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100 Hours of Community Service for Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors
100 Hours of Community Service for Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors
Every year the local elementary schools rely on PHS volunteers for 6th grade camp. The campers so appreciate time with PHS students! It does mean missing 4 days of school, students need to coordinate with their teachers to make up missed work.
VOLUNTEER POSTINGS
VOLUNTEER POSTINGS
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Una Vida
Una Vida
Una Vida is hosting our Volunteer Appreciation Night on December 10, and we’re looking for some awesome helpers to make the evening shine and let our regular volunteers have the night OFF! You'll be helping with tasks like setting the party up, greeting our guests, passing out raffle tickets, cleaning up, and anything else that may be needed to make it a fantastic event! Please view our online volunteer page for more information and to sign up. If you have any questions, reach out to Casa Grande Alumni April Lofgren at april@unavida.org. Thank you so much! --- https://dash.pointapp.org/events/471103
AAUW. American Association of University women
Dec. 7th Sunday. 11:15- 3:00
Petaluma Arts Center. 230 Lakeville Street. Next to the Smart Train station
Duties
Set up and take down table and chairs. 65 people
Table decorations , place settings, Diagrams for place settings
Stuff napkin rings
Batteries for table runners
Set up buffet tables
Dessert table set up along with coffee and tea service
Pizza and drinks for lunch
📚 Volunteer Opportunity: Help Organize the Valley Vista Library Collection!
Love books or need community service hours? The VVPW Library is looking for responsible high school volunteers to help sort and organize thousands of new books as two school libraries are being merged.
What You’ll Do:
Sort and shelve books
Help create a welcoming library space for future readers
Work hands-on in a quiet, meaningful environment
Who to Contact:
📩 Lucy Markovich – lmarkovich@petk12.org
You can email Lucy directly to schedule your volunteer time. If you need help connecting, talk to your school librarian or college & career center specialist.
Make a Difference with COTS!
Lindsay Doyle from COTS (Committee on the Shelterless) is inviting high school students to volunteer and help make a positive impact right here in Petaluma. From supporting events to lending a hand at the shelter, there are lots of ways to get involved and give back.
Interested? Reach out to Lindsay at ldoyle@cots.org or call 707-789-6406 to learn more.
Hello Blue Zones Volunteer Community!
We are grateful for your interest in volunteering in the community. We are fortunate to have an abundance of fantastic events coming up, but that also means we need your support! Please read the below volunteer opportunities and reply to this email with your interest.
Sat Oct 11: Senior Resource Symposium
Activity: Seeking 1-2 volunteers to table with a Blue Zones staff member at the Senior Resource Symposium
Location: Petaluma Community Center
Time: 8am - 2pm (if only a portion is possible, please let us know)
Wed Oct 15: Youth & Technology Summit
Activity: Seeking 3 volunteers to support a Youth & Technology summit event. Support needed for childcare as well as general event set up and tear down.
Location: Blue Zones Project Petaluma office (8 4th Street)
Time: 4pm - 8pm (if only one portion is doable, let us know)
Meal and drinks included
Sat Nov 1: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Event Support
Activity: Seeking volunteers for set up and clean up shifts to support the community Día de los Muertos event in downtown Petaluma.
Set Up Shift: 3-5pm
Clean Up Shift: 10pm-12am
Location: Blue Zones Project Petaluma office
Now through mid-Nov: Mentor Me Seeking New Mentors!
Did you know there are over 70 young people in our community waiting for mentors? Mentor Me is seeking volunteers for their "Recruit 100 Mentors" campaign, now through mid November.
For more call 707-765-8488 x108 or email MentorMe@PetalumaPeople.org
VOLUNTEER!
I work for the local nonprofit Daily Acts, and I wanted to reach out with a volunteer opportunity for Petaluma High School students! We will be hosting a community planting day at Tahola Lane Pocket Park in Petaluma on Saturday, October 11th, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, and we would gladly welcome student involvement.
This small but mighty park has been redesigned with input from local neighbors, and now it’s time to bring the vision to life. With volunteer help, we’ll add native grasses, food-bearing trees, and pollinator plants that will make the space greener, cooler, and more welcoming for everyone.
Our goal is to gather 30 volunteers so we can complete the planting in a single day. Lunch will be provided, and Daily Acts staff will be on hand to guide the work. Attendees just need to bring their energy and we’ll take care of the rest!
For those who are unable to join us that date but still want to get involved, we will also be hosting a sheet mulching event at Petaluma City Hall on Saturday, November 8th and additionally host regular Garden Stewards garden maintenance events around Petaluma.With gratitude,
Aidan Manousos (he/him)
Daily Acts | Development Associate
Cell: (415)320-7130
Office: (707)789-9664 | Sustain our work
201 1st St. Suite 100 Petaluma, CA 94952
Petaluma Garden Volunteer Teen Outreach 2025 V4.pdfLandPaths
The Harvest Festival at Bayer Farm, Volunteer, Santa Rosa - Apply Here!
Farm to Pantry
Volunteer Opportunities - Apply Here!
Posted 8/30/25
American Association of University Women needs Volunteers
Sept. 14 Sunday. 1 pm
Setting up table, chairs, table clothes, and table decorations for 80 people.
At 4pm the same day take down everything.
Location
Cram Hall St. John’s Episcopal Church
40 Fifth street
Petaluma 94952
Contact person
Patsy Knight
707 486 1140
knightpatsy@gmail.com
Posted 8/30/25
VOLUNTEER for PETALUMA MINI LIBRARY
There is an opportunity for teen volunteers at the mini branch to help with the Butter & Egg parade. We need paper flower makers and marchers in the parade. We're not usually taking volunteers with our space issues, but this is an exception:) The start date is March 18th - a couple of weeks away.
2025 5 Student Vol Flyer (8.5x11).pdf
McKinley/PACS Volunteers Needed
Do a good deed with your off period by heading back to your alma mater!
The principal is asking for volunteers to help run stations at recess and lunch with McKinley/PACS students. If you are interested in design, marketing, psychology, sociology, or child development this could be a great way to do some ethnographic observations!
They need 3 students daily from 10am to 11am and then again from 11:55 to 1pm
email Christina Bridges at cbridges@petk12.org to sign up
posted 2/25
Petaluma Garden Volunteer Teen Outreach 2025 V4.pdfposted 2/25
Cheerleading Volunteer Opportunity for After-Care Program
We are seeking cheerleaders to volunteer their time to teach a group of Cinnabar students at our after-care program.
A group of girls approached us about adding cheerleading. They are already practicing their own routines and are excited about the possibility of working with high school cheerleaders.
Tracy Karvonen
ELOP Co- Director
Cinnabar School
tkarvonen@cinnabar.org
Theresa Hutchinson
Co- Director
Cinnabar School
thutchinson@cinnabar.org
Posted 2/25
Activism-Internship-Flyer.pdfThe PTSA is looking for 2-3 volunteers with past babysitting experience to provide childcare on 3/25 from 5:30PM to 7:30PM in the PHS College & Career Center.
PTSA is offering a free parent event in the PHS Library that evening, called 'What I Wish My Parents Knew", and we are hoping that by offering childcare more parents will be able to attend.
posted 3/6
Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?
By STEPHAN MEIER
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
and ALOIS STUTZER
University of Basel
Final version received 10 July 2006.
Volunteering constitutes one of the most important pro-social activities. Following Aristotle, helping others is the way to higher individual wellbeing. This view contrasts with the selfish utility maximizer, who avoids helping others. The two rival views are studied empirically. We find robust evidence that volunteers are more satisfied with their life than non-volunteers. The issue of causality is studied from the basis of the collapse of East Germany and its infrastructure of volunteering. People who lost their opportunities for volunteering are compared with people who experienced no change in their volunteer status.
"In the United States, around 50% of all adults do volunteer work, and this constitutes an equivalent of 5 million full-time jobs. In Europe, on average 32.1% of the population do volunteer work, constituting an equivalent of 4.5 million full-time jobs (Anheier and Salamon 1999, p. 58).2 "
"People who volunteer frequently are more likely to report greater life satisfaction than non-volunteers "
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