Gaucho Gives Back: AGR's Service Day

No Matter Where You Are

No Matter What Your Passion

Together Gauchos Give Back and Make the World a Better Place!

On May 1st, 2022, we want to unite Gauchos throughout the United States, and the world to participate in a day of giving back to our communities. We encourage you to find a volunteer opportunity in your region that is meaningful to you and spend time giving back. For those of you joining us for All Gaucho Reunion, we've prepared a handful of meaningful services opportunities. We hope you'll join us and our Gaucho community in giving back!

Register here by April 18th and tell us what service project you will participate in on May 1st! Post a picture of yourself on social media sporting your UCSB gear using the hashtag #GauchosGiveBack and/or email your photo to programs@alumni.ucsb.edu including your name and class year.

Day of Service 2022 Events:

PATH: People Assisting the Homeless

816 Cacique Street #3622, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Volunteers will be helping out in the kitchen; sorting food donations, prepping food, and serving lunch. A max of 12 people can sign up for this job. Please avoid shorts, tank tops, and sandals. If you have long hair please tie it up.

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Isla Vista Recreation & Park District

961 Embarcadero Del Mar

9:00am - 12:00 pm

Come with friends to help clean up (or beautify) the streets of Isla Vista! The Recreation and Park District will provide equipment for volunteers (gloves, vests, grabbers and buckets) but they do strictly require that everyone wears closed-toed shoes as a safety precaution. Any minors would need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian during the event. Participants can join any time between 9:00am - 12:00 pm.

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Los Padres National Forest

Lizard Mouth Rock

9:00 am - 12:00pm

Lizard’s Mouth Graffiti Removal and Trash Clean-Up: Volunteers will assist the Los Padres National Forest in partnership with Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA) in cleaning up this popular bouldering spot along West Camino Cielo. Lizard’s Mouth is located up Hwy 154 and overlooks the Santa Barbara front country, which makes it a prime destination for sunset watching, picnics, and exploring the giant sandstone boulders. Unfortunately, it is also a popular destination for graffiti and trash. LPFA will provide equipment for removing graffiti along with trash bags, gloves and associated PPE. Please bring water, lunch and plan to wear sturdy shoes, a hat, long pants and long sleeves.

We will be bolder hopping and exploring for most of the day, with the opportunity for folks to stick closer to the paved road if necessary. Volunteers can help to transform this spot in a number of hours. Let’s help clean up our public lands! Waiver to be signed on-site.

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Surfrider: Santa Barbara Chapter in partnership with Santa Barbara Beach Yoga Company

Santa Barbara West Beach

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

In partnership with Santa Barbara Beach Yoga company, we will be holding a Silent Disco Beach Clean Up at Santa Barbara West/East Beach. We will be meeting near Stearns Wharf on the sand at 11:00am. We are capping off our volunteer participation at 30 people so everyone will have a headset with music. Buckets and gloves will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle to minimize waste at the beach.

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Your Children's Trees UCSB, North Campus Open Space Restoration

6969 Whittier Drive Goleta, CA

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

This event is a separate, slightly earlier event than the Restoration event above. With Your Children's Trees, you will be either tree planting, mulching, or doing ground maintenance (exact duties weather dependent) with the UCSB organization. Meet at the Western end of Phelps Road at Canon Green to the north and Ocean Walk to the south.

Volunteers should plan on wearing pants and close-toed shoes and kneeling on the ground to do planting and weeding of the north facing slopes of the restored mesa. Volunteers will get an overview of the project on the walk into the site.

Parking: Limited parking is available at the Ocean Walk parking lot , and plenty of on-street parking on Canon Green and Phelps Roads.