Special Events

United Way of San Luis Obispo County is pleased to offer the following ongoing programs and events, supporting nonprofits, youth, families, donors and volunteers.

Flavors of SLO – Announcing Flavors of SLO on Saturday, May 4, 2019! Join us for an afternoon of tasting, sipping, and mingling at our 10th annual tasting event showcasing the very best food, wine and beer that the San Luis Obispo region has to offer. The event will be held in beautiful downtown San Luis Obispo at the historic Mission Plaza. Check out www.flavorofslo.org to BUY TICKETS and for more information.

 Diversity in Action - SLO Reading Day on Monday, April 29, 2019 - Sign up to Read or Donate below!!

DIVERSITY IN ACTION

WHAT IS DÍA!

 On Tuesday, April 29, 2019, San Luis Coastal Unified School District libraries will celebrate "Día", a national library program that fosters literacy for all children from all backgrounds. Día, also known as El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) is a commitment to include and celebrate all cultures through literacy. 

THE PLAN

 The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, with the help of the United Way of San Luis Obispo County and Rotary Clubs throughout the school district, will go to all 10 elementary schools to read books by diverse authors, rich in diverseculture, and reflective of our diverse population to classrooms from kinder to 6th grade. We will also be donating the books we read to classroom libraries to build continuing understanding and acceptance 

HOW TO HELP

READ: Once you sign up to be a reader, you will be assigned a school, classroom and a book.  Buy the book, read it aloud to the class, leave the book for the class. 

DONATE: Expert librarians have curated lists of diverse books to donate to classrooms throughout the district.  You or your organization can donate as few or as many books as you like.  Your name will be printed on the inside cover to recognize the donation. 

 

 

JOIN US

JOIN US

Stuff the Bus - This is an annual donation drive for new school supplies which are collected and distributed throughout local school districts to students in need. Every summer, just before school starts, the community is invited to literally stuff a big yellow bus with school supplies. In 2018 over 100 Volunteers helped collect school supplies outside of Cookie Crock in Cambria, Staples in SLO, Kmart in Atascadero and Walmart in Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles. Meathead Movers donates boxes to hold the supplies, Atascadero Unified, Coast Unified, Lucia Mar Unified, Paso Robles Joint Unified and San Luis Coastal Unified School Districts donate the use of the school buses and the drivers volunteer their time. 

Marre House - Featuring live music, delicious gourmet menu prepared by a local chef, wine provided by local wineries and the breathtaking views of the Coast from the historic Marre House! 

Care Packages for Christmas Day - For the past 20 years, the San Luis Obispo community has generously provided our County’s homeless with a wonderful home-cooked Christmas Day dinner, live entertainment and much needed winter clothing care packages. The latter contain brand new:  sleeping bags, hooded sweatshirts, winter jackets, socks, underwear and toiletries. Donate today!