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Published 9/25/25 3:56PM
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Help Decorate San Francisco's 2025 World Tree of Hope - Nov. 1 to Dec. 1

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near San Francisco, CA
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  • Details

    Start Date:
    November 1, 2025, 10:00 AM GMT-7
    End Date:
    December 1, 2025, 6:00 PM GMT-8
    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Commitment Details:
    Please volunteer for a 3-4 hour minimum shift.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    50
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Community Development, LGBTQ
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+

    Description

    Help Decorate San Francisco's 2025 World Tree of Hope - Nov. 1 to Dec. 1

    Help decorate San Francisco's World Tree of Hope - the most unique holiday tree in the world.

    The World Tree of Hope is a global holiday project that promotes peace, love, and humanitarianism for our community in San Francisco and for all people on earth.

    The World Tree of Hope is the largest origami holiday tree in the world, standing over 23 feet tall and decorated with more than 17,000 hand-folded origami cranes and stars, each inscribed with wishes for the future of the world. The Tree is created as a symbol of global unity and hope, to promote peace, love, and humanitarian action.

    This is the 20th anniversary of the tree! http://www.worldtreeofhope.org/

    Decorating: There are a variety of tasks to prepare the origami and to start decorating the branches of the tree (folding, wiring, sorting, and ironing...). There are no special skills needed. You don't need to know how to fold origami to help!

    • Grace Cathedral graciously hosts the World Tree of Hope, the Tree is created by Rainbow World Fund

    https://www.rainbowfund.org as a symbol of global unity and universal love. The Tree's purpose is purely humanitarian with the message that we are all one human family. It is open to everyone regardless of belief or non-belief.

    There are lots of opportunities to help. All are welcome!

    The decorating dates/times at Grace Cathedral (1100 California St., San Francisco) are from Nov. 1-30, 2025:

    • Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Sunday, Nov. 2 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Thursday, Nov. 6 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Friday, Nov. 7 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Sunday, Nov. 9 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Thursday, Nov. 13 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Friday, Nov. 14 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Sunday, Nov. 16 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Thursday, Nov. 20 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Friday, Nov. 21 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Friday, Nov. 28 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 AM to 6 PM
    • Sunday, Nov. 30 from 12: 30 PM to 5 PM
    • Monday, Dec. 1 from 10 Am to 6 PM

    The tree lighting is on Monday, December 8, from 6:30 PM to 8 PM

    We will take down the tree on Saturday, January 10, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    We can accommodate individuals and small groups of up to 25 volunteers.

    • To volunteer, YOU MUST REGISTER:

    Sign up here by filling out this Google form:

    https://bit.ly/World-Tree-of-Hope-Volunteer-Sign-Up

    OR email Jeff at: jcotter@rainbowfund.org

    • Please state

    Please provide your available dates and times, so we can best match them and create the volunteer schedule. Please include your telephone number. We invite volunteers to sign up for a 3- or 4-hour shift. There is a lot to do, so feel free to stay longer or help on multiple days - just let us know.

    We greatly appreciate volunteers who can sign up during the first several days to help us get off to a strong start!

    Check out this time-lapse video of us decorating a previous year's tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUqq1vrqJTQ

    About the Tree: http://www.worldtreeofhope.org/

    Keywords: Christmas, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, Thanksgiving

    Location

    On-site
    Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco, California, US
    1100 California Street

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