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Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin

Handy/repair person needed

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin in Santa Rosa needs a volunteer handy/repair person to help maintain and give support for buildings and grounds. Some duties include painting, landscaping, adjusting door latches and changing light bulbs. Volunteers must have mechanical skills, be comfortable with hand and power tools and be able to climb a ladder.

For more information, go to pdne.ws/41KREjv.

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Alzheimer’s Association

Join the Walk To End Alzheimer’s volunteer committee

The Alzheimer’s Association is looking for volunteers to help promote the annual Sonoma-Marin Walk To End Alzheimer’s set for Oct. 7 at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Duties include recruiting new teams to participate and building public awareness of the event. The volunteer committee meets virtually on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. but attendance is not required to help out.

For more information, contact walk manager Rebecca Halloran at rmhalloran@alz.org or 707-273-1620.

Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership

Volunteer at Climate Impact Wildfire Prevention events

In partnership with California Climate Action Corps, the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership has launched wildfire prevention projects in Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties. Through May, volunteers can attend various Days of Service events where they will remove fire-prone vegetation and help make the community better protected against fire.

To join the volunteer list and get notified about upcoming events, go to bit.ly/3WB9QJc.

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Volunteers take to streets to count Sonoma County’s homeless population

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A small army of over 150 volunteers, outreach workers and paid guides fanned out over Sonoma County in the pre-dawn hours of Friday looking to count the region’s homeless population.

Participants helping with the effort reported to deployment sites in Guerneville, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Sonoma. Of critical importance to the success of the entire enterprise: coffee was served at each.

Employing “blitz and survey” tactics – conducting a census by a large team over a very short period of time – small teams proceeded to their designated areas. The squads were comprised of volunteers, outreach workers, program staff and “lived experience guides,” as the research firm referred to members who’d previously been homeless.

The expertise of those guides is critical in locating as many homeless people as possible. Their participation also gives volunteers an opportunity to get to know them, and hear their stories, over the five hours they’re together.

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Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership

Volunteer at the Fleet Feet Santa Run

Fleet Feet Santa Rosa and Trail House are partnering with Sonoma County’s Secret Santa to host a 5K run and kids run on Dec. 10 in Santa Rosa. Volunteers are needed to help set up, clean up, support in the photo area, work the check-in table or the food/beverage table and monitor the course. Shifts are from 8 a.m. to noon All volunteers must sign a waiver to participate.

For more information, go to bit.ly/3OD5n6m. To fill out the waiver, visit bit.ly/3AFBKvq.

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Sonoma County volunteer opportunities

Alzheimer’s Association Join the Walk To End Alzheimer’s volunteer committee The Alzheimer’s Association is looking for volunteers to help promote

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