Categories for Volunteering

August 17 | Date Change for September Work Party!

Friends of the Fountain and Walk Volunteers (and would-be volunteers): Because the next first Saturday of the month, our normal volunteer work party day, is part of the Labor Day holiday weekend, we are moving September’s Circle and Walk maintenance day to the following Saturday, Sept. 9. We hope that will make it easier for those with holiday plans to join us...

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August 2 | First Saturday in August at the Fountain

Hello Friends of the Fountain and Walk Volunteers, This Saturday, August 5th, is the first Saturday of August, and we look forward to seeing you at the Fountain!  Please join us any time from 9 to 11, if you are available.  Jim Reynolds will be organizing the effort this month. He will have the volunteer sign-up sheet on a clipboard...

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June 29 | First Saturday in July at the Fountain

This Saturday, July 1 is the first Saturday of July, and we look forward to volunteer day at the Fountain! It’s a holiday weekend with the 4th on Tuesday, but we will keep our “First Saturday” tradition and meet. Please join us any time from 9 to 11, if you are in town for the holiday and available, for some...

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June 2 | It’s the first Saturday in June at the Fountain

Hello Friends of the Fountain and Walk Volunteers,  This Saturday, June 3 is the first Saturday of the month, and we look forward to volunteer day at the Fountain! We are now in the summer months, so there is always lots to do at the Fountain. Please join us any time from 9 to 11 for some sweeping, weeding, general...

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May 13 | Spring on Fountain Walk

The reclamation and restoration of Fountain Walk was one of the founding efforts of what became Friends of the Fountain and Walk. The historic walkway above and alongside the Sutter-Solano Tunnel was part of famed architect John Galen Howard’s original design, along with the Fountain at The Circle and the surrounding balustrade, for what would have been the grand entrance to...

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May 3 | First Saturday in May at the Fountain

This Saturday, May 6, is the first Saturday of the month, and we look forward to volunteer day at the Fountain! Please join us any time from 9 to 11, if you are available, for some sweeping, weeding, general clean-up and comradery. We can use as many helping hands as possible! If you are able to join us, please sign...

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March 30 | April Fools at the Fountain

Hello Friends of the Fountain and Walk Volunteers, This Saturday, April 1 is the first Saturday of the month, and we look forward to volunteer day at the Fountain! The weather looks like it will be wonderful. Please join us any time from 9 to 11, if you are available, for some sweeping, weeding, general clean-up and comradery. We can...

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March 2 | Saturday at the Fountain

Hello from your new Volunteer Coordinators, Jim and Steve! The two of us will try our best to step into the role that Sara Holmes has been so generously and tirelessly been filling for many years. Sara has set the bar high, and we will try our best to keep Sara’s standard of commitment. This Saturday, March 4 is the...

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August 31 | SATURDAY – COME VOLUNTEER

This Saturday 3 September is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be coolish, but fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any...

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August 3 | Come Volunteer on Saturday, August 6

This Saturday 6 August is the first Saturday of the month. The weather should be cool, but fine! Volunteers will be meeting at 1992 Los Angeles at 9am to maintain the landscaping around the Fountain and on Fountain Walk. Come and join us! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, feel free to bring any...

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