Community Opportunities
Additional Community Opportunities
The opportunities below are provided by local community organizations and are not affiliated with the City of Sammamish. The City is not responsible and will not be held liable for any injuries sustained or damages incurred while participating in activities with the independent community organizations listed below. All liability is the sole responsibility of the organizations listed below and/or the participating volunteer.
Organization |
Volunteer Needs |
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High school athletes mentor children with disabilities and special needs |
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| Clean and repair medical equipment, office assistance, event helpers | |
| Team member support, specialized skills, facility maintenance and repair, administration, board members | |
| Donating meals, knitting hats, playing music for clients and at events | |
| Crisis line, recovery help line, warm line, teen outreach, Board of Trustees | |
| Fundraising events, Operation School Bell, knitting hats and scarves | |
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Transportation to medical appointments, shopping, errands, chores and friendly visits |
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| Visiting with participants, pet therapy, maintenance tasks, fundraising, grant writing, Board of Directors, community events | |
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Building mountain bike trails |
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| Mentoring, childcare, meal donations, shelter support, special events, Safe Place support | |
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Adult education, clothing bank, donation pick-up, front desk, home delivery, Hopelink Harvest, childcare, tutoring, special events |
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Food bank, clothing bank, handyman, delivery, events, Harvest Issaquah, food drives |
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Supporting kids and youth worldwide |
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KidVantage (formerly Eastside Baby Corner) |
Sorting and organizing donated clothing and toys, fill clothing orders for kids in need |
| Support for administration, programs, special events, fundraising, classrooms, management and maintenance | |
| High school students to co-drive gravity race cars with special needs kids | |
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Mentors, tutors, lunch buddies |
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Ecological restoration |
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Sammamish Citizen Corps / Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) |
Support safety and emergency preparedness in Sammamish |
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Habitat enhancement in Sammamish |
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Set up and take down for the market |
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Assistance with Nightmare at Beaver Lake, Habitat for Humanity, First Harvest, vocational services, community service, mentoring, international humanitarian work |
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Assistance with day-of concert activities such as ticket sales and collection, program distribution, ushering patrons and concession sales |
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| Food bank, warehouse, Centro Rendu, thrift stores, helpline, administrative support | |
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Growing food for the food bank |
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| Childcare, meals, companionship, office support, events, outreach, donation drives | |
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Working with young adults with disabilities |
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| Photographers, videographers, special events, gardening, clerical work | |
| Student made & led; volunteers to work tabling events and answer questions regarding correct recycling & composting | |
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Mentors students by providing academic and social/emotional support |
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Build and maintain trails |