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Fun 4 Gator Kids is your local resource for family friendly events and activities in Gainesville and surrounding areas. Listings include kids events, children programs and classes, youth sports, kids eat free directory, birthday party resources, rainy day activities, free fun for kids, summer camps and MORE fun things for kids and families to do in and around Gainesville.

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Surrounding areas include: Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo.

January Family Volunteering Focus

A Very Good Deed

Hailes Angels Pet Rescue Hailes Angels Pet Rescue is looking for volunteers (minimum age 14 or under 14 if parent present at all times) for the following:
• Foster Care • Animal Socialization • Pet Photography • Adoption Event Assistance (Archer Road Pet Smart every Saturday) • Special Events
Click here to fill out a volunteer application

URGENT Kitten Need Cute and Cuddly Kittens need your help today! Hundreds of kittens flood into local animal shelters, including pregnant mothers, nursing or bottle-fed kittens and cats. Alachua county is anticipating a large increase this spring. Help make a difference in the lives of kittens by donating: • Kitten formula (preferred brand PetAG Products KMR-Kitten Milk Replacement) • Soft kitten food (any brand) • Heating pads • Blankets and towels
Click here to learn more about how you help local animals or make a donation towards animal supplies

Fisher House Meal Train Support local Veteran families through out the year by volunteering to make them a meal. If want to get your kids involved, you can also decorate place mats for the families. Fisher house is a home away from home for families of Veterans and military service members receiving care at the local Malcom Randall VA Medical Center across the street from UF Health.
Click here for more information and to learn more about Fisher House

For ideas of how to give back, volunteer, and pay it forward with your kids, check out A Very Good Deed at averygooddeed.org or facebook.com/AVeryGoodDeed or 352-587-2043 A Very Good Deed's mission is to initiate a movement of consistent, age appropriate, and engaging volunteer opportunities for busy parents that desire for their families to have hands on involvement and awareness of local, national and global social issues. Participating in AVGD initiatives will plant seeds of kindness that will cultivate the hearts of children to be better siblings, friends, and citizens today, tomorrow and beyond.