Upcoming Events

1. ( RSVP FULL )

   Volunteer at the 16th Annual Aloha Festival!

   
   

   when	Sunday, August 08, 2010    12:30 PM - 05:00 PM
   where	San Francisco Presidio Main Post/Parade Grounds (Lincoln Boulevard at Graham Street).
   contact	Albert, albertchan@aaco-sf.org. Please indicate your t-shirt size in your RSVP.
   	The Pacific Islanders of the San Francisco Bay Area offer their talents in music and dance during this free admission, two-day festival of arts held during the first full weekend of every August. Entertainment highlights include Pacific Islander music as well as Polynesian dance. The festival will also feature arts and crafts vendors, island cuisine, educational exhibits and workshops, and an Ohana Korner with simple games for the kids! AACO volunteers are needed to work at the busy and fun Soda Booth! We will work the Sunday 8/8, 12:30-5pm afternoon shift. RSVP limit for the Soda Booth is 10 volunteers so please reserve early. We will also try to accomodate additional volunteers beyond the first 10 RSVPs though they may be scheduled to work in other nearby areas of the festival such as the Kids Korner or as event monitors, depending on position availability and need. All volunteers will receive an Aloha Festival T-Shirt and a food&beverage vouchers for lunch and/or breakfast. As of 7/19, RSVP is full - please email me however to get on a waiting list if you are still interested.

2. AACO Street Meals

   
   

   when	Saturday, July 31, 2010    01:45 PM - 07:00 PM
   where	Dinning Room Near UC Berekley Campus / close to Telegraph Ave ( exact address will be sent after RSVP )
   contact	Priscilla - priscilla@aaco-sf.org
   	Want to give back to the community while enjoying the company of like-minded and kind-hearted volunteers? Join us to prepare and serve a warm meal to the homeless and temporarily disadvantaged. No prior experience necessary. Our guests are mostly unemployed, underemployed, or living on small pensions. Our primary duties include food preparation, meal serving and clean up. If time permits, we will sample the meals we prepare before our guests arrive. For those who are interested, we will have dinner at a local restaurant immediately following the volunteer event.

3. Volunteer at the Fifteenth Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival!

   
   

   when	Sunday, September 12, 2010    11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
   where	Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
   contact	Albert, albertchan@aaco-sf.org. Please indicate in your RSVP whether you want to work the 11:00 AM - 3 PM shift or the 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM shift. RSVP limit is 15 AACO volunteers per shift so please RSVP early and keep me informed if your volunteering availability changes. Thanks!
   	The Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival is an annual family-friendly event featuring prominent local chefs creating chocolate inventions during cooking demonstrations, live musical entertainment, children's activities, and the popular ice cream sundae eating contest. Over thirty vendor booths will feature local restaurants, bakeries, and chocolate companies providing chocolate and dessert samples during the festival. Volunteers will work at vendor booths and hand out chocolate samples to festival attendees. Volunteers will receive a complimentary ticket to redeem for free chocolate samples during their break. All proceeds from the festival will be donated to Project Open Hand, a nonprofit organization providing food and compassion to people living with HIV/AIDS, homebound critically ill people, as well as seniors in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.openhand.org

4. AACO SportsDay for Charity Volleyball Tournament

   
   

   when	Saturday, July 31, 2010    08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
   where	JD Morgan Park, Campbell, CA
   contact	jeff@aaco-sf.org, please include your shirt size in your RSVP.
   	The 15th Annual AACO SportsDay for Charity Volleyball tournament is the first of three sports events for charity this summer. We are raising money for Asian Health Services and East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring. AACO volunteers are needed throughout the day from 7:30 AM until 7 PM. Tasks include set-up, first-aid support, and clean-up. Shifts needed: 7:30 AM - 10 AM: Setup and Ops (3 people) 10 AM - 2 PM: Operations (2 people) 8:00 AM - noon: Photographer noon - 3 PM: Photographer 2 PM - 6 PM: Operations and Clean-up (3 people) All volunteers will receive an AACO SportsDay T-Shirt, lunch and or/breakfast. For more information, visit http://aaco-sf.org/sportsday

5. AACO SportsDay for Charity Badminton Tournament

   
   

   when	Saturday, August 14, 2010    09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
   where	Bintang South San Francisco 245 S. Spruce Ave, Suite C South San Francisco, CA 94118
   contact	badminton@aaco-sf.org
   	You asked for it and now we are bringing to you - AACO Sportsday for charity now includes Badminton. If you are a beginner, quite skilled, or anywhere in between, this tournament is for you. The tournament has three divisions - men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles and two flights within each divisions recreation/competitive. To learn more and to sign-up, please visit http://aaco-sf.org/badminton If playing is not your thing, we need volunteers to help run the tournament. The volunteer shifts are from 8 -1 PM and 12-6 PM. All volunteers will receive T-shirt and lunch. Please email badminton@aaco-sf.org and indicate your t-shirt size if you are interested in volunteering.

6. AACO SportsDay for Charity Tennis Tournament

   
   

   when	Saturday, September 11, 2010    11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
   where	Stanford Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, CA
   contact	jeff@aaco-sf.org, please include your shirt size in your RSVP.
   	The 15th Annual AACO SportsDay for Charity tournament for this summer. We are raising money for Asian Health Services and East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring. AACO volunteers are needed throughout the day from 11 AM until 8 PM. Tasks include set-up, first-aid support, and clean-up. No need to volunteer the entire day, give us a shift that fits into your schedule. We especially need help from 11 - 12 PM and from 7 - 8 PM. All volunteers will receive an AACO SportsDay T-Shirt, lunch and or/breakfast. For more information, visit http://aaco-sf.org/sportsday.