Volunteer for a ‘Make a Difference Day’ Nonprofit Project
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Make a Difference Day, the largest National day of community service, has been celebrated on the fourth Friday and Saturday of October for over 20 years. Millions of people like you volunteer to improve the lives of those in their communities by doing good!
Each year, nonprofits in Albuquerque post a wide variety of projects that individuals, community members and groups can volunteer for during the annual Make a Difference Day weekend.
If you have any questions regarding posting a project, or volunteering for one, please call the MDD hotline: (505) 768-3017 or email Sofia Sanchez: [email protected]
Organization Name |
City | Description | Volunteers Needed | Project Category | Project Dates | Other Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Biehl High School Road to College Walk-a-Thon | Albuquerque |
Downtown Walk-a-Block to Make a Difference |
5-10 | Special Event Support | Friday, October 27th | |
| City of Albuquerque Open Space Division | Albuquerque |
Join the Open Space Division as we continue our restoration and trail maintenance efforts at the Piedra Lisa Open Space. Tasks include trail maintenance,... |
40 | Open Space/Restoration Cleanup | Saturday, October 28th | |
| Community Link | Albuquerque |
Computer software cleanup. Software needs to be standardized on 7 laptop and 14 desktop computers. |
2-4 | Other | Saturday, October 28th | |
| Community Link | Albuquerque |
Data Network Installation: volunteers will help install network cabling and connectors. |
3-5 | Other | Friday, October 27th, Saturday, October 28th | |
| Galloping Grace Youth Ranch | Rio Rancho |
Come work with us at the Galloping Grace Youth Ranch Pumpkin Patch at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. Positions include cashier, animal care helper... |
10-12 per day | Other | Friday, October 27th, Saturday, October 28th | Oct 1 - Oct. 31 |
| Governor Bent Elementary School | Albuquerque |
GBES will have a site cleanup! Please bring your rakes, shovels, brooms, sprayers, hoes and yard tools to beautify our campus. |
50 | Landscaping | Saturday, October 28th | |
| Hayes Middle School | Albuquerque |
We need volunteers to paint our hall walls that need some refreshing while engaging our community to do something great for each other. |
15 | Painting | Saturday, October 28th | |
| Jefferson Middle School | Albuquerque |
We are in need of campus spruce up. Picking up trash and picking weeds around our entire campus. If time allows cleaning up our school gardens if... |
75 - 100 | Landscaping | Saturday, October 28th | |
| La Luz Elementary School | Albuquerque |
4th grade students will winterize and clean the flower garden shared with the preschool. |
0 | Landscaping | Friday, October 27th | |
| Mandy's Farm | Albuquerque |
Come help Mandy's Farm with our Annual Harvest Festival. We would like volunteers to help with set up and clean up, ticket booth sales, support with event... |
15 | Special Event Support | Saturday, October 28th | |
| National Hispanic Cultural Center | Albuquerque |
Make sugar skulls that will be used during our Dia de los Muertos celebrations! |
15 | Special Event Support | Saturday, October 28th | |
| New Mexico BioPark Society | Albuquerque |
We need help getting ready for the Polar Bear Express! Volunteers would be tying ribbons around the necks of bears given out to the kiddos, and... |
3-5 | Special Event Support | Friday, October 27th | |
| New Mexico Pets Alive | Albuquerque |
Host a Supply Drive at your school, home, office, neighborhood center, etc. for the many items New Mexico Pets Alive incoming dog and cat rescues need who... |
1 or more | Collection Drive | Friday, October 27th, Saturday, October 28th, Other | open to other dates volunteers may prefer |
| NewLife Homes | Albuquerque |
NewLife Homes is looking for volunteers to help paint our community room down at Broadway apartments. It could use a fresh coat of paint to brighten up the... |
3-5 | Painting | Friday, October 27th | |
| NewLife Homes | Albuquerque |
Many of our tenants have trouble painting their apartment because of a disability. We're looking for volunteers to help us paint an apartment at our... |
3-5 | Painting | Friday, October 27th | |
| Sanctuary at ABQ | Albuquerque |
Shoe Collection Drive of gently used shoes, any size, any style, that will help support the maintenance of our Aquaponic Learning Laboratory at Washington... |
10 | Collection Drive | Saturday, October 28th | Sunday, October 29th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm |
| Saranam LLC | Albuquerque |
Sort books by reading level in the Children's Library. |
6 | General Office Tasks | Friday, October 27th | This is an on-going project. If you would like more information about volunteering at Saranam, we will be happy to help you. |
| St. Martin's HopeWorks | Albuquerque |
We are looking for a small group of volunteers to come help us clean up our main campus. Tasks include: painting, light cleaning and yard work. |
4-6 | Landscaping | Friday, October 27th | |
| Whittier Elementary School | Albuquerque |
Whittier will have a site cleanup of trash, over grown weeds, and raking wood chips back into the playground areas. |
40 | Open Space/Restoration Cleanup | Saturday, October 28th | |
| Wings For LIFE International | Albuquerque |
**NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT IS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH** |
15 | Open Space/Restoration Cleanup | Other | Monday, October 30 |