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Volunteer: Host a Holiday Food or Hygiene Drive for the Cavalier Cupboard!

Help us stock the Cavalier Cupboard, Western's student food pantry to provide food and hygiene items to our students by donating today! Frequently needed items include: 

Cereal Oatmeal Granola Bars Pasta Dried dinners & sides Ramen Noodles Canned Fruit Canned Vegetables Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Canned Beans Toilet Paper Shampoo Soap Laundry Detergent Toothpaste Deodorant

Donations can be dropped off to the Welcome Center inside the Student Success Center located at 716 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI. Questions, email Julie at christensenj@westerntc.edu. 


Agency: Western Technical College

Help us stock the Cavalier Cupboard, Western's student food pantry to provide food and hygiene items to our students by donating today! Frequently needed items include: 

Cereal Oatmeal Granola Bars Pasta Dried dinners & sides Ramen Noodles Canned Fruit Canned Vegetables Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Canned Beans Toilet Paper Shampoo Soap Laundry Detergent Toothpaste Deodorant

Donations can be dropped off to the Welcome Center inside the Student Success Center located at 716 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI. Questions, email Julie at christensenj@westerntc.edu. 


Agency: Western Technical College

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Help Unload Food Donations After Rotary Lights Food Drive

Date: Sunday, December 21
Time: Approximately 10:45PM (Rotary Lights food drive ends at 10:30PM)
Location: New Horizons Shelter (address will be provided later)

Each year, Rotary Lights collects hundreds of pounds of food donations for local organizations - and we need your help to bring those donations into our shelter!

We're looking for volunteers to help unload boxes of food from the delivery truck and carry them into the basement of our shelter. This work helps stock our pantry and ensures that families in crisis have access to nutritious meals throughout the year.

Details:

Volunteers will meet at New Horizons Shelter after the food drive ends (around 10:45PM).Tasks include unloading and carrying boxes of food (boxes can weight 15-20 lbs each) down a flight of stairs.Must be able to lift and carry moderate weight safely.Great opportunity for individuals or small groups!

Your time and energy will make a direct impact in supporting survivors and their families.

Sign up today or contact our Director of Community Engagement at 608-791-2610 ext. 1301 or dev@nhagainstabuse.org for more information.

Agency: New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers, Inc

Date: Sunday, December 21
Time: Approximately 10:45PM (Rotary Lights food drive ends at 10:30PM)
Location: New Horizons Shelter (address will be provided later)

Each year, Rotary Lights collects hundreds of pounds of food donations for local organizations - and we need your help to bring those donations into our shelter!

We're looking for volunteers to help unload boxes of food from the delivery truck and carry them into the basement of our shelter. This work helps stock our pantry and ensures that families in crisis have access to nutritious meals throughout the year.

Details:

Volunteers will meet at New Horizons Shelter after the food drive ends (around 10:45PM).Tasks include unloading and carrying boxes of food (boxes can weight 15-20 lbs each) down a flight of stairs.Must be able to lift and carry moderate weight safely.Great opportunity for individuals or small groups!

Your time and energy will make a direct impact in supporting survivors and their families.

Sign up today or contact our Director of Community Engagement at 608-791-2610 ext. 1301 or dev@nhagainstabuse.org for more information.

Agency: New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers, Inc

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Dec 21, 2025

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Rotary Lights Set Up and Takedown

We are looking for nonprofit groups who are willing to help with our set-up and take-down process.

Our set-up usually occurs from October 15 through the day before Thanksgiving. 

We are also looking for nonprofit groups who are willing to help with our take-down process. Our take-down usually occurs from January 1 through January 6. 

We are also looking for talented individuals who have experience in electrical and operating high lifts.

Agency: Rotary Lights

We are looking for nonprofit groups who are willing to help with our set-up and take-down process.

Our set-up usually occurs from October 15 through the day before Thanksgiving. 

We are also looking for nonprofit groups who are willing to help with our take-down process. Our take-down usually occurs from January 1 through January 6. 

We are also looking for talented individuals who have experience in electrical and operating high lifts.

Agency: Rotary Lights

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Ghoulees in the Coulees - Saturday Trail Guide

Guide visitors along a haunted trail! Dress warmly, and be prepared to get your steps in.


Want to know more about the event? Check here! https://www.norskedalen.org/events/ghoulees-in-the-coulees/

Agency: Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center

Guide visitors along a haunted trail! Dress warmly, and be prepared to get your steps in.


Want to know more about the event? Check here! https://www.norskedalen.org/events/ghoulees-in-the-coulees/

Agency: Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 25, 2025

Zip Code: 54623

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: 2025 Bell Ringers! Friends, families, student groups, individuals, and all!

Join us for another Red Kettle Season! Bell Ringing is an important way to spread the love and holiday cheer, but also a reminder of the giving season. 

 

The purpose of our Red Kettle Campaign is to create awareness about The Salvation Army and how we support the most vulnerable in our community. When the community supports this campaign, we can continue serving those in need through our programs and services. Between our shelter, meal programs, shelter advocacy, case management, and more - we are able to show up for those who need us and provide hope for better days ahead. 

This is a fun event for your group, please feel free to wear your group apparel, play holiday music or wear Christmas outfit (think ugly sweaters) etc.

 

This is why all activities of the season are so important! Join us for Bell Ringing!! 

 

Sign up here:  https://www.registertoring.com/

 

*Registration is now open*

Agency: The Salvation Army of La Crosse

Join us for another Red Kettle Season! Bell Ringing is an important way to spread the love and holiday cheer, but also a reminder of the giving season. 

 

The purpose of our Red Kettle Campaign is to create awareness about The Salvation Army and how we support the most vulnerable in our community. When the community supports this campaign, we can continue serving those in need through our programs and services. Between our shelter, meal programs, shelter advocacy, case management, and more - we are able to show up for those who need us and provide hope for better days ahead. 

This is a fun event for your group, please feel free to wear your group apparel, play holiday music or wear Christmas outfit (think ugly sweaters) etc.

 

This is why all activities of the season are so important! Join us for Bell Ringing!! 

 

Sign up here:  https://www.registertoring.com/

 

*Registration is now open*

Agency: The Salvation Army of La Crosse

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Runs Until Dec 24, 2025

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Volunteers Needed

We have loads of events and activities planned for the upcoming holidays. Come spend time with our residents as they participate in these fun things planned!

Agency: Brookdale - La Crosse

We have loads of events and activities planned for the upcoming holidays. Come spend time with our residents as they participate in these fun things planned!

Agency: Brookdale - La Crosse

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Holiday Wishes for OASIS Respite Program

OASIS Respite Program serves individuals in the beginning to middle stages of a dementia, Alzheimer's Disease or other brain related diagnosis.  It is the first program of its kind serving La Crosse, Holmen, Onalaska, La Crescent, Winona, West Salem, Sparta, and the Coulee Region!

These Holiday Wishes sustain this much needed program and we thank you for your consideration of support!

Donation Ideas:
Amazon or Wal Mart Gift Card: Most materials used in OASIS are designed for adults with dementia or appropriate for elderly adults
Grocery Gift Card:  OASIS provides a homecooked, hot meal each week as well as home baked dessert and participant birthday cakes
Dollar Store Card: OASIS participants craft and create seasonal projects to take home or give as gifts

Monetary Support:  Making a monetary donation to OASIS continues this much-needed respite program for our participants and their caregivers.

All donations receive an acknowledgement letter of your generous support for your records. 

For more information, visit oasisrespite.org or call (608) 780-0471

Agency: Causeway Caregivers

OASIS Respite Program serves individuals in the beginning to middle stages of a dementia, Alzheimer's Disease or other brain related diagnosis.  It is the first program of its kind serving La Crosse, Holmen, Onalaska, La Crescent, Winona, West Salem, Sparta, and the Coulee Region!

These Holiday Wishes sustain this much needed program and we thank you for your consideration of support!

Donation Ideas:
Amazon or Wal Mart Gift Card: Most materials used in OASIS are designed for adults with dementia or appropriate for elderly adults
Grocery Gift Card:  OASIS provides a homecooked, hot meal each week as well as home baked dessert and participant birthday cakes
Dollar Store Card: OASIS participants craft and create seasonal projects to take home or give as gifts

Monetary Support:  Making a monetary donation to OASIS continues this much-needed respite program for our participants and their caregivers.

All donations receive an acknowledgement letter of your generous support for your records. 

For more information, visit oasisrespite.org or call (608) 780-0471

Agency: Causeway Caregivers

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 54601

Allow Groups: No