There are many things that you and your students, or children can do to get involved in the community. The community is a great way to learn about how to volunteer and get to know things about your community. Here are a bunch of activities that you and your students or your children can get involved in.

January- April

• American Heart Month –February 1-28

-         Jump for your heart

• Dental Health Month- February 1-28

-         Drive for dental items

• Music in our Schools Month- March

-         Concert for raising money for an organization

• National Reading Day- March 3

-         Read Across America

-         Read-A-Thon

• Earth Day- April 22

• National Arbor Day- April 25

• Global Action Week- April 23-29

May-August

• Children are out of School

-         Keep their towns clean

-         Volunteer at the Veterans Home

-         Volunteer at the S.P.C.A (if old enough)

-         Volunteer at Soup Kitchens

-     Bottle Can Drives

September- December

• Back to School- September

      -     School Supply Drive

• Fire Safety Week- October 5-11

-         Clothes or Food Drive

• National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week- November 11-17

-         Food and clothing drives

• Veterans Day- November 11

-         Volunteer at the Veterans home

-         Make cards

• Geography Awareness Week- November 12-18

-         do something for the planet

-         plant trees

-         clean up around your town

-         http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/gaw.html

• Thanksgiving time- November

-         Food drives

-         Soup kitchens

• Christmas- December

-         Adopt a family

 
At almost any time thought out a school year you could do:

• Penny drives
• Clothes drives
• Food drives