4GOOD volunteers join Friends & Helpers to help pack backpacks for abused families

4GOOD volunteers spent the morning packing more than 2000 backpacks with our friends from Friends & Helpers.  This was the 3rd year in a row 4GOOD participated in this wonderful event!  What fun had by all!

Want to get involoved? Join us and make a difference!!!

4GOOD Volunteer Coordinator Opportunities-

4GOOD is looking to fill a few unpaid volunteer opportunities to help increase the organizations impact in the community by creating and promoting high-quality family friendly volunteer activities. If you have approximately 5 hours a week to volunteer, can demonstrate the ability and commitment for the particular area of need, and would like to do something 4GOOD… we would love to hear from you!

We're looking for a few people with relevant experience in the following areas who would like to help 4GOOD plan and create family-oriented community service opportunities

Volunteer Event Coordinator - If you have experience coordinating volunteer events, are an organized person, and would like to help 4GOOD create and execute upcoming events…we want to hear from you!! We are looking for 2 – 3 volunteers to help us plan and execute upcoming events. You would be working directly with the Executive Director to help plan, organize and publicize the events.

Social Media/ Volunteer Growth/PR Coordinator – Do you have experience or feel you could help get the 4GOOD message out? We are looking for a savvy, fun and social person to help us Blog, Facebook and Twitter Post and bring attention to our mission. You would work directly with the Executive Director to help get our message out.

Technical /Website Coordinator- We are looking to take our “homemade” looking website to the next level…we need help with Metatags, Google Analytics and Website design help. If you think you could help to steer the technical ship 4GOOD…you are what we are looking for.


Please send an email to Erika Athanas- erika@4goodcommunity.org. If you are looking for an internship, credits for volunteering, or just want to do something 4GOOD…contact us.

4GOOD participated in cleaning the Santa Monica beach as a part of Heal the Bay- today 4/17

It was a glorious day, warmer than we expected.  Swarms of people filled the beach right below the Santa Monica Pier.  All of them there to volunteer to clean up the beach.  There must have been 300 - 400 people in total.  We found as many 4GOOD members as we could and headed to the instruction portion of the day...the Heal the Bay volunteer explained to us how the trash ended up on the beach...not what you think- most of it comes from the storm drains getting filled with trash and without any filters all the trash ends up in the ocean which washes up on the beach.  So if you see any trash on the street, pick it up, no matter how small.  Even rubber-bands from a Newspaper can be harmful. 

After we were handed gloves and trash bags...off we went with all the kids in tow...walking and searching for some trash- anything other than dried bird poop.  Unfortunately, since so many others preceded us, there wasn't much trash to pick up.  But with the kids running around searching for any scrap of trash and the adults watching them and basking in the beautiful sun, we had a great time.  

When we headed back to drop off the trash bags - the kids felt they had accomplished something good.  "We helped the environment today" Russel said.  "We found a lot of trash today" Alexandra said.  

It was a great way to kick off National Volunteer Week and Earth Day.  

Thank you to all the 4GOOD members who showed up (whether we found you or not) and thanks to those who were there in Spirit!  It was a wonderful day!

See next time!

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Suggested Volunteer Event- Education Through Music-Los Angeles Volunteer to help with running the booth at the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival

Education Through Music- Los Angeles is an organization that I just learned about.  4GOOD is working on a future event with ETM and after learning about all the great things they are doing, I wanted to share with all the 4GOOD members. 

Education Through Music is an amazing organization whose mission is to promote and support music instruction in disadvantaged schools in order to enhance student’s academic performance and creative and general development. They currently serve nine Los Angeles County schools reaching over 2,000 school children. Amazing Work!!!

 

They have an upcoming event on April 24th & 25th...they could use some volunteers but if you can't volunteer...bring your kids to the booth- it's going  to be a great time had by all!

 

Details for the event: 

 

What: Education Through Music Los Angeles - Volunteer to help with running the booth at the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival

Where: Downtown Burbank: San Fernando Blvd, between Olive and Angeleno* Aves. (just east of the 5 freeway)

When: Apr 24, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM & Apr 25, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Description:
Join us at the Education Through Music-Los Angeles Booth featuring a Musical Petting Zoo & Musical Crafts Table @ Downtown Burbank Arts Festival!
Try out various instruments from the violin to the recorder, learn how to make your very own homemade tambourine&shakers and other activities for children.
 
If you'd like to volunteer, we'd love to have you! We will show you the basic skills on the instruments and could also use your help at the crafts tables.
Contact Aliza at akennerly@etmla.org or 818-433-7600

Check out Education Through Music's website- http://etmla.org/
http://etmla.org/news_and_events/events/burbank_arts_festival