Tikkun Olam means repairing the world. At Wornick, we support various efforts and activities in collaboration between the PTO and the school to make a difference. Our goal is to make an impact in the community and to teach our children to endeavor to help those that need it, and make the world a better place. Our children learn by example, and even the smallest of our community members can make a huge difference in the lives of others.
Looking for ways to volunteer with your kids? Below are some upcoming volunteering opportunities for the whole family to do together in our community. Please check this page often as more opportunities are listed as we find out about them. If you know of any additional family volunteer opportunities, please email them to pto@
October Events
Oct 5: 9am-noon (Ages 5 and up): Each Green Corner @ Arundel Living Campus (San Carlos): Each Green Corner aims to create sustainable and culturally-diverse food gardens to combat food insecurity in our community. Come help with regular care of our Living Campus at Arundel including weeding, pruning, harvesting, preparing garden beds, planting trees, shrubs and vegetables, mulching, etc. Wear sturdy shoes, clothes that can get very dirty, and bring your water bottles and work gloves. Restrooms are NOT available at this site.
Preregister: https://eachgreencorner.app.
Oct 12 9am-noon (Ages 5 and up) - Each Green Corner @ Arroyo Upper Elementary and Central Middle School (San Carlos) - Each Green Corner aims to create sustainable and culturally-diverse food gardens to combat food insecurity in our community. Come help with regular care of our Living Campus at both Arroyo Upper Elementary and Central Middle School including weeding, pruning, harvesting, preparing garden beds, planting trees, shrubs and vegetables, mulching, etc. Wear sturdy shoes, clothes that can get very dirty, and bring your water bottles and work gloves. Restrooms are NOT available at this site.
Preregister: https://eachgreencorner.app.
Oct 12: 9:30am-noon - Doc Quack and the Wildlife Volunteers @ Hayward Regional Shoreline with East Bay Regional Parks District: Help create nesting habitats for the endangered California Least Tern, Western Snowy Plover and Black Skimmer. You will add new nesting substrate, remove tern decoys, take systematic measurements of nests, repaint all island marker grids and possibly pull weeds while exploring the new chick protection fence deign up-close. By participating, you’ll earn your “Colony Caretakers” patch. Physical labor is involved with this project. All ages are welcome, and parent participation is required.
Preregister by Oct 4: https://www.ebparks.org/
Oct 12: 9am-noon (Ages 5 and up) - Each Green Corner @ Roosevelt Elementary (Redwood City) - Each Green Corner aims to create sustainable and culturally-diverse food gardens to combat food insecurity in our community. Come help take care of our Living Campus garden at Roosevelt Elementary, including weeding, pruning, harvesting, preparing garden beds, planting trees, shrubs and vegetables, mulching, etc. Wear sturdy shoes, clothes that can get very dirty, and bring your water bottles and work gloves. Restrooms will be available on-site during this event.
Preregister: https://eachgreencorner.app.
Oct 19: 9am-noon (Ages 5 and up) - Each Green Corner @ Boys & Girls Club Redwood City: Each Green Corner aims to create sustainable and culturally-diverse food gardens to combat food insecurity in our community. Come help take care of our Living Campus garden at the Boys & Girls Club of Redwood City, including weeding, pruning, harvesting, preparing garden beds, planting trees, shrubs and vegetables, mulching, etc. Wear sturdy shoes, clothes that can get very dirty, and bring your water bottles and work gloves! Restrooms will be available on-site during this event.
Preregister: https://eachgreencorner.app.
October 20: 10:30am-11:30am - Sunday Sandwich Hevre @ Peninsula Temple Beth El's Fellowship Hall: Join volunteers of all ages and affiliations and have fun packing hundreds of bagged lunches together, which will then be delivered to Samaritan House by coordinators (all supplies provided). Volunteering lasts approximately an hour and takes place the third Sunday of every month. No preregistration required.
Oct 26: 9am-11am (Ages 5 and up) - Each Green Corner @ Mariposa & Tierra Linda (San Carlos): Each Green Corner aims to create sustainable and culturally-diverse food gardens to combat food insecurity in our community. Help with regular care of our Living Campus at both Mariposa Upper Elementary and Tierra Linda Middle School, including weeding, pruning, harvesting, preparing garden beds, planting trees, shrubs and vegetables, mulching, etc. Restrooms WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE during this event.
Preregister: https://eachgreencorner.app.
November Events
Nov 16: 9am-1pm (Ages 5 and up) - Native Planting at Ravenswood (Menlo Park) with Save the Bay: Help establish a healthy salt marsh habitat by planting native plants. These native plants will help transform the land, giving wildlife good homes and our communities nature based sea level rise protection! This program is on a levee that is about a little over a mile walk out over a dirt trail from the starting point. There is a flush toilet bathroom at a nearby parking lot and will be a porta-potty onsite.
Preregister: https://savesfbay.org/event/
Nov 17: 10:30am-11:30am - Sunday Sandwich Hevre @ Peninsula Temple Beth El's Fellowship Hall (San Mateo): Join volunteers of all ages and affiliations and have fun packing hundreds of bagged lunches together, which will then be delivered to Samaritan House by coordinators (all supplies provided). Volunteering lasts approximately an hour and takes place the third Sunday of every month. No preregistration required.
Ongoing Events
Doggy Day Out with Pets In Need: Schedule a 3 hour field trip to take a shelter dog out to play and walk with a Doggy Day Out from the Redwood City or Palo Alto shelters! Field trips can be a relaxing morning at home, a visit to a park for playtime, or even a hike on one of the Bay’s dog-friendly trails.
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Uplift spirits by creating handmade cards that will get delivered to people around the globe.
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