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Keep Pinellas Beautiful office garden workday

Keep Pinellas Beautiful, which organizes hundreds of garden workdays and cleanups throughout the county each year, is holding a workday for its own garden at the Keep Pinellas Beautiful office, Sunday, June 28 from 9 a.m. until noon.

Volunteers will assist Keep Pinellas Beautiful staff with planting native species. Anyone under the age of 18 must be signed in by a parent, and anyone under 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the duration of the event.

It is recommended to wear closed toe shows, weather appropriate clothing and sun protection.

Planting supplies will be provided and a water refill station will be available. Parking is free.

Keep Pinellas Beautiful is located at 5090 66th Street N., St. Petersburg.

Click here to reserve a spot.

12th Annual Love McKinley Dinner and Charity Golf Tournament

The Love McKinley Fund, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, works to improve resources available to families throughout their course of treatment for pediatric cancer.

The organization will be hosting a dinner and auction Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the St. John Bosco Center for the Arts at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, followed by its 12th annual charity golf tournament at Bardmoor Golf Course with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.

St. Petersburg Catholic High School is located at 6333 9th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club is located at 8001 Cumberland Road, Seminole.

To learn more and get tickets, click here.

Fluff Animal Rescue needs volunteers

Fluff Animal Rescue, whose mission is to take animals on a journey from lonely and unloved to a forever family, is actively seeking volunteers for various opportunities at its Pinellas Park location.

Tasks include walking dogs, greeting guests, assisting with donations, answering phones, cleaning kennels, fundraising and transporting animals. Volunteers are also needed at offsite events and fundraisers to represent the organization at a Fluff table or to curate raffles and auctions.

Participants must be 18 years or older and all applicants are required to attend an in-person volunteer orientation.

Fluff Animal Rescue is located at 7400 62nd Terrace N., Pinellas Park.

To learn more about volunteering and to fill out an application, click here.

Art Therapy volunteer opportunity

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is seeking creative and passionate volunteers who are interested in support art therapy activities. It is ideal for those who are artistic or love being involved with the arts.

Assignments may include facilitating art-based activities, leading small group sessions or supporting participants during class. Teachers, or those interested in teaching, are encouraged to lead a class or activity.

Volunteers must be 16 years or older and commit to at least a few hours per week. A background check and attending an orientation are required.

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is located at 701 6th Street S., St. Petersburg.

Fill out a volunteer form here.

Volunteer with Oldsmar Organic Community Garden

The Oldsmar Organic Community Garden is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011 that offers raised bed gardening plots to the community and provides educational information about organic gardening.

Volunteer opportunities include planting, weeding, mulching, cultivating, harvesting edible and non-edible organic plants and other garden projects throughout the year.

Hours worked can be used towards school credits, business credits, court ordered credits, scout groups and more.

Volunteers must be 14 years and older and are asked to work at least a few hours per month. Training is provided.

The Oldsmar Organic Community Garden is located in Bicentennial Park, 423 Lafayette Boulevard, Oldsmar.

More information about volunteering can be found here.

Hero To A Child seeks volunteers for teen conference

Hero To A Child works to transform the lives of children and youth in the child welfare system through strong partnerships with service providers throughout the community.

On Thursday, June 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., the organization is presenting the 3rd annual Adulting 101 Teen Conference for teens 14 years and older in the child welfare system, along with their foster parents, caregivers and guardians. With the help of nonprofits and other support agencies, the conference helps to connect teens with resources and services available to them as they age out of the foster care system.

On June 16 (two days before the conference), from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., volunteers are needed to help prepare for the event, with tasks such as stuffing attendee bags, laminating materials, preparing game materials and general event prep and assembly. Click to learn more about this volunteer opportunity.

On June 18, from 8 until 11 a.m., a registration team is needed to greet attendees and caregivers, check in registered participants, assist vendors, distribute conference materials and bags, and hand out raffle tickets. Click to learn more about this volunteer opportunity.

On June 18, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., an afternoon support team is needed to help with lunch service, assist speakers and panelists, distribute resources and giveaways at the teen table, and help with event breakdown and cleanup at the conclusion of the conference. Click to learn more about this volunteer opportunity.

All volunteers must be 16 and older.

The conference takes place at the SPC Epicenter, 13805 58th Street N., Clearwater.

Pilates for a Purpose

On Saturday, June 20 at 12 p.m., FS8 St. Petersburg, a Pilates, tone and yoga studio, will be offering a one-hour donation-based Pilates class to benefit CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse).

CASA is the official domestic violence center for Pinellas County and has been providing lifesaving services for over 40 years to women, children and men living with domestic violence.

The cost for the class is $20. All fees will be donated to support CASA’s services, including legal advocacy, counseling, housing and more.

Beginning at 10 a.m., the studio is also hosting a vendor pop-up and donation drive for CASA’s Thrift Boutique. The store accepts men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, household items such as small appliances, cookware, dishes and flatware, and like-new furniture. Anyone donating items will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a prize basket.

FS8 is located at 2541 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg.

To register for the Pilates class, click here.

To learn more about the CASA Thrift Boutique, click here.

Volunteer training for Largo Public Library ELL program

The Largo Public Library is holding a training and orientation workshop on Saturday, June 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. for those interested in volunteering for the library’s English Language Learning (ELL) program.

Participants will learn about the program’s policies and procedures, receive an in-depth tour of the library and meet current ELL volunteers.

Opportunities include providing behind-the-scenes administrative support, and developing four to six-week program courses with a partner or small team.

Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of six months. The workshop will be held in the Largo Public Library’s ELL Seminar Room at 120 Central Park Drive, Largo.

To register or learn more, click here.

Volunteer with the Marine Exploration Center

St. Petersburg’s Marine Exploration Center partners with local businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations to educate Tampa Bay residents and students about the marine habitats in the region.

Serving St. Petersburg for over 30 years, the organization provides aquarium consultation, design, installation and maintenance services to support education goals. It also offers a mobile aquarium that bring hands-on marine science and environmental education to public and private events, school groups, summer camps and more.

Volunteers are needed to assist aquarist staff with daily and weekly food preparation, feeding marine animals, working at education programs onsite and at mobile aquarium events, and cleaning and maintaining aquarium systems.

Opportunities are available both weekdays and weekends, and volunteers are asked to work approximately three hours per week. Participants must be 16 years or older, agree to a background check and attend an orientation.

Click here for more information.

Dinner and Duds for the Homeless

Dinner and Duds for the Homeless provides hot meals, clean clothing and toiletries to those in need in Pinellas County.

Every Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m., dinner is served in the picnic area of 100 Mirror Lake Drive and then at St. Vincent DePaul Cares at 401 15th Street N. Volunteers are always needed to help serve food and pass out toiletries and clothing.

While much of the food is donated, many items have to be purchased, such as paper products, condiments, staples (eggs, milk, butter, sugar, flour) and first aid supplies. Cash donations help offset these costs.

Another way to support the organization is by purchasing much needed items on its Amazon wish list.

To learn more about the organization and to donate, click here.

The Amazon wish list can be found here.

 

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