RiverCal – Events in the Siuslaw RegionOn Saturday May 6th, in conjunction with the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Florence Elks Lodge 1858, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3232 is hosting a Suicide Prevention Seminar. This seminar coincides with VFW’s National “Day of Service”, a day set aside for Veteran-led local community service, under VFW’s #StillServing initiative. The seminar, […]
We're a little behind in our yard work around the First Step transitional housing so we are asking for help sprucing things up! Please bring your clippers, rakes, shovels, weed eaters...gloves and if you have a flowering plant to add to the landscape. We'll have some planters or things to create planters. We'll order pizza […]
UNITED WAY OF LANE COUNTY 2023 DAYS OF CARING Each year, United Way mobilizes hundreds of people across Lane County to volunteer with local nonprofits. Organizations benefit from hard-working volunteers, and volunteers get to enjoy coming together to make a tangible impact in their community! Join us for this year’s Days of Caring, taking […]
UNITED WAY OF LANE COUNTY 2023 DAYS OF CARING Each year, United Way mobilizes hundreds of people across Lane County to volunteer with local nonprofits. Organizations benefit from hard-working volunteers, and volunteers get to enjoy coming together to make a tangible impact in their community! Join us for this year’s Days of Caring, taking […]
UNITED WAY OF LANE COUNTY 2023 DAYS OF CARING Each year, United Way mobilizes hundreds of people across Lane County to volunteer with local nonprofits. Organizations benefit from hard-working volunteers, and volunteers get to enjoy coming together to make a tangible impact in their community! Join us for this year’s Days of Caring, taking […]
This event is a fund raiser where monies raised benefit people living their cancer journey...rather than funding research or a cure. It is a three mile walk on the track at the middle school on Oak Street. There are several opportunities to support to event, its sponsors, and its beneficiaries. Coast Busters was started by […]
This is a "show and tell" event with the goals of recruiting volunteers for our existing four hour a week program, and also finding volunteers to help us open for a second day. We will provide tea and coffee and home baked cookies for attendees, and explain how and why our program is so helpful […]
Come out to the Deadwood Community Center for Third Saturday on November 18th! This month we welcome back to Deadwood… Corwin Bolt & The Wingnuts! Community Potluck dinner at 6:30, music at 7:30. Corwin Bolt & The Wingnuts are a string band formed in 2014 from Eugene Oregon. We don't really play bluegrass. We play […]
The Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) program on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, will feature Dominique Lopez-Stickney, Senior Director of Medicaid, Trillium Community Health Plan, and Kellie DeVore, Director, Lane County CCO, PacificSource Community Solutions. These health care professionals are Medicaid experts whose companies are the two Coordination of Care Organizations (CCOs) that serve Lane County’s […]
**RSVPs are not mandatory, but they do help us estimate how much food to prepare for lunch. If you’re planning to attend, we’d appreciate you clicking here to RSVP.** The Western Lane Community Foundation (WLCF) and the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) are pleased to announce a FREE Grant Writing Workshop designed to provide grant writing […]
The March 6, 2024 meeting of the Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) will feature Judy Smith, Area Manager for Home Share Oregon, who will provide an overview of HomeShare Oregon’s services and an update of their progress in the Florence area. HomeShare Oregon is a non-profit organization that partners with SilverNest to help homeowners who […]
On Saturday, April 13, 2024 the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will deliver a training session in Florence, Oregon. COASST participants help make a difference for the environment by collecting data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline pattern of beached bird mortality on North Pacific […]
In conjunction with the City of Florence Environmental Management Advisory Committee (EMAC), the Master Recyclers of Florence will be collecting clean and dry and sorted plastics - Number 2, 4 and 5 - Tubs, lids, jugs, jars, bottles and food containers. LABELS DO NOT HAVE TO BE REMOVED. But your name and address MUST be […]
Come celebrate Oregon Dunes Restoration Collaborative’s 100th Volunteer Event!!! We need your help pulling Scotch broom at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area, Saturday, May 11 starting at 10 AM. We will be pulling broom for approximately an hour, then there will be a guided hike from 11 to 12:15 led by local author and […]
Wilderness Ambassadors make up one branch of TKO’s Trail Ambassdor Program. These volunteers head out on some of the most beloved Wilderness trails on Mt. Hood, in the Columbia River Gorge, and new this year (2024) to the Drift Creek Wilderness in Siuslaw National Forest to share Leave No Trace principles, trail etiquette, and more with trail […]
REGISTER AT THE LINK BELOW! Crew Leader: Noelle Max Size of Crew: 12 Hike Distance: 1 mile Elevation Gain: 30 feet Hike Intensity: Low Work Intensity: Low Work Type: brushing Project Information: We will be doing brushing maintenance (clearing the trail corridor) using weed whackers, loppers, and hand saws. We will work at a […]
A trail party by and for LGBTQ+ folks to celebrate Pride Month. We’ll be brushing/clearing back the vegetation in the trail corridor. Crew Leader: Noelle Max Size of Crew: 12 Hike Distance: 1 mile Elevation Gain: 30 feet Hike Intensity: Low Work Intensity: Low Work Type: brushing Project Information: We will be doing brushing […]
This day long training covers all the specifics of the Wilderness Ambassador program and is required before volunteering on the trails solo. Wilderness Ambassadors make up one branch of TKO’s Trail Ambassdor Program. These volunteers head out on some of the most beloved Wilderness trails on Mt. Hood, in the Columbia River Gorge, and new this year […]
Sign up for a Wilderness Ambassador hike with one of our mentors! Hike: Harris Ranch Trail, Siuslaw National Forest This event is for Wilderness Ambassador volunteers who are looking to join a Wilderness Ambassador mentor on a hike. Note: Only Ambassadors who have completed the classroom training and/or attended an intro hike may register for a […]
This event includes a Leadership Lab & DEI Workshop. All are welcome, and both elements are required for aspiring Volunteer CLs. Crew Leader: Noelle & Carl Max Size of Crew: 12 Work Type: Sitting, talking, group activities Event Information: This event includes two elements of TKO’s Leadership School: a Leadership Lab and a DEI […]
