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Good Deeds, Good People, Good Causes

Cottage custodian sought

Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm in Sebastopol is looking for a cottage custodian to work from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. The custodian prepares a coffee break for volunteers and then tidies up the cottage. Contact Erin Sheffield at 481-3488, or visit wschsgrf.org.

Volunteers sought for MS Group picnic in Santa Rosa

Volunteers are needed for help with a picnic hosted by the Sonoma County Multiple Sclerosis  Group in Santa Rosa on Saturday, June 8. Assistance  is needed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. setting up, serving food and cleaning up after the event. If you would like to help, please contact Susan at 707 544 9654 or mudwoman@sonic.net. For more information, visit http://sonomacountymsgroup.org/  

A day for mathematics

The Santa Rosa High School Math Festival needs 10 volunteers to cover shifts on Wednesday, May 15. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. and from 12:30 to 3 p.m. No math knowledge is needed. For more information, call Marlene at 528-5292.

All about good health

Sonoma County is looking for volunteers to assist with the Celebrating Healthy Sonoma event on Saturday, May 25. Volunteer jobs include setup, greeting, registration and concessions. For more information, contact the Volunteer Center at 527-6655 or lauren@namisoco.org.

Assist with fundraising

JustHealth is looking for a volunteer to assist in the development and implementation of a major fundraising campaign. Volunteer qualifications desired are at least two years of successful experience in fundraising work and a passion to see JustHealth’s mission fulfilled. To help, call John Metz at 800-878-7833.

Help stage footrace

The Windsor Green Half Marathon, 10k and 5k is looking for volunteers to help during prerace registration and on race day. Registration volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Race-day volunteer hours are from 6 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19. For more information, contact Brad at info@eventswithsole.com, or visit runwinecountry.com.

Marketing intern needed

FundK12 is looking for a volunteer to serve as a marketing intern. FundK12 is an organization that helps raise funds for schools in the community. The volunteer will conceptualize, create, send and report on a variety of email-based  marketing campaigns. For more information, contact Eric at eric@fundk12.org.

Goodwill opens culinary training center in Santa Rosa

Goodwill Industries has opened Good Eats Kitchen, a culinary training facility at 3400 Chanate Road in Santa Rosa,  offering food to go  prepared by  students. Go to www.wellnessandadvocacy.org to view information about the program, as well as the current menu and hours. Ongoing weekly.

Teen assistants needed

The Charles Schulz Museum seeks students 14 and older to assist with summer classes for children. The summer workshop orientation is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 29. Contact Kristi at 284-1271, or kristi@schulzmuseum.org to register. For information, see schulzmuseum.org.

Aid with summer lunches

The Redwood Empire Food Bank is looking for volunteers for its Hunger-Free Summer Lunch Program starting in June. More than 100,000 meals are served to children throughout Sonoma County. To help, contact Vanessa Bautista at 523-7900, ext. 155, or vbautista@refb.org.

New thrift shop to open

Catholic Charities is seeking volunteers to sort donations in advance of the opening of a new thrift store in July. Volunteers need to work independently to intake and sort donations. Contact bkeating@srcharities.org or 528-8712, ext. 160.