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Create Lanterns with the Hyde Square Task Force for JP Open Studios

Hyde Square Task Force is looking for volunteers to help with a large scale lantern art installation piece in Jamaica Plain. 

We are looking for volunteers to help make the lanterns themselves, which are origami paper boxes, before the day of the installation. We will provide all materials and munchies or lunch, depending on the time of day. 

The piece will installed on the front steps of the Blessed Sacrament Churchduring JP Open Studios, September 20th. HSTF recently purchased the church building, the centerpiece of Boston's Latin Quarter, in order to return it to the community. The lantern installation piece will bring light to the building itself which has been dark since 2004, and to the community, which has recently experienced a wave of violence.

The lanterns will be simple origami blow boxes like these:



Youth Friendly:
 8+

Please note: This is an express interest opportunity. When you click "express interest" below, you will be contacting Hyde Square Task Force, Boston Cares' partner organization on this project, directly. They will manage communication before and after the project, and the volunteer group day-of. Boston Cares cannot verify attendance for express interest opportunities. If you need to have your hours verified, please coordinate directly with the contact listed below.

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Age Minimum (with Adult): 8+, Minimum Age:8+

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