You must select from the list below. There are some organizations where a maximum amount of hours is allowed. There are also some organizations where you have to be pre-approved to help. If you have an idea that is not on this list, you must present it to Mrs. Aguiar to see if it will be allowed. If you aren’t sure, ask questions before you complete the hours!
Community Service Options:
Avenue of Lights (can count all hours worked)
Blood Drives in Community
Boys Scouts – assist with American Flags
California State Fair Project – help design a display that represents Glenn County – all work takes place in Orland, you will not be required to go to Sacramento – this project might be desirable to Art students and Woodshop students
C.K. Sports – assist a C.K. coach with their team
FFA Activities that Count (maximum of 8 hours)
1. Splendor in the Valley Dinner2. Republican Dinner
3. Artois Steak & Oyster Feed4. Veterans Day BBQ
5. Farm Day
Friday Night Live Mentoring
Friendly Garden Club – Taking care of the plants in front of the school and possibly other locations
Friends of the Glenn County Fair Annual Benefit Dinner
Friends of the Orland Library
Glenn Chorale (help with organizing event)
Glenn County Farmers Market – helping main person in charge of farmer’s market
Glenn County Olympiad
Glenn County Sheriff’s Posse
Glenn Gazette Articles – writing articles for the Glenn Gazette newspaper
Halloween Spook Train – held at the fairgrounds
Junior Trojan Wrestling
Just for Children Luncheon (Just for Children helps local families who have children with illnesses) – help get ready for luncheon, serve food, clean up, help with auction, etc.
Key Club (maximum of 6 hours) – Potato Booth, Fairview Western Night
Mill Street Parent Club (maximum of 6 hours) – child care at meetings, help with carnival
Moose Lodge – Help with Community Events
OHS Athletic Boosters – help with community events
OHS Sports – help a sports team that you do not participate on (equipment/team manager, stats taker, timer)
Orland Arts Center
Orland Craft Fair – help with set up, help at various booths run by the Historical Society
Orland Eagles Club – participate in events hosted by Eagles Club, attend meetings
Orland Fairgrounds – help with maintenance at the fairgrounds, mostly outdoor work
Orland Little League Girls’ Softball
Orland History Camp – held in the summer
Orland Library – Help shelve books, discard books, clean, help Children’s Librarian with activities and possible get to work with kids, etc.
Orland Little League
Orland Otters Swim Team
Orland Pantry – help with Simple Gesture Program food collection dates held every other month on a Saturday, help with Christmas basket donation letters, help hand out food on Wednesdays after school
Orland Pride – raising money for veteran’s memorial
Orland Recreation Department
Orland Rotary – Toys for Tots
Orland Volunteer Fire Department – including February Spaghetti Feed
Orland Women’s Improvement Club – Help with their annual rummage sale held in March
Orland Youth Football – assist coach
Orland Youth Football Cheerleading – assist coach
Resource Conservation District
Senior Nutrition Center – Help cook, clean, unload food, serve food, socialize with senior citizens and various other duties, might also be able to help with the Meals on Wheels Program
Summer Kick-Off
Summer School – assisting OUSD students only, must be pre-approved
SWAT (maximum of 8 hours)
Tau Alpha Sorority Bunco – Held in October and April – help serve drinks, desserts, clean up, etc.
TAY Center
Town and Country Humane Society – Walk dogs, socialize with animals, clean, feed animals, etc.
Town and Country Humane Society Thrift Store – help clean, organize, etc.
Town Band – at Fourth of July celebration
Tutoring OUSD students only (maximum of 6 hours) – must be pre-approved
Unity in Recovery Organization
Volunteers in Police Service (VIPs)
Wreath Across America
BRIEF SUMMARY ON ACTIVITIES
Avenue of Lights- Setting up, helping on the days of the event, and clean up. You would be taking out equipment and setting up individual stations, volunteering during the event anywhere needed, and clean up (tearing down all the lights and props and putting everything away.
Blood drives in community- Helping with any blood drives held in Orland.
Boy Scouts- Volunteer to put out and take down the flags that are displayed around town.
California State Fair Project- Help in designing a display that represents Glenn County.
CK Sports- Assist a coach at CK with any team sport.
FFA Activities- There are misc. events such as Splendor in the Valley Dinner, Republican Dinner, Artois Steak & Oyster Feed, Veteran’s Day BBQ, and Farm Day that you can volunteer your time.
Friday Night Live Mentoring- Students would be mentoring specifically referred middle school students.
Friendly Garden Club- Take care of plants and some landscape around the school and other locations.
Friends of the Glenn County Fair Annual Benefit Dinner- Help set up, serve, and clean up. This dinner is to help raise money for the fair programs and improvements.
Friends of the Orland Library- Students would be volunteering for any event or program that this organization may have throughout the year.
Glenn Chorale- Help in organizing any events they may have.
Glenn County Farmers Market- Help with any duties that the supervisor needs.
Glenn County Sheriff’s Posse- Volunteer for any events put on by the Sheriff’s Pose.
Glenn Gazette Articles- You would be writing articles for the newspaper.
Halloween Spook Train-Volunteer to help at the spook train at the Orland Fairgrounds, helping with the ticket sales and organization of all the kids.
Junior Trojan Wrestling- Help coaches and events put on by the Junior Wrestling Team.
Just For Children Luncheon- Help set up, serve food, clean up, help with auction, etc.
Key Club- Volunteering for events such as the Potato Booth and Western Night.
Mill Street Parent Club- Child care for parent club meetings held at the Mill Street Cafeteria, also volunteering at the Mill Street Carnival.
Moose Lodge- Help with any Moose Lodge events.
OHS Athletic Booster- Help with any events that the Booster Club sponsors.
OHS Sports- Help any sports team that you do not participate in. You could be assisting as an equipment/team manager, taking stats, time keeping, etc.
Orland Art Center-Help with any daily jobs to keep the Art Center clean and ready for artist events, also volunteer for occasional night art shows.
Orland Craft Fair- Participate in plan lay out for fair; develop space set-up and misc. volunteering duties on the days of the event.
Orland Eagles Club- Volunteer for any events that are hosted by the Eagles Club. Volunteers are encouraged to attend meetings and observe membership.
Orland Fairgrounds- Students will see Doyle, fairgrounds foreman, to help with any maintenance and clean up.
Orland Little League Softball- Help coaches with any practices and games.
Orland Historical Camp- Help during camp, which is held over the summer. Camp is designed for kids ages 3rd grades through 6th. The kids play games, do field trips, and learn about Orland History.
Orland Library- Help clean, put books back on shelves, and help with activities.
Orland Little League- Help coaches with any practices and games.
Orland Otters Swim Team- Help with any events and or meets. Help with anything needed by Otter coaches.
Orland Pantry- Students can help with food pick-ups on Wednesdays between 3:00 and 5:00. They can also help with the annual Christmas Basket donation letters and the Simple Gesture Program which takes place every other month on Saturday mornings. The upcoming Simple Gesture Program dates are:
October 11, 2015
December 12, 2015
February 13, 2015
April 9, 2015
June 11, 2015
To learn more about the Orland Food Pantry, you can visit their website at
Orland Pride- This is an event that raises money for the Veteran’s Memorial.
Orland Recreation Department- Throughout the year there are various programs the students can sign up for, such as youth soccer, basketball, etc.
Orland Rotary- Events may come up throughout the school year that students can volunteer their time; such as the Toys for Tots drive.
Orland Volunteer Fire Department- Students can volunteer to wash the fire trucks, clean up around the fire department. A big event that needs volunteers is the February Spaghetti Feed.
Orland Women’s Improvement Club- The Improvement club puts on a rummage sale that needs volunteers to organize, move items, and clean-up.
Orland Youth Football- This will take volunteers to assist coach and to help out any existing coaches.
Orland Youth Football Cheerleading- Volunteers are needed to assist coach and to help with any cheerleading camps.
Resource Conservation District- The RCD organizes local volunteers who wish to dedicate their time in supporting conservation projects and programs that benefit Glenn County. Have fun volunteering at theGlenn County Certified Farmers’ Marketor the“Run Your Tail Off… through the Watershed”5K/10K Run-Walk fundraiser forRCDConnects with Kids!
Senior Nutrition Center- Students can volunteer daily at the Nutrition Center. Volunteers can help cook, clean, unload and serve food.
Summer School- Students must be pre-approved to tutor OUSD students.
SWAT- Students Working Against Tobacco is always looking for volunteers. Students can join the SWAT Team and participate in park clean-up, go to monthly meeting, etc.
Tau Alpha Sorority Bunco- There will be two Bunco events students can volunteer, serving soda and water, desserts, and clean-up.
TAY Center- The Center is a youth-run, youth friendly environment offering peer support, expressive arts, mentoring and counseling as well as other healthy activities. The Center hours are Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Town and Country Humane Society- The Humane Society is located at 4111 County Road 99W. The hours are Monday-Friday from 3:00-5:00 and Saturdays from 1:00-3:00. Volunteers are needed to walk dogs, socialized with both dogs and cats, clean cages and feed animals. To learn more, you can visit their website at
Town and County Humane Society Thrift Store- The thrift store is located at 502 Walker Street. The hours are Thursday 10-5; Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-3.
Town Band- Volunteers can help the band teacher with any events such as the Fourth of July Celebration.
Tutoring OUSD Students- Students must be pre-approved to tutor OUSD students.
Volunteer in Police Service (VIPs)- Volunteer at any event that the VIP’s are involved in.
Wreaths Across America- This is an event the uses volunteers to put wreaths on our Veteran’s grave.