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June 2022 - Silicon Valley
Trail Clean Ups

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful 

Date/Time: 
  • Saturday, June 4, 9am - noon
  • Saturday, June 18, 9am - noon

Location: Locations will be provided after registration.

Ages: Children under 15 years old need to be accompanied by an adult

Time Commitment: Three hours

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful is a non-profit organization that has a vision of a vibrant Coyote Creek: clean waters, abundant wildlife, and natural beauty that everyone can enjoy. They’re accomplishing this by both mobilizing community resources and participation, and by engaging community members to become the creek’s advocates and caretakers. You and your family can join by spending a few hours helping clean up the creek and trails. Come celebrate the Earth by improving the environment and enjoying nature! Please complete their waiver before volunteering.

Contact: Rebekah Cotton, rebekah@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org. Click the links below to register.
Lemonade Days

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

Date/Time: Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 12

Location: Your own location

Ages: Everyone can participate

Time Commitment: Varies

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is on a mission to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer. Every year, supporters from all over set up stands and events to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer research. Register your lemonade stand today and make every cup count toward cures. Click here to learn more.

Contact: 866.333.1213, TakeAStand@AlexsLemonade.org. Registration is available online.
Grocery Pack and Bagging Volunteers Needed

Sunnyvale Community Service

Date/Time: Please contact Gabe to arrange a date and time.

Location: Drop off at 1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale.

Ages: All ages can participate

Time Commitment: Varies

With the help of over 2,500 volunteers each year, Sunnyvale Community Services is able to provide emergency food and financial assistance to low-income, hard-working families who are struggling with the high cost of living in Silicon Valley. One way you and your family can help is by joining their efforts to distribute food by double bagging the brown bags that hold food. Click here to learn how to double bags. This can be done at home or onsite as a group. They also organize youth group grocery packs. The group grocery pack is an assembly line-style pack that’s a great team-building activity. They ask for a minimum of 10 volunteers with a two-hour commitment. If you are interested in arranging a group grocery pack or double bagging brown bags, please contact Gabe Jaurequi. Volunteers must show proof of vaccination to participate onsite. 

Contact: Gabe Jaurequi, gjaurequi@svcommunityservices.org or 408.738.4321, ext 2006. Registration is available online.
Create a Monarch Habitat

Monarch Defenders

Date/Time(s): Flexible, on your own schedule

Location: Your own container or yard

Ages: All ages can help

Time Commitment: Varies

The majestic monarch butterfly is at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change. But don't despair - you and your family can help! Monarchs only lay their eggs on milkweed, so they need this plant to reproduce. In addition, the adults need the nectar of a variety of flowering plants. Unfortunately, they don't have enough of either. You can help them by creating a small habitat of milkweed and pollinator plants. The Monarch Defenders website provides all the information you’ll need to establish your monarch-friendly garden. You can then upload information on your garden to an interactive map on the website to become a Monarch Defender.

Contact: Noah Raven, noah@monarchdefenders.org, Instagram: @monarchdefenders
Garden Volunteers Needed

California Native Garden Foundation

Date/Time: 
  • Saturdays, 9:30 - 11:30am at ELSEE Gardens
  • Saturdays, 7:30 - 9:30am at Hester Farms

Location(s): 
  • ELSEE Gardens, 76 Race Street, San Jose
  • Hester Farms, 1460 The Alameda, San Jose. Access to the farm is on Pershing Ave. Turn onto Pershing off Alameda and take a right into the parking lot behind the school. Hester Farm is located at the back of the parking lot.

Ages: All ages are welcome

Time Commitment: Two hours

California Native Garden Foundation was established with the mission to inform and educate the public, particularly youth, about gardening with native plants. They focus on ways that we can build food security and sovereignty in communities while restoring our environment and giving youth the skills needed for a sustainable future. One of their many programs is called ELSEE, which has served the community as a resource and destination for school field trips, classes, and ecological summer camps. They are in search of garden volunteers to help on Saturdays with maintenance and learning more about native plants, ecosystems, and the importance of sustainable agriculture in combating climate change. Be sure to dress for gardening, bring a hat and water. If you have your own tools/gloves you are welcome to bring them, as there is a limited supply of clippers and hand trowels. Families can also volunteer at Hester Farms to help harvest produce on Saturday mornings! Click here to learn more about their other volunteer programs.

Contact: Olivia Tice, olivia.a.tice@gmail.com or408.666.1518. Click the links below for volunteer registration.
Click here if you are interested in signing up for one of their other garden volunteering programs
Host a Collection’s Drive! 

County of San Mateo Children’s Fund 

Date/Time: Flexible

Location: You pick the location in your community to host your drive

Ages: Everyone can participate

Time Commitment: Varies

The Children's Fund provides goods and services to foster and low-income children in San Mateo County that are not available through public programs. Our programs include a Backpack and School Supply Drive, Costumes for Kids, Holiday Gift Program, Dental and Orthodontia Care, and much more! You and your family can join the efforts by hosting a collection drive! Help collect new backpacks and school supplies, Halloween costumes, or toys and gifts with your friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, church/synagogue, or girl scout troop. The Children's Fund will provide the materials and a barrel and can pick up all your donations. They will also provide an information session/hosting training. At the information session, they will explain what items they are looking for and how to set up your goals. If you are interested in joining a drive, you may choose the option to volunteer individually. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older to volunteer individually. For updated information about the upcoming Backpack and School Supply drive follow their Facebook page.

Contact: childrensfund@smcgov.org or 650.802.5152. Fill out the volunteer interest form for the upcoming Backpack and School Supply drive here.
World Oceans Day Clean Up

Sea Hugger

Date/Time: Saturday, June 11, 1 - 3pm

Location: Half Moon Bay

Ages: Everyone can participate

Time Commitment:
Sea Hugger is a nonprofit organization focused on protecting and healing the marine environment from plastic pollution through action and education. In honor of World's Ocean Day, Sea Hugger is putting on an event to help protect and clean our ocean shores. You and your family can help out your community and your environment by attending the beach clean-up on June 11th! Alongside the clean-up, Pacific Catch Restaurant will be there providing free sustainable seafood finger foods for volunteers to enjoy. In order to volunteer at any event, you must sign and complete their waiver. Sea Hugger has volunteer opportunities twice a month. If this clean-up date doesn’t work for you, check out their event page for other volunteer project dates.

Contact: sophie@seahugger.org or 650.479.4047. Registration is available online.
The Longest Day

Alzheimer’s Association

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 21

Location: Your home or community

Ages: Everyone can participate

Time Commitment: Varies

The Longest Day is the day with the most light — the summer solstice. On June 21, people from across the world will fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease through a fundraising activity of their choice. Use your creativity and passion to raise funds and awareness for the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. From basketball to baking and card games to crafts, there's an activity for everyone! Plus, nearly any fundraising activity can be done at home or online while practicing physical distancing. Click here for a variety of creative fundraising project ideas!

Contact: TLD@alz.org. Registration is available online.
Help Seniors in the Community

Heart of the Valley Services for Seniors 

Date/Time: Choose times and dates after you become a volunteer

Location: Varies

Ages: Families with ages five and older are welcome to participate.

Time Commitment: One and one-half to two hours per task

Heart of the Valley Services for Seniors is a nonprofit, all-volunteer-based organization helping seniors 65 years or older in West Santa Clara Valley by offering services and programs which help them maintain their independence. They are in search of volunteers to join the program and help seniors in the community. Some services you may sign up to provide include gardening, friendly visitor or phone caller, handy/fix-it person, shopping and errands, etc. The first step is to fill out the online volunteer application. The second step is the volunteer vetting process and volunteer orientation. After completing this step, you will have access to their volunteer portal. Different requests from seniors will be posted, where you can then accept the task of your choosing. On the volunteer portal, you will also be able to see the location and can choose tasks that may be closer and more convenient for you. After you accept a request, you have access to client information and contacts. You can communicate with the client and discuss moving around dates/times if you need. You can accept as many or as few tasks as you would like. Because most clients are 85+ they ask that you continue to social distance and wear a mask if you are around clients. All volunteers, including children, must be vaccinated!

Contact: Cyndi Goble, contact@servicesforseniors.org or 408.241.1571. Click here to get started on your online application.
Food Service Volunteers

Samaritan House 

Date/Time: Monday – Friday, 8am - noon or 1 - 4pm

Location: 4031 Pacific Blvd, San Mateo

Ages: Children must be 12 or older to volunteer and always be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Teens 16 and 17 can volunteer individually with a parental permission slip but only in certain roles.

Time Commitment: One shift weekly, for four consecutive weeks (no flexibility for gap weeks or make-up days during the summer schedule)

Samaritan House has the largest Food Services Program in San Mateo County. They provide more than 1 million meals each year to our low-income neighbors who struggle to make ends meet. If you love working with food, we have many different ways you can support us, including kitchen food preparation volunteers, pantry volunteers, mobile meal drivers, or family harvest volunteers. Visit their website for more information about location, shift hours, volunteer age requirements, and tasks. This information varies depending on which volunteer position you choose to partake in.

Contact: volunteering@samaritanhousesanmateo.org. Click here to register as a volunteer.
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Celebrate Father's Day (Sunday, June 19th) by honoring your dad, grandfather, or any of the everyday heroes in your life with a donation to Doing Good Together!™

Donate by June 17, we'll email Dad a PDF e-card announcing your generous gift in his honor!

You'll not only be paying tribute to the Dad who modeled integrity and compassion, you'll also be supporting DGT™ programs that help instill generosity and kindness in our youngest generation.

What a meaningful way to celebrate Dad this Father's Day, while helping more families raise caring and engaged children.
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