All projects are FREE and are for youth
ages 11-18
Current Projects
Summer Projects are here!
Bus tokens are available for Seattle based Summer projects!
Saturday Projects
Registration
Form
June 30
Carkeek Park STARS Cancelled
Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning of forest restoration and trail maintenance. We have a wide variety of tasks you can help with. We provide gloves and water (we encourage bringing your own bottle of water, to reduce plastic waste). Please wear sturdy shoes.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Carkeek Park
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Must Receive Registration Form by Wednesday, June 24
SUMMER PROJECTS!
Week 1
June 29 - July 3
Summer Registration Form
Chef Extraodinaire # 665 (Operation Sack Lunch - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
Do you see yourself as the next Martha or Emeril? Have we got an opportunity for you! Help create and serve some finger-licking good food to those less fortunate. Roll up those sleeves and grab that spatula to add that special touch and some “BAM!” to help us contribute to the 17,000 meals provided each month.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Down Town Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older
Super Stewards
#666 (King
Conservation District - Monday-Friday) - Project to be rescheduled
Learn how to construct bird and bat boxes,
collect seeds from native plants, and maintain previously
planted projects. This hands-on approach will enable you
to expereince true environmental conservation.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Various
Contact: Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must
be 13 years or older
Trail Warriors
United #668 (Seattle Parks -
St. Marks Greenbelt - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
With all the weather changes in Seattle, the trails have
taken quite a beating. Help us whip St. Mark’s Greenbelt
back into shape! Not only will you be rebuilding trails,
you’ll be greening up Seattle. If you love nature
and being outside, it can’t get much better than this!
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Capitol Hill
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week
1/Week 2
June 29 - July 10
Summer
Registration Form
Camp
Counselors of Coolness #667
(Outdoors for All, Monday-Friday WEEKS 1-2)
Outdoors for All is a day camp designed for kids with developmental
disabilities. Having you volunteer with this project provides
campers the opportunity to interact with peers and will
help them build social skills. Join us for two weeks of
amazing activites, field trips, art, games and FUN!
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Park
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must
be 16 years or older
Week 2
July 6 - July 10
Summer Registration Form
Urban Forest Keepers #669 (Nature Consortium - Monday-Friday)
Don’t be afraid of nature, look nature in the face and think green thoughts. Help with the restoration of the West Duwamish Greenbelt, comprised of 182 acres, and happens to be the largest remaining contiguous forest within Seattle City limits. Churn, learn, and be a part of preserving Seattle’s Parks.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: West Duwamish Greenbelt – West Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Super Senior’s #670
(Horizon House - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
Imagine if you wanted to go to the zoo, a coffee shop or
even a Mariners game, but couldn’t because you needed
assistance. Now imagine that you can make that happen by
being that assistance. That’s right, you can mean
the difference between going out or staying in, what would
you prefer?
Time: 12:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Location: Central District
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Like a Regular Picasso #671 (Bus Mural Painting - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
We want you to help create and display your amazing artistic abilities for the best bus mural. Work with a group of amazing teens to develop a theme and then let the paint and your creativity do the rest.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week 3
July 13 - July 17
Summer Registration Form
Keeping It Going #672 (EarthCorps - Ellis Pond restoration- Monday-Friday)
Mercer Island AHOY! We will continue our progress from past summers by removing invasive plants, spreading woodchips, and maintain the trees and plants. Talk about keepin’ in going!
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Mercer Island
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older
Notes: Additional registration required
Chef Extraordinaire #673 (Operation Sack Lunch - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
Do you see yourself as the next Martha or Emeril? Have we got an opportunity for you! Help create and serve some finger-licking good food to those in need. Roll up those sleeves and grab that spatula to add that special touch and some “BAM!” to help us contribute to the 17,000 meals provided each month.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., 13+ yrs
Location: Down Town Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older
OVERNIGHT #674 (Camping with Child Care - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Camp you camp like it’s nobody’s business? Can you roast one mean marshmallow? Well then show off those woodland talents in an overnight excursion with the summer child care program. Be ready to tell goofy tales, sing songs, and help watch our campers.
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. = Monday and Tuesday @ Camp Fire Office, 9 a.m. Wednesday - 6 p.m. Froday = Camping
Location: Camp Fire Office/Camano Island
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Backcountry Trail Warriors #675 (King County Parks Ring Hill Forest - Monday-Friday)
Trail warriors…unite. We will be working with the Parks trail crew to build a new trail for hikers at this popular location. Do you accept the challenge?
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Ring Hill Forest - Duvall
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week 3/4
July 13 - July 24
Summer Registration Form
Garden Gurus #676
(Danny Woo Garden - Monday-Friday WEEKS
3-4)
Help bring the children’s garden at Danny Woo to life!
We will help maintain the community garden, build and plant
a children’s garden and even create paths and planter
boxes. Learn skills to use in your own back yard or your
parent’s.
Time: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: International District
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week
4
July 20 - July 24
Summer
Registration Form
Volunteer Hop #677 ( Volunteer Chore Service - Monday-Friday)
Fine ture your inner Mr.Clean and help low income seniors clean their homes and maintain their yards. Show the weeds who’s boss!
Time: 9:00 a.m. – TBD
Location: Various
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Feed the Need #678 ( White Center Food Bank - Monday-Friday)
Help distribute donated food to the 1700 families White Center Food Bank serves, learn about the needs of the community and see what foods get donated to the food bank. Interact with families and experience first hand the difference food banks can make.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: White Center
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Learn and Serve #679 ( NW African American Museum - Monday-Friday)
Help youth visitors with an art project and find out about your own family history, whether of African descent or not. Tour the museum and learn about the NW African American experience and more.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Beacon Hill
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 12 years or older
Chicken Soup Brigade #680 (Lifelong Aids Alliance - Monday-Thursday) - This project is full!
If you have an open mind and want to help those who need help, then we want you! Help prepare meals for those suffering from HIV/AIDS and other terminal illnesses. Imagine the ease and comfort you provide just by making the task of cooking one less thing to think about when your not feeling well. We will also put together the bags that food is distributed in. Bringing your help full circle.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Locaiton: Capitol Hill
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Excursions Extraordinaire #698
Do you love field trips? Do you believe everyone should get the chance to do a fun trip? Then we need you! Help long term residents get out of their homes and do something fun and engaging. Go to a Mariners game, the zoo, the aquarium, and more. Youth must be able to push a wheel chair. Without your help it just isn’t possible. We will go on at least 4 local outing in one week!!!! You must get to the location, but we will ride with ACCESS to all the field trips.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: South Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Notes: Additional registration required
Week 5
July 27 - July 31
Summer Registration Form
Urban Forest Keepers #681 (Nature Consortium - Monday-Friday)
Don’t be afraid of nature, look nature in the face and think green thoughts. Help with the restoration of the West Duwamish Greenbelt, comprised of 182 acres, and happens to be the largest remaining contigous forest within Seattle City limits. Churn, learn, and be a part of preserving Seattle’s Parks.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: West Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Notes: Additional registration required to be mailed once registered with YVC
Super Stewards #682 (King Conservation District - Monday-Friday)
Have you found youself asking, what can I do help the environment and keep King County GREEN? Learn different restoration techniques that will not only rock your world, but could also change it!
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Various
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older
Food
Bank Hop #684 (Food Bank – Monday-Friday)
- This project is full!
Yea, that’s right, we’re gonna be going from
food bank to food bank, and making a difference everywhere
we go. We’ll be like batman, but everyone will know
who we are.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Various
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Week 5/6
July 27 - August 7
Summer Registration Form
Camp Counselors of Coolness #683 (Outdoors for All - Monday-Friday WEEKS 5 - 6)
Outdoors for All is a day camp designed for kids with developmental disabilities. Having you volunteer with this project provides campers the opportunity to interact with peers and will help them build social skills. Join us for two weeks of amazing activites, field trips, art, games and FUN!
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Park
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 16 years or older
Notes: Additional registration required to be mailed once registered with YVC
Garden
Gurus #685 ( Danny Woo Garden - Monday-Friday
WEEKS 5-6)
Help bring the children’s garden at Danny Woo to life!
We will help maintain the community garden, build and plant
a children’s garden and even create paths and planter
boxes. Learn skills to use in your own back yard or your
parent’s.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: International District
Contact:
Grace
McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week 6
August 3 – August 7
Summer Registration Form
Farm and Table #686 (Marra Farm - Tuesday-Saturday)
Are your thumbs Green? Do they want to be? Learn how to grow your own veggies, while helping supply and maintain an organic food garden that serves the residients of the South Park neighborhood. Then Saturday, see the fruits of your labor, help those in the community by distributing the fresh produce to residents.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: International District
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Trail Warriors United #687 (Seattle Parks West Duwamish Greenbelt – Monday-Friday)
With all the weather changes in Seattle, the trails have taken quite a beating. Help us whip West Duwamish Greenbelt back into shape! Not only will you be rebuilding trails, you’ll be greening up Seattle. If you love nature and being outside, it can’t get much better than this!
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: West Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week 7
August 10 – August 14
Summer Registration Form
Volunteer Hop #688 (Volunteer Chore Service - Monday-Friday)
Fine ture your inner Mr.Clean and help low income seniors clean their homes and maintain their yards. Show the weeds who’s boss!
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Various
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
K.C. Park Hop #689 (King County Parks - Monday-Friday)
Think your know Einstein of streams and wetlands? Put that brain to the test while exploring KC’s stream and wetland restorations. Help in the restoration and preservation of our worlds basic and most precious commodity - water. We’ll get to work at different sights, so get ready to explore your ideas of where water comes from.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Various
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Feed the Need #690 ( White Center Food Bank - Monday-Friday)
Help distribute donated food to the 1700 families White Center Food Bank serves, learn about the needs of the community and see what foods get donated to the food bank. Interact with families and experience first hand the difference food banks can make.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: White Center
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Week 7/8
August 10 - August 21
Summer Registration Form
Stuff the YVC Van #691 (School Supply Drive - Monday-Friday WEEKS 7 -8)
Come one, come all and organize a school supply drive that will go to 3 regional Seattle Schools! create posters and signs and contact area store to host us! You get to take control and run the show!
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Week 8
August 17 – August 21
Summer Registration Form
Chef Extraodinaire #692 (Operation Sack Lunch - Monday-Friday)
Do you see yourself as the next Martha or Emeril? Have we got an opportunity for you! Help create and serve some finger-licking good food to those in need. Roll up those sleeves and grab that spatula to add that special touch and some “BAM!” to help us contribute to the 17,000 meals provided each month.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Down Town Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older
Captain Planet #693 (Carkeek Park – Monday-Friday)
With your muscles and knowledge combined, we can learn and preserve Carkee Park. With wetlands, orchards, amazing trails, meadows and a great beach, who wouldn’t want to help keep Carkeek preserved and learn how we our interaction with the nature effect the Puget Sound.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Carkeek Park
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
OVERNIGHT #694 (Camping with Child Care - Monday-Friday) - This project is full!
Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Camp you camp like it’s nobody’s business? Can you roast one mean marshmallow? Well then show off those woodland talents in an overnight excursion with the summer child care program. Be ready to tell goofy tales, sing songs, and help watch our campers.
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. = Monday and Tuesday @ Camp Fire Office, 9 a.m. Wednesday - 6 p.m. Froday = Camping
Location: Camano Island
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Notes: Additional registration required, to be mailed once registred with YVC
Green Thumbs Way Up # 695 ( Camp Long - Monday-Friday)
Grab those garden gloves, shine those work boots, and roll up those sleeves. We are going to restore trails and battle that pesky ivy that is trying to take over!
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: West Seattle
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
Bonus Project!
August 26 - August 28
Summer Registration Form
Camp Sealth Overnight #696
Help us close down Camp Sealth after an exciting and busy summer. We'll put away equipment, clean cabins, organize camp gear and tear down teepees. But fret not, we'll still find time to also enjoy some camp activities like archery, low ropes, hiking and, of course, s'mores. YUM!
Time: TBD
Location: Vashon Island
Contact: Grace McKinney 206 826 8920 OR 206 826 8929
E-Mail: gracem@campfire-usa.org
How/When to Sign-Up
There is limited amount of space on each project, so sign up quickly. The projects are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
During the school year, contact the YVC Service Learning Coordinator for the project you would like to be a part of to sign up.
