2012 Calendar of Volunteer Activities
(activities for fulfillment of the Volunteer Activity must come from one of the organizations below)
Save our Shores beach cleanups. Meet at 10 am unless otherwise noted. Upcoming:
February 18: Seabright State Beach
February 25: San Lorenzo River Cleanup. See SOS Calendar for information.
March 17: Davenport Main Beach
April 21: Earth Activities. See SOS Calendar for information.
May 19: Capitola Beach and Soquel Creek
June 16: Sunset State Beach
July 5: Cleanup after 4th of July fireworks. Start time is 8 am. See SOS Calendar for information.
July 21: Moran Lake Beach
August 18: Rio Del Mar State Beach
September 15: Annual Coastal Cleanup (many sites throughout county) Start time is 9 am.
October 20: Cowell and Main Beach Santa Cruz
November 17: Bonny Doon Beach
December 15: Twin Lakes State Beach
**See SOS website for many activities, including river cleanups from Monterey to Half Moon Bay not listed here.
Surfrider Foundation has monthly beach cleanups as well. Although currently not available check their calendar later for upcoming cleanups.
Volunteer with Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. Contact:
Peg Danielson
(831) 429-1840 ext. 103
Numerous opportunities in our local State Parks are available at TrailWorkers.com.
Habitat Restoration in the State Parks of Santa Cruz County. Contact:
Linda Brodman
redwdrn at pacbell.net (replace "at" with @) or call 831-462-4041
See Santa Cruz Chapter of the Native Plant Society at: www.cruzcnps.org
Watsonville Wetlands Watch sponsors Habitat Restoration in the South County. Contact:
Jonathan Pilch
831-728-4106
Saint Francis Catholic Kitchen needs volunteers on weekdays to help feed the homeless. Arrive in the morning to prepare, serve and clean up the meal served at noon.
California Grey Bears on Chanticleer Ave near the Flea Market is always looking for volunteers in various capacities. (831) 479-1055. Ask for Tony or go into main office for help.
Second Harvest Food Bank in Watsonville needs volunteers every Saturday. Call ahead for assignments:
Danny Robles
Volunteer Services Manager
danny at thefoodbank.org (replace "at" with @ with no spaces for email)
831- 722- 7110 ext. 205
See Santa Cruz State Parks for docent training and other activities: www.santacruzstateparks.org
Native Animal Rescue of Santa Cruz has various volunteer opportunities. Go to their homepage and click on "Volunteering".
Project Purr, an animal rescue organization, needs help with their giant yard sales on Memorial and Labor Day weedends. Call 831-423-6369.
Attend a Santa Cruz County Composting Workshop or Wormshop
See the Santa Cruz SPCA for training for volunteering for 2 hours a week for 6 months.
Phil with Executive Director of Save Our Shores, Laura Kasa,
for Coastal Cleanup Day, September 19, 2009
Main Beach Santa Cruz has been adopted by Kaplan Vollleyball.
Students can fulfill their 2 hour requirement by participating in one of the 6 yearly
cleanups led by our program
Olivia and Nathan tackling litter at Main Beach Santa Cruz
