After reviewing the projects listed below, click HERE to sign up.

1.  Neighborhood Block Party
- Location: Santa Rita Park, 290 E. Bolivar St. 93906
- Description: Set-up, tear down, barbequing, face painting, balloon twisting
- Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
- Number of volunteers needed:  20
- Supplies needed: none
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

2. Hidden Hills Ranch - Educational Resources of Monterey County
- Location: 19014 Pesante Rd. 93907
- Description: Fence painting, weeding and spring planting
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  20
- Supplies needed: Bring garden tools, wear gloves
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

3. Rancho Cielo - provides learning and social services for at-risk youth
- Location: 710 Old Stage Rd. 93908
- Description: Campus cleanup and maintenance of culinary garden
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  20
- Supplies needed: Bring garden tools, where gloves
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

4. Salinas Animal Services
- Location: 144 Hitchcock Rd. 93908
- Description: Weed whacking, shed organizing, cleanup
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  15
- Supplies needed:  Weed wackers, socket & crescent wrenches
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

5. Tatum’s Garden - all inclusive playground
- Location: 1 Maryal Drive, Salinas 93906
- Description: Shrubbery and tree pruning in Sensory Garden
- Time: 8:00-11:00
- Number of volunteers needed:  12
- Wear: close-toed shoes & layers
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

6. Wonder Wood Ranch - brings hope through horses
- Location: 8100 Wild Horse Rd, Prunedale 93907
- Description: Landscape clean-up, organizing, and small shed building project
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 30
- Wear: closed-toe shoes & layers
- Supplies Needed: rakes, wheelbarrows, pruners
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

7. 1st United Methodist Church (Landscape) - Neighborhood Service Center
- Location: 404 Lincoln Ave. 93901
- Description: Weed path & install gravel & stepping stones
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  5
- Supplies needed: Bring garden tools, wear gloves
- Adults only

8. 1st United Methodist Church (Door Repair) - Neighborhood Service Center
- Location: 404 Lincoln Ave. 93901
- Description: Replace exterior door and framing on outside electrical closet
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  2
- Supplies needed: Construction tools
- Adults only

9. 1st United Methodist Church (Table Cleaning) - Neighborhood Service Center
- Location: 404 Lincoln Ave. 93901
- Description: Deep clean dining tables and chairs
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  4
- Supplies needed:  Bring scrub brush, bucket, rag
- Adults only

10. 1st United Methodist Church (Hair Cuts)  - Neighborhood Service Center
- Location: 404 Lincoln Ave. 93901
- Description: Provide haircuts and beard trims to homeless
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  5
- Supplies needed: Haircutting supplies
- Adults only

11. 1st United Methodist Church (Sandwiches)  - Neighborhood Service Center
- Location: 404 Lincoln Ave. 93901
- Description: Make sack lunches for homeless
- Time: 9:00-11:00
- Number of volunteers needed: 4
- Supplies needed: all provided
- Adults only

12. Santa Rita School Soccer Field
- Location: 2104 S. Santa Rita St. 93906
- Description: Measure, stake, stripe & install nets for soccer field
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  5
- Supplies needed:  provided
- Adults only

13. Family Resource Center (Gardening) - provides resources to homeless school kids and their families
- Location: Sherwood School - 10 S. Wood St. 93905
- Description: Pruning, maintenance & planting in memorial garden
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  6
- Supplies needed: Bring garden tools, where gloves
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

14. Family Resource Center (Kids’ Event) - provides resources to homeless school kids and their families
- Location: Sherwood School - 10 S. Wood St. 93905
- Description: Super Saturday event of crafts & games for homeless kids
- Time: 10:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  6
- Supplies needed: none
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

15. Victory Mission - provides shelter, meals, clothing, life skills & the Gospel to 150 people/day
- Location: 43 Soledad St., Salinas 93901
- Description: Buff floor, paint office & bathroom, paint furniture cabinet
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  10
- Supplies needed: paint rollers, brushes, and ladder
- Adults only

16. Peacock Acres - housing and life coaching for foster youth
- Location: 252 Old Stage Rd. 93907
- Description: Build skate ramp with youth
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed:  3
- Supplies needed: Construction tools
- Adults only

17. Natividad Creek Park
- Location: corner of Constitution Blvd. & Freedom Parkway, meet at parking lot by BBQ area
- Description:  weeding, raking, shrub pruning & removal
- Time: 10:00-1:00
- Number of volunteers needed:  75-100
- Supplies needed:  various gardening tools; bring your own water bottle and wear old clothes, gloves & hat.
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

18. Active Seniors Center - social environment for seniors, providing activities & community
- Location: 100 Harvest St., Salinas 93901
- Description: window washing, tighten chairs & install pads, garden maintenance
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 15
- Supplies needed: garden tools
- Older children are welcome to work with their parents

19. Confidence Pregnancy Center - Fundraiser Tea Set-Up
- Location: Madonna Del Sasso Cross Hall,320 E. Laurel Dr. 93906
- Description: Set-up for silent auction & tea, cook, wash dishes
- Time: 5:00-9:00 pm
- Number of volunteers needed: 20
- Supplies needed: none
- Older Children are welcome to work with their parents

20. Dorothy’s Place - serves breakfast & lunch to homeless
- Location: 30 Soledad St. 93901
- Description: wash kitchen walls, pressure wash dining canopy and patio, install & paint
  new exterior door
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 15
- Supplies needed: pressure washer, buckets, rags, scrub brushes
- Adults only

21. Days for Girls - provides sustainable hygiene kits for women in impoverished countries
- Location: SVCC Annex
- Description: Sew kits
- Time: 9:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 15
- Supplies needed: sewing machine or serger, scissors
- Teenage girls and older

22. Homeless Blessing Bags
- Location: SVCC Ed Building
- Description: Decorate & stuff bags, make card of encouragement
- Time: 9:00-11:00
- Number of volunteers needed:  20
- Supplies needed:  see back page for requested donations
- Children are welcome to work with their parents

23. Natividad Medical Center - Acute Rehab Unit
- Location: 1441 Constitution Blvd. 93906
- Description: Dispense cheer & do activities with patients
- Time: 10:00-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 10
- Supplies needed: none
- Prerequisite: Complete background check & TB test (no charge)
- Children 16+ only

24. English/Spanish Conversational Exchange
- Location: SVCC Adult Literacy Center
- Description: Pairing of English & Spanish speakers to practice conversational English and Spanish
- Time: 9:30-11:00
- Number of volunteers needed:  10
- Adults only

25. Praying for our City
- Location: SVCC Great Room
- Description: Pray for each project and our community
- Time: 10:00-11:30
- Number of volunteers needed: 10
- Adults only

26. San Juan Grade Rd. Dividers
- Location: San Juan Grade Rd.
- Description: Trash pick-up and weed whacking
- Time: 9-noon
- Number of volunteers needed: 10
- Supplies needed: Trash bags, rakes, weed whackers
- Adults only

 
Donations Needed!

If you’d like to donate items, please bring any of the following to the Connection in the lobby by Sunday,Aprio 15, or to the office by Wednesday, April 18.

Blessing Bags:
· Toothbrush & toothpaste
· Travel size soap, shampoo, lotion
· Socks (men & women)
· Wash cloth
· Granola bar
· Water bottle
· Gum, mints, hard candy
· Feminine hygiene items
· Chap stick
· Wet wipes (small travel packs)

 Days for Girls Kits:
· 100% cotton flannel fabric, dark colors only, prewashed
· 100% cotton fabric, dark prints, no camo, prewashed