Napa Valley CanDo

$585 raised from 10 donations

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How We Impact the Community

CanDo connects, inspires, and empowers neighbors to take positive action through volunteerism. Our projects are based on a commitment to address unmet community needs. CanDo orchestrates this Give!Guide, which in 13 years has raised $ 7,321, 498 for 167 nonprofits serving our community.

Four of CanDo’s other current projects address food insecurity: Garden for the Food Bank, Food Rescue Team, Napa Valley Food Project, and Gleaning Project. Since 2014, we’ve grown, collected, or gleaned a total of 698, 457 pounds of food plus $125, 853 in donations! It has all gone directly to the CAN-V Food Bank, or through our partnership with Feeding It Forward Napa Valley, to our neighbors who need it most.

Our “Stow It- Don’t Throw It” project aims to keep fishing lines out of our beautiful Napa Waterways. Our Neighborhood Reads volunteers keep Little Free Libraries around town stocked with a fresh supply of books for young readers.

The newest project added last year, Pro-Inclusion Napa (PIN), promotes understanding and tolerance throughout our community by developing programs based on our core values of respect, acceptance, and kindness. PIN Positive Poster Project, launched at Browns Valley TK-8 and Valley Oak High School, continues to inspire local youth in classrooms and at community events.

CanDo is an all-volunteer organization with no membership requirements. We stay connected via a weekly eNewsletter that highlights done-in-a-day volunteer opportunities and community events.

Testimonial

Over the years, the gleaners have removed hundreds of pounds of lemons from my tree. Its easy to schedule and I enjoy watching them use ladders and climb the tree! They leave no mess, and I receive a receipt for tax purposes. It’s a joyful project for all!

Lenore Hirsh

What a $10 donation buys

One 5-gallon plastic bucket and a bucket hook to hang it from a ladder for gleaning.

What a $50 donation buys

Two large fruit picking bags for harvesting when a bucket won’t work as well

Other Ways to Help

Volunteer with us!

Get involved! Come learn more about our grassroots, all-volunteer organization. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Check the website for details.
Volunteer your expertise! Do you have specific skills in graphic design, outreach, or social media? Your talents could be just what is needed to grow our mission and vision here in Napa County.
Offer to donate extra fruit or vegetables from your orchard or backyard.
Join our on-call group of happy volunteers who go pick donated food for the CAN-V Food Bank.
Drive a truck or van? We need someone to bring ladders to donor sites and then haul the produce to the Food Bank. No picking required.