December 2018 - Family Volunteer Opportunities

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December 2018 - New York City Volunteer One-Night-of-Chanukah Dorot   Date/Time: Sunday, December 2 or Thursday, December 6   Location: At the home of an elderly Dorot client -Upper East or Upper West side Set aside one night of Chanukah to light the menorah with an elderly client of Dorot. Together, you and your family will create a memorable and meaningful Chanukah tradition, while fulfilling the mitzvot (commandment) of lighting Chanukah candles with a homebound elder who may have no family with whom to celebrate the holiday. Your family will be assigned to an elder and you call to schedule a time to visit and deliver a care package from Dorot filled with treats, a small menorah and candles.   Ages: Families with children age four and up are welcome to participate   Time Commitment:  Each visit should last approximately a half hour.   Contact: Quinn Lockwood, qlockwood@dorotusa.org, 914.441.5051. Register online now through November 28. www.dorotusa.org Adopt a Family for the Holidays Catholic Charities   Date/Time: Now through December 8   Location: Catholic Charities NY, 1011 First Avenue, New York Become a Secret St. Nick for a New York family in need! You and your family can help Catholic Charities make sure children and their families receive the gifts they need most during the holidays this year such as coats, gloves, blankets and more. Catholic Charities NY wants to help the families we serve have one less thing to worry about so that they may have a cheerful holiday season. Last year Catholic Charities provided winter necessities to more than 800 families. Family sizes range from a family of one to as many as eight. Catholic Charities will give you a brief description of your "adopted" family and their needs. If you cannot adopt a family this year, we ask that you please consider a monetary donation that will be used to purchase gifts for our families this winter season. All donations are tax-deductible.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: lakisha.morris@archny.org, 646.794.2436. Click here to Adopt a Family https://archny.org/ St. Nicholas Shopping Project - Astor Place Catholic Charities   Date/Time: Saturday, December 8 from 7am - 3pm and 11am - 5pm   Location: Astor Place Kmart, 770 Broadway, New York Despite hard work that often includes holding more than one job, many New York residents do not earn enough to pay for food, shelter, and utilities. The needs of struggling families with children, the working poor, frail seniors, and other residents in our communities continue to grow. Catholic Charities wants to help the families we serve have one less thing to worry about and ensure that they have a cheerful holiday season! Volunteers are needed to help support the St. Nicholas Project Shopping Day. This is a fun-filled day at the Kmart in Astor Place. Volunteers will be shopping for approximately 600 families on this day. Volunteers will be asked to help us "shop" at Kmart to select winter clothing items, process these items through the Kmart registers, and load everything onto Catholic Charities trucks for delivery. Volunteers will: Shop for families (volunteers will receive a family profile and shop for winter items - Catholic Charities provides this budget). We are unable to guarantee that each volunteer will be able to shop for families (earlier shifts will have first priority). Help at the cash registers Bag and sort donation items Load trucks Provide other assistance as needed Volunteers will be asked to assist in one or more of these areas. Kmart has changed its store layout, and we will depend on volunteers to help us with moving, bagging, and storing items. TEAM REGISTRATION: This is a great opportunity for corporate groups, school groups, friends, and family teams. If you wish to sign-up multiple people you can create a team -- however, you must first create your own log-in to do so. Click for CREATE-A-TEAM Instructions.   Ages: Families with ages nine and older are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Up to six hours   Contact: Registration is available online. https://www.catholiccharitiesnyvolunteer.org/ Community School District 17 Feast and Talent Show Seeds in the Middle   Date/Time: Saturday, December 8, 10 am - 1 pm   Location: Community School District 17 Office, Maggie L. Walker Educational Campus, 1224 Park Place, Brooklyn This is a special event held every year for families from schools in this district that spans Crown Heights, Flatbush and Brownsville, central Brooklyn. Volunteers are needed to help make and serve food, help with talent show, and bring special gifts and donations that are healthy and will make everyone happy! This event focused on children and families who come from difficult circumstances. Feel free to bring new toys, gently used toys, or clothes for any age in good condition. Please bring a delicious, fresh dish for their potluck. We are located in a food desert area, where access to fresh fruits and vegetables is limited. We may be making fresh orange juice, so children can help make that, too!   Ages: All ages are welcome with a parent   Time Commitment: Two hours at any time. Volunteers may also be needed to help with set-up and breakdown.   Contact: Nancie, info@seedsinthemiddle.org, 917.697.3745 seedsinthemiddle.org   13th Annual - Mom's Christmas Stocking Campaign Mom's Christmas Stocking   Date/Time: Sunday, December 9, 1 - 3pm   Location: Grassroots Fitness Project, 371 Amsterdam Avenue, second floor. D. Wendy Strauss started this project in honor of her own mother. After her Mom passed away, Wendy found a request from her mom that she continue to fill a Christmas stocking for her each year, and to give it to a woman in need. Mom's Christmas Stocking fills upwards of 200 stockings for women and children each holiday season to be distributed to shelters in NYC through Women In Need (www.women-in-need.org). Volunteers are needed to purchase stocking stuffers for women and babies and to participate on event day; filling stockings and transporting bags of filled stockings to the final location before pick up. Suggested stocking stuffer items include: Makeup Travel size toiletries, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant  Feminine products Jewelry Hair accessories Toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss Nail kits, emery boards, polish Socks, trouser socks, slipper socks Candy, chocolates, mints Specialty gift items, hats, gloves, slipper socks, pashmina scarves Pens, markers, notebooks, note pads, pocket calendars, date books Baby clothing such as bibs, socks, onesies  Child safe toys, bottles, pacifiers, baby care kits, wipes, diapers Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Shop in advance at your convenience, "stuffing" event is two hours but drop in and stuff for as long as you'd like!   Contact: D. Wendy Strauss, darylwendy@msn.com or mom.stocking@gmail.com, 212.920.4719 http://momschristmasstocking.com/ Become a Santa! Stockings with Care   Date/Time: Please fulfill your child's wish list and deliver gifts to the SWC Santa's Workshop in midtown Manhattan (location TBD) on Thursday, December 13 or Friday, December 14   Location: SWC Santa's Workshop in midtown Manhattan (location TBD) Stockings with Care is a nonprofit partnering with homeless shelters and assistance agencies to support struggling families. The goal this year is to provide Christmas magic for 1800 kids. "Santas" receive a list with 3 Wishes for one New York City child whose family either lives in a homeless shelter or is in danger of being homeless. Santas do the shopping for their child's 3 wishes, wrap the gifts, then drop them off at the Stockings with Care Santa's Workshop (a borrowed raw space). To be a Santa for a child in need, please fill out the form and let Stockings with Care know how many children you wish to sponsor and any specific comments, such as budget limitations (the average cost of an entire wish list is $100-$150). You may also specify if you have an age or gender preference from newborns to teenagers and we will see if we can match you up. Many companies offer employee gift matching programs. Please be sure to take advantage of this if your office offers a program! Every gift makes a difference in a child's Christmas.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@stockingswithcare.org www.stockingswithcare.org Food Pantry Volunteers Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger   Date/Time: Ongoing, Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30am - 4 pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am - 6 pm   Location: 2010 Fulton Street, Brooklyn (take the C train to Ralph Ave) Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger needs volunteers year-round for a variety of roles, including stocking shelves, distributing food, bagging produce for seniors, creating birthday or holiday bags, etc. Ages: Families with children ages 10 and older are welcome to assist with bagging produce, creating birthday and holiday bags and other tasks as needed. Individuals need to be 16 or older for general food pantry volunteering;   Time Commitment: Four-hour shifts   Contact: Miriam Ehrlich, mehrlich@tcahnyc.org, 718.773.3551 (x115) http://bedstuyagainsthunger.org/ Deliver Meals on Christmas Day Citymeals on Wheels   Date/Time: Tuesday, December 25, morning - shifts vary   Location: Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx and Brooklyn Citymeals on Wheels provides a continuous lifeline of nourishing meals and vital companionship to frail aged New Yorkers. Volunteers are needed to deliver a nourishing meal on Christmas morning, along with warm companionship. Ages: Families are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Two to three hours   Contact: Sheila Clay, sheila@citymeals.org, 212.687.1234 www.citymeals.org  Holiday Toy Drive Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)   Date/Time: Now through December 31   Location(s): The Bronx Zoo, NY Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo. Check individual sites for specific drop-off points Donations of new, unwrapped toys are being collected for the families of veterans and active duty members of the military and New York City families in need. From November 5 through December 31, drop off a new, unwrapped toy and you will receive a voucher for one free general admission ticket to the Bronx Zoo or New York Aquarium (up to 4 vouchers per family). Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Check individual sites (above) for more information https://www.wcs.org/giveback Serve a Hot Meal to the Homeless Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time(s): Saturday, December 8, from 10am - 2pm (Special Holiday Party) Saturday December 15, 22 and 29, from 10 am - 2 pm Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street Volunteers help set up, prepare and serve meals, then break down and clean up. All shifts are family-friendly, and involve a set-up team to set tables and decorate, a service team to run trays of food back and forth to the guests, and a break down & clean up team. On Saturday, December 8, we will also be having our holiday party and gift bags will be distributed!   Ages: All ages, families are encouraged to volunteer together.   Time Commitment: Varies. The full lunch program is four hours but volunteers are welcome any time during the day.   Contact: Volunteers should email Rev. Carl Garrison to sign up to volunteer.  carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org  A Special Collection! Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time: Please contact Reverend Carl to coordinate drop off times   Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street The Manhattan Church of Christ is collecting the following items for community members who live marginally or are homeless. These items will be distributed at their holiday party in December. All items can be dropped off at the church: New socks, hats and gloves Small toothbrushes/toothpaste Deodorant, small soaps, shampoo, lotion Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Rev. Carl Garrison, carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org Holiday Toy Collection Toys for Tots   Date/Time: At your convenience, until Christmas   Location: Toys for Tots partners with major retailers every year, and you'll find donation boxes all over the city.   Toys for Tots is a well-know charity, established in 1991 by the US Marine Corps Toys For Tots Foundation. Their mission is simple: to provide a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas. Every child can relate to the idea that they receive so many gifts for the Holidays, and yet some children in our community may not receive a special toy for Christmas. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: brooklynt4t@usmc.mil, 718.269.8786 https://brooklyn-ny.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/default.aspx Letters to Santa Macy's Believe Campaign - Make-A-Wish   Date/Time: Until December 24   Location: Any Macy's retail store This is the 10th year of Macy's Believe campaign benefiting Make-A-Wish. Kids of all ages can download a "letter to Santa" template from the Macy's website, and drop their stamped letter, addressed to Santa At The North Pole, in the Santa Mail letterbox at any Macy's retail store. For each letter received through December 24th, Macy's will donate $1 to Make-a-Wish, up to $1 million. Make-A-Wish provides magical, life-changing experiences for terminally ill children and their families.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Click here to learn more. www.macys.com/social/believe/  30th Annual Coat Drive New York Cares   Date/Time: Now through February 1, 2019   Location: Donation sites are located across the city, in Police Stations, at major transportation terminals and at participating merchants. Check website for details on drop-off locations. You may also consider setting up a personal collection site/coat drive in your apartment building, church/temple, school or office. As the weather begins to get colder, New York Cares starts to distribute coats to our Community Partners. You may donate gently used coats at any one of the public donation sites (here is an interactive map of drop-off locations) or you may start your own family coat drive. All coats need to be delivered to the New York Cares warehouse located in midtown. Recipients of the coats include churches, schools and shelters, all of which serve New York's most in-need populations. Both adult and child-sized coats are welcomed. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@newyorkcare.org, 212.228.5000 https://www.newyorkcares.org/ Letters of Gratitude Operation Gratitude   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Put all loose artwork and letters/cards (no individual envelopes) in a large envelope or box according to their recipient type, and ship to: Operation Gratitude ATTN: Letter Writing Program 21100 Lassen Street Chatsworth, CA 91311-4278 Write letters to our military, veterans and first responders. Operation Gratitude sends care packages to our active duty military, veterans, first responders, and new recruits. Each package includes a bundle of letters from the American people, thanking them for their service to our country. Package recipients tell us these letters, notes, and drawings are the most cherished items in their box. Visit the Operation Gratitude website for full instructions. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@operationgratitude.com www.operationgratitude.com Top Three Holiday Giving Opportunities Family-to-Family   The holidays are around the corner, and this the year national poverty relief nonprofit Family-to-Family wants to make it easier than ever for families with "more" to help families with "less" celebrate the season. Family-to-Family's programs help families, veterans, seniors, Holocaust survivors and refugees in need receive food, personal hygiene products and other basic life essentials.   Here are three easy - yet meaningful - charitable acts that families can do together: Help your child be a giver with Give it Up - Ask your child to give up one gift they likely would have received this holiday season for a child with less. Here is how it works - take your child shopping for the gift, or set aside one present he or she received during the holidays. Then email moreinfo@family-to-family.org with your zip code and the number of family members participating, and Family-to-Family will send you the name of a recipient organization serving families in need. We ask that you call them to arrange a time to drop off your unwrapped gift(s). Include wrapping paper, tape and ribbon too! You'll then bring the gift to the organization we linked you to and the gift will be given to a mom or dad to give to their child as if they had bought it. Stuff a Stocking for a child or grown-up need - Let your child be a stocking stuffer this year! Bring the family on a shopping trip for adult or child stocking goodies. Adult stockings can include gloves, socks, a scarf, personal hygiene items, nail polish, a deck of cards or a Sudoku book. Stockings for kids can have a stuffed animal, mittens, travel size games and puzzles, small toys, lip gloss, pencils or a jump rope. Be creative and thoughtful. When you've finished stuffing your stocking, email moreinfo@family-to-family.org and we'll link you with either a local shelter where you can bring it, or an impoverished community where you can ship it.  Either way, an outreach worker will hand out your stocking to a mom or dad in need to give to their child, or to an adult in need! Last day to drop off stockings to a site near you is December 14. Holiday dinner baskets for struggling families in your town - Ask family or friends to join together and make baskets or bags of holiday dinner staples for families in need. It's simple! If you're making five or more baskets, first email us at moreinfo@family-to-family.org and we'll locate and link you up with a local food pantry that will give out your baskets. Then, ask each volunteer to shop for the items on a list here: https://www.family-to-family.org/holiday-giving/holiday-dinner-baskets/. Bring groceries to a central location, in either reusable grocery bags or a laundry basket. Then, volunteers from your group can drop everything off at the pantry we've linked you with. If you're making fewer than five baskets, we ask that you google "food pantry" along with your zip code to find a nearby pantry, and contact them directly about dropping off the baskets. Help Brighten the Holidays for Others - Adopt-a-Family Do you and your family want to find an opportunity to make the holidays brighter for others? Many community organizations offer holiday food or toy programs to their clients. Here is a list of organizations you can contact to see how your family can help: "Adopting" a disadvantaged child or family at holiday time can inspire a sense of giving in your children. The Doing Good Together website also offers a great page full of ideas:   www.breadandlife.org/support-us/sponsor-family blancashouse.org/volunteer-locally/  www.toysofhope.org/adopt_family.html  www.daymaker.com/give/ www.projecthospitality.org/ www.chcfinc.org/adopt-a-family/ shelteringarmsny.org/winter-wonders-holiday-gift-drive/   Giving Plates Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your own home or community location Making some baked goods to bring along to a holiday gathering? You and your family can bake up some extra treats to share as a holiday gift with new or isolated neighbors, sick or stressed friends, or even service providers you meet on a regular basis, like the mail carrier or school bus driver. Then your family can design giving plates to place your home baked goodies on as part of your gift! Visit the Doing Good Together Design a Giving Plate for directions to make your plates and for additional ideas and reflection questions.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.DoingGoodTogether.org Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for big-hearted books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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December 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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December 2018  - Silicon Valley  Volunteer at CalTrain Holiday Train Salvation Army   Date/Time: Sunday, December 2, 6 - 7:40pm   Location: Menlo Park Caltrain Station, 1120 Merrill St, Menlo Park In partnership with SamTrans, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots, the Holiday Train is coming your way again this season! A small train decorated with thousands of lights will make its way from San Francisco to Santa Clara, stopping at each Caltrain platform for a 15 minute performance, which will include a sing-a-long from a band and choir, a snow machine blasting out onto the platform, characters in costume interacting with the crowd (Santa, Frosty, etc.) and new toy collection! Volunteers will arrive at Menlo Park station BEFORE the train arrives to assist in arranging toy collection barrels and signs. Volunteers will also direct families and guests to bins where they can donate toys and help return toys and barrels to the Salvation Army vehicles. Please note that volunteers will not ride on the train. Click here for more details about Caltrain Holiday Train 2018. Ages: All ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: About two hours   Contact: Melissa Doppler, melissa.doppler@usw.salvationarmy.org or 415.553.3528. Registration is available online. https://www.salvationarmyusa.org Alum Rock Fall 2018 Bioblitz Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful Date/Time: Saturday, December 8, 9 - 11am Location: Alum Rock Park, 15350 Penitencia Creek Road, San Jose   A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live in a place. Join this BioBlitz where you and experts come together to explore the park, and document observations of all living things in a short period of time. Docents will guide you and teach you to use the iNaturalist app on your smartphone or tablet to record all the living things you encounter. Flowers, trees, butterflies, dragonflies, and beetles, birds, and squirrels. We love them all - now let's go find them... Every little piece counts!   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Two hours Contact: Deb Kramer, Program Manager, deb@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org or 408.372.7053. Registration is available online. www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org 'Tis the Season to be Planting Save the Bay   Date/Time: Saturday, December 15, 9am - noon   Location: Bair Island, Redwood City (location details will be provided through email upon RSVP) Save the Bay's mission is to protect and restore San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife, uniting the Bay Area to create a clean and healthy Bay. As climate change and pollution threaten the area, Save the Bay leads initiatives to make the region sustainable for future generations. With planting season in full swing for the next few months, Save the Bay will plant thousands of new seedlings from their nursery in an effort to restore critical habitat in the tidal marshes of Bair Island. Come join and lend them a hand, enjoy time taking in the beautiful landscape, and learn about the exciting changes each season brings to our local wetlands. No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and instruction provided. Each event is led by Save The Bay staff certified in first aid and CPR.   Ages: All ages are welcome. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: info@savesfbay.org or call 510.463.6850. Registration is available online. https://savesfbay.org/  December Events Grassroots Ecology   Date/Time: Varies by event   Location: Varies by event   Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. They restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education. While volunteering with Grassroots Ecology, you will learn interesting things about the natural world while making a positive impact on the environment. Grassroots offers opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels to help with planting, weeding, creek monitoring, or installing rain gardens and rain barrels. Use the clickable links below to register for the right volunteer opportunity for you and your family: Every Monday, 9:30am - noon, Byrne Brigade: Habitat Restoration at Byrne Preserve, Los Altos Hills Every Wednesday, 9am - noon, Volunteer Weed Warriors, Palo Alto Saturday December 15, 9:30am - noon, Habitat Restoration Volunteer Workday at Cooley Landing, East Palo Alto Ages: All ages are welcome at most events. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half to three hours, depending on event   Contact: Jeremy Merckling, jeremy@grassrootsecology.org, 650.384.5314 www.grassrootsecology.org Help Provide Valet Bike Parking at Special Events Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) Date/Time(s): Sunday December 16, 10 - 5:30pm, San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Sunday December 23, 10 - 5:30pm, San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears Monday December 31, 10:30 - 4pm, San Francisco Bowl Location: Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara   The purpose of SVBC is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Valet bike parking is one of many ways that Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition encourages people to bike to public events. Volunteer responsibilities include accepting event attendees' bikes, placing them on bike racks, keeping a watchful eye during the event and then happily returning them to the attendees when they are ready to leave. Perks (such as snacks, free entry, or a meal) are usually provided for volunteers, depending on the event.   Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers age 13-18 may participate on their own with a signed waiver. If you will be volunteering with children, the expectation is that they can be independent and support the bike parking program without needing to be supervised the entire time. You will be working together but must be able to leave them unattended at times. If you are unsure if this is an age appropriate volunteer activity for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Programs Manager.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Kate Plant, Community Projects Coordinator at kate@bikesiliconvalley.org or 408.813.4485, or Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Jessica Waite at jessica@bikesiliconvalley.org  Register for San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Register for San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears Register for San Francisco Bowl www.bikesiliconvalley.org  Make Blankets and Plant Flowers for the Community Temple Emanu-El Preschool   Date/Time: Tuesday, December 18, 6 - 8pm   Location: 1010 University Ave, San Jose   At Temple Emanu-El Preschool, the child comes first. They offer a quality multi-faceted, socially and academically developmental curriculum that balances developmental, academic and Judaic learning. Students work on kindergarten readiness skills, such as ABC's and 123's, in addition to science, music, art, and more. The Temple school is community-based and open to children of all faiths. Families will work together to make blankets for the local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), non-slip socks for a nearby convalescent hospital and plant flowers for a senior center. These types of activities help children learn the value of helping others, and families can experience the importance of working with their children to better our community.   Ages: Families with children ages two and older are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Barbara Smead, barbara@templesanjose.org or call 408.293.8660. Registration is available online. https://templesanjose.org/ Help Students in Need My New Red Shoes   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Varies   Since 2006, My New Red Shoes has worked to close the clothing gap for children and youth in-need through their "Clothing for Confidence" Program. Beyond providing the necessities of new shoes and clothing, they strive to create a long-term impact by boosting self-esteem and confidence, providing a sense of normalcy, increasing school attendance, engagement and readiness, and improving the overall educational experience and quality of life of our community's poorest students. Each year, My Red Shoes collects thousands of new shoe donations from shoe drives led by individual donors, community groups and corporate teams. To ensure that they have the variety of shoe sizes and styles that every student requests, they supplement their inventory with wholesale shoe purchases, as needed. There are many ways to volunteer, including: Individual and group opportunities At Home Projects Donating Shoes or Hosting a Shoe Drive Ages: Varies, depending on the volunteering role.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: To learn more about volunteer opportunities, email outreach@mynewredshoes.org or sign up online at https://mynewredshoes.org/signup/ https://mynewredshoes.org Holiday Donation Drives Around Silicon Valley During the holidays, many local organizations are collecting supplies, food, and gifts for families and individuals in need. Consider shopping as a family for some of these needed items, collecting gently-used items from around your home, hosting a fundraiser or donation drive or creating greeting cards to go along with the gifts you provide! We recommend reaching out to the organizations in advance to confirm the dates items are needed by. Sacred Heart Community Services SHCS distributes 7,400 holiday food boxes to families and toys to 6,200 children. Bring joy this holiday season by dropping off turkeys or new toys! Click here for more information, 1381 S. First St., San Jose. Monday through Thursday, 8am - 5pm; Friday 8am - 4pm; Saturday 9am - noon. www.sacredheartcs.org/   City of Saratoga The city is collecting nonperishable food items as well as new, unwrapped toys to be distributed to needy families this holiday season as part of its annual Food and Toy Drive. Drop off new unwrapped toys donations or  non-perishable food through December 19. Toys can be brought to the Saratoga City Manager's Office (13777 Fruitvale Avenue), and food can be dropped off at the Joan Pisani Community Center (19655 Allendale Avenue) or the Saratoga Library (13650 Saratoga Avenue). www.saratoga.ca.us   Unity Care's Santa's Helpers Donation Drive Unity Care uplifts 800 lonely and anxious foster children in our area. They are seeking families or organizations to host holiday parties/drives to collect new unwrapped gifts for children ages 0-24 or $25 gift cards to Target or Walmart. You can also consider adopting or decorating one of 12 teen homes in the Bay Area. To host a party or adopt a home contact Unity Care at 408.971.9822, volunteer@unitycare.org www.unitycare.org/santas-helper   Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos   CSA is seeking gifts and/or gift cards for teens, food donations and volunteers to help provide holiday spirit to hundreds of families in the local community, 204 Stierlin Rd. Mountain View, 650.968.0836 www.csacares.org   Sunnyvale Community Services   SCS is seeking nonperishable food items, new toys, gifts and gift cards for those ages 7-17 for holiday gift distribution to low-income families in Sunnyvale. Food items most needed are healthy cereal, canned tuna and chicken, peanut butter and jelly, canned soup and canned tomato products. Gift cards to Target and Safeway are also greatly appreciated. Sunnyvale Community Services, 725 Kifer Rd. Sunnyvale, 408.738.4298. Donations are accepted weekdays, 8:30am - 5pm, and Saturday, Dec 8, 8:30-11am. All Sunnyvale Fire Stations will also be accepting toy donations for SCS from 9am - 7pm seven days a week through December 15. https://svcommunityservices.org/donate-scs-donation-wish-list-seasonal/ www.svcommunityservices.org   Toys for Tots, Santa Clara County   Join us in our efforts to ensure that every child in need in our community receives a new, unwrapped toy this holiday season! The Marines of San Jose are proud to serve all of Santa Clara County by collecting toy donations and in return, giving thousands of new unwrapped toys to Santa Clara County families in need. Visit the San Jose area page for one of the many Toy Drop-Off Locations in your area. www.san-jose-ca.toysfortots.org Giving Plates Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your own home or community location Making some baked goods to bring along to a holiday gathering? You and your family can bake up some extra treats to share as a holiday gift with new or isolated neighbors, sick or stressed friends, or even service providers you meet on a regular basis, like the mail carrier or school bus driver. Then your family can design giving plates to place your home baked goodies on as part of your gift! Visit the Doing Good Together Design a Giving Plate for directions to make your plates and for additional ideas and reflection questions.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.DoingGoodTogether.org Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for big-hearted books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. 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December 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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December 2018 - Boston JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, December 9 or Sunday, January 13, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. (This is for returning volunteers only). 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10:15am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families. Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours depending on the activity.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before the distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Holiday Gift Drive Project Hope   Date/Time: Gift drive drop-off is December 10 through 12, 9am - 4pm   Location: Community Building, 550 Dudley Street, Roxbury Project Hope is a multi-service agency at the forefront of efforts in Boston to move families up and out of poverty. Every parent wants to provide gifts for their children. Help Project Hope provide wonderful holiday memories for children in need! Please deliver your gifts to us unwrapped so the parents can participate in holiday giving by wrapping them. You are also welcome to provide wrapping paper and ribbon for the families. Holiday Gift Wish List: Gift Cards (Target, Marshalls, Old Navy, Best Buy & Stop n' Shop are preferred) Books & Games  Toys  Art Supplies  Sports Equipment  Scarves, Hats & Gloves Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Laura,617.442.1880 x249 or lvincent@prohope.org www.prohope.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc   Date/Time: Flexible, meals are needed six days a week. Check the calendar on Meal Train for available dates. The first half of 2019 lunch dates are now available for sign-up. Meals should be dropped off between 8-11am;  prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge   For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver the meal to On the Rise. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. The women self-serve lunch; please package lunch buffet or family style (no individually wrapped items). Lunch should be enough to serve 15-20 people. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information.   Ages: All ages can participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year.   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org, 617.497.7968. Volunteers self schedule dates on Meal Train. Dates in blue mean a person has already signed up to cook a lunch for that day. Dates in green are available for lunch. Simply click on the day you'd like and register! You'll get a reminder email one week before your scheduled date as well as a day before reminder.  www.ontherise.org Holiday Meal Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Friday, December 21 - shifts start at 9, 10, or 11am   Location: 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Join Community Servings during the holiday season to help deliver holiday meals to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. This is a perfect opportunity for the whole family to bring some holiday cheer to Community Servings clients! Volunteers will need to deliver baskets in their own vehicle. Please note the following requirements: Must have a vehicle and valid driver's license. Must volunteer with a friend or partner - deliveries must be made by a minimum of two people. (Only 1 person required to register.) Must have a clean car with ample storage. (Preferably a cargo van or SUV.) Must have a cellphone. Navigation (Google Maps, Waze) or a good sense of direction. Willingness to deliver/pickup to/from Greater Boston suburbs. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. Only the driver needs to register.  www.servings.org/  Give the Gift of Play - Annual Toy Drive Room to Grow   Date/Time: Holiday Toy Drive runs through December. Drop off donations Monday through Friday, 9:30 am - 4 pm. Please call the front desk at 617.859.4545 when you are five minutes away and staff will meet you outside the front of the building for curbside assistance. If you need to make other arrangements for drop-off, contact Josh.   Location: Room to Grow, 142 Berkeley Street, Boston   Now in its fifth year, Room to Grow's Annual Holiday Toy Drive collects thousands of toys for babies in low-income families. During a child's first three years, toys play a critical role in helping babies learn and grow. At every three-month visit to Room to Grow, social workers guide families in choosing five educational toys to support their baby's development, preparing them for future learning and success.   By providing educational toys to Room to Grow, you are helping babies: Develop new skills such as reaching, grasping, and crawling Learn colors, numbers, and shapes Strengthen memory skills Ways you can contribute: Hold a toy drive in your community. Celebrate your toy drive by sharing your stories and pictures on social media (@roomtogroworg) Donate new or nearly new toys appropriate for newborns through children age three. Purchase urgently needed toys from our Amazon wishlist. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Josh Tingley, josh.tingley@roomtogrow.org www.roomtogrow.org  The Giving Factory Cradles to Crayons   Date/Time: A variety of weekday and weekend shifts are available. Check the website for details   Location: 155 N. Beacon Street, Brighton Cradles to Crayons offers families the opportunity to teach their children the values of service and philanthropy while volunteering together to help children and families in need. A volunteer shift in The Giving Factory Warehouse involves hands-on processing of the donated goods that flow in on a regular basis. Each station in the warehouse includes inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations to ultimately be distributed to the children served by Cradles to Crayons. Please visit the website for more specific information about volunteering. Ages: Children as young as five are allowed to volunteer. Any child under the age of 18 needs an adult present with them for the entire shift when they come to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Interested volunteers are required to register with our volunteer coordinators in advance. Click here to fill out an inquiry form. www.cradlestocrayons.org Giving Plates Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your own home or community location Making some baked goods to bring along to a holiday gathering? You and your family can bake up some extra treats to share as a holiday gift with new or isolated neighbors, sick or stressed friends, or even service providers you meet on a regular basis, like the mail carrier or school bus driver. Then your family can design giving plates to place your home baked goodies on as part of your gift! Visit the Doing Good Together Design a Giving Plate for directions to make your plates and for additional ideas and reflection questions.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.DoingGoodTogether.org Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for big-hearted books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click  here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. 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November 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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November 2018 - Boston Boston River Run Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund   Date/Time: Sunday, November 11, 7 -11am   Location: DCR's Artesani Park, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Boston The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund is a 501(C)(3) public charitable organization created to honor the life of Corporal Andrew Graham Narcus (USMC). The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund was founded in 2012, ten years after Andrew's death. The AGSF Fund is volunteer-based and 100% of donations go directly towards endowing scholarships. The organization's mission is to generate funds through the Boston River Run fundraiser and endow scholarships at Massachusetts community colleges. Flat, family-friendly, scenic, safe 5K charity run/walk along the Charles River Ages: Everyone is welcome to come but most opportunities will be best for older kids and adults. Younger kids are welcome to walk/run or cheer.   Time Commitment: Three to four hours   Contact: Sarah Narcus, sarah@agsffund.org. Click here for online volunteer registration and here to participate in the races. www.Bostonriverrun.com   Pie in the Sky Pie Selling Project Community Servings   Date/Time: Now until November 16   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Join the Community Servings Pie Selling team on their 26th Anniversary! The Pie Sellers help CS sell more than 21,000 pies each year! Be a part of this one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving bake sale and sign up to be a Pie Seller. There's no fundraising minimum and you'll have access to tips and tools to make it easy to sell pies to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers and reach your goal. It's a great activity for elementary and middle school children. They can form a team and become Pie Sellers. Ages: All ages, with an adult " Team Captain."   Time Commitment: As much as you want!   Contact: Darcy Pfeifer, dpfeifer@servings.org, 617.522.7777 x231 www.pieinthesky.org/ Pie in The Sky Pie Pick-Up and Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Monday, November 19 - Wednesday, November 21; volunteers are needed for the following dates and times: Monday, November 19: 9am - 1pm, 10am - 2pm, 11am - 3pm & 2 - 6pm Tuesday, November 20:  9am - 1pm & 1 - 4pm Wednesday, November 21: 8:30am-noon & 11am - 3 pm  Location: Hynes Convention Center   You and your children can help Community Servings during the home stretch of their Pie in the Sky pie sale with this very important task of picking up and delivering pies to locations around Greater Boston. Pies will be picked up from bakers and delivered to Pie Central. Then, completed pie orders need to be delivered from Pie Central to designated pick-up sites. Fill up your car, turn on your GPS and away you go! Pie in the Sky raises money to provide free, medically tailored and nutritional meals for Greater Boston's critically ill and their families. Community Servings provides meals to over 1,600 people each week.   Ages: All ages with adult with a driver's license   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. www.servings.org/ Thanksgiving Meal Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Wednesday, November 21, 9, 10 or 11am   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain   Join the Community Servings Thanksgiving Meal Delivery team! Volunteers are needed to help deliver Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. Volunteers will need to deliver meals in their own vehicle. (One person per vehicle to sign up for the shift.) All volunteers will go through a delivery orientation during the first half an hour of the shift and you will be prepared to deliver Thanksgiving Meals. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18.   Time Commitment: Deliveries can take anywhere from one to three hours.   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. www.servings.org/ JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time:  Sunday, November 18 or Sunday, December 9, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation.   Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families. Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours depending on the activity.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table 7th Annual Family Gratitude 5k Turkey Trot Ripples of Hope   Date/Time: Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving): Kids Run (Under age 9) - 8am 5K Run/Walk - 8:30am Location: Endicott Estate, 656 East Street, Dedham Give thanks and start a new family tradition this Thanksgiving! Kick off your Thanksgiving Day festivities with a fun, family- friendly event to benefit local charities. Proceeds from race benefit the Dedham Food Pantry and local Ripples of Hope community-based service initiatives. Bring a bag of non-perishable food to be sorted on race day morning!   List of needed Items: Canned chicken Peanut Butter Beef stew Canned white tuna Pork and beans Boxed cereal Oatmeal Canned vegetables Canned soup Pasta Rice Canned fruit Applesauce Spaghetti-ohs (canned pasta) Vegetable Oil Coffee & tea Instant Coffee Flour Mayonnaise Jelly or Jam Instant mashed potato Laundry detergent Shampoo & soap Snack foods Artificial Sweeteners (Equal, Sweet & Low, Splenda, etc.) Sugar Ages: This is a family-friendly event   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Race registration is available online. http://www.ripplesofhope.org/ Housing Families Annual Gift Drive Housing Families Inc   Date/Time: Now through December 7   Location: Drop off location, 919 Eastern Ave, Malden   Housing Families believes that the holidays should be magical for every person; that's why we work every year to help our families feel at home. All donations will go to the over 1,000 families we serve in our programs during the holiday season and throughout the year. Click here for our list of most popular and most needed gift ideas; gift cards and monetary donations are also welcome. Volunteers are welcome to host a drive on our behalf and volunteers are welcome to help set up holiday boutique in December.   Ages: Everyone is welcome; children with adult supervision, please.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Hilary Wolkan, 781.322.9119 x 124 www.housingfamilies.org Sponsor a Family Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Ongoing, monthly donation   Location: Family-to-Family will connect you with a family to sponsor. Teach your children the importance of sharing your bounty with others by sponsoring a family in need with a monthly box of groceries. Choose one of the six options on the Family-to Family website and your family can help ease the burden of hunger and poverty in one of America's poorest communities. Depending on the option you choose, you'll need to buy groceries and personal care items, along with a box and postage. Visit the Doing Good Together Sponsor a Family project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference in the lives of others.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: nhennessee@family-to-family.org https://www.family-to-family.org/  Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click  here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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November 2018- Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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November 2018  - Silicon Valley  Help Sort and Pack Holiday Care Packages Operation: Care and Comfort   Date/Time: Sunday, November 4, 9am - 1pm   Location: Avaya Stadium, 1123 Coleman Avenue, San José. Free parking will be available at the back of the stadium. Head to the stadium and sign in at the registration table.   Operation: Care and Comfort (OCC) provides support and comfort to "adopted" units of deployed U.S. military service members, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflict regions. Working within the community and through donations received from all over the country, the organization assembles and ships care packages to their adopted units every month until they return home. They currently support up to 200 units on a monthly basis. Join them as they sort, pack and box care packages for troops serving overseas. The troops overseas do not have the comforts of home, so mailing care packages filled with snacks, hygiene and leisure items bring them a touch of home. Be sure to wear your Santa hats and garb, and join the fun for the year's last public packing event. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.   Ages: Families with children ages 5 and older are welcome to volunteer, but anyone under 16 must be supervised by an adult.   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Registration is available online. For questions contact Julie DeMaria, 408.373.8635 or julie@occ-usa.org https://www.occ-usa.org Holiday Shopping Spree Sunday Friends   Date/Time(s): Friday November 9, 6:30 - 9pm Friday November 16, 6:30 - 9pm Location: Target Store, 1811 Hillsdale Ave, San José Sunday Friends empowers families to break the generational cycle of poverty by fostering positive development in children while educating and guiding parents to support their children's life success. This event is important because the gifts we gather during our shopping spree will make it possible for children and parents to earn, select and gift wrap presents for their loved ones in Sunday Friends' holiday programs. Join us to give the gift of giving this holiday season. We meet at the front of the store, split up into shopping teams and divide up the money collected. We assign each team a "mission" (girls' toys, teens' gifts, dads' gifts, warming presents, etc.). Each team searches the store for the best gifts. We meet back at the registers to check out and award prizes. Each shopper must bring $10 - $100 (or more). For more information about this program, visit Sunday Friends' website. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: One and one-half hours   Contact: Registration is available online. For questions, contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 408.217.9587 or email mail@sundayfriends.org http://www.sundayfriends.org Work at the Farm Santa Clara Unified School District   Date/Time: Ongoing, Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 - 11am   Location: 1055 Dunford Way, Sunnyvale   Santa Clara Unified School District's Farm produce is grown organically, picked fresh, and then sent to their students' cafeteria plates! Volunteers are needed to help put in stakes for their tomato plant crops, plant pumpkins, pull weeds, harvest food, water plants, and have fun working hard with other community members. Volunteers must wear gloves and eye protection for their safety. Also, please make sure to bring sunblock, water, and hats. Ages: Families with children ages 10 and older are welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children under the age of 14.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email farm@scusd.net at least 48 hours in advance informing the date and time you plan to volunteer. For additional questions contact Angie Ruiz, 408.423.3248 or angruiz@scusd.net https://www.santaclarausd.org/Page/1175 Tutor with the Young Scholars Program Family Connections   Date/Time: Saturday, November 17, 10 - 1pm   Location: Belle Haven School Site, 1391 Chilco Street, Menlo Park   Family Connections strives to make our community stronger through a ripple effect of positive, lasting change. This is accomplished by supporting and deeply caring for each individual family and, importantly, always respecting their unique situation. The Young Scholars Program supports underserved students who have participated in the Family Connections preschool program for at least one year and are entering Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten. After preschool, the Young Scholars program sustains positive family dynamics and learning opportunities for kindergarten and beyond so that participating students and their families have the tools and resources to become the drivers of their own success and leaders in their extended communities. Volunteers are needed to mentor and support Young Scholars Program participants.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. All minors under the age of 16 must have adult present.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Sign up online through HandsOn Bay Area for full opportunity details and additional questions. https://familyconnections.org/     South Bay Family Volunteer Day HandsOn Bay Area   Date/Time: Saturday, November 17, 9:30am - 12:30pm   Location: Collective Roots, 1785 Woodland Avenue, East Palo Alto   Organized by HandsOn Bay Area and sponsored by The Walt Disney Company, this day of service helps families strengthen bonds to their communities and each other. This year, HandsOn Bay Area is partnering with Collective Roots, and activities will include installing a trellis system, building a small compost box, and painting terracotta pots. With only one grocery store for a population of 30,000 people, much of East Palo Alto is considered a Low Access Community by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Collective Roots serves as an important space for community members to learn about growing food, as well as providing garden plots for East Palo Alto residents who don't have access to gardening space. Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you are comfortable getting dirty/painted. Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Registration is available online. For questions, contact Ambrosia Shapiro at ambrosia@hoba.org http://handsonbayarea.org Make Welcome Kits for Refugees in Need International Rescue Committee   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: 1210 South Bascom Avenue, San José   The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. IRC is gathering welcome kits for newly arrived families, asylees and victims of Human Trafficking. Welcome kits offer refugees with primary sets of necessities upon their arrival and also increases their efficiency in distributing goods to their clients. The welcome kits include items, such as basic kitchen necessities, personal hygiene items, bedding, and cleaning supplies. Furthermore, donating a completed kit increases the staff's efficiency in distributing these goods to newly arrived refugees. Please label and package completed welcome kits in reusable bags/boxes and mail/deliver to the address above. Click here for a detailed list of items needed for the welcome kit.   Ages: All ages welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Please email Amanda Gamban, Amanda.Gamban@rescue.org or call 408.277.0255 to learn about drop off dates and times. https://www.rescue.org/united-states/san-jose-ca    14th Annual Silicon Valley Turkey Trot Sponsored by Applied Materials   Date/Time: Thursday November 22, 6 - 11am. The kids fun run (ages 2 - 7) is at 10:30am   Location: 525 West Santa Clara Street, San José. You can find convenient parking at one of these lots: SAP Center Parking (lots A & D) - behind the arena/Santa Clara Street @ Autumn Street 2nd Street Parking Lot - 280 S. Second Street Market/San Pedro Garage - 45 N. Market St. (Entrances on Market and San Pedro streets) 3rd Street Parking Lot - 95 N. Third Street, north of Santa Clara Street 4th Street Parking Lot - 44 S. Fourth Street, at San Fernando Street Cityview Plaza - Park Ave, Almaden Blvd & San Fernando Street entrances 333 W. Julian Street #100 Kick off the holiday season by joining your Silicon Valley neighbors at the biggest Thanksgiving block-party in the country! The Silicon Valley Turkey Trot is a 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run that benefits five deserving charities helping to fight hunger, homelessness and promoting healthy communities in the Bay Area.   Beneficiaries include: Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County The Housing Trust Silicon Valley Second Harvest Food Bank, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Second Harvest Food Bank, Santa Cruz County The Health Trust Ages: All ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Registration is available online. http://svturkeytrot.com Help Provide Valet Bike Parking at Special Events Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) Date/Time(s): Thursday, November 1, 2 - 10pm, Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland Raiders Saturday, November 10, 3:45 - 9:45pm, Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Monday, November 12, 2 - 10pm, Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants Friday, November 30, 2:15 - 10pm, Levi's Stadium, Pac-12 Football Championship Game Location(s): Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara Stanford Stadium, 625 Nelson Rd, Santa Clara   The purpose of SVBC is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Valet bike parking is one of many ways that Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition encourages people to bike to public events. Volunteer responsibilities include accepting event attendees' bikes, placing them on bike racks, keeping a watchful eye during the event and then happily returning them to the attendees when they are ready to leave. Perks (such as snacks, free entry, or a meal) are usually provided for volunteers, depending on the event.   Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers age 13-18 may participate on their own with a signed waiver. If you will be volunteering with children, the expectation is that they can be independent and support the bike parking program without needing to be supervised the entire time. You will be working together but must be able to leave them unattended at times. If you are unsure if this is an age appropriate volunteer activity for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Programs Manager.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Kate Plant, Community Projects Coordinator at kate@bikesiliconvalley.org or 408.813.4485, or Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Jessica Waite at jessica@bikesiliconvalley.org. Register for Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland Raiders Register for Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Register for Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants Register for Levi's Stadium, Pac-12 Football Championship Game www.bikesiliconvalley.org   Holiday Food Drive Sacred Heart Community Service   Date/Time: Deadline to deliver Thanksgiving food drives is Saturday November 17; and deadline for Christmas food drives is Saturday December 15.   Location: Sacred Heart Donation Station, 1381 South 1st Street, San José You can make a HUGE impact in a family's life by organizing a holiday food drive! Help Sacred Heart ensure families in need have the opportunity to gather together for a bountiful holiday meal. Please visit their website to see the items most in need for the holidays. Follow these easy steps: Choose your team: Invite your co-workers, classmates or teammates to participate in your drive. You can collect at your place of worship or with friends, family and neighbors! Choose your theme: For holiday drives, would you like to collect food or toys? Celebrate your success! Gather your team's collection and bring it to Sacred Heart. Let us know when you come so we can thank you personally. We can also take a picture of your group with your donations! Ages: All ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: You can register your drive online. If you have questions about hosting a drive, please contact Terri West at drives@sacredheartcs.org. https://sacredheartcs.org/ Volunteer for Holiday Wish Drive Family Giving Tree   Date/Time: Warehouse volunteers are needed in December. Registration for warehouse volunteers will begin six weeks before the warehouse opens.   Location: Family Giving Tree, 606 Valley Way, Milpitas The Family Giving Tree fulfills the exact holiday wishes of those children in the most need in our communities while inspiring the values of kindness, philanthropy and volunteerism. Interested in volunteering during the Family Giving Tree's Holiday Wish Drive? They are always looking for people who want to have fun, are passionate about their work and love giving back to the community. The warehouse is a flurry of activity in December for the Holiday Wish Drive. Family Giving Tree relies on groups and individual volunteers to help set up the warehouse space, receive donations, sort and prepare donations, quality check donated products, help load agency cars, and clean up the warehouse space. Tasks will be assigned when volunteers arrive at the warehouse depending on most pressing needs at that time.   Ages: Open to all ages; Children under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: To sign up, email volunteers@familygivingtree.org. Registrations are taken on a first come first serve basis.  https://familygivingtree.org/ Feed the Hungry Community Seva   Date/Time: Breakfast: Every Sunday, 6 - 7:30am, San José Lunch: Saturday, November 24, 10am - noon Dinner: Sunday, November 25, 3 - 7pm CARE Bags: Anytime Location(s): Breakfast - San José (exact location will be provided after sign-up) Lunch - Fremont (exact location will be provided after sign-up) Dinner  - Fremont (exact location will be provided after sign-up) CARE Bags: At your own location The word Seva means service. Selfless service, or Seva (a Sanskrit word), is a service which is performed with no expectation of any kind of return. Community Seva is not a religious or faith-based organization. Community Seva has been carrying out their mission of cooking and serving meals, distributing blankets during winter and hygiene kits to the homeless for nearly five years, resulting in over 65,000 meals served. Additionally, they aim to empower children, the future citizens of our world, to learn empathy and participate by making a difference that they can see. As Silicon Valley grapples with historic levels of homelessness, staying clean is part of a daily struggle for thousands of men, women & children who live on the streets and in various emergency shelters. Community Seva helps volunteers to organize a CARE Bag activity to prepare 100 care bags containing basic hygiene kits, including articles such as toothpaste, hairbrush, shampoo, lotion, etc. and distribute these to homeless individuals. This activity takes place at the sponsor's house and can be a great way to celebrate birthdays and other special days in your child's life by encouraging them to volunteer and help the needy! There is a $200 cost to sponsor the CARE Bags activity. Community Seva requests that you sign up only once a year so as to allow others to take part in the activity. Ages: Families with children ten and older are welcome to volunteer at any of the meal Sevas.. All ages welcome to assemble CARE Bag Sevas.   Time Commitment:  Varies   Contact: For additional questions, email volunteer@communityseva.org. Click the appropriate link below to register: Sign up for Breakfast Seva Sign up for Lunch Seva Sign up for Dinner Seva Sign up to Sponsor CARE Bag Seva www.communityseva.org Sponsor a Holiday Gift Drive YWCA   Date/Time: The last day for donations is Saturday, December 8   Location: 375 S. Third St., San José, CA 95112. Donate by mail or in person.   The YWCA Child Care Center benefits survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. On December 8, survivors and families will be invited to celebrate the holidays with YWCA at their annual Holiday Party. Your holiday gift donation can help make this event even more meaningful!   DONATE NEW & UNWRAPPED ITEMS: Donate gift and items for newborns to adults, such as: clothing, jackets & shoes, educational toys, books, craft items & games, personal care products, journals and make-up, bedding and linens, kitchenware and small appliances. GIFT CARDS ARE WELCOME: Donate gift cards for $15, $20, $50 or more for stores, such as: Target, Walmart, Kohl's, Barnes & Noble, Walgreens & CVS. Gift cards will be used for clothes and provide food for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking during and after the holidays.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Yaritza Velazquez, 408.295.4011 ext. 375 or yvelazquez@ywca-sv.org http://ywca-sv.org   November Sorting Party Pajama Program: Bay Area Chapter Date/Time: Saturday November 17, 9am - 1pm Location: Santa Teresa Hills Presbyterian Church, 5370 Snell Ave, San José Bedtime is a vulnerable time for every child, but for millions in America, it is especially sensitive. For these children who don't know a loving home environment, or who live unstable lives in unsafe situations, the treasured bedtime ritual most of us grew up with is unknown. The goal of Pajama Program is to change this part of the day with loving, magical gifts that offer a new reality. They accomplish this by gifting pajamas and books - ordinary objects that transform bedtime into a ritual of love, warmth, imagination and fun. The Bay Area Chapter's sorting party will help to sort, fold and deliver new pajamas and books to the children in need before the holiday season. Volunteers always have a great time together... and many hands make light work! Ages: All ages are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Four hours Contact: Sign up online. For additional questions, contact Pallie Zambrano at pallie@pajamaprogram.org http://pajamaprogram.org/ HandsOn Bay Area Youth Guide HandsOn Bay Area   Date/Time: Will depend on specific opportunity   Location: Throughout the Bay Area   HandsOn Bay Area has a variety of volunteering projects for youth of all ages. It's easy for the family to plan with this ongoing list of volunteer opportunities, segmented by age groups. Referrals from Doing Good Together can use discount code doinggoodtogether for $5 off their one-time activation donation. Visit www.handsonbayarea.org/youth-guide for their full list of family-friendly volunteer opportunities!   Ages: There are opportunities for families with children of all ages.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Please see individual opportunities for contact information and details. http://www.handsonbayarea.org Sponsor a Family Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Ongoing, monthly donation   Location: Family-to-Family will connect you with a family to sponsor. Teach your children the importance of sharing your bounty with others by sponsoring a family in need with a monthly box of groceries. Choose one of the six options on the Family-to Family website and your family can help ease the burden of hunger and poverty in one of America's poorest communities. Depending on the option you choose, you'll need to buy groceries and personal care items, along with a box and postage. Visit the Doing Good Together Sponsor a Family project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference in the lives of others.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: nhennessee@family-to-family.org https://www.family-to-family.org/  Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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November 2018 Family Volunteer Opportunities

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November 2018 - New York City PLEASE NOTE:    THANKSGIVING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FILL VERY QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING WITH YOUR FAMILY ON THANKSGIVING, PLEASE CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASAP!   Donate Halloween Candy for Our Troops Operation Gratitude   Date/Time: At your convenience, after Halloween. Candy should be shipped no later than November 9.   Location: Mail candy to: Operation Gratitude Attn: Halloween Candy Program 21100 Lassen Street Chatsworth, CA 91311-4278 Don't forget to donate your leftover Halloween candy! On November 1st, the piles of left-over Halloween candy may be overwhelming. Operation Gratitude will accept your donations of unopened packages of candy. Their website provides important packaging and shipping information. Consider asking your children to write a letter or draw a picture to include with your donation, as Operation Gratitude strives to include personal notes in every care package they send. NO chocolate candy (chocolate can melt in transit).   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: hcbb13@gmail.com, 608.318.3468, candy@operationgratitude.com https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks/halloween-candy/  Encore: Meals on Wheels Catholic Charities of New York   Date/Time: Ongoing, every Saturday, November 3, 10, 17 and 24, 9:30am - 12:30pm   Location: Midtown West - full address provided upon registration Help Catholic Charities deliver meals to seniors in the midtown Manhattan area. Bring the gift of a delicious and nutritious meal, and provide homebound seniors with some company and a bright smile.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Registration is available online. http://encorecommunityservices.org Share Your Abundance this Thanksgiving NY Common Pantry Food Drive   Date/Time: Complete this form to schedule a pick-up. The last pick-up day will be Wednesday, November 14.   Location: NY Common Pantry, 8 East 109th Street The NY Common Pantry provides over 2,000 complete Thanksgiving meals each year. Consider organizing your own drive to help the Pantry collect food to be distributed to low-income New York families to ensure that everyone who relies on the NY Common Pantry will have the food that they need to have a festive and memorable holiday.   How to Plan a Food Drive: Choose collection sites that are both highly visible and secure, and promote to neighbors and friends. Click here to view the full list of requested food items. PLEASE DO DONATE ANYTHING IN GLASS JARS!   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: foodrescue@newyorkcommonpantry.org. Click here for more information, or to make a monetary donation to support the 2018 Turkey Drive. www.nycommonpantry.org Serve a Hot Meal to the Homeless Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time(s): Saturday, November 10 and 17, 10am - 2pm Saturday, November 24, 10am - 2pm (Special Thanksgiving Holiday Meal) Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street Volunteers help set up, prepare and serve meals, then break down and clean up.  Regular Saturday meal service will occur on November 10th and 17th. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Manhattan Church of Christ opens its doors to serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal to the homeless. All shifts are family-friendly and involve a set-up team to set tables and decorate, a service team to run trays of food back and forth to the guests, and a break down & clean up team.   Ages: All ages, families are encouraged to volunteer together.   Time Commitment: Varies. The full lunch program is four hours but volunteers are welcome any time during the day.   Contact: Volunteers should email Rev. Carl Garrison to sign up to volunteer.  carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org A Special Collection! Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time: Please contact Reverend Carl to coordinate drop off times   Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street The Manhattan Church of Christ is collecting the following items for community members who live marginally or are homeless. These items will be distributed at their holiday party in December. All items can be dropped off at the church: New socks, hats and gloves Small toothbrushes/toothpaste Deodorant, small soaps, shampoo, lotion Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Rev. Carl Garrison, carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org  7th Annual Thousand Turkey Challenge West Side Campaign Against Hunger and the WSCAH Community Coalition   Date/Time: Drop off a turkey (frozen turkeys up to 14lbs) during the following hours: Monday, November 19 between 9am - 8pm Tuesday, November 20 between 9am - 8pm Wednesday, November 21 between 9am - 1pm Location: WSCAH - 263 West 86th Street, in the basement of the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew (Between West End Avenue and Broadway) The West Side Campaign Against Hunger is a grocery-store style food pantry on the Upper West Side which has been serving low-income residents from all 5 boroughs for 38 years. Last year, the Thousand Turkey Challenge collected and distributed nearly 1400 turkeys for WSCAH clients. The goal for this year is 1500 turkeys. Donate online at www.wscah.org or Text TURKEY to 56512 on your smartphone ($18 per turkey). Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: 212.362.3662, info@wscah.org https://www.wscah.org/thousand-turkey-challenge/ Package and Deliver Thanksgiving Meals Feeding NYC   Date/Time: Tuesday, November 20, - several shifts, 6am - 3pm   Location: Pier 60/Chelsea Piers - 23rd Street and West Side Highway Since 2001, FeedingNYC has been connecting with families in need throughout New York City. Each year, FeedingNYC hand delivers nearly 3,000 Thanksgiving dinners. Each box contains one turkey, stuffing, gravy, vegetables, juices and dessert. Thanksgiving dinners are delivered to families who are in partnership with Women in Need, Jewish Federation, Catholic Charities and City Harvest. Join over 300 volunteers in this hands-on opportunity. Financial donations are also welcome through the Adopt A Box program sponsored by Manhattan Mini Storage.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to volunteer. All participants under 18 must be accompanied by adult and have a signed waiver.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours, depending on shift   Contact: feedingnyc@liveperson.com. Registration is available online. www.feedingnyc.org  Where You Can Food Drive CAMBA   Date/Time: Now through November 30   Location(s): Drop off food at any of the following CAMBA locations in Brooklyn: 1720 Church Avenue, 2nd Floor 2241 Church Avenue 885 Flatbush Avenue, Room 202 19 Winthrop Street Park Slope Women's Shelter, 1402 8th Avenue Since 1977, CAMBA has helped New Yorkers transform their lives by providing holistic programs to individuals, families and communities. Brooklyn is renowned as a center of fine cuisine. Yet more than half a million borough families live in poverty and cannot afford to buy enough food. CAMBA sponsors a food drive each Fall. Volunteers are needed to donate nutritious, nonperishable canned or packaged foods. Needed items include: canned tuna, salmon and chicken, dried milk, beans, fruit, vegetables, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, 100% fruit juice. NOTE:  Please do not donate moldy, expired or dented cans.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: To organize a food drive or another activity to support the pantry, please contact Lucilas@camba.org or Barbara Diaz, barbaradi@camba.org or call 718.282.3082. www.camba.org Thanksgiving Turkey Drive for Families in Need Family-to-Family   Date/Time: At your convenience, before Thanksgiving   Location: Online   Your family can help make Thanksgiving happen for families in need. Consider making a $25 donation to purchase a turkey plus one side dish (e.g. potatoes or stuffing) for one recipient Family-to-Family family. Or, buy a "flock of turkeys" (you choose how many) to feed more than one family. If you currently sponsor a family through Family-to-Family, send an email at moreinfo@family-to-family.org after you donate, with your name, the name of your sponsored family and the community where they live. Family-to-Family will make sure they receive your turkey, and will let them know you've purchased it specifically for them. If you don't sponsor a family, they will donate the turkey to a family that didn't get one. Click here to learn more about sponsoring a family.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: It only takes a few minutes to donate online, but you and your family can use this opportunity to talk about what it would be like to not be able to afford a Thanksgiving dinner, and why it's important to you to help other families.   Contact: moreinfo@family-to-family.org, 914.478.2641. Click here to learn more and to make your Turkey Drive donation. www.family-to-family.org Thanksgiving Morning Meal Delivery God's Love We Deliver   Date/Time: Thursday, November 22. Times vary, three hour shifts between 8:45am and 1pm   Location: Various delivery locations city-wide   God's Love We Deliver is the New York City metropolitan area's leading provider of nutritious, individually-tailored meals to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. Every day at God's Love We Deliver, an army of dedicated volunteers prepare and deliver meals to our homebound elderly and ailing neighbors. On Thanksgiving morning, they need even more help - and volunteers with cars are in demand. Can't volunteer on Thanksgiving? Consider decorating holiday bags or birthday cards! God's Love We Deliver provides a birthday cake to all clients celebrating a special day.  You and your kids can create birthday cards to be included in these deliveries. You can also decorate holiday bags that are used to package Thanksgiving meals. Contact volunteer@glwd.org for more information and guidelines.   Ages: All ages, with an adult.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: volunteer@glwd.org or 212.294.8158. Registration is available online. First time volunteers must create an account online before they register. https://www.glwd.org Thanksgiving Meal Service Bowery Mission   Date/Time: Thursday, November 22, 8am - 6pm   Location: 227 Bowery, New York City At the Mission's flagship location (Bowery campus), over 500 volunteers will prepare traditional turkey dinners and serve 1,600 guests in the Mission's century-old chapel, with music and festive decorations for the holiday.   Ages: Volunteers must be age 14 or older. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: 212.674.3456. Volunteer registration will open at bowery.org/thanksgivingvolunteer on November 1 at 7am! Plan to sign on as close to 7am as possible in order to ensure a spot - the shifts go quickly! Unfortunately, because of the extremely high demand to volunteer on Thanksgiving Day, and the relatively small size of our facility, we cannot accommodate everyone who wants to volunteer that day. This protects the experience of our community and the safety of everyone onsite. Volunteers MUST sign up through online Thanksgiving registration to be allowed onsite that day https://www.bowery.org/ Deliver Meals to Homebound Elderly City Meals on Wheels   Date/Time: Monday - Sunday (most dates available), 9:30am - 1:00pm   Location: Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx The heart of the City Meals on Wheels program is the hand-delivery of nutritious meals to homebound elderly. Meal recipients look forward to these essential meals; the personal visits that come with them help brighten their days. Meal delivery is done on foot, within walking distance of a senior center, rain or shine (seniors are counting on these meals). Volunteers should wear weather appropriate clothes and comfortable shoes, and should not bring any large bags or bulky items as Citymeals does not have storage for these items while deliveries are being made. Volunteers will deliver in pairs or small groups.  NOTE: Families are also encouraged to make beautiful hand-made cards and notes to include with delivered meals. The Volunteer Coordinator can email you a template and guidelines.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate but volunteers age 16 and under require adult supervision.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours   Contact: Sheila Clay, Volunteer Programs Coordinator, Sheila@citymeals.org, 646.866.6286   www.citymeals.org 9th Annual Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off She's the First   Date/Time: All during November   Location: Wherever you are She's the First provides scholarships to girls in low income countries with the goal of creating first generation graduates and our next generation of global leaders. This Fall, She's the First is expecting hundreds of bake sales to happen between November 1st and 30th during their 9th Annual Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off. Sign up online to add yourself to the map of people who plan to have bake sales at their school, office, club or girl/boy scout troop, fundraising to send girls to school with She's the First. Then, share all over social media to recruit your friends and family, using the hashtag #bakeachange. Visit the website for a tie-dye cupcake recipe and more information. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Sign up online  https://shesthefirst.org/cupcakes/  30th Annual Coat Drive New York Cares Date/Time: Coat Drive will officially kick off in mid-November   Location: Donation sites are located across the city, in Police Stations, at major transportation terminals and at participating merchants. Check website for details on drop-off locations. You may also consider setting up a personal collection site/coat drive in your apartment building, church/temple, school or office.   It is never too early to start collecting coats for the New York Cares Coat Drive. As the weather begins to get colder, New York Cares starts to distribute coats to Community Partners. You may donate gently used coats at any one of the public donation sites or you may start your own family coat drive. All coats will need to be delivered to the New York Cares warehouse located in midtown. Recipients of the coats include churches, schools and shelters, all of which serve New York's most in-need populations. Adult and child-sized coats are welcomed. If you don't have any coats to donate, you can Text-to-Give and donate $20 to buy a coat for a New Yorker in need.  Text the word COAT to 41444.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@newyorkcare.org or 212.228.5000. To register your own coat drive, email Maggie.Bernhard@newyorkcares.org https://www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive Spread Some Joy - Create Greeting Cards for DOROT! DOROT   Date/Time: Ongoing- for the Holiday Season and all year long   Location: Mail your cards and a Volunteer Return Form to: DOROT Attn: Card Making Project 171 West 85th Street New York, NY 10024   DOROT's greeting card project helps bring joy and celebration to some of our frailest and most isolated seniors. Each month, DOROT mails over 200 birthday cards to seniors. Every card is designed and created by you, our volunteers. Often, this card is the only recognition a senior receives on his or her birthday. Making a card is easy and fun! Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day, or planning an activity for your synagogue youth group, all you need is a bit of paper, a few pens, and a little imagination. Be sure to use colored paper for the outside, but white for the inside to make it easier to read. The card you create should be able to fit into a 6x9 standard envelope. This is the type DOROT uses to mail out the cards to our seniors. Write in large block (print) letters. As people get older, many have a hard time reading small print. After you finish your cards, our office volunteers will address and mail them to seniors. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: 217.769.2850 www.dorotusa.org Sponsor a Family Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Ongoing, monthly donation   Location: Family-to-Family will connect you with a family to sponsor. Teach your children the importance of sharing your bounty with others by sponsoring a family in need with a monthly box of groceries. Choose one of the six options on the Family-to Family website and your family can help ease the burden of hunger and poverty in one of America's poorest communities. Depending on the option you choose, you'll need to buy groceries and personal care items, along with a box and postage. Visit the Doing Good Together Sponsor a Family project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference in the lives of others.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: nhennessee@family-to-family.org https://www.family-to-family.org/  Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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October 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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October 2018  - Silicon Valley  Sunday Friends' Programs for Very Low-Income Families Sunday Friends   Date/Time: Sundays - Shifts available between 10:30am and 5:30pm. There are some after school shifts on weekdays at the special store.   Location(s):   Santee Elementary, 1313 Audubon Dr., San José, 2nd Sunday of every month Meadows Elementary, 1250 Taper Ln., San José, 3rd Sunday of every month Lowell Elementary, 625 South 7th St., San José, 4th Sunday of every month Sunday Friends Special Store, 730 Story Rd. Ste. 3, San José, open weekdays from 4 - 7pm Volunteers are needed to work directly with children, and occasionally their parents, to facilitate service and learning projects. Projects include craft gift making, healthy food preparation, letter and essay writing, hands-on science projects, math and learning games, computer education, English as a Second Language classes, reading, book report writing, exercise class, parents' classes and more. Children and parents earn tickets for their participation which are redeemable for basic necessities in our special stores. Volunteers might also assist with the banking, store setup, or shopping.   Ages: Eight and older. Teens, adults, families and groups are all welcome. An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: No predetermined number of hours, but if you sign up to come to a program, you are expected to come.   Contact: Volunteers should begin by completing the New Volunteer Registration process. Please register to volunteer a couple of weeks in advance of the date. Contact Lilly, lillyp@sundayfriends.org, or volunteer@sundayfriends.org, with questions or call 408.217.9587 www.SundayFriends.org  Volunteer at the 4th Annual Harvest Festival Santa Clara County Parks   Date/Time: Friday, October 5, 8am - noon and Saturday October 6, various shifts available 7am - 5pm   Location: Martial Cottle Park, 5283 Snell Ave, San José Volunteers are needed to support the Fourth Annual Harvest Festival at Martial Cottle Park. The event will include farm tours, pumpkin painting and carnival activities, historical ranch activities, food vendors, live music, a corn maze, fresh produce for sale, square dancing, face painting, and much more! There are many special event volunteer positions to choose from including set up, tear down, activity stations and more. All volunteers should bring a water bottle, sunscreen and hat. Snacks for volunteers will be available, but please bring a lunch or money to purchase lunch from the food vendors.   Ages: Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a volunteer waiver before they can participate.   Time Commitment: Varies depending on position.   Contact: Julie Kahrnoff, Parks Volunteer Program Coordinator, julie.kahrnoff@prk.sccgov.org, 408.204.1332. Registration is available online. https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/Harvest-Festival-2018.aspx Volunteer at the 9th Annual "Day on the Bay" Multicultural Festival Alviso Marino County Park   Date/Time: Sunday October 7, various shifts available between 7am - 5pm   Location: 1195 Hope Street, Alviso Close to 12,000 people attend Day on the Bay every year to enjoy activities rich in diversity and talent, and rich in ethnic expression. The event will take place from 10am - 3pm, but volunteers are needed in the morning for set up, running various parts of the event, and tear down. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers! This fun-filled festival along the South Bay shores of Alviso features a health resource fair and a festive celebration of our diverse cultures. Other activities will include free pumpkins for kids, music, entertainment, free kayak rides, free hamburgers and veggie burgers, and, of course, the Cortese Zucchini Car Derby! Ages: Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a volunteer waiver before they can participate   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Julie Kahrnoff, Parks Volunteer Program Coordinator, julie.kahrnoff@prk.sccgov.org, 408.204.1332. Registration is available online.  https://www.sccgov.org/sites/d3/events/dob/Pages/dob.aspx Help Provide Valet Bike Parking at Special Events Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC)   Date/Time(s): Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals: Sunday, October 7, 10am - 2pm or 2 - 6pm Levi's Stadium, San Francisco 49ers vs. LA Rams: Sunday, October 21, 2 - 6pm or 6 - 10pm Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinals vs. Utah: Saturday, October 6, 9:15am - 3:15pm Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinals vs. Washington State: Saturday October 27, 9:15am - 3:15pm Location(s): Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara Stanford Stadium, 625 Nelson Rd, Santa Clara The purpose of SVBC is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Valet bike parking is one of many ways that Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition encourages people to bike to public events. Volunteer responsibilities include accepting event attendees' bikes, placing them on bike racks, keeping a watchful eye during the event and then happily returning them to the attendees when they are ready to leave. Perks (such as snacks, free entry, or a meal) are usually provided for volunteers, depending on the event.   Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers age 13-18 may participate on their own with a signed waiver. If you will be volunteering with children, the expectation is that they can be independent and support the bike parking program without needing to be supervised the entire time. You will be working together but must be able to leave them unattended at times. If you are unsure if this is an age appropriate volunteer activity for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Programs Manager.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Kate Plant, Community Projects Coordinator at kate@bikesiliconvalley.org or 408.813.4485, or Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Jessica Waite at jessica@bikesiliconvalley.org. Register for Levi's Stadium: San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals Register for Levi's Stadium: San Francisco 49ers vs. LA Rams Register for Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinals vs. Utah Register for Stanford Stadium, Stanford Cardinals vs. Washington State www.bikesiliconvalley.org   Santa Clara County Parks - Weekly Weeding Party County of Santa Clara   Date/Time(s): Saturdays, 9am - noon, Hellyer Park Sundays, 9am - noon, Santa Teresa Park Location(s): Hellyer Park (Meet at Visitor Center), 985 Hellyer Ave, San José Santa Teresa Park (Meet at Pueblo Day Use Parking Lot), 260 Bernal Rd, San José There are many ways to keep your park beautiful! If you are looking to get outside and connect with new people right in your backyard, this is the opportunity for you. California native plants play an important role in the health of our parks. To help them thrive, we have to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants. The Maintenance Crew greatly appreciates the work that volunteers have done all around Hellyer Park over the past year, so let's keep it up! Ages: Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Minors 13 - 18 require a signed waiver. Minors with special needs must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Jason Gorman at jason.gorman@prk.sccgov.org or volunteer@prk.sccgov.org. Registration is available online: Hellyer Park registration Santa Teresa Park registration www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/Welcome-to-Santa-Clara-County-Parks.aspx Grassroots Ecology October Events Grassroots Ecology   Date/Time: Varies by event   Location: Varies by event   Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. They restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education. While volunteering with Grassroots Ecology, you will learn interesting things about the natural world while making a positive impact on the environment. Grassroots offers opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels to help with planting, weeding, creek monitoring, or installing rain gardens and rain barrels. Use the clickable links below to register for the right volunteer opportunity for you and your family: Friday, October 5, 9 - 11:30am, Friday Greenfingers: McClellan Ranch Preserve, Cupertino Saturday, October 6, 9 - 11:30am, Habitat Restoration: Sponsored by Friends of Stevens Creek Trail, Cupertino   Wednesday, October 10, 9 - 11:30am, Wednesday Greenfingers: McClellan Ranch Preserve, Cupertino  Saturday, October 13 & 27, 9am - noon, Arastradero Preserve, Palo Alto Sunday, October 14 & 28, 9am - noon, Foothills Park, Palo Alto  Saturday, October 20, 9 - 11:15am, San Francisquito Creek Monitoring, Portola Valley  Mondays, 9:30am - noon, Byrne Brigade: Habitat Restoration at Byrne Preserve, Los Altos Hills Ages: All ages are welcome at most events. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Varies by event   Contact: Jeremy Merckling, jeremy@grassrootsecology.org, 650.384.5314 www.grassrootsecology.org Garden Together at Almost Eden The Almost Eden Garden Project   Date/Time: Saturday, October 13, 9 - 11am   Location: 4111 Alma, Palo Alto; behind St. Andrew's United Methodist Church The Almost Eden Garden Project grows quality organic produce for local organizations that provide meals and services for homeless and low-income families. During our harvesting seasons (late summer and early winter), weekly deliveries are made to St. Anthony's Dining Room in Redwood City and to the South Palo Alto Food Closet. Garden tasks may include laying wood chips on walking paths, planting seedlings, weeding, digging and amending garden beds, trimming and/or turning compost bins. Be prepared to get dirty, bring your own reusable water bottles, and wear closed-toe shoes please!    Ages: Families with children ages five and older are welcome to volunteer. All minors under the age of 16 must have adult present.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Sign up online through HandsOn Bay Area for full opportunity details and additional questions. http://www.almosteden.org/  Tutor with the Young Scholars Program Family Connections   Date/Time: Sunday, October 21, 10am - 1pm   Location: Belle Haven School Site, 1391 Chilco Street, Menlo Park Family Connections strives to make our community stronger through a ripple effect of positive, lasting change. This is accomplished by supporting and deeply caring for each individual family and, importantly, always respecting their unique situation. After preschool, the Young Scholars program sustains positive family dynamics and learning opportunities for kindergarten and beyond so that participating students and their families have the tools and resources to become the drivers of their own success and leaders in their extended communities. Throughout the years, their parent leadership education and holistic family support systems help parents confidently and successfully embrace their role as their child's first teacher, most influential role model and best advocate. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. All minors under the age of 16 must have adult present.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Sign up online through HandsOn Bay Area for full opportunity details and additional questions. https://familyconnections.org/ Decorate Lunch Bags for Meals on Wheels Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Check the national Meals on Wheels site to find your local program Meals on Wheels operates in virtually every community in America through a network of more than 5,000 independently-run local programs. With the help of Meals on Wheels programs, seniors and people with disabilities get the nourishment and human connection needed to support daily activities, while reducing the need for medical support. For some recipients, these daily meals are the difference between living in their own homes and moving to a nursing home. Think of how fun it would be for Meals on Wheels recipients in your community to receive their meals in brightly decorated lunch bags! Visit Doing Good Together's Decorate Lunch Bags Project page for more ideas and resources. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let's raise big-hearted Upstanders!    When it comes to bullying, we can make a difference with a creative approach that helps parents discuss the issue and helps kids strategize ways to deal with sticky situations. DGT's newest offering of Big-Hearted EBooks includes an Anti-Bullying Ebook which helps parents raise Upstanders who not only resist the urge to bully others, they also speak up for themselves and others. Each downloadable ebook includes conversation starters, an Upstander Family Plan, and a unique 12-week kindness challenge. Just $4.99 or free for families in our Membership Circle.            If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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October 2018 - NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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October 2018 - New York City Halloween Candy Buy-Back Operation Gratitude   Date/Time: At your convenience, after Halloween. Candy should be donated prior to November 15.   Location: Check Halloween Candy Buy Back website for buy back locations. Plan ahead for all of that "leftover" Halloween candy! On November 1st, the piles of left-over Halloween candy may be overwhelming. You can allow your children to keep a few favorites, and consider donating the rest to a very good cause. Through the Halloween Candy Buy-Back program, local dentists promise to "buy back" leftover Halloween candy with prizes, toothbrushes, coupons, etc. The candy is donated to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit that sends over 100,000 care packages annually to service members stationed in hostile regions, to their children left behind, and to Veterans. Their mission is simple: to put a smile on soldiers' faces and to show the appreciation and support of the American people. If you cannot find a local dentist who is participating in the Halloween Buy-Back program, Operation Gratitude will accept donations of unopened packages directly. Their website provides important packaging and shipping information. Consider asking your children to write a letter or draw a picture to include with your donation, as Operation Gratitude strives to include these personal notes in every care package they send.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: hcbb13@gmail.com, 608.318.3468, candy@operationgratitude.com http://www.halloweencandybuyback.com/, https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks/halloween-candy/   Host a Birthday Party for Kids CelebrateU   Date/Time(s): Thursday, October 11, 6:15 - 8pm Thursday, October 25, 4:30 - 6:30pm Location(s): October 11, Henry Street Settlement, 130 Baruch Place, New York City October 25, Homes for the Homeless, 730 Kelly Street, Bronx The Celebrate U Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to spread happiness by throwing birthday parties for children in shelters or who can't afford to celebrate their birthday in the New York City area. The effect of these celebrations goes way beyond cake and party favors. Celebrate U believes that by showing children that their community truly cares about them, it can raise self-esteem, provide hope for a brighter future and empower children. Early education is essential, but so is building a child's self-esteem, giving them hope for a bright future and knowing society cares about them. And every child deserves a birthday party. A short training session will take place for new volunteers one week prior to each event.  Ages: Fifth grade and up   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Alisonkauder@gmail.com www.celebrateu.org  Lunch Program Manhattan Church of Christ Community of Hope   Date/Time: Saturdays, October 13, 27 and 30, 10am - 2pm   Location: Manhattan Church Community of Hope, 48 East 80th Street between Park and Madison The Lunch Program provides hot meals to the homeless with dignity and compassion. Volunteer responsibilities include setting up, preparing and serving meals, breakdown and clean-up. Ages: Children ages five and up are welcome with parents/guardians   Time Commitment: The full lunch program is four hours but volunteers are welcome any time during the day   Contact: carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org Garden Volunteer Sessions Concrete Safaris   Date/Time: Saturday, October 13 and 27, 10am - 1pm   Location(s): October 13: Meet at Mad Fun Farm (98th Street and Third Avenue) just south of the flag pole in the gated gardens. October 27: Meet at Jefferson Gardens (300 East 115th Street) just east of Second Avenue. Gardens span from 113-115 between 2nd and 1st avenues. Join Concrete Safaris for our Garden Volunteer Session to spruce up our gardens! We will be doing a variety of garden maintenance activities that include repairing raised beds, shoveling topsoil, planting herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers, spreading mulch, picking up trash, weeding, and more. Dress in layers and bring a water bottle. Activities vary. Rain or Shine. Wear outdoor clothes that you are willing to get dirty.   Ages: Families are welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children under 18.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: 646.869.1503. Registration is available online - click under the Events tab and select the correct date. www.concretesafaris.org Homework Helper MS54 - Booker T Washington Middle School   Date/Time: One day per week for 11 weeks, 3:00 - 4:30pm   Location: Booker T. Washington Middle School, 108th Street and Columbus Avenue Volunteer as a homework coach at MS54 to pass your study skills on to the next generation. You will coach a small team of 6th graders, helping with homework while teaching them how to stick with hard questions, organize their time, and support one another. Expert teachers will supervise and train you as you prepare your team for a lifetime of success.   Ages: High School students are welcome to apply   Time Commitment: Ninety minutes each week for 11 weeks   Contact: Registration is available online. http://www.ms54.org/   Help Seniors Age with Dignity at the New Jewish Home UJA-Federation of New York/Time for Good   Date/Time: Register on the Time For Good webpage, and the New Jewish Home will help you find the best fit among a variety of opportunities.   Location: The New Jewish Home in Harlem, 120 West 106th Street The New Jewish Home is a nonprofit that provides care for the evolving needs of New Yorkers as they age, from the very frailest to those who just need a little extra help in managing chronic conditions at home. Some areas where volunteers can help are with: Friendly Visiting Therapeutic Recreation Pet Therapy Visiting (if you have a certified therapy animal, you are welcome to bring it for friendly visiting) Religious Life Library Assistance Group Instruction Technology Assistance Music All volunteers must complete a volunteer application online.   Ages: All ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: There are both flexible and ongoing opportunities available.   Contact: timeforgood@ujafedny.org. Registration is available online. https://www.timeforgood.org/, https://jewishhome.org/ New York Cares Day for Schools New York Cares Date/Time: Saturday, October 20, 10am - 2pm. Registration begins at 9:30am. Location: Multiple locations all over the city. Volunteers work in schools from the Bronx to Staten Island and everywhere in between. As a Cares Day team, you will be able to select your school preference. New York Cares aims to work with as many high-needs schools as possible, so consider exploring boroughs where the volunteer need is the greatest. Join NY Cares as a volunteer alongside thousands of New Yorkers in one of 35 high-need public schools across the five boroughs to brighten classrooms, hallways, and futures. Cares Day Teams pledge to revitalize a NYC school from the inside out, all while raising funds to power year-round education programming. Ages: Youth ages 14 and up are welcome to participate in New York Cares Day for Schools. Click here for the New York Cares Day for Schools Youth Volunteer Policy.  All volunteers must complete an online volunteer application. Have children under 14? NY Cares offers family-friendly opportunities all year round. Time Commitment: Four hours Contact: 212.228.5000, info@newyorkcares.org  https://www.newyorkcares.org/new-york-cares-day  Making Strides of Central Park American Cancer Society   Date/Time: Sunday, October 14: Check-in: 7:30am Rolling Start: 8 - 11:15am Location: Central Park 72nd Street Bandshell, East 72nd St and 5th Ave, Manhattan October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every family has been touched by cancer in some way, and many have been touched by breast cancer. Teach your kids about the importance of fundraising for cures and to support programs, and enjoy a fun day of walking in the park. We all walk together, but the event is not a race. Stop whenever you want or need to. You absolutely do not need to complete the entire walk if you are unable. The walk concludes when the final walker crosses the finish line. Our walk is 4 miles and it starts at the 72nd Street Bandshell area. The walk will head up East Drive within Central Park until 102nd Street. We head back down to 72nd Street on West Drive. The walk takes place within Central Park and the route is friendly for strollers, walkers, canes, etc. Ages: The walk is family-friendly   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Emily Bottie, CentralParkNYStrides@cancer.org, 212.237.3810. Registration is available online. MakingStridesWalk.org/CentralPark Donate Used Halloween Costumes Halloween Helpers   Date/Time: Collections should take place in October. Contact Halloween Helpers for further details.   Location: Check their website for collection sites Halloween can be one of the most important events in a young child's life. It provides lifelong memories, develops self-worth, and allows kids to play an active role in their community. Unfortunately, many children are unable to participate in this fun, annual experience because they do not have a costume. Developed in 2008 by then 11-year-old Emma Rose Shapiro, the mission of The Halloween Helpers is to collect previously enjoyed, gently-used Halloween costumes and donate them to children in need. Visit the Halloween Helpers website for downloadable forms, handouts, and signage to begin your collection drive.  Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Info@TheHalloweenHelpers.com, 610.642.7427 www.thehalloweenhelpers.com/index.html   Decorate Lunch Bags for Meals on Wheels Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Check the national Meals on Wheels site to find your local program Meals on Wheels operates in virtually every community in America through a network of more than 5,000 independently-run local programs. With the help of Meals on Wheels programs, seniors and people with disabilities get the nourishment and human connection needed to support daily activities, while reducing the need for medical support. For some recipients, these daily meals are the difference between living in their own homes and moving to a nursing home. Think of how fun it would be for Meals on Wheels recipients in your community to receive their meals in brightly decorated lunch bags! Visit Doing Good Together's Decorate Lunch Bags Project page for more ideas and resources. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let's raise big-hearted Upstanders!    When it comes to bullying, we can make a difference with a creative approach that helps parents discuss the issue and helps kids strategize ways to deal with sticky situations. DGT's newest offering of Big-Hearted EBooks includes an Anti-Bullying Ebook which helps parents raise Upstanders who not only resist the urge to bully others, they also speak up for themselves and others. Each downloadable ebook includes conversation starters, an Upstander Family Plan, and a unique 12-week kindness challenge. Just $4.99 or free for families in our Membership Circle.            If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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October 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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October 2018 - Boston JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, October 21 or Sunday, November 18, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Boston Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes American Diabetes Association   Date/Time: Sunday, October 21, 5:30am - 2pm   Location: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston This is the American Diabetes Association's largest fundraising walk in New England. The money raised from this event goes towards the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. In order to run this event, the American Diabetes Association needs volunteers to ensure a smooth day of event experience for the participants. Roles vary, including set-up, clean up, greeting, registration, cheering, rest stop, helping at tents, and more. There is something for everyone!   Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Varies, between 6am and 1pm as needed, dependent on volunteer role   Contact: Rachel Gibbons, rgibbons@diabetes.org or 617.482.4580 ext. 3459. Volunteer registration is available online. www.diabetes.org/ Operation Sock Drop Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we need socks all year round)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   Fresh, clean socks (and underwear!) are vital for people's health, warmth, comfort, and dignity and the least donated item to people in greatest need. The shelters we support give out over 8,000 pairs of socks each year. By participating in Operation Sock Drop you not only help keep our community's neediest, most vulnerable citizens safe, warm, and healthy, but you'll them help maintain their dignity and comfort during this most difficult time in their lives. Friends of Boston's Homeless supports the Woods Mullen Women's Shelter and the 112 Southampton Men's Shelter in the South End. These shelters serve over 800 homeless individuals every day. To get started, just download this flyer and share with everyone you'd like to participate.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact:  Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Make Housewarming Baskets for Newly Housed People Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we're helping 150 people/yr. move beyond homelessness into their own safe, dignified housing)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   You and your family can help people who've spent years living on our streets and in shelters feel warmth and excitement as they move into their new place and get started on their new lives by providing the essential items we all need to make our house a home. By assembling and donating Housewarming Baskets, you'll be an important part of welcoming people into their new homes where they'll find the stability and serenity they need to begin their journey to hopeful, peaceful futures. It's as simple as assembling new (not used) items like cleaning supplies, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, a set of sheets or towels, in a basket to be given as a housewarming gift to someone about to move into a place of their own- many for the first time in their lives. And please include a welcome note, it means a lot to the person who receives it. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Help Collect Hygiene Essentials Hope and Comfort   Date/Time: Please contact Pat Flaherty at pflaherty@hopeandcomfort.org to arrange a time to drop off items.   Location: Hope and Comfort Warehouse, 1238 Chestnut Street, Newton Items may also be mailed to: Hope and Comfort P.O. Box 241 Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 Hope and Comfort's mission is to provide essential hygiene products to support and improve the health, self-esteem, and hygiene education of school-aged children and young adults in need within Greater Boston. Here are a few ways that your family can help: Community Toiletry Drives Run a community toiletry drive to collect everyday hygiene essentials like shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste to make sure youth have basic items they need to stay clean and feel empowered. Drives can be done just about anywhere - at your school, in your neighborhood, at your place of worship, or even at a local business. Well-Wish Cards for Kids Spread smiles by sharing your art and words of encouragement! Cards you make will be distributed alongside Hope and Comfort's basic hygiene kits, which go out to young people in need. Small cards can be made on a half-sheet or folded sheet of construction paper; get as creative as you'd like! Each card should feature a drawing and/or a quick positive message. Hope and Comfort Birthday Party Make your next birthday party even more special - for both you and someone in need! Have a Hope and Comfort birthday party by asking friends and relatives to bring new hygiene items to your party instead of (or along with!) presents. Those gifts will in turn be used to create basic hygiene kits for youth who can't otherwise afford basic essentials such as soap, deodorant, and toothpaste.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Pat Flaherty, pflaherty@hopeandcomfort.org for more information and for materials to help you get started with any of these projects. www.hopeandcomfort.org Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Decorate Lunch Bags for Meals on Wheels Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Check the national Meals on Wheels site to find your local program Meals on Wheels operates in virtually every community in America through a network of more than 5,000 independently-run local programs. With the help of Meals on Wheels programs, seniors and people with disabilities get the nourishment and human connection needed to support daily activities, while reducing the need for medical support. For some recipients, these daily meals are the difference between living in their own homes and moving to a nursing home. Think of how fun it would be for Meals on Wheels recipients in your community to receive their meals in brightly decorated lunch bags! Visit Doing Good Together's Decorate Lunch Bags Project page for more ideas and resources. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let's raise big-hearted Upstanders!    When it comes to bullying, we can make a difference with a creative approach that helps parents discuss the issue and helps kids strategize ways to deal with sticky situations. DGT's newest offering of Big-Hearted EBooks includes an Anti-Bullying Ebook which helps parents raise Upstanders who not only resist the urge to bully others, they also speak up for themselves and others. Each downloadable ebook includes conversation starters, an Upstander Family Plan, and a unique 12-week kindness challenge. 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September 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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September 2018 - Boston Boston Heart Walk American Heart Association Date/Time: Saturday, September 8, shifts available 6:30am - 2:30pm. Please register here to select your shift. Check in is at the Volunteer Tent, located to the left of the stage near the start line. Location: Boston Hatch Shell, 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston. Please note - there is no onsite parking available. Volunteers are encouraged to use public transportation the day of the event. Check out Bostonheartwalk.org for nearby parking garages and transportation information.   The Boston Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premier event in the Greater Boston Area, bringing together 8,000 people from the community each year. The event raises money to fund cardiovascular research and education, advocate for health, and save lives. Your enthusiasm and dedication help make our events fantastic and we would love to have you volunteer with us! Volunteer opportunities include directing walkers, manning water stops, working the healthy snacks tent, overseeing our heart obstacle course, and a variety of other tasks! Tasks begin at 6:30am with set-up and conclude around 2:30pm with breakdown. Your task will be assigned to you upon arrival to the event. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt! Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer. Anyone under 18 will need a parent/guardian to sign a waiver. Time Commitment: Please register here to select your shift. Please come for any amount of time that you are able to contribute. Any time is appreciated! Contact: Leigh Wynne, Event Coordinator, 781.373.4503, Bostonheartwalk@heart.org. Registration is available online. www.bostonheartwalk.org  September Service Days Hale Reservation   Date/Time: Saturday, September 8 and Saturday, September 22, 8:45am - noon   Location: 80 Carby Street, Westwood Hale offers educational and recreational opportunities that develop self-confidence, inspire passion for learning, and encourage appreciation for the natural environment. Lend a hand in maintaining the trails and property you know and love! We'll begin long-term trail work in the Oak Ridge area south of Dover Road. Other projects may include fall landscaping and preparing facilities for winter. No tools or special skills are needed. Volunteer coordinators will provide equipment, training, and supervision. More details about meeting location, etc. will be provided upon registration.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. All children must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Greg Freed, events@halereservation.org. Registration is available online: September 8 registration September 22 registration https://halereservation.org/ 9/11 Remembrance Service Day in Lowell The Mission Continues Date/Time: Saturday, September 15, 10am - 2pm Location: Mill City Grows - Big Farm, Lowell On Saturday, September 15th, join veterans and community volunteers as we report for duty in tribute to the 17th anniversary of 9/11/01. For this year's National Day of Service, our Massachusetts service platoons will partner with Mill City Grows to support urban farming efforts at the Big Farm in Lowell. Volunteers are needed to help with preparing the farm for ongoing harvesting, planting orchard trees and pollinator flowers, landscaping, weeding, and more. This is a family-friendly event, and we will have music, snacks, and an afternoon lunch for all participants. Come out and make a difference with us in Lowell! Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer Time Commitment: Four hours Contact: Vanessa Whittington, vwhittington@missioncontinues.org, 706.951.5937. Registration is required and is available online.  https://missioncontinues.org  Playmats Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, September 22, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston Room to Grow provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-to-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can help make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats for Room to Grow clients.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: infoboston@roomtogrow.org. Registration is available online. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org Ride for Food Public Safety Volunteers Three Squares New England   Date/Time: Sunday, September 23, two to three-hour shifts between the hours of 7:30am and 12:30pm as Public Safety Volunteers to direct cyclists in the right direction.   Location: Towns on the route include Dedham, Needham, Dover, Sherborn, Millis, Medway, Holliston, Westwood and Norfolk. Specific times and locations will be provided at a later date (after police have confirmed their details). The mission of Three Squares New England (TSNE) is to eliminate food insecurity through building out the capacity of local area hunger relief organizations by assisting with fundraising, visibility and community engagement. TSNE organizes an annual charity bike ride, the Ride for Food, to raise money for local food pantries, kitchens, community farms and food rescue organizations. Volunteer teams of two volunteers are needed to hold signs at "confusing" intersections along the 10, 25 and 50-mile routes. Click here for route maps. These Public Safety volunteers hold bright yellow arrows to point cyclists in the right direction. All routes are well marked with arrows on the road; however, we have found that cyclists still get confused at certain intersections.   Ages: Youth ages 12 and older can participate with a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours   Contact: Kati Sigel, kati@threesquaresne.org. Registration is available online. www.therideforfood.org 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer's Greater Boston Walk Alzheimer's Association   Date/Time: Sunday, September 23, 8am - 1pm; multiple shifts are available.   Location: DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge The Greater Boston Walk will be held on September 23 at DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge. Families can volunteer in one of the following three areas: Children's Activities: Help with a variety of activities that may include, games, face painting, crafts, etc. Promise Garden: Help hand out color-coded Promise Garden flowers to Walk participants to personalize, and then display them during the pre-Walk ceremony. Water stops: Hand out water along the Walk route to participants and cheer them on. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Melissa Shirtcliff, 617.868.6718, mshirtcliff@alz.org. Register to volunteer by clicking on the purple "Volunteer" button on the Boston Walk page and following the prompts. Both Promise Garden and Water Stop are specific categories on the registration page. Children's Activities is not a category, but volunteers can indicate their preference for that area by filling in the comments section. www.alz.org/MANH National Public Lands Day Minute Man National Historical Park   Date/Time: Saturday, September 29, 9am - 3pm   Location: Minute Man National Historical Park, 174 Liberty St., Concord. Parking will be at the Monument Street lot (across from the Old Manse) Enjoy the beauty of Minute Man National Historical Park while you volunteer at the North Bridge. The area around the bridge is a breathtakingly gorgeous slice of scenic splendor. We need your help to maintain this historically and naturally significant space. Activities will include raking trail sediment, seeding, clearing sediment from around the trail, erosion control, and general trail maintenance. Tools (including rakes, trowels, and shovels) will be provided. Work is appropriate for participants of all ages.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: The event runs for six hours but participants don't need to stay for the whole time.   Contact: Ryan Ullrich, 978.369.6993, ryan_ullrich@partner.nps.gov. Registration is required. Please contact Ryan to register. https://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Creating a Giving Box Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community Teach your children the importance of sharing money as well as time. Work together as a family to research causes and issues you care about, and then collect coins for the causes that matter the most to you. Create your own Giving Box to collect your family's charitable donations. When your box is full, decide together where the money will go. Visit Doing Good Together's Create your own Giving Box page for more ideas and resources.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   To make your donation, click on the graphic, or visit https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/donate       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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September 2018 - NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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September 2018 - New York City It's Our Anniversary!   This month marks five years since we sent out our first New York DGT family-friendly volunteer opportunities listing and we'd like to hear from you, our subscribers. How have you and your family used this information? Please send us your photos, stories and feedback. And please "like" us on Facebook at Doing Good Together - New York City. We'd love to hear from you!  Meal Delivery to Homebound Citymeals on Wheels   Date/Time: Saturdays, 10am - noon   Location: Mullaly Recreation Center, 1020 Jerome Avenue, Bronx Deliver meals to elderly Bronx neighbors, on foot, within walking distance of the center. Up to 15 volunteers can be accommodated at a time. Ages: Youth volunteers, 16 years old and younger require adult supervision   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Sheila Clay, sheila@citymeals.org, www.citymeals.org  It's My Park at Fort Independence Playground NYC Parks   Date/Time: Sunday, September 9, 9am - noon   Location: Fort Independence Park House, 3799-3403 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx Volunteer with Jerome Park Friends and Neighbors for their weekly cleanup day in Fort Independence Park and along Sedgwick Avenue. No previous experience necessary.   Ages: Volunteers under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult or present a parental/guardian consent form   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: jeromeparkfans@gmail.com, 917.841.6032 https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-independence-playground/ Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery Dorot   Date/Time: Sunday, September 16, 10am - noon   Location:  West Side: DOROT, 171 West 85th Street off Amsterdam Avenue Brighten the Jewish New Year for a senior! Deliver a package of treats and visit for about an hour. There will be an orientation upon arrival. To visit the same senior that you have visited in the past, request a PRE-MATCH. PLEASE NOTE: ALL volunteers must bring photo ID to participate. Your ID number will be recorded.     Ages: Families with children ages five and up are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Quinn Lockwood, 917.441.3714. You must pre-register for this event. Registration is available online. www.dorotusa.org  Soup Kitchen - Food Preparation and Service Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time: Saturdays, September 8, 15, 22 and 29, from 10am - 2pm   Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street between Park and Madison The Saturday Lunch Program provides hot meals with dignity and compassion to the homeless or those who live marginally. Volunteers are needed to help set up, prepare and serve meals.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Full service is five hours, but volunteers are welcome any time during the day.   Contact: Carl Garrison, carl@manhattanchurch.org. Please contact Carl to register and for additional questions. www.manhattanchurch.org Intergenerational Chess Dorot   Date/Time: Ten Mondays, October 1 - December 17, from 4 - 5:30 pm. Volunteers must be able to commit to all sessions. October 1st - orientation for youth, no seniors attend October 8, 15, 29 November 5, 12, 19, 26 December 3, 10, 17   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Student volunteers and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Share your love of the game and bring a smile to a senior! Refreshments will be served. Students must be in 6th-12th grade and understand the game of chess, the different chess pieces and how to move them. Ages: Volunteers must be in 6th-12th grade.   Time Commitment: Ten Mondays, one and one-half hour sessions   Contact: Coordinator of Youth and Family Volunteers, 917.441.5051. Applications are available online. www.dorotusa.org/ Dorot School Year Teen Internship DOROT   Date/Time: One afternoon per week from 4 - 6pm, October - January   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Teens can help alleviate loneliness and social isolation of DOROT's seniors through a variety of hands-on experiences in the community and onsite at DOROT. Volunteers help improve the lives of seniors through friendly visits, birthday deliveries, computer tutoring and much more. Ages: Students in grades 9 - 12   Time Commitment: Two hours, one afternoon per week. Minimum of ten visits.   Contact: The Coordinator of Youth and Family Volunteers at 917.441.5051. Teens must apply to be considered. Applications are available online. www.dorotusa.org Make a Difference during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! Join Alex's Lemonade Stand on the Journey to a Million   Date/Time: During the month of September   Location: Your community   Turn awareness into action by joining The Million Mile, the largest childhood cancer awareness challenge that funds researchers so they can find better treatments and more cures for kids battling cancer. Whether you are a casual walker or jogger, an avid cyclist or marathoner, YOU can make a difference in the lives of children fighting cancer. To show support for and bring awareness to Childhood Cancer Month, participants of all ages will walk, run or cycle as many miles as possible all month long while raising money to help kids with cancer. Our goal is to collectively walk, run or ride a million miles during the month of September. Anyone can join and there are no minimum mileage or fundraising requirements. Every mile and dollar helps! How to Get Started: Register - you can choose to start a team, join one or participate on your own. Spread the word - tell your family and friends! Get them to join you, support you or donate! Fundraise for the cause - you can accept online donations or hold a fundraising event. We have lots of ideas to help you. Each day in September (Childhood Cancer Awareness Month), walk, run or bike at your own pace, on your own schedule, logging your miles manually or using MapMyFitness, Fitbit, or Strava. Your miles get added to the grand total, bringing us toward one million miles. The money you raise funds research toward finding cures. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: FundraisingTeam@AlexsLemonade.org, 866.333.1213 www.alexslemonade.org/ September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance Tuesday, September 11th marks the 17th Anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Americans everywhere are encouraged to engage in service with their families. Visit https://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/days-service/september-11th-national-day-service-and-remembrance for more information and to search a database of volunteer opportunities in your community. Creating a Giving Box Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community Teach your children the importance of sharing money as well as time. Work together as a family to research causes and issues you care about, and then collect coins for the causes that matter the most to you. Create your own Giving Box to collect your family's charitable donations. When your box is full, decide together where the money will go. Visit Doing Good Together's Create your own Giving Box page for more ideas and resources.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   To make your donation, click on the graphic, or visit https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/donate       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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September 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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September 2018  - Silicon Valley  Enjoy getting this listing in your inbox each month? Tell your friends in the Oakland/East Bay area that Doing Good Together now has a monthly Family-Friendly Volunteer Listing for them too! Click this link to sign up for our newest listing today! 5th Annual Ride to End Homelessness LifeMoves   Date/Time: Event Time: Saturday, September 8, 8am - 1pm Volunteers Needed: Saturday, September 8, 7am - 1pm Location: Packard Grove, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto With more than 40 years of service and experience in successfully serving homeless families and individuals, LifeMoves is the largest and most effective nonprofit committed to ending the cycle of homelessness for families and individuals in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. LifeMoves programs combat homelessness today - and tomorrow - by teaching comprehensive life skills that help clients achieve long-term self-sufficiency, and effectively break the cycle of homelessness. Join LifeMoves in a community ride to raise critically-needed funds to support the high-impact housing programs and services they provide. Families are invited to participate in a 10-mile ride or take on the challenge of a 40-mile ride. All riders will receive a delicious lunch cooked by the LifeMoves NextGen Advisory Board. There will be other events during the day, such as yoga, a guest speaker, and lunch. Check in for the 40-mile ride (route) will start at 8:00am and check in for the 10-mile ride (route) will start at 9:30am. Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs on event day: Aid station & rest stop set-up (with LifeMoves signage and brochures) Chalking route and posting signs/balloons at turns LifeMoves signage and LifeMoves Banner Starting area, table, and stretch area set-up Ride direction assistance (making sure the riders are following the designated route) Check-in/registration & parking assistance Coffee and breakfast station  Lunch preparation and serving Bag giveaway table Sweep rider On-course support (bike pumps, directions, replacement tires, etc.) Photographer  Clean-up Ages: All ages are welcome to attend the event or to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Volunteer shifts are two-three hours depending on the job.   Contact: Please contact Kristy at kwentzel@alumni.stanford.edu, Mat mathewjachim@gmail.com or lifemovesride@gmail.com with questions or to sign up to volunteer. Just want to attend the event? Registration is available online.   https://lifemoves.org Help Provide Valet Bike Parking at Special Events Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC)   Date/Time(s): Stanford University Cardinals vs. USC Trojans: Saturday, September 8, 3:45 - 9:45pm Stanford University Cardinals vs. UC Davis Aggies: Saturday, September 15, 9:15am - 3:15pm Location: Stanford Stadium, 625 Nelson Rd, Stanford The purpose of SVBC is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Valet bike parking is one of many ways that Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition encourages people to bike to public events. Volunteer responsibilities include accepting event attendees' bikes, placing them on bike racks, keeping a watchful eye during the event and then happily returning them to the attendees when they are ready to leave. Perks (such as snacks, free entry, or a meal) are usually provided for volunteers, depending on the event.   Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers age 13-18 may participate on their own with a signed waiver. If you will be volunteering with children, the expectation is that they can be independent and support the bike parking program without needing to be supervised the entire time. You will be working together but must be able to leave them unattended at times. If you are unsure if this is an age appropriate volunteer activity for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Programs Manager.   Time Commitment: Approximately six hours   Contact: Kate Plant, Community Projects Coordinator at kate@bikesiliconvalley.org or 408.813.4485, or Membership and Outreach Coordinator, Jessica Waite at jessica@bikesiliconvalley.org. Register for Stanford University Cardinals vs. USC Trojans Register for Stanford University Cardinals vs. UC Davis Aggies www.bikesiliconvalley.org Creek Clean Up Events - Notting Hill and Willow Glen Locations  South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition   Date/Time: Saturday, September 8, 9 - 11am   Location(s): Willow Glen, 833 Coe Avenue, San José Coyote Creek, 1200 Notting Hill Drive, San José Grab your oldest clothes and shoes and come join us for a creek clean up. We have a mission to Reclaim, Restore and Revitalize our watershed. Many hands will make this work a lighter task. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 8:45 am for a safety presentation. We will be providing trash pick-up tools, trash bags, gloves. Please bring your own water container and we will be happy to fill and refill it! We ask everyone to wear heavy soled shoes, long pants, hat and sunscreen. Ages: Families with children ages 7 and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers under age 15 must be accompanied by an adult. All volunteers must complete the waiver form required by the City of San José.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Carol Szymkiewicz, info@sbcleancreeks.com. To register, please click the link for the event you'd like to attend: Register for Willow Glen Register for Coyote Creek http://www.sbcleancreeks.com Coastal Cleanup Day 2018 California Coastal Commission Date/Time: Saturday, September 15, 9 - 12pm Location: Thousands of locations in California. See the online map for participating locations.   On the third Saturday in September California cleans up! Be a part of over 1,000 inland and coastal cleanups all over the state. California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. This amazing day brings awareness to the marine litter problem and provides a community event for direct involvement. Help the Coastal Commission by joining in the fight to preserve wildlife by taking trash out of the environment. Plan to spend a day outside connecting with your community to celebrate California! Please click here to find out more about what to bring, what to wear, and what to expect at Coastal Cleanup Day. This event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy. California Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event in the U.S., and International Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event on the planet!   Ages: All ages are welcome. All volunteers must have a signed waiver. Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian's signature as well. Time Commitment: Approximately three hours Contact: Register for your local event using the Eventbrite links provided on the online map. You can also contact your local coordinator on this Cleanup Coordinator Contact List.   https://www.coastal.ca.gov  Bark in the Park 2018 Naglee Park Campus Community Neighborhood Association   Date/Time(s): Volunteers Needed: Friday, September 14, 5 - 7:30pm or Saturday, September 15, 4:30 - 6:30pm Event Time: Saturday, September 15, 10am - 5pm Location: William Street Park (Downtown San José), S. 16th Street and E. William Street, San José The Campus Community Association, celebrating more than 35 years as a non-profit public benefit corporation, was organized to promote neighborhood spirit and improve the quality of life in the downtown community through education, awareness, group projects, volunteerism and community care. Bark in the Park™ is a fundraising event hosted by the Naglee Park neighborhood's Campus Community Association (CCA). All proceeds benefit local community organizations and pet-related charities including Humane Society Silicon Valley and San Jose Animal Care Center. Bark in the Park™ is the largest dog festival in the U.S. This event is free, open to all, with a suggested donation of $5 per adult. Dogs and kids under 12 are free! Low-cost vaccines and microchipping will be provided by Pet Awareness and Welfare Society (PAWS) for San José Animal Care and Services. Volunteers are needed to help with setup on Friday evening prior to the event and cleanup on Saturday evening after the event is over. Ages: Volunteer opportunities are available to minors under 16, if they are accompanied by an adult. All ages are welcome to attend the event.   Time Commitment: Volunteer shifts are two hours.   Contact: Volunteer@BarkSanJose.org. Volunteer registration is available online. Just want to attend the event? Registration is available online. http://barksanjose.org Make a Friend Lytton Gardens Senior Communities Date/Time: Sunday September 16, 2 - 3:30pm Location: 330 Everett Ave, Palo Alto Lytton Gardens is a not-for-profit residential and health care facility serving the elderly of the Mid-Peninsula. This is the first HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) financed assisted living project in the US and sets a standard in accommodating the changing needs of lower income seniors. Lytton services over 550 seniors at any given time through their independent living apartments, licensed community care apartments and their Health Care Center. Join the residents at Lytton Gardens in a fun hour of Bingo, or other engaging activities to help cultivate an environment of independence and personal fulfillment for the residents. Ages: Families with children ages 10 and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult.  Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours Contact: Sign up online through HandsOn Bay Area for full opportunity details and additional questions. https://covia.org/affordable-housing/affordable-communities Action Against Hunger - Family Food Sorting Second Harvest Food Bank Date/Time: Saturday, September 22, 9:30 - 11:30am Location: Second Harvest Food Bank (Cypress Center), 4001 N. 1st Street, San José Your family can be a part of fighting hunger in our community! September is Hunger Action Month, and Second Harvest Food Bank invites you and your family to a special Family Food Sorting volunteer opportunity. To ensure safety and sanitation standards are met, you must follow these dress code requirements: closed toe shoes, long pants, and no tank tops. Ages: Ages 8 and up are welcome. Families must register individually, with a maximum group size of seven. There must be at least one adult with the family, with a ratio of 1 adult to every 3 minors (8-17). Please review the expectations for parents and guardians during the Family Sort. All adults 18 and up must fill out a Volunteer Agreement Form, and for all children under 18, a parental/guardian permission form must be filled out. Time Commitment: Two hours Contact: For additional questions, email Second Harvest Food Bank at volschedscc@shfb.org or call 408.266.8866 ext.150. Pre-registration for this event is required and is available online. https://www.shfb.org Viva Calle SJ Open Streets 2018 City of San José's Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services   Date/Time: Sunday, September 23, 8am - 4pm   Location: San José City Streets (See Map) Viva CalleSJ is back! The City of San José's Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services will be closing down miles of San Jose streets to bring communities together to walk, bike, skate, play, and explore the city like never before. This year the route will open 6 miles of San Jose's most iconic street, Monterey Road, for residents to enjoy car-free. VivaCalleSJ is inspired by similar Open Streets programs hosted in Los Angeles; San Francisco; Portland; Guadalajara, Mexico; and other cities around the world. The name combines the Spanish "Viva Calles," which can mean both "the streets live" and "long live the streets." VivaCalleSJ is managed by the City of San José's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services, with outreach and engagement support provided by Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. This event has been generously supported by Knight Foundation, which believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. Volunteer opportunities include: Outreach Champion: Help us let residents know about the program. We go door to door, letting people know what is going on and how to get engaged. With six miles of open streets route to notify, we need lots of help! Hub Helper: Help set-up and manage a booth where you will pass out promotional and informational material to participants. Additionally, you will guide participants to the fun events going on at the different Activity Hubs happening along the route. Activity Hubs located along the route at this year's Viva CalleSJ include SoFA, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, and Martial Cottle Park.  Route Scout: Help preserve the safety of the event by patrolling the event on a bicycle, answering questions, giving directions, and helping inform participants about Viva CalleSJ road rules. Race Roadie: Help make the Run Viva CalleSJ 5K happen. Set up equipment, sign-in participants, and make sure everyone has a great day! Ages: Volunteer opportunities are available to minors 15 and older. All ages are welcome to attend the event.   Time Commitment: Volunteer shifts are approximately four hours depending on the job.   Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Mollie Tobias, at mollie.tobias@sanjoseca.gov. Events Coordinator, Zacharias Mendez, at Zacharias.Mendez@sanjoseca.gov. Volunteer registration is available online. http://www.vivacallesj.org/     Canary Challenge 2018 The Canary Foundation   Date/Time: Saturday, September 29, various shifts available between 5:30am - 7pm   Location: Varian Medical Systems Inc., 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto The Canary Challenge is a fully supported bike ride, offering a 5km walk/ride/run, 50km, 50-mile, 75km, and 100-mile rides. The rides cater to all levels of cycling strength - from children to fixed gear bikes and tandems, to time trial champions. All proceeds of the Canary Challenge benefit the Canary Foundation, the world's first nonprofit focused solely on early cancer detection. The Canary Foundation is based on a results-only business approach that focuses on cross-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships with renowned researchers, scientists and global institutions such as the Canary Center at Stanford and the Center of Excellence at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center -two centers that the Canary Foundation was instrumental in creating. Volunteers are needed! All volunteers will receive a T-shirt, food and beverages on the day of the event. The event usually gets 200+ volunteers who are able to assist with first-aid, check-in, greeting, cleanup and other tasks! Ages: Teens ages 13 to 14 may volunteer with a parent. Teens 15 and older are welcome to volunteer on their own. All ages are welcome to attend the event.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: hannah@canarychallenge.org. Volunteer registration is available online. Just want to attend the event? Registration is available online. www.canarychallenge.org 12th Annual Harvest Festival: Setup and Breakdown Volunteers Big Wave Project   Date/Time: Saturday, October 6. Two shifts are available: 10 - noon and 4 - 6 pm. Please sign up early to volunteer!   Location: The Big Wave Farm, 335 Airport Street, Half Moon Bay   The Big Wave Project is dedicated to creating an inclusive and interactive community of people and businesses to provide a purposeful and independent life for individuals with developmental disabilities through affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a supportive community. The Big Wave Farm was created to provide a place people to come learn about organic gardening, chicken care, and build community to support people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist in setup and/or breakdown for the upcoming Annual Harvest Festival, a hallmark event at the Big Wave Project. It promises to be a fun-filled autumn celebration for the entire family, so you can volunteer AND join us for the festivities! Look forward to: pumpkin decorating, flower arranging, water balloon toss, pie-eating contest, an old-fashioned cake walk, silent auction, cork pull, live music, dancing and much more! You'll also have a chance to visit the chickens, check out the harvest, and purchase a perfect Halloween pumpkin from Big Wave Farm's bountiful pumpkin harvest.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email Christine Preziosi, farm@bigwaveproject.org. http://www.bigwaveproject.org/  Help Families and Children Facing Critical Illness There With Care   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location(s):  Choose a location that is convenient for your family. Palo Alto: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital or Ronald McDonald House San Francisco: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital or the Family House Redwood City: There With Care warehouse/office The mission of There With Care is to provide a wide range of thoughtful and fundamental services to children and families during the critical phase of a medical crisis. They serve families referred by medical agencies, by building a network of services and people who ease the burden of life's day-to-day obligations with compassion and care. You can participate by caring for families in various ways, including: Deliveries of food and care packages. (An adult must be the primary volunteer, but children are welcome to accompany them on deliveries. Completion of an online application, in-person training, and online background check is required.) Assisting with warehouse organization and inventory processes. Helping with community events. Working on administrative tasks and special projects. Creating Family Care Kits, hosting Team Bake Chop, Food Bank Shopping, coordinating a drive for needed items, and more. By request, a group project can be hosted at a location of your choice. Ages: Children and youth of any age must be accompanied by an adult, and can participate in almost all volunteer experiences, including deliveries to families.   Time Commitment: Varies. Choose to volunteer one-time, multiple times, weekly or monthly.   Contact: Lorraine Michelle and Lisa Scheidecker at volunteer.bayarea@therewithcare.org or call 650.268.8555 https://bayarea.therewithcare.org  Help Feed the Hungry Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP Cares)   Date/Time: Wednesdays, 2:30 - 7pm Meal preparation starts at 2:30pm Meals served 5 - 6pm Cleanup from 6 - 7pm Location: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP Cares) partners with the local KIWANIS club to host a "Wednesday Night Meal" at the Saint Francis of Assisi Church. This FREE meal is an open-invitation to anyone in the community who needs a nourishing, hot meal. Volunteers are needed to help with meal preparation, meals service, and clean-up. EHP has served families in need in our community for over 43 years. They provide free emergency food, clothing, household essentials, furniture, support programs and referral services to individuals and families in need in the community. Ages: Ages six and older are welcome with an adult present. Teens can volunteer with parental consent.   Time Commitment: Flexible. Volunteers may work the entire time or part of the time, as they are available.   Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, 650.323.7781, Ext. 3000. Advanced volunteer reservations to participate in this program are suggested, but not required. Volunteers may go directly to the church to offer their support. Send volunteer requests to: outreach@ehpcares.org www.ehpcares.org Creating a Giving Box Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community Teach your children the importance of sharing money as well as time. Work together as a family to research causes and issues you care about, and then collect coins for the causes that matter the most to you. Create your own Giving Box to collect your family's charitable donations. When your box is full, decide together where the money will go. Visit Doing Good Together's Create your own Giving Box page for more ideas and resources.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   To make your donation, click on the graphic, or visit https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/donate       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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August 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018  - Silicon Valley  2018 Tour de Cure Silicon Valley American Diabetes Association   Date/Time: Sunday, August 5. Various times and roles available (View online)   Location: HP Campus Palo Alto, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto   Looking to have fun while helping a great cause? Join the rockstar team of volunteers at the annual American Diabetes Association Walk, Run, Ride Fundraiser, the 2018 Tour de Cure. This is a huge event with over 1,000 participants so they need YOUR help! Approximately 200 volunteers are needed to help with set up, registration, lunch, and many more roles. Volunteers will receive a 2018 commemorative volunteer t-shirt and complimentary lunch ticket. Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and up, but we can accommodate younger volunteers (with parents) if spots for kid-friendly duties are still available.   Time Commitment: Varies. Approximately two to three hours depending on role.   Contact: Jennifer Bryant, JBryant@diabetes.org, 408.241.1922 x7470 or Leah Reeves, LReeves@diabetes.org   http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/local-offices/san-francisco-california/ Farm Days Big Wave Project   Date/Time: Saturday, August 11 and August 25, 10am - 2pm   Location: The Big Wave Farm, 335 Airport Street, Half Moon Bay The Big Wave Project is dedicated to: creating an inclusive and interactive community of people and businesses to provide a purposeful and independent life for individuals with developmental disabilities through affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a supportive community. The Big Wave Farm was created to provide a place people to come learn about organic gardening, chicken care, and build community to support people with disabilities. Volunteers are invited to help out on Farm Days, occurring every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, which are aimed at maintaining and improving the farm. Projects range from building composting bins, constructing trellises or chicken coops, and growing harvesting fruits and veggies. Ages: Families with children ages 5 and older are welcome to volunteer. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult and minors under 18 are allowed with a signed waiver.   Time Commitment: Four hours, including a lunch break around noon   Contact: Christine Preziosi, farm@bigwaveproject.org. You can also fill out the online volunteer form on their website, www.bigwaveproject.org/get-involved/ www.bigwaveproject.org Tunitas Creek Beach Clean-Up TLClocals   Date/Time: Sunday August 19, 10am - 1pm   Location: Corner of Hwy 1 & Tunitas Creek Rd., Half Moon Bay Tunitas Creek Beach is a hidden gem to the South of Half Moon Bay that, due to its secluded and challenging location, has been pretty badly polluted by visitors. Volunteers are needed for their monthly clean-ups to keep this beach beautiful and its sea life safe and healthy. TLClocals is a movement to strengthen local communities through community projects, fundraising, small business support, and local classes & workshops. Tunitas Creek Beach Clean-Ups are organized in partnership with San Mateo County, CalTrans, Pacifica Beach Coalition and Heirs to Our Oceans. Ages: There are no age restrictions, however it is not recommended for toddler aged children or younger due to the challenging hike, glass on the beach, and other dangers.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: aloha@TLClocals.org with additional questions, information or concerns. Registration is available online.  www.TLClocals.org   River Health Day Coastal Watershed Council   Date/Time: Saturday August 11, 9:30 - 12pm   Location: Santa Cruz Riverwalk, between Soquel Avenue and Laurel Street Bridges. Directions will be provided upon registration. Join Coastal Watershed Council staff in making a difference in the lower San Lorenzo River. Volunteers will help with caring for native plants as they grow and create habitat along the river. While you are at the river, take a closer look at the willows, alders, evening primrose and mugwort native to the watershed. Listen to the calls of bushtit and warbler over the babble of the lower river, and learn about this unique river ecosystem. Volunteers should dress in comfortable gardening clothes, including long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes. Please bring sun protection and a reusable water bottle. Ages: Families with children five and older are welcome. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Flexible, approximately two and one-half hours   Contact: info@coastal-watershed.org, 831.464.9200. Registration is available online. www.coastal-watershed.org/ Late Summer Wonders: An Evening Hike at Arastradero Grassroots Ecology   Date/Time: Sunday, August 19, 6 - 8:30pm   Location: Arastradero Preserve, 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Meet at the buildings next to the parking lot. Join Grassroots Ecology for a unique opportunity to see Arastradero Preserve during the evening and see what late summer wonders there are to discover. Participants should expect to stay for the entire duration of the hike. Bathroom access will be available at the start and end of the hike. Please bring: a flashlight (bring one with a red filter or red tape if possible), a reusable water bottle, dinner or snack. Dress for hiking, rain, and cold nighttime temperatures (sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, and layers are recommended). Ages: All ages are welcome to participate. Children under 12 require an accompanying adult and minors under 18 who are not accompanied by an adult require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering for this event.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Melisa Perez, melisa@grassrootsecology.org. Registration is available online. http://www.grassrootsecology.org/ Fresh Produce Bagger The Salvation Army   Date/Time: Ongoing. Monday through Thursday 9am - noon or 1 - 4pm; Friday 9am - noon   Location: Salvation Army Silicon Valley, Food Pantry, 359 N. 4th Street, San Jose The Family Services Department at Salvation Army Silicon Valley makes weekly distributions of fruits and vegetables to the public. Volunteers are needed to bag fresh produce into smaller distribution units that will be given to individuals and disadvantaged families. Volunteers are reminded to wear closed-toed shoes and dress in clothing appropriate for working outdoors. Volunteer waiver forms are required and will be provided after registration has been confirmed. Ages: Families with children 12 and older are welcome to participate; volunteers under 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Liwayway Gimenez, liwayway.gimenez@usw.salvationarmy.org or 408.282.1165. https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/  Martial Cottle Workday Our City Forest   Date/Time: Ongoing. Thursday and Friday,  9am - noon. Shifts can be flexible, so please inquire if you're interested in volunteering at a different time.   Location: Martial Cottle Park, 391 Chynoweth Ave., San Jose The mission of Our City Forest is to cultivate a green and healthy Silicon Valley by engaging community members in the appreciation, protection, growth and maintenance of the urban ecosystem, especially our urban forest here in Silicon Valley. Over the past year, Our City Forest has planted over a dozen trees in the new 2-acre site located within Martial Cottle Park. There are plenty of opportunities to build and maintain an ever-increasing number of projects here! Bring water (re-usable containers encouraged), snacks, sun protection, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Closed-toed shoes are required. Ages: Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Youth ages 13-17 need to either have a signed permission slip from their parent/guardian (will be emailed once you sign up) or be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Email treecarevolunteers@ourcityforest.org or 408.998.7337 x118. You can also sign up online: sign up as a "Tree Care Volunteer" and indicate "Martial Cottle" in the message section. www.ourcityforest.org 12th Annual Harvest Festival: Setup and Breakdown Volunteers Big Wave Project   Date/Time: Saturday, October 6. Two shifts are available: 10 - noon and 4 - 6 pm. Please sign up early to volunteer!   Location: The Big Wave Farm, 335 Airport Street, Half Moon Bay   The Big Wave Project is dedicated to creating an inclusive and interactive community of people and businesses to provide a purposeful and independent life for individuals with developmental disabilities through affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a supportive community. The Big Wave Farm was created to provide a place people to come learn about organic gardening, chicken care, and build community to support people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist in setup and/or breakdown for the upcoming Annual Harvest Festival, a hallmark event at the Big Wave Project. It promises to be a fun-filled autumn celebration for the entire family, so you can volunteer AND join us for the festivities! Look forward to: pumpkin decorating, flower arranging, water balloon toss, pie-eating contest, an old-fashioned cake walk, silent auction, cork pull, live music, dancing and much more! You'll also have a chance to visit the chickens, check out the harvest, and purchase a perfect Halloween pumpkin from Big Wave Farm's bountiful pumpkin harvest.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email Christine Preziosi, farm@bigwaveproject.org. http://www.bigwaveproject.org/  Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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August 2018 - NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018 - New York City Summer Streets 2018 City of New York, Department of Transportation   Date/Time: Saturday, August 4, 11 and 18 from 6am - 1pm. There are two shifts: 6 - 10am 10am - 1pm Location: Summer Streets runs from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park. There are five different volunteer locations: Location 1 - Foley Square (Brooklyn Bridge to Canal St. along Lafayette St.) Location 2 - SoHo (Canal St. to Houston St. along Lafayette St.) Location 3 - Astor Place (Houston St. to 14th St. along Lafayette St.) Location 4 - Midtown (15th St. to 42nd St. along Park Ave.) Location 5 - Uptown (43rd St. to 60th St. along Park Ave.) From the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, seven miles of streets will be closed to cars for six hours to allow walkers, runners, cyclists and people of all ages to take back the streets and enjoy many free activities along the route. It takes a lot of people to ensure these great events run smoothly. Enjoy Summer Streets from a different perspective as a part of the Summer Streets team and help inspire participants to climb rock walls, fly down zip lines and water slides, enjoy music, games and many other activities and help direct and inform people to ensure they have a great day.   Ages: Volunteers must be 16 years old to participate on their own; children are welcome with parent or guardian   Time Commitment: Four hour shifts   Contact: SummerStreets@dot.nyc.gov. Registration is available online. https://www.nycgo.com/events/summer-streets    Garden Maintenance Concrete Safaris   Date/Time: Saturday, August 11 and Saturday, August 18, 10am - 1pm   Location(s): August 11, Mad Fun Farm within Washington Houses, 1775 Third Avenue, New York August 18, Jefferson Gardens within Jefferson Houses, 300 East 115th Street, New York Volunteers will spend a fun day outside assisting with general garden maintenance. Activities may include raking, planting, spreading topsoil and wood chips, garbage collection and more. Please dress accordingly for the weather.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: info@concretesafaris.org. Registration is available online. www.concretesafaris.org/en/ Supplies for Success - Help Pack Backpacks UJA Federation-NY   Date/Time: Wednesday, August 22, 2 - 5 pm   Location: UJA Federation, 130 East 59th Street Join Supplies for Success, UJA-Federation of New York's initiative and help pack backpacks with new school supplies for children in need. Each year, UJA provides brand new filled backpacks to thousands of disadvantaged children through UJA-Federation beneficiary agencies, schools, shelters, and other local organizations. The goal of Supplies for Success is to ensure that all children in need return to school with the tools they need to succeed.    Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Up to three hours. Drop-in, stay for an hour or the whole time.   Contact: Olivia Faden, fadeno@ujafedny.org, 212.836.1845. Registration is available online. https://www.ujafedny.org/ Alternative Summer Break for Teens GOOD+ Foundation   Date/Time: Tuesday - Thursday, August 28 - 30, 10am - 1pm. We ask that the volunteers complete all three days of the Youth Alternative Summer Break Program due to the service learning component. There will be a 30-minute lunch break each day. High school volunteers will receive certificates verifying community service hours upon completion of the program.   Location: 306 W 37th Street, 8th Floor, New York Founded by Jessica Seinfeld, GOOD+ Foundation™ (formerly Baby Buggy) is a nonprofit organization that partners with a national network of leading programs to break the cycle of family poverty through the power of donated child products and life-changing family services. GOOD+ Foundation grants donations of products and services to programs that have demonstrated a capacity to address family poverty in three focus areas: supporting new mothers, investing in early childhood and engaging fathers. Volunteers will be sorting, screening, and processing children's clothing, accessories, books, and toys based on real time needs, in order to prepare clothing to go out to local families in the NYC Metro Area.   Ages: High school students ages 14-18   Time Commitment: Nine hours over three days   Contact: Anastasia Plavnicky, anastasia@goodplusfoundation.org, 212.736.1777. Click here for the GOOD+ Foundation Alternative Summer Break application. www.goodplusfoundation.org   Volunteer with Seniors City Meals of Wheels   Date/Time: Ongoing, all year round   Location: Meal delivery and friendly visiting occurs in seniors' homes throughout New York City; other volunteer opportunities can be done from your home. City Meals funds 31 community-based agencies that bring weekend, holiday and emergency meals to homebound elderly New Yorkers who can no longer shop or cook for themselves. In addition, the Mobile Food Pantry program delivers weekly bags of grocery staples to the most at-risk elderly and our Fresh Produce program enables us to supplement regular meal deliveries with fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers. Volunteers are needed to help with the following programs: Friendly Visiting: The friendly visiting program brings together our meal recipients with kind-hearted people who want to help homebound seniors stay connected with the outside world. This social visit becomes so important in the lives of our lonely elderly. The time commitment for this program is one hour per week for at least six months. The visiting schedule is arranged between you and the senior. Meal Delivery: The heart of our program is the hand-delivery of nutritious meals to homebound elderly. Meal recipients look forward to these essential meals; the personal visits that come with them help brighten their days. Each weekend, teams and individual volunteers help deliver meals from meal centers across the city. Volunteer opportunities are available throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on weekends and select locations on weekdays. Senior Chat: This program lets caring volunteers connect with isolated, elderly individuals by phone once a week. A weekly phone call can go a long way to help homebound seniors feel safe and connected to the world. Calls typically last about a half hour and can be made from the volunteer's home or office. The time commitment for this program is six months. Handmade Greeting Cards: Each year, hundreds of students from local public and private schools - ranging from pre-kindergarten to universities - decorate cards for their homebound elderly neighbors to be delivered with either meals or food packages. Last year they created 69,793 cards.  There is a template on the website, along with further information. Kitchen Volunteers: During the weekday, volunteers help package food to be delivered to homebound elderly as well as serve meals to seniors at the meal center. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: info@citymeals.org https://www.citymeals.org/ Operation Backpack Volunteers of America   Date/Time: Now through end of August   Location: Click here for official drop-off locations around New York More than 22,000 children live in NYC's homeless and domestic violence shelters. One of the most devastating consequences of homelessness is the impact it has on a child's education. Each year since 2001, Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been distributing new backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies to homeless children throughout New York City. A filled backpack relieves parents of a financial burden and provides a sense of normalcy to the otherwise chaotic lives of these children, helping them to look and feel more like their classmates. Most importantly, a filled backpack allows these children to start the school year feeling prepared and confident, with the knowledge that their education is important and that someone believes in them. Every backpack given to a child through Operation Backpack is filled with supplies according to the child's grade. All backpack and supplies are new. Consider donating a filled backpack or two. You can start a donation drive in your building, workplace, house of worship or club, or simply fill a few backpacks with your family. The Volunteers of America website provides a list of needed supplies, posters you can download for a donation drive, and other information.    Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: volunteers@voa-gny.org, 212.496.4307 https://www.voa-gny.org/operation-backpack Intergenerational Chess - Fall Registration Now Open Dorot   Date/Time: Ten Mondays, October 1 - December 17, from 4 - 5:30 pm. Volunteers must be able to commit to all sessions: October 1- orientation for youth, no seniors attend October 8, 15, 29 November 5, 12, 19, 26 December 3, 10, 17   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Student volunteers and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Share your love of the game and bring a smile to a senior! Refreshments will be served. Students must be in 6th-12th grade and understand the game of chess, the different chess pieces and how to move them.   Ages: Volunteers must be in 6th-12th grade   Time Commitment: Ten Mondays, one and one-half hour sessions.   Contact: Registration is dependent on a successful phone interview. For more information, please contact Shai Rosenfeld at SRosenfeld@dorotusa.org. Applications are available online. www.dorotusa.org/  Is your teen looking for a school-year internship? Help them apply to Dorot's Teen Internship Program   One afternoon a week from 4 - 6 pm October - January 9th-12th graders   You can help improve the lives of seniors through friendly visits, birthday deliveries, computer tutoring, and much more. Apply at dorotusa.org/teens   Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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August 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018 - Boston Themed Party at a Family Shelter Heading Home   Date/Time: Monday-Thursday, 6 - 7:30pm. Please book your party once month in advance   Location: Shelters are located in Dorchester, Roxbury or Medford Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to host themed parties for children living at one of our seven family congregate shelters. Children in our family programs love the chance to meet and play with volunteers! Heading Home will give you suggested themes for your party, as well as a checklist of what volunteers are expected to bring. Volunteers provide dinner and utensils, dessert, an activity (and materials necessary), as well as small toys/gift bags for the children to keep. We can provide you with names and ages of kids living in the shelter up to two weeks in advance of your party. Decorations are suggested but not required. Volunteers should expect to spend between $150 - $300. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate, but parents should consider the maturity of their children before volunteering. All volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: An hour and a half, plus prep time   Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org  http://www.headinghomeinc.org  Meal-Serving at a Local Emergency Shelter for Individuals  Heading Home Date/Time: Daily, 5:30 - 8am or 5:30 - 8pm Location: Cambridge   Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to cook and serve a meal for the 22 clients living in our emergency shelter in Cambridge. Once you've finished serving, sit down and enjoy some time with the residents! Volunteers provide breakfast or dinner foods and drinks. Heading Home will provide an overview of what volunteers are expected to prepare and bring. Ages: Families with children age seven and older are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours, plus prep time Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org http://www.headinghomeinc.org Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Back to School Backpack Drive JFS Metrowest Date/Time: Monday, August 27, 10am - noon, and Tuesday, August 28, 10am - noon Location(s): Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham, August 27 Wellesley Public Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, August 28 With summer flying by, it's time to start getting ready for the upcoming school year by lending a helping hand to children in the Metrowest area. This is the seventh consecutive year of the Build-a-Backpack event, where the goal is to give away 275 backpacks full of school supplies to families in our community who need them the most. Every year, JFS collects school supplies for children ages five to ten through corporate donations and local supply drives. Volunteers (often families with young children) are asked to bring new backpacks to the event where they stuff them full of school supplies, choosing who the backpack will go to, i.e. 2nd grade girl, 4th grade boy, etc. Then JFS distributes the filled backpacks to the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham as well as the parent information center for the Framingham Public Schools. Please bring a backpack or two with you.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Very flexible. The event runs for two hours but time needed will depend on how long it takes for your family to pack the backpack you bring. Contact: Kayla Hopkins at 508.875.3100 x220 or khopkins@jfsmw.org. Registration is available online. www.jfsmw.org  Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Monday, September 3, 9am - noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. But younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why we offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. This program is a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children in grades 2 - 6. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online. Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group!  http://www.mspca.org/nevinseducation JDRF One Walk Boston JDRF   Date/Time: Saturday September 29. There are a variety of shifts between 6:30am and 2pm.   Location: DCR Hatch Shell, Boston   Our JDRF One Walk weekends would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. By being a JDRF One Walk Volunteer, you are not only helping ensure our Walkers have the best experience on Walk day, but you are also helping JDRF create a world without type 1 diabetes! Below please find the volunteer sign-up form and a list of volunteer job descriptions. We ask that you register as a volunteer no later than one week prior to the Walk you are attending so JDRF staff can plan accordingly and ensure all areas are covered. JDRF staff will be in touch with you prior to event weekend with more details.   Ages: Children under 13 are more than welcome to volunteer with their parents at water stops and as route cheerleaders. Other volunteers must be at least 13 years of age and all volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Time Commitment: Varies by volunteer task.   Contact: Holly Maloney, HMaloney@jdrf.org. Click here for registration form. http://www.jdrf.org/newengland/ Back to School Drive School on Wheels Massachusetts (SOWMA)   Date/Time: The SOWMA office is open from 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday.   Location: SOWMA, 100 Laurel Street, East Bridgewater The mission of School on Wheels of Massachusetts is to support the academic, social and emotional growth of students impacted by homelessness. We provide students with the tools they need for success in the classroom. Each child is given a new backpack filled with customized school supplies and grade-level books that help foster a love for reading. You and your family can help by collecting and donating school supplies. Click here for a list of needed supplies. Please note that all donated supplies must be new.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Barbara Fox, bfox@sowma.org  http://www.sowma.org Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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July 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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July 2018  - Silicon Valley  Young Tree Care Survey Canopy   Date/Time: Saturday, July 7, 9 - noon   Location: Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto Each year Canopy volunteers and partners comb through Palo Alto neighborhoods to survey the health of hundreds of young street trees. The results of the survey help guide the City of Palo Alto Urban Forestry as they maintain and grow Palo Alto's vibrant urban forest. This is a fun, flexible volunteer opportunity for all ages--and a great way to learn your street trees!   Ages: All ages are welcome at most events. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Uriel Hernandez at uriel@canopy.org or 650.964.6110 ext. 4. Registration is available online. www.canopy.org Kelley Park Sunset Walk Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful   Date/Time: Friday July 13, 7 - 9pm   Location: Kelley Park, 1300 Senter Road, San José Summer is a time for family fun and celebration! What better way to do this than by enjoying a fun and educational experience together at Kelley Park? Cool off in the shade and listen to the water flow along Coyote Creek. At this event, you'll: Celebrate the Coyote Creek with a mini-BioBlitz Meet the Park Rangers Explore some of the houses at History Park Listen to campfire stories and make s'mores! No waivers are needed and free parking is available. This event is sponsored by San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, and the Open Space Authority of Santa Clara Valley.   Ages: All ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Deb Kramer, Program Manager, at deb@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org or 408.372.7053. Registration is available online. www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org Summer Coyote Creek Cleanup at Olinder Park Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful   Date/Time: Saturday July 14, 9 - noon   Location: Selma Olinder Park, 1117 Woodborough Dr, San José Help keep Coyote Creek clean by participating in a creek clean-up this summer. Trash from nearby gutters, including cups, cigarette butts, and straws, come down the storm drains or blow around in the wind and into the creeks. You and your family can help remove this litter from Coyote Creek by joining a cleanup crew for a few hours. Be sure to wear long pants, sleeves, and closed-toed shoes since you will be near poison oak and around loose or muddy soil. All participants must bring a signed waiver. Ages: Families with children ages 5 and older are welcome to volunteer. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult, with a minimum ratio of 1 adult to 5 kids; 13-18 are allowed with a signed waiver.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Deb Kramer, Program Manager, deb@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org or 408.372.7053. Registration is available online. www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org Help Provide Valet Bike Parking at Special Events Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC)   Date/Time: Sunday, July 22, 11:45am - 3pm or 3 - 6pm   Location: Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara The purpose of SVBC is to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Valet bike parking is one of many ways that Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition encourages people to bike to public events. Volunteer responsibilities include accepting event attendees' bikes, placing them on bike racks, keeping a watchful eye during the event and then happily returning them to the attendees when they are ready to leave. Perks (such as snacks, free entry, or a meal) are usually provided for volunteers, depending on the event. Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to participate. Volunteers age 13-18 may participate on their own with a signed waiver. If you will be volunteering with children, the expectation is that they can be independent and support the bike parking program without needing to be supervised the entire time. You will be working together but must be able to leave them unattended at times. If you are unsure if this is an age appropriate volunteer activity for your child, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Programs Manager.   Time Commitment: Approximately three hours   Contact: Kate Plant, Community Projects Coordinator, kate@bikesiliconvalley.org, 408.813.4485. Registration is available online. www.bikesiliconvalley.org   Tree Care Work Day - Brentwood/McNair Canopy   Date/Time: Saturday, July 21, 9 - noon   Location: Brentwood Elementary School, 2086 Clarke Ave, East Palo Alto Join Canopy as they continue to do some much-needed tree care work on young trees. All tools and equipment will be provided and snacks will be provided in the morning. Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes and are encouraged to bring reusable water bottles.   Ages: All ages are welcome at most events. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Uriel Hernandez at uriel@canopy.org or 650.964.6110 ext. 4. Registration is available online. www.canopy.org/ Meal Serving Volunteer Opportunities Loaves & Fishes   Date/Time: Varies, Weekdays 3:30 - 6pm. Availability is very limited. Check online calendar for available dates.   Location: Catholic Charities Eastside Neighborhood Center (ENC), 2150 Alum Rock Ave, San José The mission of Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen is to provide hot nutritious meals that are prepared, delivered and served to disadvantaged individuals with a special concern for children, families, seniors, veterans, and the homeless. All are welcomed, no questions asked. Loaves & Fishes provides hot meals at no cost, Monday through Friday at Catholic Charities' Eastside Neighborhood Center and Goodwill Industries, targeting low-income families, seniors, single women, couples, and the homeless. In addition, Loaves & Fishes partners with 30 nonprofit agencies from as far South as Gilroy to as far North as Palo Alto to provide free hot meals to their guests.  Ages: Families with children age 10 and older are welcome to volunteer. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Hyru Gau, Volunteer Manager, volunteer@loavesfishes.org or 408.922.928. Registration is available online. www.loavesfishes.org/ Community Garden at Goodwill Loaves & Fishes   Date/Time: Varies, Friday mornings 9 - noon. Check online calendar for dates and availability.   Location: 1080 North 7th Street, San José The Loaves & Fishes Farm, located on the Goodwill of Silicon Valley property provides fresh vegetables for their dinner service program. Volunteers are needed to help with weeding, planting, and harvesting vegetables. The mission of Loaves & Fishes is to provide hot nutritious meals that are prepared, delivered and served to disadvantaged individuals with a special concern for children, families, seniors, veterans, and the homeless.   Ages: Volunteers age 12 and 13 are welcome to participate when they are accompanied by an adult; volunteers 14 and older can participate on their own.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Hyru Gau, Volunteer Manager, volunteer@loavesfishes.org or 408.922.9285. Registration is available online. www.loavesfishes.org/ Grassroots Ecology July Events Grassroots Ecology   Date/Time: Varies by event   Location: Varies by event   Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. They restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education. While volunteering with Grassroots Ecology, you will learn interesting things about the natural world while making a positive impact on the environment. Grassroots offers opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels to help with planting, weeding, creek monitoring, or installing rain gardens and rain barrels. Use the clickable links below to register for the right volunteer opportunity for you and your family: Sunday, July 22, 9 - 11:30am, Cooley Landing Habitat Restoration Workday, East Palo Alto Friday, July 6, 8 - 10:30am, Friday Greenfingers: Habitat Restoration at McClellan Ranch Preserve, Cupertino Wednesday, July 11, 8 - 10:30am, Wednesday Greenfingers: Habitat Restoration at McClellan Ranch, Cupertino Sunday, July 15, 9am - 1pm, Stevens Creek Water Quality Monitoring, Cupertino Sunday, July 8 & 22, 9am - noon, Volunteer at Foothills Park, Palo Alto Saturday, July 14 & 28, 9am - noon, Arastradero Preserve, Palo Alto Mondays, 9 - 11:30am, Byrne Brigade: Habitat Restoration at Byrne Preserve, Los Altos Hills Wednesdays, 9 - noon, Wednesday Weed Warriors, Palo Alto Thursdays, 9:30am - noon, Grove Guardians: Summer Youth Stewards at Redwood Grove, Los Altos. (Ages 12 - 18) Ages: All ages welcome at most events. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Varies by event   Contact: Jeremy Merckling, jeremy@grassrootsecology.org, 650.384.5314 www.grassrootsecology.org Volunteer Mentors for Refugee, Immigrant, or Asylee Families or Individuals At Home Humanitarian   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Throughout the Bay Area   At Home Humanitarian is a grassroots effort focused on socially integrating refugees, asylees, and immigrants while building tolerance and understanding throughout their new communities. Our core work focuses on mentor matching, community acculturation events, and providing extracurricular opportunities. Help newly arrived people feel "At Home" in their new communities. Provide U.S. citizens with opportunities to serve "At Home." Guide newly arrived persons through becoming self-sufficient and preparing for prosperous college educations and careers. Foster friendships, learning, tolerance, understanding, and healing among all participants Programs and Volunteer Opportunities: Mentor + Mentee Matching: Volunteer families can be matched with newly-arrived individuals and families to help answer any questions relating to American culture, customs, processes, laws, or community resources that would help their match feel more connected; help find solutions to needs such as finding a job, preparing for college, filing for FAFSA, fixing a car, or passing a driver's test; and provide opportunities to get out, explore surroundings, make new friends, learn a new skill or hobby, and connect to others within their communities. Community Acculturation Events: Community managers, mentors, and mentees plan engaging quarterly events. Events can be sponsored by corporations or partner NPOs. Some upcoming events include career panels sponsored by Google, family dinners, beach and sightseeing outings, and a night at a Giants Game. Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer. Children 18 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.   Time Commitment: One-year commitment, eight to ten hours per month   Contact: Allison Zollinger, allison@athomehumanitarian.org www.athomehumanitarian.org     Help the TCV Foodbank Tri-City Volunteers   Date/Time: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4pm   Location: 37350 Joseph St., Fremont Volunteers are essential to Tri-City Volunteers food bank's daily grocery cart preparation and distribution. We need approximately 40 warehouse volunteers a day to ensure that as many as 350 client families per day receive adequate nutrition. Volunteers also help us sort and hang donated clothing and attractively merchandise our boutique thrift store, which provides very low-cost items to struggling families. Community volunteers are the heart of our agency. Not only do volunteers work directly with low and very-low income families, they bring to life our vision of a community united together to ensure that every child and adult in our area is not just free from hunger but can access pathways to financial stability and self-sufficiency. While volunteers assist families in Tri-City Volunteers' food bank and thrift store, they are also mentoring and deeply connecting with others. That is the real strength of our work. Ages: Families with children ten and older are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Minimum of two hours   Contact: To learn more and to sign up for volunteer orientation, contact Gloria Lara, glara@tri-cityvolunteers.org, 510.793.4583. www.tri-cityvolunteers.org Santa Clara County Parks - Weekly Weeding Party County of Santa Clara   Date/Time(s): Saturdays, 9am - noon, Hellyer Park Sundays, 9am - noon, Santa Teresa Park   Location(s): Hellyer Park (Meet at Visitor Center), 985 Hellyer Ave, San José Santa Teresa Park (Meet at Pueblo Day Use Parking Lot), 260 Bernal Rd, San José   There are many ways to keep your park beautiful! If you are looking to get outside and connect with new people right in your backyard, this is the opportunity for you. California native plants play an important role in the health of our parks. To help them thrive, we have to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants. The Maintenance Crew greatly appreciates the work that volunteers have done all around Hellyer Park over the past year, so let's keep it up!   Ages: Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Minors 13 - 18 require a signed waiver. Minors with special needs must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Julie Lee at julie.Lee@prk.sccgov.org or Julie Kahrnoff at julie.kahrnoff@prk.sccgov.org. Registration is available online: Hellyer Park registration Santa Teresa Park registration www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/Welcome-to-Santa-Clara-County-Parks.aspx Write Letters to a Soldier Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible, at your convenience   Location: Contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude for information on where to mail your letters Practice gratitude as well as kindness. You and your family can send some appreciation and cheer to men and women who are serving our country far from home. Reach out to a soldier that you know or contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude, two nonprofit organizations that  make it easy to send letters to soldiers eager for mail from home. Visit the Doing Good Together Write a Letter to a Soldier project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference for soldiers. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org. If you have specific letter-writing questions please contact www.amillionthanks.org/contactus.php or info@operationgratitude.com directly. www.doinggoodtogether.org As the crisis at the border floods the news, your children may have questions. You may feel helpless to respond. Our latest blog post can help you navigate this heartbreaking issue with your kids. As our blogger concludes, "Doing Good Together has always relied on two essential truths. In every crisis, there is something you can do to make a difference. And your family's actions, along with your empathy, will help shape the next generation of helpers and heroes."       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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July 2018 - NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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July 2018 - New York City Jungle Gym Summer Series Concrete Safaris   Date/Time(s): Saturdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28. Races run from 11am - 2:30pm and the Active Living Fair runs from 11am - 3pm   Location(s): Saturday, July 7, East 116th Street between Lexington and Second Saturday, July 14, 21, 28 on East 115th Street between Park and Third Avenues Concrete Safaris will host JungleGym 2018, celebrating its 10th birthday anniversary and 6th annual obstacle race and Active Living Fair. The race has a 20-obstacle course and is designed by the 7-12-year-olds in Concrete Safaris' City Surfers after-school program and led by our 14-24-year-old Outdoor Leadership Academy interns. Proceeds will provide hundreds of 7-24-year-olds from East Harlem with 5-day/week, year-round, after-school and summer programming in the next five years. With your support, we can ensure that children living in East Harlem have access to high-quality, outdoor play and education in their neighborhoods and parks. Ages: Children ages five and older and families are welcome to test the race course; everyone can participate in the Active Living Fair.   Time Commitment: Up to four hours   Contact: 646.869.1503. Register online at: http://junglegymrace.com www.concretesafaris.org/en/   Soup Kitchen - Food Preparation and Service Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time: Saturdays, July 14, 21 and 28, 10am - 2pm   Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street between Park and Madison The Saturday Lunch Program provides hot meals with dignity and compassion to the homeless or those who live marginally. All shifts are family-friendly and involve a set-up team to set tables and decorate, a service team to run trays of food back and forth to the guests, and a break down & clean up team. Volunteers are needed to help set up, prepare and serve meals to members of the community who are homeless and/or live marginally. Ages: All ages, families welcome   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Carl Garrison, carl@manhattanchurch.org. Please contact Carl to register and for additional questions. www.manhattanchurch.org Intergenerational Chess - Fall Registration Now Open Dorot   Date/Time: Ten Mondays, October 1 - December 17, from 4 - 5:30 pm. Volunteers must be able to commit to all sessions: October 1- orientation for youth, no seniors attend October 8, 15, 29 November 5, 12, 19, 26 December 3, 10, 17   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Student volunteers and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Share your love of the game and bring a smile to a senior! Refreshments will be served. Students must be in 6th-12th grade and understand the game of chess, the different chess pieces and how to move them.   Ages: Volunteers must be in 6th-12th grade   Time Commitment: Ten Mondays, one and one-half hour sessions.   Contact: Registration is dependent on a successful phone interview. For more information, please contact Shai Rosenfeld at SRosenfeld@dorotusa.org. Applications are available online. www.dorotusa.org/  Serve Dinner to Seniors UJA Federation - New York: Time For Good   Date/Time: Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6:15pm   Location: The Sirovich Center, East Village   Help create a welcoming environment and serve dinner to seniors at our Sirovich Center for Balanced Living, an innovative senior center in the East Village. The Sirovich Center is looking for volunteers to serve dinner in our main dining room for approximately 50 members. Volunteers will: Greet seniors and help create a welcoming environment Cooperate with evening kitchen staff Make sure lines are orderly for buffet style service Ensure cleanliness of tables and room both before, during and after meals Have the opportunity to assist evening kitchen staff with meal preparation or clean up Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Come one time or make it an ongoing activity!   Contact: ShaoMei Zhang, Health & Wellness Specialist, Sirovich Center for Balanced Living, szhang@edalliance.org or Rahsheeda McRae, Volunteer Coordinator, Manny Cantor Center, rmcrae@mannycantor.org. Registration is available online. www.timeforgood.org/ Pitch In, Pick Up Central Park Conservancy   Date/Time(s): Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, daily, 10am - 5pm Chess & Checkers House, Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm North Meadow Recreation Center, daily, 10am - 5pm Location(s):  Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Inside Central Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues. Chess & Checkers House, Mid-Park at 64th Street. North Meadow Recreation Center, Mid-Park at 97th Street Want to get outside and get dirty with your kids? Volunteering with Pitch In, Pick Up is a great way to help keep Central Park clean and beautiful. After a brief orientation at a visitor center, you will be given a trash grabber, gloves, and garbage bag for litter. Click here for more information about the Pitch In, Pick Up volunteer program   Ages: Everyone can participate but children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Volunteers must show a valid form of ID when they arrive and fill out a waiver form.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: volunteer@centralparknyc.org, or call the Volunteer Hotline at 212.360.2751 www.centralparknyc.org Make "Cool Ties" Operation Gratitude   Date/Time: At your convenience, from home   Location: Ship cool ties to: Operation Gratitude 21100 Lassen Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 Review the shipping page for more information.   Honor our Service Men and Women this July 4th! Make "Cool Ties" to keep our troops cool. Operation Gratitude annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, to Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers, and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. Their mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our Military. Operation Gratitude encourages people to knit scarves and hats for donation in winter, but in summer, their focus is on helping troops stay cool. Their website provides step by step instructions on how to make a "cool tie" which is a type of bandana filled with water-absorbent polymers that troops tie around their neck to help keep body temperature down in hot climates. The website also provides details on shipping cool ties and other donations you may want to send for care packages. It's always a nice idea to include some hand-written notes of support and encouragement to show our troops how much their sacrifice means to us.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@operationgratitude.com www.operationgratitude.com/     Operation Backpack - NYC Volunteers of America   Date/Time: Donate before August 4   Location: The official drop-off locations list will be published on the VOA website www.OperationBackpackNYC.org on July 9, the first day of the backpack drive. Drop-off locations are typically retails stores like Duane Reade all over NYC. Operation Backpack provides backpacks filled with grade-specific supplies to children living in New York City's homeless and domestic violence shelters. Start a donation drive in your building, workplace, house of worship or club, or simply fill a few backpacks with your family. Click here for grade specific supply lists.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: azibell@voa-gny.org www.OperationBackpackNYC.org Take Kindness on the Road!   Will you and your kids be going on any long car or plane rides this summer? Consider bringing paper and crayons/colored pencils and creating cards for local nonprofits!   DOROT's greeting card project helps bring joy and celebration to some of our frailest and most isolated seniors. Each month, DOROT mails over 200 birthday cards to seniors. Every card is designed and created by volunteers. Often, this card is the only recognition a senior receives on his or her birthday. Full directions can be found at on their website. God's Love We Deliver (GLWD) believes that what makes God's Love so special is the personal touch they add to every meal. This includes special meals on holidays and a personalized cake for each client on his or her birthday. To accompany the cake, we include birthday cards and to accompany our holiday meals, we package them in decorated holiday bags, all made by local elementary and high school students.  For full instructions, contact GLWD at volunteer@glwd.org or 212.294.8158. Write Letters to a Soldier Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible, at your convenience   Location: Contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude for information on where to mail your letters Practice gratitude as well as kindness. You and your family can send some appreciation and cheer to men and women who are serving our country far from home. Reach out to a soldier that you know or contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude, two nonprofit organizations that  make it easy to send letters to soldiers eager for mail from home. Visit the Doing Good Together Write a Letter to a Soldier project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference for soldiers. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org. If you have specific letter-writing questions please contact www.amillionthanks.org/contactus.php or info@operationgratitude.com directly. www.doinggoodtogether.org As the crisis at the border floods the news, your children may have questions. You may feel helpless to respond. Our latest blog post can help you navigate this heartbreaking issue with your kids. As our blogger concludes, "Doing Good Together has always relied on two essential truths. In every crisis, there is something you can do to make a difference. And your family's actions, along with your empathy, will help shape the next generation of helpers and heroes."       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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July 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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July 2018 - Boston Friends & Family Community Service Day BINA Farm Center (BINA)   Date/Time: Sunday, July 8, 3 - 5pm   Location: 55 Allen Street, Lexington   BINA Farm Center brings together individuals with and without special needs by offering a variety of inclusive enrichment programs that help them to both thrive personally and make their best contribution towards the communities in which they live. BINA provides a comprehensive therapeutic and recreational environment utilizing Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies, Vocational Training Programs and Creative and Complementary Therapies for children and some Summer Cleaning at BINA Farm Center! The chores around a working therapeutic riding center are endless. We count on volunteers to help us with the day to day care and keeping of our herd of wonderful horses, as well as all of the chores that come with keeping up the property. Projects will include weeding, planting, raking, pruning, and more! Grab your work gloves, rakes and shovels and come on out to BINA Farm Center!   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: RSVP to Nicole@binafarm.org with the names and ages of the people in your group. www.binafarm.org  Operation Crop Mob! Waltham Fields Community Farm   Date/Time: Saturday, July 14, 9am - noon   Location: 240 Beaver Street, Waltham   Come on out and help us weed the fields! No experience necessary, we will teach you. We are out in a working farm field so children must understand how to stay in the row, not step on the plants, etc. Please wear close-toed shoes and dress for the weather. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the morning.   Ages: All ages are welcome but children must remain supervised by parent.   Time Commitment: Up to three hours; come anytime between 9 and noon.   Contact: Marla@communityfarms.org. www.communityfarms.org/ JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, July 15 or Sunday, August 5, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Jimmy Fund Theatre Collections Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/The Jimmy Fund   Date/Time: Volunteers are needed Monday - Sunday, from now until July 28. Four-hour shifts are offered throughout the day from 12:30 - 10:30pm   Location:  Select movie theaters throughout MA, RI, CT, NY, and OH. The Jimmy Fund/Variety Children's Charities Theatre Collections Program is looking for local movie lovers with big hearts and a few spare hours to help raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute this summer. Now in its 69th year, the program launched in 1949 and is the Jimmy Fund's oldest annual fundraising effort. Since its inception, the program has raised more than $30 million. Volunteers are needed to pass collection canisters to guests in movie theatres following a brief Jimmy Fund trailer. All contributions go directly to the Jimmy Fund, which supports lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.   Volunteers can earn exciting incentives from a volunteer t-shirt to complimentary National Amusements movie passes, to Blue Man Group or Boston Red Sox tickets (while supplies last)! Volunteer and learn more today! Ages: All ages encouraged (if under 12, you must be accompanied by an adult)   Time Commitment: Four-hour shifts   Contact: Suzanne Crane, Suzanne_Crane@dfci.harvard.edu or 617.632.5344. Registration is available online. www.jimmyfund.org/theatre New England Kids Triathlon Kids Triathlon, Inc   Date/Time: Sunday, July 15. There are volunteer opportunities Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15. There is a pre-race packet pick-up and bike drop-off on Saturday from 4 -7pm. Race start times are Sunday between 7:30am and 10:15am depending on the age of the participants.   Location: M.I.T. Campus    The New England Kids Triathlon is one of very few kids triathlons sanctioned by USATriathlon in New England during 2015, and it will be the largest kids triathlon ever held in the Northeast. Race distances are set by the USATriathlon and are designed to be challenging but achievable for kids. Ages 6 - 10 will swim 100 yards; bike 3 miles; and run 0.5 miles. Ages 11 - 15 will swim 200 yards; bike 6 miles; and run 1 mile. Triathlon is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and this event introduces kids to a healthy, positive lifestyle that encourages daily exercise, good nutrition and making the right choices. It is a sport that rewards preparation, strength, endurance, and attention to detail. We want to connect with kids who would not otherwise even dream about competing in a triathlon. Ages: Children ages 6 - 15 can participate in the triathlon and teens 14 and older can volunteer.   Time Commitment: Depends on whether you are a race participant or volunteer.    Contact: shelda@kidstriathloninc.org. Click here for race registration and click here to volunteer. www.newenglandkidstriathlon.org   JDRF One Walk Boston JDRF   Date/Time:  Saturday September 29   Location:  DCR Hatch Shell, Boston   Our JDRF One Walk weekends would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. By being a JDRF One Walk Volunteer, you are not only helping ensure our Walkers have the best experience on Walk day, but you are also helping JDRF create a world without T1D! Below please find the volunteer sign-up form and a list of volunteer job descriptions. We ask that you register as a volunteer no later than one week prior to the Walk you are attending so JDRF staff can plan accordingly and ensure all areas are covered. JDRF staff will be in touch with you prior to event weekend with more details.   Ages: Children under 13 are more than welcome to volunteer with their parents at water stops and as route cheerleaders. Other volunteers must be at least 13 years of age and all volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Time Commitment: Varies by volunteer task.   Contact: Holly Maloney, HMaloney@jdrf.org. Click here for registration form. http://www.jdrf.org/newengland/ Write Letters to a Soldier Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible, at your convenience   Location: Contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude for information on where to mail your letters Practice gratitude as well as kindness. You and your family can send some appreciation and cheer to men and women who are serving our country far from home. Reach out to a soldier that you know or contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude, two nonprofit organizations that  make it easy to send letters to soldiers eager for mail from home. Visit the Doing Good Together Write a Letter to a Soldier project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference for soldiers. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org. If you have specific letter-writing questions please contact www.amillionthanks.org/contactus.php or info@operationgratitude.com directly. www.doinggoodtogether.org As the crisis at the border floods the news, your children may have questions. You may feel helpless to respond. Our latest blog post can help you navigate this heartbreaking issue with your kids. As our blogger concludes, "Doing Good Together has always relied on two essential truths. In every crisis, there is something you can do to make a difference. And your family's actions, along with your empathy, will help shape the next generation of helpers and heroes."       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. 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June 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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June 2018  - Silicon Valley  Shoes For Life Step30 International Ministries with Forgotten People Connections   Date/Time: Drop off any Saturday in June between 1 and 5pm   Location: 1849 Little Orchard St., San José Ninety-five percent of children who live by the border of Kenya and Uganda do not own shoes. They are infected by fleas and parasites as a result. Giving them shoes is an effective way of preventing infections. Bay Area volunteers are collecting 30,000 shoes to send to the children in the fall. Thank you for joining the movement with us as your generous donations will help them take a step closer to a brighter future. Please see the Program Flyer for donation guidelines. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: step30xsf@gmail.com, 415.430.5878 www.step30xsf.com  Anti-Graffiti and Anti-Litter Program San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services   Date/Time: Supplies can be picked up Monday - Thursday, 8am - 3pm, and Friday, 8am - noon.   Location: San José Parks - varies by need The Anti-Graffiti Program recruits new volunteers to assist with graffiti abatement. We provide possible clean up locations or you can adopt your own neighborhood. The Anti-Graffiti Kit contains safety gear, chemical gloves, safety glasses, and 8 oz bottle of solvent, sponge, and rags. Volunteers must call for an appointment to pick up supplies. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate. All volunteers are required to fill out a Volunteer Service Agreement.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Dustin Gordon, dustin.gordon@sanjoseca.gov, 408.595.3483. For more information please call the Anti-Graffiti Program Office at 408.975.7233.   www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=589 City of San José Adopt-a-Park Program San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services   Date/Time: Volunteers are welcome at the park when it is open: 8am to one-half hour after sunset   Location: Click on the Adopt-A-Park Map to find available parks. Adopt a Park volunteers are needed to help with many different landscaping and maintenance tasks. We provide the tools and the volunteers can go out and help spruce up the park when it is convenient for them. Plus, it's a great way for everyone to socialize and get a bit of fresh air and sunshine, all while making a difference, close to home and where the children play! Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate. All volunteers are required to fill out a Volunteer Service Agreement.   Time Commitment: This is an ongoing commitment, for one year. It's a great opportunity for families to contribute eight hours of service to their local park each month.   Contact: Mollie Tobias, City of San José Program Manager, 408.535.3588, mollie.tobias@sanjoseca.gov www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/ Sunday in the Park Volunteer Days San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services   Date/Time: Sundays in June, 10am - 12:30pm   Location(s): June 3, Cahill Park, W. San Fernando St., San José June 10, Cimarron Park, Pelleas Ln., San José June 17, Wallenberg Park, Curtner & Cottle Ave., San José  June 24, Saratoga Creek Park, Hoyet Dr., San José Volunteer help is vital to enhancing the work of park staff. Sunday in the Park Volunteer Days are a great way for families to socialize and get a bit of fresh air and sunshine, all while making a difference in your local park! All tools are provided.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate. All volunteers are required to fill out Volunteer Service Agreement. Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Mollie Tobias, City of San José Program Manager, 408.535.3588, mollie.tobias@sanjoseca.gov. No pre-registration is needed. www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/   Park Beautification Days Santa Clara County Parks   Date/Time(s): Friday, June 1, 9am - 1pm Saturday, June 2, 9am - noon Saturday, June 16, 9am - noon Friday, June 29, 9am - 1pm Saturday, June 30, 9am - noon Location(s):  June 1: Stevens Creek, 11401 Stevens Canyon Rd. Cupertino, Meet in the Chestnut Parking Lot. June 2: Santa Teresa, 260 Bernal Rd. San José, Meet at the Pueblo Area. June 16: Bowhunters Park Beautification:11401 Stevens Canyon Rd Cupertino, CA 95014, Meet at the Archery Range lot. June 29: Sanborn, 11401 Stevens Canyon Rd. Cupertino, Meet in the Ohlone Parking lot near the kiosk at the park entrance. June 30: Mount Madonna Deer Pen, Mount Madonna County Park 7850 Pole Line Road Watsonville, Meet at the Ranger Station. California native plants play an important role in the health of our parks. This is the opportunity for you if you are looking to get outside and connect with the outdoors right in your backyard! Volunteers are needed to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants.   Ages: Due to youth protection laws kids under the age of 13 cannot create an account without a parent's permission. Children 13 and under are welcome to accompany a registered adult at the Park Beautification Days.   Time Commitment: Three to four hours   Contact: Julie Kahrnoff, Parks Volunteer Program Coordinator, volunteer@prk.sccgov.org, 408.918.4940. Register here for the Bowhunters Park Beautification date. Register here for the other Park Beautification dates. www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/Welcome-to-Santa-Clara-County-Parks.aspx Beach Cleanups Save Our Shores   Date/Time: Check the Events Calendar for multiple dates throughout June.   Location(s): Possible locations include Davenport Main Beach, Cowell Beach, Del Monte Beach and Asilomar State Beach Annually, Save Our Shores holds more than 200 cleanups and recruits around 10,000 dedicated citizens to volunteer. Together, we keep over 15 tons of trash out of the Monterey Bay each year! Volunteers are needed to help with the following: Hands-On Conservation: Beach cleanups are a great and easy way to get involved in the preservation of our Sanctuary. By removing trash and debris from our beaches, we're helping foster a healthy and thriving Monterey Bay. Data Collection: At our cleanups we record data on the kinds and amounts of trash and debris collected. We use this information to help influence policy and increase awareness of how humans impact the environment. Ages: All ages welcome. Minors under 18 should be accompanied by an adult and must have a guardian sign a waiver. Waivers can be signed ahead of time   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on event   Contact: Emma Chiaroni, emma@saveourshores.org, 831.462.5660 ext. 2. To see all of our upcoming public beach cleanups, visit our events calendar. No need to RSVP to beach cleanups although large groups are encouraged to give us a heads up! http://saveourshores.org Palo Alto World Music Day - 10th Anniversary City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto World Music Day   Date/Time: Sunday, June 17. Three shifts are available: 2:30- 4:30pm, 4:15 - 6pm, or 5:45- 7:45pm   Location: University Ave. in Downtown Palo Alto, between Webster and High St., and King Plaza (City Hall) Palo Alto World Music Day is a music festival that takes places every year on Father's Day.  All performances are free and open to the public. Fifty professional and amateur musical groups will perform a variety of genres on street corners and plazas: jazz, blues, classical, pop, rock, Klezmer, Greek, Balkan, Indian, World Music, choral, performing arts and more. This is a fun and unique family event not to be missed! Volunteer opportunities include: Program distribution & musician coordination assistance Volunteer check in & coordination Videographers & photographers Flyer distribution Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer; ages 16 and under must have an adult present.   Time Commitment: Shifts vary between one and one-half hours and five hours. Feel free to sign up for one or more shifts if you are interested.   Contact: Dawni Pappas, dawnipappas@gmail.com, 831.331.6535. Registration is available online. www.pamusicday.org   Veggielution's Youth Garden Veggielution   Date/Time: Every Saturday 10am - 12:30pm   Location: 647 S. King Road, San José; located in the back of Emma Prusch Park Come join the Veggielution team for weekly Youth Garden Activities. Every Saturday the whole family can enjoy gardening, crafting, and learning together in the Youth Garden. Participating in our Youth Garden activities is a great way to spend time with your children while exploring the garden, learning about the exciting processes of the natural world - not to mention making new friends. This is a unique opportunity to get your hands dirty and become better stewards of the environment as a family. Veggielution volunteer activities encourage exploration and play-based learning for the whole family. Ages: Families with children ages three and up are welcome to volunteer. Families visiting the Youth Garden should have a 2:1 child to adult ratio for ages 3-6, and a 3:1 ratio for ages 7 and up. All parents or guardians must fill out a liability waiver for themselves and for each child accompanying them. Feel free to print and fill out the liability waiver ahead of time, or fill out the waiver when you sign-in at the Youth Garden.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Yazmin Carbajal, yazminh@veggielution.org, 408.753.6705 www.veggielution.org Dinner is Served Program JW House   Date/Time: Check the calendar for upcoming available dates   Location: 3850 Homestead Road, Santa Clara JW House provides a warm, comfortable "home away from home" for families facing medical crises. Families and individuals from area hospitals are welcomed into the JW House family for rest and self-care during the day or overnight while their loved one is in the hospital. Dinner is Served is one of the most popular volunteer opportunities at JW House. After a long day at the hospital, our guests look forward to coming "home" to find that someone has planned, purchased the ingredients, and prepared ---  a delicious meal just for them. Groups who participate in Dinner is Served soon discover that their efforts go far beyond simply supplying a dinner. As families gather for dinner, a warm sense of community exists. It is a place where families can relax with one another and check in on how another's loved one is doing. Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer. Minors need to be supervised by an adult. Groups, businesses and individual families are ALL welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half to three hours   Contact: Laura Delgado, laura@jwhouse.org, 408.246.2224. The sign-up calendar shows available dates in RED - please click on a red date, then on "Click here to submit your information." Please complete the form to request that date. Someone from our office will contact you soon to confirm the date you requested.  www.jwhouse.org Make Friends and Help Out at the Alzheimer's Activity Center Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease   Date/Time: Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 5pm. We offer flexible scheduling throughout the week based on your needs and other commitments.   Location:  2380 Enborg Ln., San José The mission of the Alzheimer's Activity Center is to enrich the lives of people affected by Alzheimer's and related conditions by providing safe, nurturing, intergenerational services and support. The Rosa Elena Childcare Center, a program of Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease, brings an intergenerational component to their programs. The Center provides ongoing volunteer opportunities on both weekdays and weekends. Volunteers at the Center work directly with clients, engaging in fun activities, games, crafts, and meaningful conversations. Volunteers must fulfill the following requirements prior to their first placement: Provide documentation of a negative TB test taken within the last year. Fill out a Volunteer Application packet. Obtain a parental signature (if under the age of eighteen) or, if under the age of 15, be accompanied by an adult. Attend a one-hour orientation at the Alzheimer's Activity Center. There are no set dates for the orientations; contact the organization to find a date and time that works with your schedule. Ages: Minimum age is 11 years old and anyone below the age of 15 needs to be accompanied by an adult. Both the children and their parents will need to attend the orientation, which can be done on the day of their first scheduled placement.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Jill Moore, jill@alzdaycare.org, 408.279.7515 www.alzactivitycenter.org  Help Out at the Alzheimer's Activity Center - Sunday Programs Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease   Date/Time: Sunday, June 3. A variety of shifts are available between 9am - 5pm.   Location: 2380 Enborg Ln.,San José The mission of Alzheimer's Activity Center is to enrich the lives of people affected by Alzheimer's and related conditions by providing safe, nurturing, intergenerational services and support. The Rosa Elena Childcare Center, also a program of Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease, brings the intergenerational component to the programs. Sunday volunteers provide support to the organization when clients are not on site. Volunteers must fulfill the following requirements prior to their first shift: Fill out a Volunteer Application packet Obtain a parental signature (if under the age of eighteen) or, if under the age of 15, be accompanied by an adult Sunday volunteers assist with supportive services such as organizing, touch-up painting, gardening, general cleaning, various office projects, and filing. There is no client interaction on Sundays, as the Center is closed to the public. Volunteer attire should be casual and closed toe shoes should be worn. Ages: Minimum age is 11 years old.  Volunteers younger than age of 15 need to be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Shifts must be a minimum of two hours in length. A lunch and/or break(s) must be taken for shifts that are four hours or longer.   Contact: Jill Moore, jill@alzdaycare.org, 408.279.7515 www.alzactivitycenter.org Help Feed the Hungry Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP Cares)   Date/Time(s): Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm and 1:30 - 4:30pm Wednesdays, 9:30am - 12:30pm and 1:30 - 5:30pm Third Saturday of every month 11am - 1pm Location: Ecumenical Hunger Program, 2411 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto EHP Cares provides emergency food, clothing, household essentials, support programs, and referral services for families in need. Volunteers are needed to help sort and prepare food for emergency food boxes, help sort and hang gently used clothing and other items in our Community Closet warehouse. We also need help with computer input, phone calls, gardening, and special projects. Ages: Ages six and older are welcome with an adult present. Teens can volunteer with parental consent. NOTE: Please email your volunteer request OR call to schedule volunteer dates and times.   Time Commitment: Three to four-hour shifts. Volunteers may work full or partial shifts as needed.   Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, 650.323.7781, Ext. 3000. Send volunteer requests to: outreach@ehpcares.org www.ehpcares.org Make this a Summer of Kindness with DGT's Summer Bucket List Doing Good Together   Date/Time: All summer long   Location: Your home or community   Print and post one or both of DGT's two innovative Summer of Kindness bucket lists. These creative kindness projects will keep your family making big-hearted memories all summer long.  Ages: Preschool to teen   Time Commitment: 15 minutes to 1 hour per week depending upon the activities you choose to complete.   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org Make this a summer of new experiences! Whether you're staying close to home or traveling to faraway places, there's opportunity for big-hearted family discussions wherever you go. Download DGT's popular Road Trip Conversation Starters and other road trip resources today: https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/bhf/blog/road-trip-kindness         If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. 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June 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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June 2018 - Boston 15th Annual Boston Walk with Us to Cure Lupus Lupus Research Alliance (LRA)   Date/Time: Saturday, June 2, 7:30 - 11:30am   Location: DCR's Baxter Park at Assembly Row, Somerville The Lupus Research Alliance's signature national fundraising program Walk with Us to Cure Lupus began in 2002 with its first Walk in Washington, DC. Today, tens of thousands of volunteers from across the country have joined the LRA's quest to find a cure for lupus. Friends, families and co-workers share their stories and their spirit, while raising funds for lupus research. To date, the Walk with Us to Cure Lupus program has raised over $31 million for lupus research. 100% of all the money raised through the Walk program goes directly to support lupus research. Volunteers will spend the morning outside in a fun and inspiring environment, helping to raise both awareness of lupus and funds for lupus research. Volunteers are needed to assist with the following event tasks: Set-up: Event set-up is a great opportunity for early risers. Route Marshals: Ensure that the walkers are staying on the walk route. T-shirt Pick Up: Hand out incentive t-shirts to qualifying walkers. Food Area: Help set up the food area and distribute snacks and beverages. Clean Up: Help with post event clean up, break down, and packing of supplies. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate; volunteers 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Up to four hours, depending on activity   Contact: Maddy Cocchiarella, mcocchiarella@lupusresearch.org, 646.884.6030. Registration is available online. www.lupuswalkboston.org Lincoln Elementary School Beautification Project in Lowell The Mission Continues   Date/Time: Saturday, June 9, 10:30am -3pm   Location: Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 300 Chelmsford Street, Lowell Come join The Mission Continues Lowell 1st Service Platoon as we host a service project at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. We have several tasks to complete and are looking for at least 50 veterans and community volunteers to come serve with us. Volunteers are needed to: Remove shrubs that are collecting trash and debris. Build two benches to beautify the front of the school. Paint playground ground games like 4-square and hopscotch to help students have fun and be active. Paint the outdoor amphitheater and poles at the entryway to make the front more colorful and inviting. Landscape and cleanup around the school. Wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty! Lunch will be provided.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian throughout the service day   Time Commitment: Four and one-half hours   Contact: Vanessa Whittington, vwhittington@missioncontinues.org, 706.951.5937. Registration is available online. https://missioncontinues.org   Second Saturdays Emerald Necklace Conservancy   Date/Time: Second Saturday of the month, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10; 10am - 1pm.   Location: Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston; or Franklin Park, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways, and parkways. Volunteers are needed to work in the woodlands to remove invasive plants and support a healthy, urban forest! All tools and instruction provided. No experience necessary except a willingness to be outside and get your hands dirty! Ages: Families with children ages eight and over are welcome to volunteer; if you have younger children, let us know. We can usually accommodate them as well.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Kelsey Tustin, ktustin@emeraldnecklace.org, 617.522.2700. Registration is available online. After you've registered you will received an email with additional details and reminders. www.emeraldnecklace.org JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, June 10, or Sunday, July 15, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location:  1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Tuesdays with Roses Emerald Necklace Conservancy   Date/Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:30pm, starting the last Tuesday of May and running through September.   Location: Kelleher Rose Garden, located in the Back Bay Fens, 125 Fenway, Boston The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways and parkways. Volunteers are needed to work in the rose garden to weed the plant beds and deadhead roses. All tools and instruction provided. No experience necessary except a willingness to be outside and get your hands dirty!   Ages: Families with children ages eight and over are welcome to volunteer; if you have younger children, let us know. We can usually accommodate them as well.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Kelsey Tustin, ktustin@emeraldnecklace.org, 617.522.2700. Registration is available online. After you've registered you will received an email with additional details and reminders. www.emeraldnecklace.org Farm Volunteers Needed Mill City Grows Inc   Date/Time: Thursdays and Saturdays through November 17, 8am - noon   Location: Volunteer days are at the "Big Farm" in Pawtucketville, Lowell. Please contact for specific address.   Mill City Grows is growing a healthier community by creating new opportunities for residents to access healthy, fresh, affordable foods. Our mission is to foster food justice in Lowell, MA by improving physical health, economic independence, and environmental sustainability through increased access to land, locally grown food and education. When you volunteer on our farms, you aid in providing Lowell with local, organic food that you've helped to plant, cultivate, and harvest. Join us for a breath of fresh air in a fun, physically demanding, and rejuvenating environment. Come to get dirty! Volunteers will learn more about farming and growing in our community, enjoy a rejuvenating outdoor experience, and increase healthy food access to thousands of Lowell residents.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two to four hours   Contact: volunteer@millcitygrows.org, 978.455.2620. Registration is available online. www.millcitygrows.org Grow Extra to Share Ample Harvest   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Your own garden or join a community garden near you. Do you like to garden? One out of six Americans is food insecure, meaning they don't know where their next meal will come from. No matter where you live, there are people in your community that are experiencing hunger. Food pantries help fill in the gaps but are continuously lacking in healthy, fresh produce to offer. Luckily, you can help alleviate this issue in your own neighborhood! By planting just a little extra to donate, you can improve the health of your community as well. When you donate your excess garden bounty, you are helping to relieve hunger and making an impact on obesity and other food-related diseases. Consider planting an extra row or even a few additional plants to donate to a local food pantry. And if you find yourself with a runaway zucchini plant or another bountiful crop that gives you more than you can eat, don't let it go to waste! Even a small donation will help increase food security in your area.   Ages: All ages can participate, depending on the garden or farm   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: You can find an interested local food pantry near you on the Ample Harvest website. www.ampleharvest.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc   Date/Time: Flexible, meals are needed six days a week. Check the calendar on Meal Train for available dates. Meals should be dropped off between 8-11am, prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge   For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver to On the Rise directly. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. The women self-serve lunch; please package lunch buffet or family style (no individually wrapped items). Entrées should serve 20 - 25 people. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information.   Ages: All ages can participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org, 617.497.7968. Volunteers self schedule dates on Meal Train. Dates in blue mean a person has already signed up to cook a lunch for that day. Dates in green are available for lunch. Simply click on the day you'd like and register! You'll get a reminder email one week before your scheduled date as well as a one day before reminder. www.ontherise.org Make this a Summer of Kindness with DGT's Summer Bucket List Doing Good Together   Date/Time: All summer long   Location: Your home or community   Print and post one or both of DGT's two innovative Summer of Kindness bucket lists. These creative kindness projects will keep your family making big-hearted memories all summer long.  Ages: Preschool to teen   Time Commitment: 15 minutes to 1 hour per week depending upon the activities you choose to complete.   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org Make this a summer of new experiences! Whether you're staying close to home or traveling to faraway places, there's opportunity for big-hearted family discussions wherever you go. Download DGT's popular Road Trip Conversation Starters and other road trip resources today: https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/bhf/blog/road-trip-kindness         If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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