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

Family Volunteer Opportunities

A Very Good Deed

December 8th (10AM-Noon)Family volunteers are needed to help clean up the grounds of the North Florida Regional Medical Center Pond Area. There will be a pond lighting the day before so our family volunteers will help clean up. Please contact Jennifer to RSVP 352-587-2843.

North Florida Regional Medical Center (Pond area across from the Women’s Center entrance): 6500 W Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL 32605

December 8th (2PM-4PM) ~ A Very Good Deed Deck the Halls event supporting Children’s Home Society Family Visitation Center We are looking for family volunteers ages 6 and up to help us decorate the family visitation center. Please bring any new or gently used holiday decorations that will be used for the visitation center to help spread holiday cheer for local families. Families are also welcome to bring in unwrapped gifts that will be given to local families that visit the Center.

CHS Visitation Center Wish List (Ages Toddler to Middle School) Art Supplies, Dolls, Cars/Trucks, Games, Toddler Toys, Balls, Diapers, Backpacks

CHS Family Visitation Center: 1409 NW 36th Place, Gainesville, FL 32605

December 8th-14th Holiday Fundraiser A Very Good Deed invites you and your family to shop for friends and family the week of December 8th-14th to support Southwest Advocacy Group. 10% of the sales will go to support Holiday SWAG Bags for local children at the SWAG Child Center. Please mention the A Very Good Deed fundraiser at check out.

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.