The City of Poway hosted its first ever Volunteer Fair on Saturday, April 20 at Old Poway Park. Thank you to all of the participating organizations, their volunteers and everyone who stopped by for making this a success. Connections were made, but there's still an opportunity to support your Poway community. Check out the list below for links for more information.
Friends of Blue Sky / Blue Sky Docents (City of Poway)
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center Docents (City of Poway)
Trails Advisory Group (City of Poway)
Reserve Park Ranger Program (City of Poway)
Friends of Poway Seniors
Teen Volunteer Program (City of Poway)
Poway Center for the Performing Arts Volunteer Ushers (City of Poway)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (City of Poway)
Once Upon A Hallowe'en, Haunted House (Old Poway Park Action Committee & Volunteer Groups)
Poway Arts and Crafts Guild (Old Poway Park Action Committee & Volunteer Groups)
Poway Historical and Memorial Society (Old Poway Park Action Committee & Volunteer Groups)
Old Poway Park Tour Program Volunteers (City of Poway or contact Poway Historical and Memorial Society)
Poway Station
Poway Woman's Club (Old Poway Park Action Committee & Volunteer Groups)
Poway Midland Railroad (Old Poway Park Action Committee & Volunteer Groups)
San Diego Sheriff's Search and Rescue Detail
San Diego Sheriff's Volunteer Mounted Patrol Unit
San Diego Sheriff's Senior Volunteer Patrol
Kiwanis Club of Poway
Poway Chamber of Commerce
Poway Community Foundation
Poway Lions Club
POW PAC (Poway's Community Theatre)
Friends of the Poway Library
Poway Emergency Neighborhood Corps
Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center
Poway Elks Lodge
Love on a Leash
Poway Rodeo
Promises to Kids
Voices for Children
North County Special Needs Community Foundation
San Diego Humane Society
The idea of a Volunteer Fair started with the Old Poway Park Action Committee, which is a collective of 10 volunteer groups that support Old Poway Park. This includes the volunteer-run Poway Midland Railroad and Poway Historical Society, along with groups that partner with the park for popular events such as Rendezvous in Poway, Once Upon a Hallowe'en and the Train Song Festival. These groups saw volunteer participation decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic and were brainstorming how to best reach out to the community for help.
“Our volunteers are instrumental to making Old Poway Park such a unique place to visit,” said Recreation Area Manager Sarah Becker. “The train runs on the weekends because of our volunteers. The museum and Nelson House at Old Poway Park are open because of volunteers. But as we started working on the Volunteer Fair, we also realized the need for volunteers extends well beyond Old Poway Pakr. There are more organizations serving our Poway community than you might imagine, and they all need more volunteers.”