I have taken the first step and signed up at handsonsacramento.org.  You can go there for more information and to sign up for volunteer projects.  I will keep you updated on my volunteer efforts.

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