09/25/2013
If you are looking for community service opportunities, here are two outstanding ways to get involved:
Beautify Chula Vista
This year’s 11th annual event offers two locations for volunteers to choose from: Rice Canyon at Discovery Park (700 Buena Vista Way, 91910) and Otay Recreation Center (3554 Main Street, 91911).
More than 800 volunteers are expected to turn out this year to pick up litter, clean up graffiti and remove invasive plants and weeds on Saturday, October 12, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
For more details and registration, please visit www.beautifychulavista.org. All volunteers must register prior to the event.
Citizen’s Adversity Support Team
Chula Vista’s CAST - Citizen’s Adversity Support Team – consists of volunteers trained to provide families of trauma victims with compassionate, supportive assistance.
Volunteers are trained by professionals including police officers, firefighters, psychologists, and emergency room staff. First responders summon CAST to a variety of emergency calls – serious motor vehicle accidents, murders, domestic violence, shootings and fires. Since 1993, CAST members have responded to thousands of calls in the communities of Chula Vista, Bonita, and Imperial Beach.
The next training session begins in January and runs through mid-April 2014. For more information, or to request an application, please contact Dr. Emerald Randolph at (619) 691-5213 or [email protected].
