Location: 2600 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA, 90405

Presented by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, Santa Monica Festival is an awesome festival with music, fresh and local foods, and colorful dance! Enjoy the festival, shop for friendly artistic-wares, discover a healthier and sustainable lifestyle, and volunteer at the same time!

Volunteers will help setting up, assisting people, and cleaning up.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Put on sunblock and hat, since it is all outdoors.

Location: Los Angeles Mission College - Quad, 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, 91342

The Annual Celebrating Words Festival: Written, Performed, & Sung by Tia Chucha's & the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, is an annual, one-day celebration held to honor, encourage, and promote literacy and the arts to the Sylmar and surrounding communities.

Volunteers will help setting up, walking on the event while answering questions, cleaning up, etc.! Free snacks and drinks will be provided. Wear anything casual and comfortable. Come volunteering while enjoying community artists, poets, musicians, authors and youth from different cultural backgrounds as they share their expressive arts!

Every volunteer will get personalized thank you letter stating how great you volunteer, the type of work you did, etc.

If you would like to know more about the event, you can go to the event's facebook page:
http://facebook.com/annualcelebratingwordsfestival

Location: 5/18, and 5/19 at Santa Anita Park; 5/20 at Pasadena City College

Get ready for the 2012 Pasadena Marathon! The job descriptions for this event are listed below based on which shift(s) you sign up for.

Friday

Packet pick-up: 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Vendor helpers: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday

Packet pick-up: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sunday

Finish Line Clean Up Crew: 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Kid's Zone: 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Post Food and Fluid: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: PCC garden between the L building and CC building

Do you love nature? Those who signed up for Arbor Day are in for a treat!

Each Friday, meet at PCC Seeds of Change's garden to construct planters and walkways or clean up trash, weeds, and spoiled produce. Seeds of Change provides latex and garden gloves as well as tools (i.e. shovels, trowels, hammers, etc.). If interested, find Jason at the location. Or, if you don’t help with the garden, help tear up turf to plant new trees around campus.

Location: PCC - Crevling Lounge (CC Building across from campus police)

Help AGS earn ICC service hours by attending Wednesday's presentation by Sinclair Smith on gender justice or by PERFORMING on Friday!

For Friday,they will have

*Individual performance: Performing as a famous person (current celebrity) or as a historical character

*Group performance: Performing a musical number, performing a scene from a famous movie, or performing as other members within their own organization (i.e. AGS or another club of which you are part)

We can only participate with one entry per each category.

FREE FOOD! Have fun performing and earn CS hours!

Location: Ability First: 201 S. Kinneloa Ave. Pasadena, CA 91107

Want to have fun with mentally disabled kids?

Each person must complete a volunteer application (email Matthew at sprott_ags@live.com for a copy), provide proof of a recent TB test (one within the last 12 months), and attend the volunteer orientation. Ability First has orientation meetings on a monthly basis, the next two are March 6th at 4pm at the center in Pasadena (201 S Kinneloa Ave) and April 12th at 4pm.

Individuals interested in volunteering must bring a completed application, copy of TB, and photo ID every time they volunteer.

Typical hours for Ability First's after school program: Monday through Friday from 2-6pm and Saturdays from 9am-3pm. Weekdays need more volunteers, so attend those if possible.

Location: Pasadena City College Quad

Help Recruit potential blood donors!

Location: La Pintoresca Park 45 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 91103

Help out at Family Fun Day whose mission is to enhance and promote public awareness of the resources, hospitality and
community partnerships.

There will be Live Entertainment, Arts and Crafts, Skate Park Competition, Free Hot Dogs, Free raffle Giveaways, Moon Bounce, Music with Disc Jockey, and Info & Exhibit Booths!

Free lunch will be provided to volunteers.

Dress code: comfortable clothes and shoes.

Location: PCC, TBA

Benefits: Free lunches, letters of recommendation signed by American Red Cross' So Cal CEO, tour of blood facility in Pomona, a free t-shirt, and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE for your resume.

Allison Wang will direct this committee and Nghia Le has taken the responsibility of Recruitment Manager.

Available positions: Publicity Manager, Contact, and miscellaneous roles for those who can't commit to one of the above roles.

Going in reverse order, the CONTACT will email and call American Red Cross representatives to set up lunch meetings as well as to inform them of our efforts.

PUBLICITY MANAGER will work with Juan from PCC's public relations division, American Red Cross representatives, and teachers in order to publicize upcoming blood drives.

DIRECTOR (Allison) will make sure each person in the committee does the best of work and will offer assistance to her colleagues (the other positions) when necessary.

The RECRUITMENT MANAGER (Nghia) will lead all efforts regarding the table recruitment that occurs in the quad. This includes everything from putting the event up on line to making sure the tables get set up properly.

Alpha Gamma Sigma now coordinates the Peer Mentor Program, which matches an American student with an international one in order to acculturate her or him. There aren't specific shifts since each mentor (that's you) will decide upon meeting times with his or her protege. This community service event has advantages since it may be done on your spare time and can be very exciting.

This program will go from the final weeks of February through June.

Location: Saturday: 2435 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock, CA (Christian Assembly) ------ Skid Row (Sixth St and Gladus Ave in Downtown LA --- Sunday shift)

Join a group of compassionate individuals and reach out to the homeless on Skid Row. Skid Row in Downtown LA is a several block area where the homeless dwell. Three times a week, the police sweep the streets of all the homeless, so as you could imagine they don't feel any stability.

Whereas Saturday shifts are meal preparation, Sunday shifts include handing out food and socializing with the homeless. As we hand out food, we'll get to know the homeless on a heart-to-heart level. Each person has a story to tell, so let's be the listening ear. For the Sunday shifts, we will travel in groups of five or more. Also, please bring any items (food or clothing) that you want to donate.

Remember, drivers earn a bonus CS hour.

A church hosts this event, but AGS doesn't necessarily participate in the Christian aspects.