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BAY AREA - 2025 End of Summer Celebration
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Produce and Waterfront · Bloc15
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BAY AREA - 2025 End of Summer Celebration
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Produce and Waterfront · Bloc15
Summer of Serenity: Honoring Hardworking Mothers
Sat, Sep 13, 6:00 PM
South Beach · VFW 6859 Portland
Summer of Serenity: Honoring Hardworking Mothers
Sat, Sep 13, 6:00 PM
South Beach · VFW 6859 Portland
Celebrate Meg Bowerman
Sun, Sep 14, 2:00 PM
North · St-Mary Magdalen Church
Celebrate Meg Bowerman
Sun, Sep 14, 2:00 PM
North · St-Mary Magdalen Church
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Coastal Cleanup Day at Castro Valley Creek Trail 2025
Sat, Sep 20, 9:00 AM
Downtown Castro Valley · Castro Valley Creek Trail adjacent to the KFC
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Coastal Cleanup Day at Castro Valley Creek Trail 2025
Sat, Sep 20, 9:00 AM
Downtown Castro Valley · Castro Valley Creek Trail adjacent to the KFC
Berkeley Humane- Volunteer Orientation
Sat, Sep 13, 10:00 AM
Southwest Berkeley · Berkeley Humane Behavior & Training Center
Berkeley Humane- Volunteer Orientation
Sat, Sep 13, 10:00 AM
Southwest Berkeley · Berkeley Humane Behavior & Training Center
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Fruit Rescue - San Ramon (Farm Property)
Tomorrow at 8:30 AM
California · 18115 Bollinger Canyon Rd
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Fruit Rescue - San Ramon (Farm Property)
Tomorrow at 8:30 AM
California · 18115 Bollinger Canyon Rd
Fall Volunteer Day - Habitat for Humanity Playhouse
Sat, Sep 27, 9:00 AM
Bayview Heights · Habitat Warehouse
Fall Volunteer Day - Habitat for Humanity Playhouse
Sat, Sep 27, 9:00 AM
Bayview Heights · Habitat Warehouse
CA Coastal Clean-up Day @ MLK Arrowhead Marsh Park
Sat, Sep 20, 9:00 AM
Edgewater · 1 Swan Way
CA Coastal Clean-up Day @ MLK Arrowhead Marsh Park
Sat, Sep 20, 9:00 AM
Edgewater · 1 Swan Way
A Celebration of Life
Friday at 6:00 PM
North Beach · Broadway studios
A Celebration of Life
Friday at 6:00 PM
North Beach · Broadway studios
2025 Seacology Prize Ceremony
Mon, Oct 13, 6:00 PM
Downtown · David Brower Center
2025 Seacology Prize Ceremony
Mon, Oct 13, 6:00 PM
Downtown · David Brower Center
Jackets & Jams Coat Drive Community Celebration
Sat, Sep 20, 12:00 PM
Mulford · Drake's Brewing Company
Jackets & Jams Coat Drive Community Celebration
Sat, Sep 20, 12:00 PM
Mulford · Drake's Brewing Company
Fruit Rescue - Pleasanton / San Ramon / Danville Area
Sat, Sep 27, 8:30 AM
Walnut Creek West · Starting location address will be emailed
Fruit Rescue - Pleasanton / San Ramon / Danville Area
Sat, Sep 27, 8:30 AM
Walnut Creek West · Starting location address will be emailed
Love in Action: Creating a Legacy That Lasts
Fri, Sep 19, 4:00 PM
Tenderloin · Glide Memorial Church
Love in Action: Creating a Legacy That Lasts
Fri, Sep 19, 4:00 PM
Tenderloin · Glide Memorial Church
Fatherhood Initiative Collab: Special Joint Session on Co-Parenting
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30 AM
West Berkeley · West Berkeley Family Wellness Center, Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, USA
Fatherhood Initiative Collab: Special Joint Session on Co-Parenting
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30 AM
West Berkeley · West Berkeley Family Wellness Center, Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, USA
Homeownership Preservation
Sat, Sep 27, 1:00 PM
Burbank · Hayward Public Library
Homeownership Preservation
Sat, Sep 27, 1:00 PM
Burbank · Hayward Public Library
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Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup
Tomorrow at 9:45 AM + 16 more
Lower Nob Hill · Another Cafe
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Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup
Tomorrow at 9:45 AM + 16 more
Lower Nob Hill · Another Cafe
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West Oakland Tenants Rights Clinic
Tue, Sep 16, 6:00 PM + 41 more
Ralph Bunche · Oakland Public Library: West Oakland Branch
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West Oakland Tenants Rights Clinic
Tue, Sep 16, 6:00 PM + 41 more
Ralph Bunche · Oakland Public Library: West Oakland Branch
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10 × 10 for 10 — Free Thursdays
Thursday at 1:00 PM + 4 more
Dogpatch · Letterform Archive
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10 × 10 for 10 — Free Thursdays
Thursday at 1:00 PM + 4 more
Dogpatch · Letterform Archive
September Vermont Greenway & Eco-Patch Workday
Sat, Sep 20, 10:00 AM
Potrero Hill · Vermont Greenway & Eco-Patch
September Vermont Greenway & Eco-Patch Workday
Sat, Sep 20, 10:00 AM
Potrero Hill · Vermont Greenway & Eco-Patch
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Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM + 16 more
Inner Mission · Manny’s
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Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM + 16 more
Inner Mission · Manny’s

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BAY AREA - 2025 End of Summer Celebration

Summer of Serenity: Honoring Hardworking Mothers

Celebrate Meg Bowerman

Coastal Cleanup Day at Castro Valley Creek Trail 2025

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Fruit Rescue - San Ramon (Farm Property)

Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup

Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup

10 × 10 for 10 — Free Thursdays