Volunteering events in and around San Francisco this week
85 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 84 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 10 AM Stakeholder Forum and Public Walking Tour of Ravenswood Restoration Area Park Restroom Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 1:15 PM Drop-In Appliance Assistance Brisbane Library Free
- 3:30 PM KEEP West Portal Clean BookShop West Portal Free
- 4:30 PM Village Square Branch Monthly Teens Reach Meeting Village Square Library Free
- 5 PM Leyendo en español para niños - Reading to Children in Spanish Berryessa Library Free
Saturday, October 24
- 8:30 AM San Mateo Farmers' Market Compost Volunteer/ Voluntariado de Abono Orgánico San Mateo Farmers' Market Free
- 8:30 AM Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Free
- 8:45 AM Community Volunteer Day at Coyote Creek Community Garden Coyote Creek Community Garden Free
- 9 AM Alviso Historic District Litter Cleanup Bayside Canning Company Free
- 9 AM International Day of Climate Action Volunteering Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center Free
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 9 AM Redwood City Food Pantry Bridge City Church Free
- 9 AM Trash or Treat and the Invasion of Exotic Weeds! Lagunita BBQ Pit Free
- 9 AM Volunteer Outdoors in East Palo Alto at Ravenswood Cooley Landing Free
- 9:30 AM Planting Day at Casa Grande High School Casa Grande High School Free
- 10 AM Bayview 3rd Street Cleanup w/ Free Food for Volunteers (SF) All Good Pizza Free
- 10 AM Community Garden Volunteer Workday/ Jornada Voluntaria de Jardinería East Palo Alto Community Garden Free
- 10 AM Garden Volunteer Shifts Garden for the Environment Free
- 10 AM Inner Sunset Cleanup Sunset Mercantile Emporium Free
- 10 AM Planting Party Volunteer Work Day! West Oakland Farm Park Free
- 10 AM San Mateo County History Museum Volunteer Orientation San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 10 AM Seed Farm Volunteer Day at the Laguna Environmental Center Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 11 AM Trends & Changes in UC Admissions Milpitas Library Free
- 12 PM Crochet Club Evergreen Library Free
- 12 PM NOPA Cleanup Central Avenue & Hayes Street Free
- 1 PM Alemany Farm Volunteer Day Alemany Farm Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 2 PM Reading Buddies for Grades K-5 Milpitas Library Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 4 PM Calabazas Teens Reach Meeting Calabazas Library Free
- 4 PM On the Bus! San Francisco County Fair Building $28.45
- 5 PM “Share a Meal With one in need ” Volunteer with us Cook & Distribute The Mantra Room Free
Sunday, October 25
- 9 AM Visitacion Valley Cleanup Mission Blue Free
- 9 AM Volunteer Farm Day Ma'alot Farms Free
- 9:30 AM Ride the Views from Gap to Gully Saratoga Gap Preserve Free
- 9:30 AM Silver Terrace Playground Cleanup Silver Terrace Playground Free
- 9:45 AM Community Volunteer Event at Townsend Park Townsend Park Free
- 10 AM Detroit Steps Maintenance Day Detroit Steps Free
- 10 AM Inner Sunset Cleanup Sunset Mercantile Emporium Free
- 10 AM NW Potrero Hill Cleanup The Benches Garden Free
- 10 AM SF State Campus Cleanup 700 Font Blvd, 700 Font Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, 94132 Free
- 10 AM Sunday Volunteer Workday @ REAP! REAP Climate Center Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 12 PM Dogpatch Games Cleanup Dogpatch Games Free
- 12 PM Fillmore North Cleanup MATTINA Restaurant Free
- 12 PM From the Blue Water Tower to Yosemite Creek—A Watershed Ramble McLaren Park Redwood Picnic Area Free
- 1 PM Lower Pacific Heights Cleanup Suze Riley Studio Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM Math Festival Alviso Library Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
Monday, October 26
- 1 PM Alemany Farm Volunteer Day Alemany Farm Free
- 3 PM Reading to Children with Aysha Cambrian Library Free
- 4 PM Full Moonrise from Borel Hill Russian Ridge Preserve Free
- 4:30 PM Math Workshop Bascom Library Free
- 5:30 PM Weekly Volunteer Meetings The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment Free
- 6 PM VolunTEEN Hour Atherton Library Free
Tuesday, October 27
- 10 AM CORE Tuesday Volunteer Day CORE Test Orchard Free
- 10 AM Vintage Media Lab Rinconada Library Free
- 10:30 AM Sign Up for Free Rides for Seniors San Leandro Senior Center Free
- 10:45 AM Antioch Mobile Farmers' Market Volunteer / Voluntariado de Mercado Móvil Nick Rodriguez Community Center Free
- 12:30 PM Pittsburg Mobile Farmers' Market Volunteer / Voluntariado de Mercado Móvil Pittsburg Health Center Free
- 3 PM After School Teen Lounge Union City Library Free
- 3:15 PM Origami for Kids Bascom Library Free
- 3:15 PM Teen Volunteer Tuesday Guerneville Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Reading to Children with Ms. Lee Cambrian Library Free
Wednesday, October 28
- 8 AM EPA Farmers’ Market Volunteer / Voluntariado de Mercado de Agricultores Bloomhouse Free
- 9 AM Mid-Week Cleanup at West Julian Street on Guadalupe River Street Parking Free
- 9 AM Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday O'Donohue Educational Farm Free
- 10 AM Garden Volunteer Shifts Garden for the Environment Free
- 2 PM Wednesday Volunteer Workday REAP Climate Center Free
- 3 PM Reading To Children at the Willow Glen Library Willow Glen Library Free
- 4 PM Edenvale Teens Reach Meeting Edenvale Library Free
- 5 PM Level Up Readers Cupertino Library Free
- 6 PM VolunTEEN Hour Pacifica Sharp Park Library Free
Thursday, October 29
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 10 AM Fort Miley Cleanup and Workday Battery Chester Free
- 10:30 AM Sign Up for Free Rides for Seniors San Leandro Senior Center Free
- 12 PM Vintage Media Lab Rinconada Library Free
- 4 PM Community Garden Volunteer Workday/ Jornada Voluntaria de Jardinería East Palo Alto Community Garden Free
- 4 PM Gaetani Real Estate Cleanup Gaetani Real Estate Free
- 4 PM Homework Center Volunteer Orientation Castro Valley Library Free
- 4:30 PM Volunteer at Second Harvest's Chefs' Dinner Chaminade Resort Free
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