{"id":191124,"date":"2026-03-14T04:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191124\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:30:08","slug":"five-ways-to-give-back-and-get-involved-in-your-community-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191124\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to give back and get involved in your community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAR seeks volunteers for post-St. Patrick\u2019s Day cleanup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-113597 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAR-cleanup2-Photo-Mindful-Action-for-Regeneration-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"188\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Mindful Action for Regeneration (MAR) is hosting a post-St. Patrick\u2019s Day Pinellas Trail cleanup, Wednesday, March 18 from 5:30 until 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The cleanup will take place from 49th Street S. to 34th Street S., beginning at Trailhead Park, 3800 Fairfield Avenue S., St. Petersburg. Parking for approximately 30 cars is available, along with residential street parking.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle. All cleanup supplies will be provided, including buckets, pickers and gloves. Anyone wearing green will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/pinellas-trail-cleanup-tickets-1984558082648?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-3.03.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1662\" height=\"48\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A.L. Anderson Park Rain Garden Workday<\/p>\n<p>Pinellas County, in partnership with Keep Pinellas Beautiful, is working to restore the Anderson Park Rain Garden in Tarpon Springs and welcomes volunteers to help prepare the space for planting Tuesday, March 24 from 9 a.m. until noon.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers are asked to wear closed-toe shoes and clothing they don\u2019t mind getting dirty. Long sleeves, a hat, sunglasses and a refillable water bottle are recommended. All supplies and tools will be provided.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A.L.-Anderson-Park-Rain-Garden-Photo-Pinellas-County-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"175\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a great opportunity for participants to get their hands in the soil, meet fellow gardeners and help beautify the area for the community to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>A.L. Anderson Park is located at 39699 U.S. 19, Tarpon Springs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/al-anderson-park-rain-garden-workday-tickets-1983327499942?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Check availability here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-3.03.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1662\" height=\"48\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer at the SPCA Tampa Bay Pet Walk<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113599 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SPCA-Pet-Walk-Photo-SPCA-Tampa-Bay-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"255\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The SPCA Tampa Bay is holding its 35th Annual Pet Walk, Saturday, March 28 at Largo Central Park from 8 a.m. until noon, and volunteers are needed to fill a variety of spots.<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised through\u00a0the Pet Walk\u00a0support programs such as a pet food bank, vaccine clinics and senior pet care packages, Proceeds also help the SPCA rescue, rehabilitate and rehome homeless pets while providing medical care for injured and orphaned wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer opportunities include event and registration set-up beginning at 5:30 a.m.; refreshing dog bowls and kiddie pools, taking photos of guests, working in the VIP \u2013 Top Paw Pavillion and cheerleading along the route throughout the morning; and event and registration breakdown ending at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Participants must be 16 years and older and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n<p>Largo Central Park is located at 101 Central Park Dr., Largo.<\/p>\n<p>To view volunteer descriptions and choose your spot, <a href=\"https:\/\/spcatampabay.volunteerlocal.com\/volunteer\/?id=104020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75533 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-3.03.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1662\" height=\"48\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Indian Rocks food pantry seeks help<\/p>\n<p>Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. is seeking volunteers to help with the Beach Community Food Pantry in Indian Rocks Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Various opportunities are available, including picking up and unloading food and other pantry items, marking inventory and sorting through donations, shopping, cleaning, gardening support and other tasks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-113600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-Seniors-in-Service--300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Most jobs take place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with other offering flexible timelines.<\/p>\n<p>The Beach Community Food Pantry is located at 191 13th Ave., Indian Rocks Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAR seeks volunteers for post-St. Patrick\u2019s Day cleanup Mindful Action for Regeneration (MAR) is hosting a post-St. Patrick\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-191124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}