VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 Volunteer Highlights
Girl Scout Troop 546 spread native plant seeds to keep the invasive mustard plants from taking over the burned area in the Rivendale Park and Open Space. They also planted…
Volunteers from the SCV Trail Users spent a Saturday morning softening the climb that connects riders to mountain bike trails at the Trek Bike Park. Softening the frequently-used upline enhances…
Congratulations and thank you to our first recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award. These amazing volunteers have given more than 100 hours for City projects this past year.
The City has been recently approved as an official Certifying Organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award. This national recognition was established by President George W. Bush in 2002 to…
The countdown to reopening day is on! Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints got busy preparing The Cube for the community. They helped with the preparation…
Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints spread roughly 80 yards of mulch under trees lining multi-purpose fields at Central Park. This mulch layer will help prevent…
2020 Volunteer Highlights
The challenges of 2020 did not deter volunteers from stepping up and making a difference! 2,477–Number of City volunteers in 2020 (= 9.5 FTE); 19,743–Number of volunteer hours; $622,094–Value of…
New on this site, the Santa Clarita Volunteer Hub offers non-profits a new avenue to recruit volunteers, and gives residents a central place to find volunteer opportunities in the community.
Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints came together to beautify the area affected by the recent Elsmere Fire. They spread mulch around the upper and lower…
Volunteers, young and old, were all over town picking up trash at the Neighborhood Clean-Up event on September 26. Thank you for helping keep our community clean!
A group of 37 volunteers spent the morning of Saturday, August 29, to shape turns and jumps at the new Santa Clarita Bike Park. Some of these volunteers are bike…
Trail volunteers continue to put in a trail at the south end of The Center at Needham Ranch. This project started in June and has several more work days to…
We gave a shout-out to our volunteers through paseo bridge banners. We appreciate all that you do!
Volunteers, young and old, acted as “injured survivors” for a disaster simulation drill at the culmination of the 7-week Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program.
Fifteen City volunteers were recognized for having contributed 100 hours and more to City programs in 2019. Thank you for your dedication!
Volunteers from the SCV Trail Users group built a multi-use trail at the Golden Valley Open Space, which our residents are sure to enjoy.
Boy Scout Cole Martin and his volunteers built a shade structure at the Archery Range for his Eagle Scout project. This is a wonderful addition to this recreational space.
7 Eagle Scouts were recognized by the City Council for their projects that enhance the outdoor experience of residents and visitors who enjoy our City’s amazing network of trails.
2019 Volunteer Highlights
Volunteers helped usher in the holiday season and spread cheer at Light Up Main Street.
Volunteers from SCV Church of Christ worked with Parks staff to install new plant material in parking dividers and medians at Central Park. The new plants replaced aging plant material…
Over 50 volunteers from SCV Trail Users and SCV Mountain Bike Team joined forces to pick up trash and clear the trails at Haskell Canyon Open Space. Thanks to their…
Over 800 volunteers helped at the Santa Clarita Marathon Heroes Weekend on November 2 and 3. Volunteers served as Course Monitors and manned water stations, and Cheer teams from local…
Two Eagle Scout projects were completed by scouts and volunteers in October. Twenty-four volunteers built and installed a new pergola on the Promenade Trailhead, while another 19 volunteers added three…
Santa Clarita came out in full force for the River Rally Clean-Up on September 21. More than 1,400 community members worked together to removed 5,380 pounds of trash and debris…
Volunteers from Christ Church SCV Youth Group got together for a clean-up project at the Iron Horse Trailhead on August 31. They trimmed back brush beyond the fence line and…
Volunteers played an important role at the Swim League Finals and LA84 Swim Festival this summer, with a majority of them serving as lane timers while a dozen others helped…
Volunteers from Princess Cruises braved the heat on July 17 and worked with Graffiti Removal staff to paint a section of the South Fork trail along Wiley Canyon Road. They…
Volunteers served as Course Marshals at Amgen Tour of California’s Men’s Stage 7 and Women’s Stage 3 on May 18 as world-class cyclists raced to the Finish Line from Santa…
On May 16, 38 high school seniors and chaperones from the American Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas helped Parks staff put new plants in Central Park planters. The students were…
More than 300 volunteers helped to make the Cowboy Festival a success this past weekend. From greeting Festival attendees at the Shuttle Site and as they enter Hart Park to…
Our volunteers helped brought smiles (and Easter eggs!) to hundreds of kids at the Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt in Central Park. Prior to the event, volunteers helped stuff thousands of plastic…
More than 100 community members volunteered at Earth Arbor Day in Central Park. Majority of these volunteers, including Girl Scout troops, planted trees at various areas in the park while…
Over 50 junior high students from different schools spent a Sunday morning in April helping clean shelves and workstations, and organizing books and materials at the three libraries. These Tween…
2018 Volunteer Highlights
The 12th annual Family Literacy Festival was hosted on Saturday, December 1, at the Old Town Newhall Library. Over 30 volunteers came out to help teachers and artists in activity…
A group of 51 volunteers from the SCV Church of Christ spread about 800+ linear feet x 10’ of mulch on the burned area along Newhall Ranch Road on Saturday, January…
Canyon Country and Old Town Newhall Libraries hosted clean-up days for National Junior Honor Society members in January and February. Realizing the challenge that younger volunteers face in finding volunteer…
Volunteers from the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) were recognized by the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission on February 8, 2018 for all their hard work to build…
Volunteering on our trails has become a family affair! SCV Trail Users volunteers, including four father-son teams and a husband-wife team, have been working hard at East Walker Ranch. On March…
2017 Volunteer Highlights
April and May are typically busy event months for the City, as they are for volunteers who are an integral part of City events and programs. In the past month…
The Volunteer Recognition Pool Party was held on Saturday, May 20. Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste was on hand to thank City volunteers for their contributions to the City and…
The trails volunteer group completed their work on the Elder Trail, a 1.7-mile trail in the Taylor Open Space. They began work on the Cabin Trail in the Gateway Open…
As part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ Valencia Stake Youth Conference, 127 volunteers from this church group worked with City staff to do clean-up, painting, and…
Twenty-four agents from Princess Cruises volunteered and spent part of their morning on June 8 painting the McBean Parkway Bridge by the Post Office and McDonalds. The lead for this…
Close to 1,000 community members volunteered at the Marathon on November 5. Families and individuals served as Course Monitors and helped at the Recovery Zone while 30 groups volunteered at…
2016 Volunteer Highlights
Saturday, March 26, was a very busy day for City volunteers. Thirty-two teen volunteers helped to make Eggstravaganza on March 26 another success. Sixteen volunteers stuffed thousands of eggs with gift…
A total of 177 volunteers, between the ages of three and 68, helped with Earth Arbor Day on April 16-17. Girl Scout troops, school groups, and families planted trees throughout…
Orange Amgen volunteer shirts dotted parts of the race route on Monday, May 16, worn by volunteer Course Marshals who helped provide a safe venue for the Amgen Tour of…
City volunteers, young and old, proudly represented the City of Santa Clarita and its Volunteer Engagement Program at the 4th of July Parade in Newhall. Wearing volunteer shirts from different City…
Hart District’s ROP Forestry students braved the heat in June to work on trails maintenance projects in Quigley Canyon and Whitney Canyon. The group did 100 dedicated crew hours in…
More than 1,300 community members, from age 3 to 82, volunteered to help clean a portion of the Santa Clara River on Saturday, September 17. Students, Girl and Boy Scouts,…
Eighty-seven Magic Mountain employees traded their usual activities in the theme park for a day of service in the City’s Open Space properties, including Iron Horse/Round Mountain, Towsley Canyon/Rivendale, and…
Volunteers came in full force for the 21st Santa Clarita Marathon. Approximately 900 volunteers helped to make the Marathon on November 6 another success, most of them manning water stations while…
2015 Volunteer Highlights
Approximately 125 community members attended the Cowboy Festival Volunteer Round-Up on March 24, 2015, where staff provided information about the new Festival venues as well as standard and new activities. The round-up…
About 220 volunteers contributed to the success of the Cowboy Festival on April 15-18, 2015. Volunteers lent a helping hand at the City’s information, media, and merchandise booths, served as…
Twenty-four volunteers stuffed thousands of eggs with donated gift certificates in preparation for the Eggstravaganza event on April 4, 2015. Seven other volunteers helped at the actual event, spreading the eggs…
The City of Santa Clarita’s Volunteer Engagement Program was featured in NAVPLG’s Spring 2015 newsletter. The spotlight outlines what the City is doing to celebrate and recognize volunteers.
Over 170 volunteeers, between the ages of three and 67, helped make the Earth Arbor Day Festival on April 11, 2015 a success. The younger volunteers helped with tree planting…
Fifty-six volunteers braved the elements on May 14, 2015 when the Amgen Tour of Californiarolled into town. Volunteers helped as Course Marshals, Security Ambassadors, Medical Control Escorts, Team Meal Volunteers, and…
Staff from the Parks Planning and Open Space Division and the Volunteer Engagement Program worked closely to organize three volunteer projects at Quigley Canyon between March and May, 2015. As…
Youth Sports and Healthy Families Festival on August 22, 2015, and helped provide a fun and safe environment for community members. Volunteers assisted staff in various areas, including kayaking, paddle boarding,…
Over 1,200 community members came out to help clean a portion of the Santa Clara River at the 21st annual River Rally on September 19, 2015. Volunteers — young and old — donned…
Almost 100 volunteers from Boston Scientific boarded the Do Good Bus on October 16, 2015 for a clean-up and beautification project at Quigley Canyon. The volunteers planted six oak trees,…
Over 900 volunteers helped make the 20th Santa Clarita Marathon on November 8, 2015 run smoothly and cheered runners along the way. Volunteers manned water stations and provided water and…