District 1 4-H Youth Development
District 1 4-H Youth DevelopmentTeaching, Research, Extension and Service

Spring Community Service Ideas

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  1. Donate lightly used clothing.
  2. Make blankets or pillows to donate to a shelter
  3. Host a Canned Food Drive
  4. Reach out to your local Meals on Wheels and see how you can help
  5. Make table/door decorations for your local nursing home
  6. Put together goody bags for your first responders or nurses
  7. Park/Community clean up
  8. Choose a charity and host a fun run with proceeds benefitting the charity
  9. Write letters or make cards for youth in foster care. Reach out to your local CASA or CPS.
  10. Write letters or make cards for nursing home residents or hospital patients
  11. Volunteer to read at your local Library or lead a craft
  12. Create a community garden or volunteer at an existing one
  13. Plant flowers in public areas
  14. Donate to local animal shelters or make dog toys out of old fabric scraps
  15. Crochet Plastic mats for the homeless
  16. Collect coke tabs for Ronald McDonald House
  17. Sew a walker caddy for the elderly
  18. Host a Book Drive
  19. Volunteer with Snack Pak 4 Kids
  20. Make First Aid kits for the homeless
  21. Launch a recycling competition
  22. Host a Tree planting event
  23. Send cards/care packages to soldiers
  24. Host a car wash and donate the proceeds to a chosen charity
  25. Volunteer to paint park benches or other public areas that need to be re-painted
  26. Donate baked goods to the teacher’s lounge
  27. Host a community-wide Easter Egg Hunt
  28. Cleanup at the cemetery
  29. Get involved with Special Olympics
  30. Build & donate birdhouses