For 33 years, volunteers have gathered monthly at our Community Volunteer Workdays to create and protect the National AIDS Memorial Grove, a sacred space for hope, healing, remembrance, and togetherness. The upcoming dates for 2025 volunteer opportunities are:
Saturday, March 15, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, April 19, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, May 17, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, June 21, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, July 19, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, August 16, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, September 20, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Saturday, October 18, 2025 (from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
To make sure these memorials are maintained and these stories are remembered in perpetuity, our community comes together to repair and freshen up Quilt panels in need! These volunteer opportunities take place:
Every 1st Saturday of the month at 543 Castro Street in San Francisco. Noon to 4 pm
Every 4th Saturday of the month at 130 Doolittle Drive, #2 in San Leandro. Noon to 4 pm
The National AIDS Memorial relies on local Bay Area volunteers to maintain the National AIDS Memorial Grove and the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Join us and take part in a community committed to the fight against stigma, denial, and hate for a just future.
Community Volunteer Workdays are volunteer opportunities on the third Saturday of the month in Golden Gate Park. Our community of volunteers ensures that the 10 acres of the National AIDS Memorial Grove are cared for, protected, and maintained for the thousands of people who visit the Grove throughout the year.
AIDS Quilt Workshops are volunteer opportunities that help maintain and protect the AIDS Quilt. Join us to help maintain existing panels, create a panel for a loved one, or join a supportive community if you are having trouble or feel alone after the death or deaths of a loved one(s).
The National AIDS Memorial Grove is a 10-acre memorial for those impacted by AIDS. Located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, this sacred ground honors those who have fought against this ongoing pandemic.
Over the years, this work has included planting over 10,000 trees, plants, flowers, and shrubs, removing countless tons of brush and debris, and supporting large hardscape and infrastructure projects. Importantly, volunteers also ensure the care of the thousands of names engraved in the Grove, hardscape features, resurfacing paths and roadways, and trenching for irrigation systems. Join us at an upcoming Community Volunteer Workday!
The AIDS Memorial Quilt uses the power of art to humanize the AIDS crisis. Considered the largest community folk arts project in history, the Quilt helps us remember the unique lives and stories of those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS.
Make a panel or help in the essential, ongoing maintenance and protection of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Join us and ensure that lives lost to HIV and AIDS are never forgotten!
Led by our amazing Grove gardening team, nearly 2,000 volunteers provide approximately 7,200 hours of annual volunteer labor. Without this volunteer support, the site of this sacred space for healing, hope, and remembrance for those lost to AIDS would revert to a state of disrepair.
‘Special Group Volunteer Workdays’ are held at the request of a corporate, community, or other group (such as a school or church). With corporate groups in particular, we ask that you consider sponsoring your workday by making a donation to the National AIDS Memorial. If you are interested in organizing and/or sponsoring a Special Group Volunteer Workday, please email Oscar Fabian at ofabian@aidsmemorial.org and Steve Sagaser at ssagaser@aidsmemorial.org.
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