More Holiday Volunteer Opportunities in Austin
Click here for your 2008 Giving Opportunities
With the holidays many of you are looking for opportunities to help others. I wrote a few days ago about the Capital Area Food Bank and the upcoming Empty Bowl Project but there are lots of other opportunities to volunteer in Austin. Here are a few more:
Operation Turkey
Operation Turkey began in 2000 as an means to promote community outreach during the Thanksgiving holiday. Operation Turkey helps communities to organize and distribute food, clothing, blankets to the homeless and those less fortunate. Operation Turkey needs YOU to help prepare and distribute these items. If you love to cook, or are willing to package up or deliver food on Thanksgiving Day, or if you just want to donate, your help is always appreciated. Children are welcome and they have projects just for kids. Click here to register and sign up!
Caritas of Austin
Founded in 1964 by Monsignor Richard McCabe, Caritas acts as a safety net for the community’s working poor. Caritas helps people in financial crisis to meet their most basic human needs, providing rent and utility assistance for those faced with losing their housing; hot meals to those who are hungry; take-home groceries for those struggling to feed their families; and food, shelter, clothing and support for newly arrived refugees. Caritas is always in need of volunteers and has many different opportunities. Volunteers must be willing to commit to three months but offers a rewarding opportunity.
Another way you can help raise funds for Caritas is by participating in:
What: The 17th Annual ThunderCloud Sub Turkey Trot
Where: Waterloo Park
When: Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22nd
$$$: See Website
This fun-filled day features events and activities for the entire family including a certified 5 mile race, 1 mile run/walk and the Stepping Stone School Kid’s K. In addition, enjoy free food, live music and the Stepping Stone School Kid’s Area with games and activities for the little ones. Though there is plenty of parking, come early as we expect over 10,000 runners.
Also coming up is:
What: Chuy’s Children Giving to Children Parade 2007
When: November 24th, 11am
Where: Downtown Austin, starting at the Capitol at Congress and 11th
Bring a toy. All toys will be distributed to a child by Operation Blue Santa, just in time for the holidays. There will be giant inflatable balloons, parade floats, marching bands, classic cars and of course, Santa!
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November 19th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
[...] For places that you can actually serve food on Thanksgiving day, check here. [...]
November 21st, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I would like to help serve Thanksgiving dinner.
John Stevens
252-0771
November 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Hi John, you should volunteer with Operation Turkey, it’s listed above!
December 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
My family and I would like to volunteer on Christmas Day. In the past we have gathered with friends to sing carols at several Austin nursing homes, Safeplace and Seton Hospital. This year we would like to do something different, possibly help serve meals. Do you know of any opportunities?
December 13th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hi Loretta,
I do know that Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals on Christmas Day.
http://www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org/
Here is an article on what they are doing:
http://www.news8austin.com/content/holiday_guide/season_of_sharing/?ArID=196462&SecID=530
December 16th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Can someone let me know what places would need volunteer help for the christmas holidays i have several of us that would like to give our time this year.