Volunteer Fair

The 2026 Spring Volunteer Fair is organized by University Honors Student Association and UMD Engage and is co-sponsored by the Head of the Lakes United Way.

Spring Volunteer Fair + Volunteers in Action Service Project

Location: Kirby Ballroom 
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 11am - 2pm
Cost: FREE

The Spring Volunteer Fair is an event for students and faculty to connect with diverse volunteering opportunities in the Twin Ports community. Representatives from local organizations will be at the event to provide information and answer questions about their unique volunteer programs.

Volunteers in Action Service Project - The Red Cross will be hosting a letter writing campaign for veterans. Please stop by the table in Kirby Commons to write a note of encouragement and appreciation to share with veterans living in State Veteran Homes.  

The following community organizations are registered to be at the Spring Volunteer Fair. 
Learn more about the participating organizations HERE.

Age Well Arrowhead
Alzheimer's Association
American Red Cross
Animal Allies Humane Society
Arrowhead Transit
Bike Cave
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
Chum
ConnectAbility of MN
Divine Konnections 
Duluth Center for Women and Children
Duluth Community Ed
Duluth Community School Collaborative 
Duluth Edison Charter Schools
Essentia Health
Family Freedom Center
Girl Scouts Lakes and Pines
Girls on the Run MN
Grandma's Marathon
Great Lakes Aquarium
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
Head of the Lakes United Way
Homegrown Music Festival
HRA of Duluth 
Lake Superior YMCA (which includes Duluth, Hermantown, Superior and Grand Marais)
Lake Superior Zoo
Memorial Blood Center
Men As Peacemakers
Mentor North
North Country RIDE
Northland Adaptive Recreation
PAVSA
Recovery Alliance Duluth
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Upper Midwest
Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center
SCSE Outreach (UMD STEM Outreach)
Second Harvest Northland
St. Louis County Historical Society
Udac, Inc.
Union Gospel Mission- Duluth
WE Health Clinic
Zeitgeist