The Heart Show: A Valentine’s Talent Celebration with Our Place
Thursday, February 12
3:30-5:00 PM
Salud Portland, 275 B Marginal Way
Capacity: 30 volunteers
Join us in spreading love and joy at Our Place’s annual “HeArt Show!”
This special event showcases the talents of children and families in the community—and we’re here to help make it shine.
Volunteers will:
🪩 Decorate the space for a warm holiday event
🩰 Set up tables and chairs for an Our Place student dance recital
❤️ Run a Valentine’s Day card-making station
🍽️ Serve a community meal
🍭 Host a treats and sweets station
As you help out, you’ll also get to enjoy the performances and be part of a heartwarming evening of community.
Nonprofit Partner: Our Place
Combat Hunger with Preble Street
75 Darling Avenue, South Portland
Sunday, March 22
1:00-3:00pm
Capacity: 50 Volunteers, ages 5+
Join us to help with all aspects of operations at Preble Street’s new Food Security Hub! Together we will:
👝 Stuff brown bag lunches
🥪 Make PB&Js
🥦 Sort & Wash Produce
🧑🍳 Help with Kitchen Prep
📦 Stock canned goods
🥜 Prep bags of Trail Mix
🍪Make sandwich cookies
BRING YOUR OWN:
• Water bottles
• Optional Trail Mix donations (pretzels, dried fruit, chocolate chips, nuts, etc!)
Nonprofit Partner: Preble Street
Migration Magic with Maine Big Night
Saturday, April 25
Approximately Dusk - 9:00 pm
Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth
Capacity: 50-70 volunteers; must be age 5+
Join Chickadeeds for an unforgettable evening with Maine Big Night!
This statewide community science project protects frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians during their epic spring migrations. Volunteers will help these tiny creatures safely cross roads while gathering crucial data on their movements. Amphibian road mortality during migration poses a serious risk to our ecosystem, and your participation helps scientists understand patterns and advocate for safer infrastructure.
We’ll learn how to spot and record amphibians, collect valuable data, and help protect them on their journey across busy roads to breeding pools. Expect an evening of wonder as dusk falls and the first amphibians begin their journey!
Bring Your Own:
Waterproof shoes and coats
Flashlight or headlamp
Nonprofit Partner: Maine Big Night
Coastal Cleanup at Willard Beach
Willard Beach, South Portland
Saturday, May 16
10:00—12:00pm
Join us to celebrate ocean preservation and reuse in action at Willard Beach.
Surfrider Foundation’s Maine Chapter will guide participants through trash collection, sorting, weighing, and counting -- our results will be reported in a national database by Surfrider Foundation to support environmental policy decisions!
Let’s see if we can beat the 432 lbs of trash we collected last year!
BRING YOUR OWN:
*Reusable work gloves ~ or borrow ours
*Reusable water bottles
Non-Profit Partner: @surfridermaine
