Volunteers needed at Lyn Ary Park tonight from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Help beautify the park and they’ll give you pizza and refreshments!

Calling all gardeners! Alaska Community Action on Toxics is seeking volunteers this summer for their new Yarducopia community gardening program. Learn gardening skills by building, planting and maintaining a garden in a homeowner’s yard. Meet weekly at the garden for mini gardening classes and spend two hours a week maintaining the garden.

Share with the homeowner in the delicious produce harvest and donate 10% to a family in need.

What a great way to learn a valuable life skill and to interact positively with your community.

To sign up, call GeorgeAnne at 222-7714 or email garden@akaction.org.

Calling all volunteers! Anchorage Public Library needs helpers for the Reading Rendezvous, Saturday, May 17, on the Loussac Library lawn. Help make this fun family event a big success!

To sign up for a shift, contact Robin at readingrendezvousak@gmail.com

Shifts are as follows:
9:00–11:30: set up tables, chairs, tents, and booth supplies
11:30–2:00 OR 2:00 – 4:00: greet vendors & guests, help booth vendors
3:30–5:00: help with cleanup

Join the Chugach Children’s Forest in cleaning up Ship Creek May 17 as a part of Anchorage Creek Cleanup – hosted by Anchorage Waterways Council.

They will be cleaning up trash from the section of Ship Creek behind the Alaska Geographic offices.

They will have a short leadership team meeting starting at 11 a.m., some snacks, and then head down to Ship Creek to clean from noon to 2 p.m.

For more information about the 30th annual Anchorage Creek Cleanup week, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/699955440063041/?c.

Be a part of the largest one-day food drive in the nation, Saturday, May 10. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is easy to participate in. Just place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers mail on the second Saturday in May. The carrier will do the rest.

The food is sorted and delivered to an area food bank or pantry, such as the Teen Power Center in downtown Anchorage.

Do you have a green thumb? Put your skills to good use this year and donate produce to people in need. Plant a Row for the Hungry is having its kick-off event May 10 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Alaska Mill and Feed Inc. If you choose to participate in the program you’ll receive a variety of goodies to get your garden growing. One pound of your fresh produce can supplement four meals!

Did you know residents of Anchorage collected more than 1,500 tons of trash last year?

Help prepare our city for summer during Anchorage Chamber’s Citywide Cleanup Week. Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., clean up trash around your school and neighborhood and you could be eligible to win an iPod shuffle!

For a list of participating schools, visit http://citywidecleanup.org/super-sweepers

Volunteen! The Loussac Library needs 7-12th grade volunteers during June and July for their Summer VolunTEEN program. Help library patrons once a week for four hours during the summer, build your college resume and have fun too!

For more information, email Teen Underground@muni.org or call Jim at 343-2938

Volunteers of America Alaska invites you to a meet & greet with free food, fun and prizes, Saturday, April 19 at the Mountain View VFW from 1-3 p.m. Learn about Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol and how you can get involved in making Anchorage a healthier place to live and grow. For more information, call Charlie at 265-1912.

Buy a burger and support a good cause! During the month of April, Kriner’s Diner will donate a portion of every Andy’s Burger purchase to The Children’s Lunchbox in honor of Brooke McPheters. Kriner’s will also be accepting donations for The Children’s Lunchbox throughout the month from those wishing to give in honor of Brooke’s memory.