There are many opportunities to volunteer in the Portland area. We have a group membership on the Hands on Greater Portland website to help coordinate volunteer activities. We participated in the following events in the past and plan to schedule more group volunteer activities soon.

• Sorting books donated by Powells at the Free School for Teachers store in NE Portland. The store is operated by Schoolhouse Supplies, a non-profit that provides books and supplies to teachers for use in their classrooms.
• Participating in the Doggy Dash to support the Oregon Humane Society, held in May at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
• Supporting the Cat Adoption Team by caregiving for adoptable cats and volunteering at their annual fundraising event in November.
• Repackaging food at the Oregon Food Bank.
• Ushering at the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
• Volunteering at the annual Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland in July.

We hope you will join team AGA in supporting these worthwhile causes and having fun while giving back to the community. If you have a favorite not-for-profit that could use some help let us know. We are open to new ideas. We’ll keep you posted on upcoming volunteer opportunities in the community page of our website. For questions or to sign-up, please contact our community service chair Shelia Deng at agapdx.comsvc@gmail.com.