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Immediate Need
California Artisan Cheese Festival on Mar 24 - 26. Looking for volunteers. Sign up now at: winecountrybigq. volunteerlocal.com
We need help with our goal to engage people in Climate awareness & action in Sonoma Co. Communications website support. Volunteer outreach. Legislative action. Event organizing. Fund raising. Experience is great but not necessary. We work in teams for support and fun! choex@sbcglobal.net or 350sonomacounty@gmail.com 707 484- 9355
We're in dire need of a Meals on Wheels Driver in the Rio Nido Guerneville area on Wednesdays. Time frame would be from 10:45 12:30p Free background check required. Contact Michele Leonard at 525-0143 x 147
NEW opportunities for 12 and 13 year olds: Become a Junior Volunteer Charles M. Schulz Museum, Junior Volunteers complete an application process, attend a required training, and, if chosen, select 2 or more classes in which to help during the year. Junior Volunteers will receive training, mentoring, reviews and evaluations, and the chance to develop leadership skills while working with younger campers. Apply here. Application fee is $30 for members; $50 for non-members. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Ln, Santa Rosa, CAschulzmuseum.org 707- 579-4452
By Date:
Mar 1 - Mar 22 ~ Cittaslow Sebastopol Volunteer Orientation - Want to keep Sebastopol green, local, friendly and artistic? Responsible for projects like the Sebastopol Area Time Bank, the Rainwater Harvesting Workshop, the Sebastopol Ped Line walking tours, and ExperienceSebastopol.com. Tasks include posting on Facebook, helping with events, distributing brochures, sta ng our Farmer’s Market booth. Orientation is on Mar 22 - 6:00 - 8:00 p location will be determined. RSVP: info@cittaslowsebastopol.org CittaslowSebastopol.org,
Mar 1 - Apr 5 - Docents Needed at Quarryhill Botanical Garden Trainings held on 6 Wednesdays, March 1st – April 5th, from 9-noon. Call Eva Corbin at 707- 996-6027 ecorbin@quarryhillbg.org.
350Sonoma- Local climate activists.
Mar 11 & 18 ~ Bohemia Ecological Preserve Hike Docent Training Docents will share information about the 1000-acre preserve and guide hikers on fun and informative tours through the property. Free - 9-2p - Bohemia ecological Preserve, 6773 Bohemian Hwy. Occidental Sponsored by Landpaths Registration Required: landpaths.org
Mar 21 ~ Food For Thought conducts a Volunteer Orientation 1 hr. includes a tour of the food bank, a volunteer application, information about who we are and what we do and the volunteer opportunities that are available. 5:30p 6550 Railroad Ave. Forestville tfoodbank.org. Elisa Baker, Volunteer Program Manager at 707-887-1647 x103.
Teach Children How to Swim
When Greg Jacobs worked in the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office, he was on a committee that reviewed all child deaths in the county every month. There were too many drownings in bathtubs, swimming pools,
Lake Sonoma and the Russian River. All were preventable. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for kids 14 and under, nationally and worldwide. And now pediatricians are recommending swim lessons for one- year-olds.
Mar 29 & 30 ~ Training Volunteer Coaches for A Matter of Balance Managing Concerns About Falls - Lead older adults in an 8 session nationally accredited program: A Matter of Balance: Coaches lead simple and safe chair exercises, facilitate group problem-solving and discussion about real-world challenges. Free - 8a-1p both days at the County of Sonoma O ce of Human Services, 3725 Westwind Blvd, Santa Rosa. Dana Jacoby, 707-565-5936, djacoby@schsd.org.
Thru March 31 - Make Meals for the Homeless Youth - Deliver meals for 20 Youth in Shelter - Sign up at: mealtrain. com/vv88mw.
Joining the
Sebastopol Rotary
Club gave Greg
the opportunity to
become involved in
program that provides
FREE swim lessons
to Sebastopol area
second graders. The
Rotary Learn to Swim
program began in
1984, and this year
will see the 10,000th
child participate.
Child water safety
researchers say that for every 100 swim lessons taught, 100 lives are saved,
so we know how important the program has been to the community. This year, 375 kids from area schools will head to Ives Pool, downtown Sebastopol, beginning April 18, for their lessons.
A former Red Cross swim instructor at Ives, Greg is seeking volunteers who are willing to help Rotary with this mission that saves lives. It takes a lot of people to teach 375 kids swim lessons! The program runs from April 18 to May 12, Monday through Thursday, with each school receiving a half hour lesson twice a week. The lessons are taught in half hour slots between 12 and 1:30. Volunteers can teach as little as a half hour lesson twice a week, and they do not need experience teaching swim lessons. Greg says, “We will teach you how to teach these basic swim lessons. You just need to enjoy working with kids, and want to help them be safe around water. You will not only be helping kids stay safe, but it is a lot of fun as well.” Greg can be reached at 823-7341 or gjacobs48@gmail.com
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