Opportunity Details

9th Annual Leo Lasher Catfish Derby. All funds raised will be granted to Albany Medical Center Foundation for Breast Cancer awareness and treatment.

Volunteers needed to assist with event activities on the day of the Derby.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

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Welcome to VIDEA’s 10th Global Solidarity Challenge!

Are you ready for a challenge: one that will test your resilience, compassion, community networks and vigour? VIDEA is about to put your skills to the test through our annual fundraising event, the

Global Solidarity Challenge:

We will be celebrating all things culture and connecting our challenges with either our own culture or aspects of cultures that we appreciate or have learned from.

We are dividing into four teams to represent how culture is representative in our lives:

Connection to the Land: Development is often achieve at the expense of the land. It is also regularly met with resistance by those who have differing perspectives of what it means to live on, interact with, or steward the land. Land defenders - often at the expense of their personal safety – resist ongoing colonization and exploitation of the land.

Food and Water: Come eat with us! For the whole week we will be exploring traditional food systems and dishes of the WS'ANEC' (Saanich), Lekwungen (Songhees), Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) and T'Sou-ke (Sooke) Nations. Share what Indigenous foods are in your area!

Languages: Language connects us! Even before we can speak our first words, we experiment with all the sounds we know to communicate. Language also helps us make sense of and understand the world around us - connecting with our hearts and minds.

Music, Dance and the Arts : Music and Dance are important components of any culture around the world! They are languages in themselves, and are a way to communicate messages, feelings, and stories among people and between generations.

For one week, we will demonstrate just what standing in solidarity can look like. Each team will use the Global Solidarity week to show solidarity in their own unique way and to raise funds to help support VIDEA’s education, gender, and poverty reduction programmes in Canada and overseas. Learn more about these programs at the bottom of this page, or check out VIDEA’s website for more details!



Are you in? Want to join? It’s easy – just follow these steps!

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/VIDEA/p2p/GSC2019/

Step 1: Sign up and join a team! Follow the ‘Sign in’ link in the top right corner, then click ‘Create an Account’. Once you are logged into the CanadaHelps system, return to the GSC page, find the ‘Teams’ tab and join the team of your choice! Once you have selected a team, you will be prompted to create and customize your personal challenge page.

Step 2: Need challenge ideas? Here are a few to get you started, but feel free to get creative!

- Curb a consumption! Live on 10L of water a day, go without electricity, or only eat stable food items.
- Live off of $1.25 a day! Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population, more than 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty- less than $1.25 a day.
- Create zero food waste. Canadians waste $31 billion worth of food every year, and 47% of that is wasted at home!In North America, over 30% of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because they aren’t attractive enough for consumers. Or you can go all out and do the Zero Waste Challenge! Recycle, reuse, compost, and reduce consumption in an attempt to limit waste to 5L in a week, or none at all if you really want to challenge yourself!- In 2012, the world generated 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage; the weight of roughly 7,000 Empire State Buildings.
- Live in silence for a predetermined amount of time.

So, why is solidarity important? The Global Solidarity Challenge allows VIDEA to continue to support development projects like these ones:

Shared Wisdom: Raised Voices - 8 youth leaders from Lil'wat Nation, Maskwacis, Whitehorse and Victoria are engaged in a two year leadership project with the aim of strengthening local and global communities and providing youth with the opportunity to be leaders in addressing violence against women and girls in their home communities through building their capacity and leadership skills;

Youth Internship Programmes – VIDEA is proud to offer 140 opportunities for Indigenous youth to participate in the International Aboriginal Youth Internship programme over the next 5 years, providing support and solidarity to overseas partners in Uganda, Zambia, and South Africa;

Public engagement – every year VIDEA delivers a range of public engagement projects across BC that help community members to better understand global issues and to figure out how to make a difference. Through activities during International Development Week, supporting Indigenous initiatives, the Fair Trade Fair, and many more, thousands of Canadians gain the opportunity to volunteer, take part, learn more, and become more active global citizens;

Education – VIDEA has delivered a vibrant education programme for 40 years! Every year VIDEA provides opportunities for students and youth to learn about global issues through the development of new resources and learning opportunities. We provide mentorship and opportunities for volunteers, interns and practicum students to gain the experience they need to pursue careers in international development and social justice areas, and support to teachers and educators looking to integrate global issues into their learning experience;

Indigenous Knowledge – through this innovative programme Indigenous youth, Elders, and community members in Canada and in the south and east African countries that we work in are connected and better able to address the issues that they face in solidarity and by sharing knowledge passed down and reclaimed.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Kabakoo is a pan-African network of creative schools offering sustainability-focused training for digital manufacturing. Selected by the World Economic Forum as a "School of the Future". Our curriculum merges high-tech and low-tech (local forms of knowledge) and is designed for students to acquire and develop advanced leapfrogging skills. Our problem-based pedagogy and our focus on local relevance ensure real-world success for our students. Either as employee or entrepreneur.

Kabakoo is a changemaker in the learning space. In less than two years of operations, in addition to being selected by the UNESCO as partner for its "Imagining Africa's Future" Program, Kabakoo has been selected by the World Economic Forum as global pioneer for the future of education thanks to our impactful and scalable model. Furthermore, Kabakoo has been featured in the African Union's list of the most innovative educational projects of the continent. Moreover, thanks to our engagement in environmental education, Kabakoo has been selected as Non-State Actor in the global Coalition on Climate and Clean Air.

Join Kabakoo now by sharing your experience and knowledge as Coach or Mentor!

COACHES:
Participate in our knowledge sharing experience by remotely accompanying a group of learners. You can, for instance, have monthly or weekly online sessions with a project group at Kabakoo. If you want to know more about the challenges and maybe the joys of online knowledge exchange through Kabakoo, you can contact Ryan Hoover (rhoover@mica.edu), faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, USA. Ryan has taught 3D-printing skills to the Kabakoo community through online workshops.

MENTORS:
A Kabakoo mentor dedicates one hour of her/his time every fortnight for a skype-type discussion on specific problems faced by the learners. For any first-hand impressions of the mission, please feel free to contact Ebenge Usip (ebenge.usip@etu.upmc.fr), a Paris-based computer programmer who acts as a mentor on programming issues.

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Trees Matter is in need of several volunteers to help with distributing 2,000 desert-adapted shade trees to Valley residents! Over the course of the summer months, SRP participants attended tree care workshops, and selected 2 shade trees that they would receive once the weather was more suitable for planting. Now, we need lots of helping hands to distribute these trees to participants! Volunteer roles include greeter/customer service roles, as well as more physically active roles of lifting and distributing trees to participants! This is always a fun, fast paced event!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Event Volunteers	20	n/a	n/a

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Spend your Saturday morning soaking up the sunshine and coastal breeze while you help save and restore one of the last remaining Coastal Dune and Wetland Habitats in San Diego! Over 95% of these habitat areas no longer exist in California. Home to many endangered birds, fish and mammals this area needs your help to remain as a viable habitat area. An educational walking tour will be included!

Activities Include:
•Invasive plant removal
•Native plant rescue
•Watering and care of recent plantings
•Trail maintenance
•Litter removal
•An educational nature walk

Details:
•This event is open to volunteers of all ages, but volunteers under the age of 16 must come with an adult.
•All tools and supplies are provided.
•No experience necessary.
•Community service hours can be verified.
•Be sure to dress in clothes that can get a little dirty and wear closed-toe shoes, no sandals or flip-flops allowed for safety reasons.
•Bring plenty of water and sun protection.

RSVP Required. For more info or to RSVP call 619.297.7380 or email volunteer@sandiegoriver.org

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Malabar Park Clean up

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Volunteer on-site in Troy, Michigan USA. Volunteers must complete a Volunteer Application including background check; allow sufficient time for processing. Visit our volunteer page for more information and a downloadable application form. https://troynaturesociety.org/get-involved/volunteer/
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES: Committee now being formed for our fundraiser "Run for Nature 5K Run/2K Walk scheduled for June 8, 2025. Committee members help acquire sponsorships and advertisers; Acquire items for door prizes and food/beverage donors for event. Promote event registration; assist with pre-event activities as well as day-of the event volunteering.
VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS: Spring and Fall of 2025 at the Stage Nature Center, managed by the Troy Nature Society, a 501-3 (c) non-profit. We are looking for groups of ideally of 10-30 (minimum of 5), to help with trail maintenance and/or removal of invasive plants. Help mulch the trails with wood chips and place logs at the borders-edges of the trails. Help remove non-native plant materials (pulling out, digging out or cutting off). Tools and gloves will be provided. Contact sarah@troynaturesociety.org for more information.
WEEKLY VOLUNTEERS: We are looking for individuals to help in various areas, such as Front Desk Reception, Bird Feeding/General Help, Native Garden work, and care of our Reptiles and Amphibians. Retirees are welcome and appreciated.

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Park Clean up

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Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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We have a critical need for people to help with Shoootout 2019, volunteering on behalf of LOWA. Saturday and Sunday August 24 and 25.

The Shootout is the Lake's biggest event of the year, generating income which is shared with local charities doing good work in the Lake and surrounding areas for families, children, and the environment. LOWA is one of those charity recipients - but only if we have volunteers working during the Shootout.

These are the assignments still needed:

Saturday 8 am to 1 pm Cleanup at Captain Ron's Need: 10
Saturday 1 pm to 6 pm Cleanup at Captain Ron's Need: 10
Sunday 8 am to 1 pm Cleanup at Captain Ron's Need: 10
Sunday 1 pm to 6 pm Cleanup at Captain Ron's Need: 10

We also need people to drive golf carts from 8pm-Midnight on Friday and Saturday night. Thhose people will be taking guests from the bar to their cars.

Volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festivities and see these amazing boats and vendors at Captain Ron's before or after their shift.
Volunteers will be provided with food, water and Shootout tee shirt.
Park in Woods Supermarket (turn West at stoplight at Rt 5 and F) south lot in grass near shuttle canopy. Hop a free shuttle to Captain Ron's where you will sign in at the volunteer canopy indicating LOWA as your charity, and pick up your free Shootout tee shirt.
We need names, cell, and emails of anyone interested.

Thank you in advance for supporting Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance.

Our volunteers support our mission to Keep our Healthy Lake Healthy for now and for future generations.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	40	n/a	n/a

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The Annual Fall Country Jamboree is one of the longest running events in Volusia County. This event features examples of pioneer living that included black-smiths, cane grinding and a boil, spinning, weaving, wood working, and many more historical demonstrations.
The Handmade Arts and Crafts show features the original work of artists from all over. Local businesses and non-profits set up to share their products.

The music line up is one that you will have to search far and wide to match. Featuring both well-known established artists as well as the best of the up and coming. Every year we fill all 6 stages and time slots, that’s over 170 performances, and unfortunately have to turn performers away. But that doesn't stop them from just showing up with their instruments and joining in a jam or workshop. With two workshop tents and two jam tents music is abundant! We would like to thank all of the talented teachers who volunteer their time to run these tents.

Events like these help keep history alive.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Saturday Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Saturday Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a
Saturday Evening	no limit	n/a	n/a
Sunday Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Sunday Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a
Sunday Evening	no limit	n/a	n/a