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Sac State Serves spent Martin Luther King, Jr. Day volunteering to better our community. Volunteers supported Harvest Sacramento in picking and boxing fruit from residential fruit trees in local Sacramento neighborhoods. Afterwards, volunteers Afterwards, volunteers were treated to Harvest Sacramento's community celebration with food, music and conversation. Over 4400 pounds of harvested fruit was donated to local food assistance programs which provide emergency food supplies to Sacramento area residents.

33 volunteers contributed over 200 hours as a group supporting this youth safety education program fundraiser. Volunteers ran games, painted faces, inspired art, and added the "spook" to a harvest maze for this spook-fest of a good time at a minitature town built especially for small children.

The American River Parkway Foundation supports the preservation, protection, enhancement and appreciation of the parkway's natural resources. On Saturday, September 17, from 9 am - noon, over 120 students, staff, and alumni took part with Sac State Serves in the ARP Foundation's annual Great American River Cleanup. Volunteers of all ages removed trash and debris along the river near Howe Avenue and Sac State's Alumni Grove to help prevent pollutants from entering the watershed, harming wildlife, or creating hazards for recreational users.

Sacramento hosted 5,000 athletes from over 90 countries. Over the course of 5 days (July 11, 12, 14, 15, & 16), 22 Sac State Serves volunteers gave over 200 hours to help welcome athletes and support the event on and off the field.

Sac State Serves' volunteers helped to expand this second annual charity fundraiser from a one to two day event, aiding in everything from set up and parking to selling baked goods and items donated by the Sacramento community. Proceeds will benefit the 15,000 animals that enter the Sacramento County Animal Shelter each year.

Sac State Serves joined hundreds of volunteers for Sacramento Steps Forward's Homeless Connect 2011, a one-stop resource event estimated to have served 800 homeless folks. These men, women, and children accessed a myriad of services including housing, legal assistance, health and dental, haircuts and foot washing, employment services, clothing closets, information booths, and more! Sac State Serves volunteers were instrumental in supporting guest check in, healthcare hospitality, and guiding guests through resource stations.

37 Sac State volunteers took part in the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House Outdoor Work Party, a volunteer effort to trim small trees and bushes, pull weeds, pick up trash, and help keep the grounds at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House beautiful for the families of children who are currently undergoing medical treatment.

Saturday, November 13, 2010: Soil Born Farms Urban Agriculture and Education Project

Saturday, October 23, 2010: Halloween Haunt

The Race for the Arts' 5 km Run/Walk and Children's Fun Runs in William Land Park sought to raise funds, increase awareness and help build audiences for school and community arts programs. Sac State Serves supported this effort by volunteering as course monitors, setting up and distributing water to runners/walkers, timing racers and distributing ribbons at the finish line, and assisting with post-race food and beverage service.

Sac State Serves had a wild time at the Sacramento Zoo's Ice Cream Safari. Sac State Serves' volunteers helped scoop ice cream, paint faces, serve refreshments and more, while enjoying plenty of complimentary ice cream as we supported this fundraiser for the Zoo. This year the Ice Cream Safari raised money to help upgrade the Zoo's Otter exhibit.

Sac State Serves took part in Creek Week for a fun morning of river and riparian area trash cleanup and removal of invasive plant species to restore many of Sacramento County’s creeks. The event was followed by an afternoon volunteer celebration hosted by the Creek Week organization.