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Pleasanton "Make A Difference" Festival Goes Virtual for 2021
Event features numerous volunteer opportunities to help residents make Pleasanton a better place.
The annual Make A Difference for Pleasanton Festival is switching to a virtual, online format Saturday, Jan. 16, to again acquaint Pleasanton residents with volunteer opportunities to assist local, non-profit organizations.
Instead of gathering in person to explore dozens of booths hosted by non-profit organizations, you will be invited to visit the www.mad4p.org website to find ways to “Get Connected and Stay Connected” through community service.
At the website, you can click on the “Festival” block to access a list of participating non-profit organizations. Click on the name (or logo) of an organization of interest and you will learn about their mission, activities, and need for volunteers and/or donations. The site will remain active until Sept. 1.
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In addition, you can link to a Zoom meeting at 11 a.m. to see and hear live commentary from festival chairman W. Ron Sutton and representatives from various organizations to help you learn how you can help. Here is the schedule:
11:00 – Welcome
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11:03 – Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation
11:06 – Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council
11:09 – Pleasanton Partnerships in Education (PPIE)
11:12 – United Methodist Church
11:15 – Sunflower Hill
11:18 – Assistance League of Amador Valley
11:21 – Livermore/Amador Valley Garden Club
11:24 – The Go Green Initiative
11:27 – AGAPE Villages
11:30 – American Association of University Women
11:33 – Stanford/ValleyCare Hospital Volunteer Services
11:36 – Girls’ Soccer
11:39 – The Planting Love Project
(More non-profits may be added before the Zoom meeting date.)
"We invite you to find out about organizations that make our community a better place," said Sutton. "There are opportunities for adults, for families, and for teenagers to volunteer."
Those wishing to donate requested items, such as used baby clothes for Loved Twice, can safely drop them off in front of the ACCUSPLIT office at 1262 Quarry Lane-Suite B (off of Valley Avenue) in Pleasanton between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Jan. 16.
ACCUSPLIT is sponsoring the festival with the City of Pleasanton’s Library and Community Services division, Pleasanton Community of Character Coalition, Hively, and Karlsson & Lane. It is produced by Make A Difference for Pleasanton, a program of Make A Difference, Today & Always, which is a local non-profit organization.