FREE Community Events in March & April

The Land Park Volunteer Corps is sponsoring a free workshop on how to organize a “park volunteer corps” to support and care for your local neighborhood park.   This event will be on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 10:00 am to noon, at the Clunie Clubhouse, East Sacramento Room at McKinley Park.  Workshop materials and refreshments will be provided.  No RSVP required. 

For more information, please contact Craig Powell, Lead Coordinator for the Land Park Volunteer Corps, at 916-718-3030 or email ckpinsacto@aol.com.

April 2, 2011 is Global Youth Service Day, an annual celebration of youth from over 120 different countries who are volunteering in their communities.  There are 4 project locations in Sacramento:  Shasta Park, George Sims Community Center, Swainson’s Hawk Park, and Fisherman’s Lake.  Projects include park beautification and cleanup, assembling hygiene packets for a local homeless shelter, crafting greeting cards for seniors, and more. 

To sign up, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/globalyouthserviceday or contact Katrina Balcius at kbalcius@volunteersac.org.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Central Division is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Agency for the 2^nd National Take Back Initiative. 

Bring your unwanted, outdated legal medications to be disposed of properly.  NO questions asked!  Please note that needles will NOT be accepted.

Proper disposal of medications keeps these hazardous materials out of our landfills and waterways. 

This event will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Sheriff’s Department Central Division, 7000 65^th Street, Sacramento. 

For more information, please call Crime Prevention Specialist Laura Grossman at 916-876-8322.