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Hands On Project: Christmas Festival
of Lights at the Grotto
(N.E. Portland)
Continuing a wonderful holiday tradition begun as a
gift to our community in 1988, The Grotto's
Christmas Festival of Lights welcomes all who seek
the true spirit and meaning of Christmas.
Hands On facilitated groups will go out during
multiple shifts this season.
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Holiday Meal for
the Homeless - Set up -- on-going
opportunity
(S.E. Portland)
Rose City Miracle is a Christmas Day event hosted by
Old Chicago Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurant &
Brewery, and local nonprofits for homeless and
displaced men, women and children in the Portland
metro area. Join us as we set up the supplies
and tables to feed the homeless. The homeless supper
is held on Christmas Day, but volunteers are
especially needed on Christmas Eve for set-up. More . . .
Holiday Meal for
the Homeless - Clean up
-- on-going
opportunity
(S.E. Portland)
Rose City Miracle is a Christmas Day event hosted by
Old Chicago Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurant &
Brewery, and local nonprofits for homeless and
displaced men, women and children in the Portland
metro area. We are currently looking for help
cleaning up after having hosted this wonderful
holiday meal for the homeless.
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HomePlate Meals
with Youth
(Hillsboro/Cornelius)
HomePlate is a weekly meal program serving young
people who are unstably housed in Washington County.
We offer them a hot meal, a shower, a movie, games,
conversation, and other resources. Together,
volunteers will prepare a main dish, vegetable, 1
gallon of milk, and 1 gallon of juice, with each
volunteer supplying one food item.
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Marshall SUN
School Winter Craft Night
(S.E. Portland)
Come volunteer your craft skills for the second
annual Marshall SUN School Winter Craft Night!
Volunteers are needed to help set-up/clean-up,
demonstrate and assist at tables creating winter
holiday crafts, serve pizza, and have fun with the
students and their families! No special skills
needed, just your enthusiasm!
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OMSI Science Store
Gift Wrapping -- on-going opportunity
(S.E. Portland)
OMSI is
looking for volunteers to wrap gifts in the OMSI
Science Store from November 23 through Christmas
Eve! All volunteers will receive free admission to
the museum as well as a 30% discount for most store
items on the day they volunteer. Two shifts per day
are available: 10:00 - 1:30 or 1:00 - 4:30.
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Albertina Kerr
Centers Holiday Giving Campaign -- on-going
opportunity
(N.E. Portland)
Holiday Giving is a special opportunity
for businesses, individuals and volunteers in our
community to join together to benefit the people
served by Kerr. The process starts with a Giving
Tree and a wish list for the 1,700 children,
families and adults served by us. Volunteers are
needed to deliver the new, unwrapped gifts to Kerr
and our staff wraps each one, making sure everyone
has something for the holidays.
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Winter Solstice
Evening 10K Walk/Cycle through SE Portland
(S.E. Portland)
Come volunteer FRIDAY, DEC 21 for this
reflective winter solstice event, organized to
encourage a healthy outlet from holiday season
anticipation and stress. The 10K/12K red walk
through SE neighborhoods will lead walkers by
holiday lights and encourage them to experience the
heritage traditions of Eastside Portland with
refreshment and speaker stops, including OMSI's
Planetarium. Volunteers are needed to help at booths
and direct walker traffic.
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Christmas Festival
of Lights at the Grotto -- on-going opportunity
(N.E. Portland)
The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights welcomes
all who seek the true spirit and meaning of
Christmas. The Grotto is open each and every evening
from now until past Christmas, and volunteers are
always needed! More
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East Burnside
Christmas Tree Lot Volunteers -- on-going
opportunity
(S.E. Portland)
Help people find the perfect Christmas tree to
benefit L'Arche Nehalem, a nonprofit ecumenical
community where people with developmental
disabilities create home with others who share life
with them. The Christmas tree lot will be open from
Nov. 23 to Dec. 19. Volunteer salespeople are needed
to work three-hour shifts at our Safeway parking lot
location, SE 82nd and Burnside.
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Gift Wrapping for
Adult Literacy - on-going opportunity
(Downtown Portland)
Volunteers are needed to wrap holiday gifts (books)
at the North Portland Jantzen Beach Barnes & Noble
Bookstore, just off the Interstate bridge.
Volunteers will greet shoppers & wrap gifts; no
experience necessary and you’re encouraged to come
with a friend!
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Bell Ringer --
on-going opportunity
(Various Portland Metro
Locations)
Volunteer
to be a bell ringer this year for The Salvation
Army! There are kettles all across the Portland
Metropolitan area. Shifts are two-hours. Bring a
friend or a group and sing carols!
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Outreach in
Burnside Christmas Connection Program -- on-going
opportunity
(Various Portland
Metro Locations)
You can
make someone's Christmas really special! We are now
making plans for our Christmas Connections Program,
where volunteers have the opportunity to adopt a
member and deliver the gifts on their Christmas wish
list.
We
will furnish a description and photo of "your"
Member complete with their wish list, appropriate
sizes, and staff suggestions.
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Coat and Blanket
Drive Pick-Up Volunteer
-- on-going
opportunity
(Various Portland
Metro Locations)
Help keep
Portland's homeless warm this winter! The cold
months are on their way and Transition Projects,
Inc. is starting up our annual Coat and Blanket
drive! Barrels will be placed at Windermere
locations throughout Portland during the last week
of October, and will remain there until December
15nd. We are in need of volunteers to adopt a
pick-up site.
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Christmas
Distribution Centers Preparation --
on-going opportunity
(Various Portland Metro
Locations)
Our
Metropolitan Portland Salvation Army Corps need your
help to distribute Christmas toys, gifts and food to
families in need this year.
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Feed Homeless
Youth -- on-going opportunity
(Downtown Portland)
Donate
prepared food for New Avenues for Youth's holiday
meals. We are looking for Safeway gift cards to
purchase food and/or pre-prepared vegetarian side
dishes, desserts, salads, donations of sparkling
cider, etc. All prepared items need to be in
disposable containers; items can be delivered to our
downtown Portland location.
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Holiday Opportunities at
Family Bridge Day Shelter -- on-going opportunity
(Hillsboro)
Help
share the mission of Family Bridge by supervising
the day house and children's' activities or
preparing a meal. The shelter is located along the
MAX line, and individuals under the age of 18 are
welcome to volunteer when accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
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