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The Holidays Are
On Their Way!
Below, you can find multiple opportunities
to get
involved during this holiday season. Some of the opportunities are one-time
projects and some may be ongoing. This list is always
changing - if you are unable to find what you are looking for,
please check back soon.
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New Year's Resolution
Challenge:
"Match" your holiday volunteer hours in 2009!
This
year, think about making a New Year's Resolution to
volunteer at least once after January 1, 2009. Whether it be
serving a meal in February, or planting trees on a crisp Sunday
morning in April, there
are ways to impact your community all year round! We
ask that when you sign up for a holiday project, you
consider making a New Year's pledge to "match" your
holiday volunteer effort with a similar contribution during
another month of the year when our volunteer numbers
diminish but the need for help persists.
Sign our pledge to stay involved throughout
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Looking
to Adopt a Family?
Check out our list of
organizations that need individuals like YOU to adopt a
family this holiday season!!
ADOPT A FAMILY
for the Holidays
You can also check the
211 website's listings of
organizations offering holiday
assistance programs.
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Have Items to Donate?
With
DonorsResource.org, find a local nonprofit
that needs the items you'd like to donate. Or, sell your
items to raise money for Hands On using eBay's
MissionFish.
If you can’t donate time or goods during the holidays,
consider donating to Hands On.
Your donation will have an impact all year long!
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Holiday Volunteer
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For information on other current volunteer
opportunities,
click here.
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Hands On Calendar Projects:
Emergency Warming
Center Orientation
(N.E. Portland - Multiple dates starting Nov. 5)
Can
you help us in our mission of saving and rebuilding
lives this winter? In response to the limited number
of beds in Multnomah County’s overnight shelters,
the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross
and the City of Portland are partnering for the
second year to support those that have nowhere to go
on nights when the weather is life threatening. Your
support is needed to help staff the overnight
Emergency Warming Centers.
Organize and Sort Food at Sunshine Pantry
(Beaverton - Multiple dates starting Dec. 3)
Help amazing
community activist Sharon Straus organize and sort
food for the Sunshine Pantry in Beaverton! The
Sunshine Pantry, in conjunction with Urban Gleaners,
prepares food boxes for anyone in the community in
need, and provides boxes to about fifty families
each day.
Serve a Meal with Salvation Army
(Hillsboro - Multiple dates starting Dec.3)
The Salvation Army of Washington County has just
started a Hot Meals Program at their office in
Hillsboro, OR. Join us as we reach out to those that
are in need of a hot meal. All are welcome! Spanish
speaking skills helpful but not required.
HomePlate Meals for Youth
(Hillsboro - Multiple dates starting
Dec.4)
HomePlate is a
weekly meal program serving young people who are
unstably housed in Washington County. We offer them
a hot meal, a shower, a movie, games, conversation,
and other resources. We are looking for people who
enjoy hanging out with young people, providing a
listening ear, and offering positive role-modeling.
Serve a Meal with Loaves and Fishes
(Forest Grove - Multiple dates starting Dec.9
Join Loaves and Fishes, in
partnership with Centro Cultural, to serve a meal
and mingle with the Loaves and Fishes community.
Volunteers
will assist with lunchtime dining room duties and
help with other activities such as English and
exercise classes and making tamales with Loaves and
Fishes clients.
Christmas Festival of Lights at the Grotto
(N.E. Portland - Multiple Dates starting Dec. 2)
Continuing a wonderful holiday tradition begun as a
gift to our community in 1988, The Grotto's
Christmas Festival of Lights welcomes all who seek
the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. Hands On
facilitated groups will go out during multiple
shifts this season.
Holiday Gift Store
(Tigard - Dec 21, 1:00-4:30)
Volunteers will help organize and run the Community
Partners for Affordable Housing holiday gift
distribution. The gift distribution helps ease the
financial struggle many parents face and will bring
cheer to over 160 children.
Childrens' Christmas
Party at McCoy Village
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FULL
(N.E. Portland - Dec 23, 5:00 - 8:30pm)
Every year The Giving Tree hosts a Christmas party
at McCoy Village, a low-income housing complex in NE
Portland. We serve a nice meal and make sure that
every child has a new toy. Volunteers will help
serve the meal and play games/make crafts with the
kids. Join us in spreading holiday cheer to families
this season!
Boxing Day Boogie: Spend the Day After Christmas
Partying With Seniors-
FULL
(N.E. Portland - Dec 26, 12:30-3:30pm)
Ninety-five primarily low-income seniors live at
Providence ElderPlace Glendoveer. Since so many
staff are off the day after Christmas, it can be
kind of dull around here. So we're going to spice
things up with a Boxing Day party! Volunteers are
needed to help liven things up by coming from 12:30
to 3:30 p.m. and leading various activities with the
seniors.
Family Friendly Project: Serve Up a Holiday Meal at
Twelfth Avenue Terrace
- FULL
(Downtown
Portland- Dec 25, 11:30-3:30pm)
Come out, celebrate,
and spread some holiday cheer among the senior and
disabled residents at 12th Avenue Terrace. 12th
Avenue Terrace is a 119 unit building in downtown
Portland built in 1994. It serves seniors at risk of
homelessness and is REACH's first project funded
through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.
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On-Going Referral Opportunities:
Holiday Party for Low-Income Families (Rescheduled)
(Downtown Portland)
Can you hang onto the
holiday spirit a little longer this year? We needed
to reschedule our holiday event, due to the weather,
so we really need your help. Help recently homeless
families celebrate the holidays. It's fun, it's a
party. You'll certainly have a good time. Friendly
House's annual celebration for families in our
transitional housing program needs day-of volunteers
to help with set up, party time, and more! This is a referral opportunity.
Holiday Tree Lot Fundraiser at Voodoo
Doughnut
(N.E. Portland)
Sell trees, raise
money for an awesome organization, and hand out
Voodoo doughnuts… all in one fell swoop! Urban
Opportunities is a job-placement program for
homeless, at-risk, and under-supported youth. This
December, our youth will gain job experience and
help raise money for the Urban Opportunities program
through our Holiday Tree Lot fundraiser, taking
place at the N.E. Voodoo Doughnuts. We’re looking
for volunteer support to make sure things run
smoothly and everyone gets the tree (and doughnut)
of choice!. This is a referral opportunity.
Toy & Food Box Assistance
(Clackamas County)
With Christmas fast approaching, The Salvation Army
is preparing to distribute toys and food boxes to
local families in need. We need able bodied men and
women who can help us to fill these boxes and
transport them to waiting cars at our Distribution
Center in Boring Oregon on December 15-18, and
December 22-24. This is a great project for
individuals, couples, and companies.
Volunteer at the Christmas Festival of Lights at the Grotto
(N.E. Portland)
The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights
welcomes all who seek the true spirit and meaning of
Christmas. The Grotto is open each and every evening
from now until past Christmas, and volunteers are
always needed! This is an on-going opportunity.
Serve a Meal with
Loaves and Fishes
(Cornelius/Hillsboro)
Join Loaves and Fishes, in partnership with Centro
Cultural, to serve a meal and mingle with the Loaves
and Fishes community.
Loaves and Fishes at
Centro Cultural is seeking volunteers to help with
its breakfast and lunchtime meals on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays. This is an on-going opportunity.
Gift wrapping at OMSI
Science Store
(S.E.
Portland)
Sign up now for this one-day-only volunteer
commitment! OMSI is seeking volunteers to wrap gifts
purchased at the OMSI Science Store. Volunteers will
receive OMSI admission for the day and a 30%
discount on items purchased at the OMSI Science
Store on the day of their volunteer shift.
This is a referral opportunity.
Bell Ringer!
(Various
Portland Metro Locations)
Volunteer to be a bell ringer
this year for The Salvation Army! There are kettles
all across the Portland Metropolitan area. Shifts
are two-hours. Bring a friend or a group and sing
carols!This is an on-going opportunity.
Holiday
Gift Wrap at Bridgeport Village
(Various
Portland Metro Locations)
Easter Seals Oregon has been given the wonderful opportunity to provide
complimentary gift wrap to customers shopping at
Bridgeport Village during the month of December.
Volunteers will be wrapping gifts and accepting
donations to Easter Seals to help bring joy to the
children and adults with disabilities we serve,
during the holiday season! This is an on-going opportunity.
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