Weeding + Harvesting w/ Southside Community Farm

Tuesday, September 10th, 9am-12pm

Southside Community Farm (SCF) is an urban food space in the historically Black Southside neighborhood. Since 2014, SCF has been a BIPOC-centered space for neighborhood residents to enjoy healthy food and to connect with nature and each other.

We will be weeding + harvesting in the Southside Community Orchard. Please wear comfortable clothing, closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, and work gloves if you have them. Bring water! No age restrictions. Sign up at the FD or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

SCF is at risk of losing access to the land they have stewarded for ten years. In a neighborhood without a grocery store, SCF is the only place to access fresh, healthy food. If you want to learn more and support the farm, please visit their website: https://southsidecommunitygarden.org/save-the-farm/

Month-Long Pet Supply Drive w/ Brother Wolf Animal Rescue

We will be collecting pet supplies all month! Please drop off items at the front lobby.

List of accepted donations:

• sheets, towels, blankets (no pillows)
• dog/cat beds
• dog/cat food
• dog treats (small, soft training treats are the most in-demand!)
• dog/cat toys
• empty paper towel rolls (for enrichment puzzles for the animals)
• scrub brushes/sponges
• dog harnesses, leashes, collars
• pet crates

Please email  Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org with any questions!

Blanket Project w/ BeLoved and Local Cloth

Saturday July 20th, 10am-12pm

We will gather to spread out the blankets collected for BeLoved’s blanket drive to create a giant “quilt” at Warren Wilson College. We are seeking several volunteers to help us spread out the blankets to create our quilt, which will be captured via images taken by a drone!

Have a blanket you want to donate? Contact Peggy at peggy@localcloth.org. Please do not simply drop them unannounced: at Local Cloth–reminder: we don’t have storage space for them!

Sign up at the front desk or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

CANCELLED

Clean-up w/ Wildwood Herbal

Tuesday May 21st 9am-12pm

Wildwood Herbal Farm has acquired land to use for planting produce! However, the land is littered with trash and plastics. As they are an Organic Biodynamic Sustainable produce provider, the land must be reclaimed back to its natural state before they can begin to grow the crops that will go to programs such as the Equal Plates Project, feeding over 1,000 meals weekly to underserved communities and neighbors.

We will be cleaning up the field so that by fall they can begin to sow winter crops.

Sign up at the front desk or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

Cleanup w/ Protect Pisgah

Saturday April 20th 10am-3pm

Protect Pisgah is a project run by WNC Photo Tours. Their mission is to protect and clean sections of Pisgah National Forest that accumulate a lot of trash.

We will be helping to clean up a spot north of Burnsville, about an hour from Asheville. We will meet at Asheville Community Yoga at 10am, then carpool/caravan to the clean-up spot together, where we’ll spend a few hours caring for the earth.

7 volunteers max, must commit to being present the entire time. Bonus points if you have a pickup truck!

Sign up at the front desk or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

Arts, Crafts, and Games Afternoon w/ OpenDoors of Asheville

Friday, February 9th, 3-5pm

OpenDoors of Asheville’s mission is to strengthen community by eliminating the race-based opportunity and achievement gaps for students through education. They are going to be hosting an “Arts, Crafts, and Games Afternoon.” There will be a selection of different stations with games, coloring, bracelet-making, and other crafts available. Volunteers are needed to sit down next to students and assist them in whatever activity or craft they are doing.

Sign up at the front desk or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.org

Market Support w/Bounty and Soul

Tuesday January 30th, 10:30am-12:30pm

Bounty and Soul is a local community-based non-profit providing access to fresh produce and wellness education for everyone.

We will be helping to support their weekly Produce to the People market, where community members are able to access nutritious, culturally relevant fresh local food. Limited to 10 volunteers.

Not able to make it? You can still participate!

We will be collecting love notes to bring to the volunteering event and they will be placed in the produce boxes given to community members. These notes can be drawings or words of encouragement, support, and inspiration. Supplies are available at the front desk.

Sign up at the front desk or email Ariel@AshevilleCommunityYoga.Org with any questions.

Service Project w/ Heart of Horse Sense (7041 Meadows Town Rd, Marshall, NC 28753)

Tuesday October 3rd, 10am-1pm

Heart of Horse Sense is a local organization whose mission is to offer Trauma-Informed Equine Assisted Therapy to Veterans, At-Risk Youth, and survivors in WNC. We’ll be helping to clean the farm in preparation for the organization’s upcoming event: Moonlight on the Meadow. We also have the opportunity to watch a live horse demonstration!

Sign up at the front desk or email ariel@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Service Project w/ All Souls Counseling Center

Saturday September 23rd, 8:30am-11am OR 11am-1:30pm

All Souls Counseling Center is a non-profit organization based in Asheville whose mission is to “serve as a leading nonprofit provider and community partner for quality mental health counseling, outreach, and education with a focus on those who are underinsured and uninsured in Western North Carolina.”

They are hosting their annual Mental Health Matters Walk/Run for Awareness on Saturday, September 23rd on the UNCA campus, where Asheville Community Yoga will be hosting a resource table and helping with setting up and cleaning up after the event.

We will have two shifts available:

• The first shift will be 8:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
• The second shift will be 11:00 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Sign up at the front desk or email ariel@ashevillecommunityyoga.org 

Service Project w/ Riverlink

Thursday July 13th 10-12pm

We’ll be working to remove invasive plants from a stand of River Cane (a species of bamboo native to the SE US) along the Wilma Dykeman Greenway.

RiverLink will provide all necessary tools and equipment. Closed-toed shoes are required and pants are recommended. We also recommend everyone bring a water bottle.

Sign up at the front desk or email ariel@ashevillecommunityyoga.org

Service Project w/ Blue Ridge Pride

Wednesday June 28 from 6-8pm

We’ll be helping with the launch of their individual donor campaign. Volunteers will set up and take down tables, answer questions/direct attendees, make sure people keep drinks inside, help with their raffle basket tickets, etc.

We have space for only 10 volunteers!

Sign up at the front desk or email ariel@ashevillecommunityyoga.org