Gardening Volunteers assist with pruning, weeding, composting, general grooming, and small garden-related construction projects. Volunteers also help plant bulbs, annual color, small perennials, and shrubs.
Garden docents share their joy of plants with visitors. The serene 4.7 acres of landscaped grounds include trees from the mid-19th century, historic roses, and exotic vegetation.
Garden Crafts Volunteers produce garden-themed items for the Museum Shop and also help with holiday decorating.
Take calls from listeners pledging support for WMKV/WLHS public radio.
The Affinity Group was founded in 2005 as a support group for the Volunteer Center. Members of the Affinity Group work together to support Operation Teddy Bear and other Volunteer Center programs through fundraising events and projects, making a difference in the lives, education and futures of underserved children and their families. Affinity Group members…
The Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) is a professional association of local businesses dedicated to making a difference in the community through the development and promotion of employee volunteerism and community involvement, in close partnership with local nonprofit agencies. The CVC provides volunteer leadership by responding to the changing needs of the local community, as well…
Our donation-driven food pantry provides bags of non-perishable food and nutrition handouts* to select elementary schools in Carson, Compton, Long Beach, San Pedro, Torrance and Wilmington every week. Volunteers assemble and deliver bags of food filled with items to make 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners to the local schools on Fridays.
We build new mentoring relationships all year-long, which means you can sign up to be a mentor anytime! No-obligation information meetings are held the first week of every month. Mentoring can be a rewarding experience and provides many opportunities to have an impact on another person’s life. Mentors build a one-on-one relationship with their mentee…
The Computer Docents assist Library patrons in using the Library’s computer catalog, the Internet and Microsoft Office. The Local History Docents work in the History Room at the Peninsula Center Library, helping patrons access a wide variety of materials related to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and its past, as well as working on projects geared…
Day Volunteers work a set work schedule each morning to prepare the library for opening by picking up and putting up any materials that may have been left out from the previous evening. This can include processing newspapers, shelving circulating magazines, CDs, reference books, paperbacks, new magazines, microforms, file daily business table reports, and any…