For Individual Volunteers, NOT Groups

Help with "Harvest Fest" children's activities

5 PMD volunteers wipe dirt off of sugar pumpkins in preparation for the 2025 Harvest Fest at the Somerville Community Growing Center

WHEN

  • Sunday 9/27/2026, 12:15pm-5pm
  • Rain Date: 10/04/2026
    Any rain postponement will be decided and emailed to registered PMD volunteers by 10am on 9/27.
  • Sign up by 9/21/2026
    ~12 volunteers are still needed.

WHAT

AFTERNOON, OUTDOOR, PMD COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Primary Date: Sunday 9/27
Rain Date: Sunday 10/4

Sign up for either or both afternoons!

Assist children with fun harvest activities: pumpkin decorating, contests, games, crafts, etc.

WHERE

Somerville Community Growing Center, Union Square

Note: PMD only shares specific directions, maps, and other details with registered volunteers since we cannot accommodate any walk-ins, i.e., unregistered volunteers simply showing up.

WHY

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a place for people of all ages and backgrounds to gather, learn, and celebrate to grow community.

Begun in 1994, it is a center for both environmental education and cultural performances. It provides a hands-on learning environment for local youth to learn about the natural world, science, community service and cultural issues. Volunteers coordinate concerts and other events like the annual Harvest Fest that are free to the public, in addition to educational programming.

 

HOW

Sign up by 9/21 for either or both dates at https://pmd.org/s/HarvestFest26.htm

Individuals may only sign up themselves (and may not reserve spaces for others).

Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.

Youth age 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult (age 18+) who separately registers with PMD by the deadline AND fully participates.

Call PMD if you cannot sign up using our form.
If you experience any difficult registering online to volunteer with PMD, please immediately CALL THE PMD OFFICE at (*82) 1-781-963-0373 so that we can help you AND troubleshoot the problem so that other potential volunteers will not face the same problem. Thanks!
After you successfully complete PMD's online registration, you will immediately see a confirmation screen AND receive a confirmation email message. Then a few days before this project, PMD will email specific details as PDFs, including directions to the project site (by public transportation and by car*), what to expect, a checklist on how to prepare, and for minors, a waiver-release form since a parent/guardian must co-sign and submit hardcopies (Adult volunteers provide their full consents online, so require no hardcopies).

*Due to area traffic jams and difficulty finding legal parking, we strongly recommend NOT driving, but on-street visitor parking is allowed on Sundays.

 

WHO

Volunteers age 12+ assist children with fun harvest activities: pumpkin decorating, contests, games, nature crafts and activities, etc.

Like all PMD projects, this project requires being in excellent health (and living with others who are also), ability to lift and move items up to 20 pounds unaided, good fine motor skills, ability to work semi-independently after brief instruction, and participation for the entire project time span, with water and rest breaks.

All volunteers must register in advance - PMD canNOT accept any unregistered "walk in" participants.

For 33+ years, public charity People Making a Difference (PMD) has promoted informed and responsible volunteerism by involving people in tangible work that meets local needs and by assisting companies in building successful community involvement programs that:
  • Produce appreciable results while conserving recipients' limited resources.
  • Educate volunteers about broader issues.
  • Bring people together to make a difference.
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