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October 2017

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  • 5th Annual Non-perishable & Mega Sandwich Food Drive

    DC Metro Sai Samsthan

    The Samsthan is happy to announce that it has successfully completed five years of Sandwich Service to the homeless in Montgomery County. To mark the 5th anniversary of the drive, the Samsthan is inviting everyone to participate in Non- perishable ...

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  • Takoma Park Street Festival

    Old Takoma Business Association

    Join us for this annual event in Takoma Park. We need help directing vendors to spaces, helping vendors unload cars, setting up tables and chairs, helping kids in and out of the moonbounce and breaking down tables and chairs. Volunteer does not have ...

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  • Load a container of bikes for Ghana 10/2

    Bikes For The World
    5spots remaining

    Today we will finish loading a container of used bicycles that will be donated to our partner in Ghana Village Bicycle Project. The bikes will be delivered to several rural communities who will use them for vital transportation. Please come help us c...

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  • PCR's Communication Counts Volunteers

    Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
    4spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers for PCR’s Small Group Communication and Large Group Communication Counts Programs.  Both programs focus on communication skills and are facilitated by a professional speech and language pathologist.  The programs me...

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  • Prep donated bikes for overseas donation 10/5

    Bikes For The World
    3spots remaining

    We need help prepping donated bicycles that will eventually be loaded and shipped to one of our dozen partners around the world. We may be doing light tool work, unloading bikes from trucks, or sorting parts depending on the day. No experience or pri...

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  • Miles4Smiles

    Kerala Cultural Society Of Metropolitan Washington Inc. (KCSMW)
    45spots remaining

    Looking for volunteer to participate in KCS (Kerala Cultural Society) 3rd annual Miles 4 Smiles 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk to support Hope for Henry foundation. A clock at the finish line will provide the timing for the race and all finishers will be inc...

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  • Play a patient in a large-scale fire department drill

    Glen Echo Fire Department
    28spots remaining

    From 8:00am to noon on October 8th, Glen Echo Fire Department and neighboring departments will conduct a drill on large-scale medical emergencies (known as mass casualty incidents, or MCIs). The drill will take place at Walt Whitman High School. For ...

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  • Oktoberfest at the Kentlands

    City of Gaithersburg

    Oktoberfest at the Kentlands is a huge street festival spanning from Main Street to the Kentland's Mansion. Student Volunteers are needed to greet festival attendees, distribute maps and give directions and take surveys. Adult volunteers are needed t...

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  • Harvest Festival at Brookland Manor

    So What Else, Inc.
    10spots remaining

    Come out and join us Wednesday October 11th from 4:30 pm- 7:30 pm. We will be leading kids and families in a festive fall gathering full of activities games and good fun. We need volunteers to help lead activities such as pumpkin painting, cooking pu...

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  • Prep bikes for donation to Costa Rica 10/11

    Bikes For The World
    4spots remaining

    Today we will prep bikes for our Costa Rican partner FINCA. The bikes will be delivered to several rural communities who will use them for vital transportation. . No experience or prior bike knowledge required. Volunteers will be using bike tools and...

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  • PCR's Communication Counts Volunteers

    Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
    4spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers for PCR’s Small Group Communication and Large Group Communication Counts Programs.  Both programs focus on communication skills and are facilitated by a professional speech and language pathologist.  The programs me...

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  • Prep bikes for Costa Rica loading 10/12

    Bikes For The World
    2spots remaining

    Today we will be prepping bikes for our Costa Rican partner FINCA. The bikes will be delivered to several rural communities who will use them for vital transportation. No experience or prior bike knowledge required. Volunteers will be using bike too...

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  • Foster Parent Information Meeting

    Resource Parent Services Montgomery County

    Montgomery County Child Welfare holds monthly information sessions for prospective foster parents. Come learn about making all the difference in the life of a vulnerable child. The meeting covers how children come into foster care, the application pr...

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  • Maryvale Park Stream Cleanup

    City of Rockville
    24spots remaining

    Help keep the stream at Maryvale Park free of trash! Environment Commission members will be at the gazebo to greet you and gloves and bags will be provided. Student Service Learning hours are available. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adu...

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  • Transitioning Youth Resource Fair Volunteer

    Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
    9spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers to assist at the Transitioning Youth Resource Fair, Saturday, October 14th, from 10am-1pm.  The fair will be held at Montgomery College at the Rockville Campus. This is an amazing volunteer opportunity to work with PC...

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  • Prep donated bikes for overseas donation 10/14

    Bikes For The World
    1spots remaining

    We need help prepping donated bicycles that will eventually be loaded and shipped to one of our dozen partners around the world. We may be doing light tool work, unloading bikes from trucks, or sorting parts depending on the day. No experience or pri...

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  • LOVE Children and Games?? Volunteer at Truck Touch! SSL Approved!

    Suburban Nursery School
    28spots remaining

    Truck Touch is the annual fundraiser for Suburban Nursery School. It was rated Best Children's Event by Best of Bethesda last year with almost 4000 attendees! It's a really fun day of supporting children's games and events. All skills and talents wel...

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  • Growing Native: Get Nuts for Clean Water!

    Potomac Conservancy
    94spots remaining

    Potomac Conservancy is honored to be back at Arlington National Cemetery for our second Growing Native event of the season! We'll be Getting Nuts for Clean Water by collecting acorns and tree seeds for future plantings! Volunteers of all ages ...

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  • CREEKfest 2017

    Friends of Cabin John Creek
    8spots remaining

    CREEKfest, Sunday, October 15, 12 - 3 pm Get involved with CREEKfest, the first local event where watershed residents can learn about watershed conservation and protecting Cabin John Creek, and have tons of fun! Individual and groups are needed to h...

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  • Do Good with JFE and JSSA to Help the Hungry

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

    Federation’s Jewish Food Experience®(JFE) and JSSA are Doing Good with Nourish Now to learn how to utilize food waste to solve hunger issues and help bring food security to those in need. Volunteers will sort and package food donations that will b...

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  • World of Montgomery in Rockville

    Office Of Community Partnerships
    145spots remaining

    SIGN UP HERE: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4badab2dabf49-world4 While the students who have signed up are welcome and much needed, we really need more ADULT volunteers!   The World of Montgomery Festival celebrates and displays the rich cu...

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  • 3rd Annual Takoma/Langley Diwali Festival

    Takoma/Langley Crossroads Development Authority, Inc.
    44spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to perform classical Indian, folk and Bollywood-style dances at the annual Hindu celebration of light, Diwali, which recognizes the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness.  The festival is a secular event with tradition...

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  • Interact with Older Adults in Assisted Living

    Link Generations
    20spots remaining

    Learn effective strategies for working with older adults and plan interactive programs based on older adults' interests and yours. Students will convene to learn basic principles of aging and best practices for encouraging social and cognitive stimul...

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  • PCR's Communication Counts Volunteers

    Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
    3spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers for PCR’s Small Group Communication and Large Group Communication Counts Programs.  Both programs focus on communication skills and are facilitated by a professional speech and language pathologist.  The programs me...

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  • Beauty for Ashes II - The Celebration of Children

    Healing And Deliverance Ministry Inc

    Healing and Deliverance needs 5 volunteers of an Celebration of Children envent that will take place on Saturday, October 21st, from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm.   We will need 3 males and 2 female over 35 years old. We wil need to 2 to be ushers to stand at...

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  • Community Cleanup Burtonsville

    Department Of Environmental Protection (DEP)

    Volunteers needed to help clean an area. volunteers will help with:  Picking up trash and sorting by type of trash (separating trash from recycling) Weighing the types of trash collected and  recording the weights collected Gloves, bags, and tool...

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  • Kids in the Kitchen- Junior League of Washington

    So What Else, Inc.
    7spots remaining

    Kids in the Kitchen is a health fair event brought to you by junior League of Washington, intended to focus on promoting healthy lifestyles to Washington, DC area children and their families. This fun, high-energy, educational event addresses urgent ...

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  • Help Potomac Community Village on Potomac Day

    Potomac Community Village

    Help Potomac Community Village (PCV) members man the PCV information booth on Potomac Day, an outdoor, all-day event in Potomac Village celebrating the Potomac community. Student volunteers will distribute literature and help inform Potomac residents...

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  • Potomac Stewards Cleanup: Theodore Roosevelt Island

    Potomac Conservancy
    63spots remaining

      What happens when we team up with some of the best local and national partners around? One fun day of service!  Join Potomac Conservancy, American Rivers, the D.C. Chapter of the Surfriders Foundation, and Friends of Theodore Roosevelt Island...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    2spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    1spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • LDAMC outreach event

    Learning Disabilities Association Of Montgomery County (LDAMC)
    23spots remaining

    During community service week (22 - 28, 2017), we will be working on a big outreach project, which will include both making information packets and making outreach phone calls.  The packets will be send to local schools so that school staff can get ...

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  • Load bikes for Barbados 10/25

    Bikes For The World
    2spots remaining

    Today we are loading a container of bikes that will be donated to our partner in Barbados, Pineland Creative Workshop. Come out and help us start this loading that will finish on Thursday. We hope to load over 250 on the truck both days. We will also...

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  • Doing Good with Mitzvah Mavens and JCADA

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA) invite you to join an intergenerational community of women who support and learn from one another, and share a commitment to tikkun olam (repairing ...

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  • PCR's Communication Counts Volunteers

    Potomac Community Resources, Inc. (PCR)
    3spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers for PCR’s Small Group Communication and Large Group Communication Counts Programs.  Both programs focus on communication skills and are facilitated by a professional speech and language pathologist.  The programs me...

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  • Load bikes for Barbados 10/26

    Bikes For The World
    4spots remaining

    Today we are loading a container of bikes that will be donated to our partner in Barbados, Pineland Creative Workshop. Come out and help us start this loading that will finish on Thursday. We hope to load over 250 on the truck both days. We will also...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    4spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    3spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • Halloween Party

    Jubilee Association Of Maryland
    1spots remaining

    We are looking for volunteers to share a meal and celebrate Halloween with individuals from the intellectual and developmentally disabled (IDD) community! Volunteers will also help with set up and clean up before and after the event. Come prepared ...

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  • Community Service Week - Invasive Control

    Nature Forward (Audubon Naturalist Society)
    20spots remaining

    Join an ANS Master Naturalist and students from the University of Maryland to control non-native invasive plants at Woodend Nature Sanctuary

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  • Celebrate Autumn

    Winter Growth, Inc
    7spots remaining

    Celebrate autumn with Winter Growth's senior and disabled adult residents and day program participants. Volunteers will assist clients with pumpkin carving and decorating our entrance and common areas with corn stalks, mums, and other fall decoration...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    4spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • Prep Our Community Garden for the Winter

    Dayspring Church Inc
    4spots remaining

    Volunteers will be helping tend to garden beds, preparing them for the winter months. Participants will clear last year's growth, plant cover crop, weed around perennial flowers and herbs and layer beds and borders of paths with mulch. The Farm is us...

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  • Volunteers Needed for Community Shred

    One Montgomery Green
    2spots remaining

    One Montgomery Green will host a Free Paper Shredding Event on Saturday October 28, from 9am to 12 noon at the Silver Spring United Methodist Church. Volunteers are needed to assist with traffic control and shred trucks! and provide information to at...

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  • Community Service Day: National Park Clean-up with NPS

    So What Else, Inc.
    16spots remaining

    Come out and join So What Else for a morning clean-up at our National Parks! Location TBD based on the needs of the National Park Services needs, but it is likely to be on the National Mall. Come out and help us making our nation's capital a more bea...

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  • Twinbrook Stream Cleanup

    City of Rockville

    Be a part of Community Service Day and help keep the stream at Twinbrook Park free of trash. Staff will be at the Twinbrook Community Center to greet you and gloves and bags will be provided. Student Service Learning hours are available for student v...

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  • Real Food Festival Volunteers

    Healthy School Food Maryland
    38spots remaining

    Come help set up, direct visitors, help with sessions, and clean up for the Real Food for Kids - Montgomery Real Food Festival. To register to volunteer, please sign up for one or more slots at: http://www.tinyurl.com/realfoodfestvol SSL hours availa...

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  • CCACC the 35th Anniversary entertaining the Seniors in our community

    Chinese Culture And Community Service Center, Inc. (CCACC)

    CCACC keeps on working to serve seniors in our community for more than 30 years.  In 2017, the 35th Anniversary of CCACC will be celebrated on October 28.  This anniversary will  be opened as usual to entertain seniors as well.   Many CCACC club...

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  • Betty Mae Kramer Award Ceremony

    Jubilee Association Of Maryland
    1spots remaining

    In recognition of Marilyn Teitelbaum's dedication to adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities we are holding an event to honor her for this year Community Service Award. Volunteer's will help set up, take down decorations and joi...

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  • Community Cleanup Silver Spring

    Department Of Environmental Protection (DEP)

    Volunteers needed to help clean an area. volunteers will help with:  Picking up trash and sorting by type of trash (separating trash from recycling) Weighing the types of trash collected and  recording the weights collected Gloves, bags, and tool...

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  • Halloween Costume Karaoke Party!

    Upcounty Community Resources, Inc. (UCR)

    Join Upcounty Community Resources clients and families as we celebrate Halloween. Yes, we're looking for volunteers to help us party!  On Sunday, October 29th, individuals with developmental and intellectual differences will get together for 2 hours...

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  • Fall Festival 2017

    Washington New Covenant Fellowship Church
    32spots remaining

    Preparing Fall Festival at New Covenant Fellowship Church. Assisting in decorations, leading activities with the children at craft and game stations, working with and monitoring and assisting children ages from 2-10 from the Germantown community.  T...

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  • Fallsgrove Halloween Parade 2017

    So What Else, Inc.
    1spots remaining

    Looking for volunteers to help out with a Halloween parade in the Fallsgrove community. So What Else will be helping with set up and break down of the event and we will help pass out food. Volunteers can walk in the parade along side the youth and th...

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  • Volunteers Needed Trunk or Treat/Canned Food Drive

    Leaders Institute
    48spots remaining

    On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, Leaders Institute will sponsor our 7th annual Trunk or Treat/Canned Food Drive at 1 Veterans Plaza (Downtown Silver Spring) from 6:30 until 9:00pm. We offer games, music, candy, refreshments, and provide an overall good ...

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