Harvest Festival at Food Literacy Center

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ORGANIZATION: Food Literacy Center

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This annual event is a free festival open to the community, held in the farm at Food Literacy Center. The Harvest Festival fun includes a petting zoo, free farmers market for kids, food and drinks, games and crafts for kids, live music, free face painting, a pumpkin patch, and more!

Join us for what is sure to be a 'gourd' time! Volunteers will assist with event set up or tear down, as well as support during the event: directing guests from parking lots down the street to our building, checking in guests, serving food/beverages, overseeing crafts and games, assisting in the kitchen, clearing trash during event.

3 Shifts

  • Sat Nov 02, 2024 - 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Sat Nov 02, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 02:30 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Sat Nov 02, 2024 - 11:15 AM to 02:30 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
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About Food Literacy Center

Location:

401A McClatchy Way, SACRAMENTO, CA 95818, US

Mission Statement

Our mission is to inspire kids to eat their vegetables. We teach children in low-income elementary schools cooking, nutrition, gardening, and active play to improve our health, environment, and economy.

Description

Food Literacy Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) established in 2011 in Sacramento, California, with the mission of inspiring kids to eat their vegetables. The organization provides cooking and nutrition education to children in low-income elementary schools throughout the Sacramento City Unified School District to improve health, economy and the environment. For more information about Food Literacy Center, visit www.foodliteracycenter.org.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Hunger
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Hunger

WHEN

Sat Nov 02, 2024
08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
This opportunity has 3 shifts

WHERE

401A McClatchy WaySacramento, CA 95818

(38.56263,-121.51294)
 

SKILLS

  • Math / Science Instruction
  • Youth Services
  • Environmental Education
  • Farming
  • Gardening
  • Child Development

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16
  • Volunteers aged 16-17 must have liability waiver signed by parent/guardian.

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