Events Calendar
Back to School Fill-a-Bag Sale
Stock up on all of the school and office supplies you need for the coming school year during our $5 Back to School Fill-a-Bag Sale!
For the month of August, grab an HEB bag (or bring your own!) and fill it with items from our Education and Office sections for just $5! We have all the supplies you need for a successful start to the school year at a fraction of the retail price, and buying secondhand supplies instead of new helps keep useable items out of the landfill!
FREE Pride Make & Take: 3D Paper Rainbows
Kick off Austin’s Pride Month by learning to make 3D Paper Rainbows at this free make and take! They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Summer of Service Special Session - Needlework Sorting & Pricing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
We're sorting through our bins of needlework and could use some extra hands! If you're into fiber arts, or just curious about how we get materials from the bins to the floor, this is a great chance to dive in. We'll be organizing items into categories like fabric, completed pieces, kits, used fabric, and more, and even doing some pricing along the way. It's a fun, hands-on project, and we’re always looking for volunteers to help out with the needlework section! This event is best for participants 16 years and up. Sign up here.
Community Volunteering: Measuring & Sorting Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Measuring & sorting quilting fabric is categorizing pieces of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Baubles & Butterflies
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to make shiny 3D baubles and butterflies at this free make and take using foiled paper! They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Diane in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Geometric Origami Triangle Boxes
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to fold geometric origami triangle boxes at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored paper to make your box, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Join us in creating hand stitched dog toys for animals currently residing in local shelters. No experience required - we’ll show you what to do!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Educator Extravaganza + Resource Fair!
Are you a public educator? Join us for our annual Educator Extravaganza! A great selection of classroom and teaching supplies will be available on a pay-what-you-can basis, and we will host a resource fair with several local non-profit partners, including AISD, Goodwill, EcoRise, National Wildlife Federation, Keep Austin Beautiful, and more! Must present public educator ID.
Get all the details about how to make heading back to the classroom a breeze this year!
Summer of Service Special Session - Craft Material Sorting & Pricing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
We're sorting through our bins of needlework and could use some extra hands! If you're into fiber arts, or just curious about how we get materials from the bins to the floor, this is a great chance to dive in. We'll be organizing items into categories like fabric, completed pieces, kits, used fabric, and more, and even doing some pricing along the way. It's a fun, hands-on project, and we’re always looking for volunteers to help out with the needlework section! This event is best for participants 16 years and up. Sign up here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Floating Pop-Up Cards
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to make floating pop-up cards at this free make and take! They are a fun and whimsical way to send a note to a friend or loved one.
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and make cards! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Modular Origami Boxes
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to fold modular origami boxes at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored paper to make your box, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Join us in creating hand stitched dog toys for animals currently residing in local shelters. No experience required - we’ll show you what to do!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Summer of Service Special Session - Paint Sorting & Pricing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
Come help us sort through a large and colorful donation of paint! We’ll be organizing it by type, craft paint, house paint, oil-based, and more. Then doing a quick test to make sure it’s still good before we price it. This is a great volunteer opportunity for anyone interested in paint as a creative medium or who just loves getting hands-on with organizing. As always, our volunteers get first pick at the items being processed. This group is best suited for volunteers aged 16 and up, and we recommend wearing clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy. Come join the fun and help us get this paint ready for its next home! Sign up here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Pride Posters
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by Make a poster for Austin’s Pride Parade or your window! We’ll provide all the materials, you provide the passion. Led by local artist and ACR board member - Patrik!
Join Patrik in our Classroom space to play with poster-making supplies and let your Pride shine! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Reuse Paper Pride Wigs
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to make reuse paper Pride wigs at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored reuse paper to make your wig, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect to accessorize your Pride look!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our Classroom to play with pretty paper and make wigs! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-4PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Measuring & Sorting Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Measuring & sorting quilting fabric is categorizing pieces of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Headbands
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to make Pride headbands at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored paper and other craft supplies to decorate your headband, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect accessory to accompany your Pride outfits!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and make headbands! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Spiral Top Origami Boxes
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to fold spiral top origami boxes at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored paper to make your box, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Funky Fabric Friday!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Funky Fabric Fridays are all about processing the most interesting categories of fabric - from sparkly pink vinyl, to purple fur, and fluffy batting. You'll help us sort, measure, and price all the funky fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the rainbow marker cap curtain! You can sign up for a spot here.
Summer of Service Special Session - Specialty Fabric Processing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
Come help us sort and price some of our specialty fabrics! We’ll be digging into bins full of silk, faux fur and other unique textiles. Once we sort everything, we’ll measure and price it for resale. Don’t worry if you’re not a fabric expert, we’ll teach you everything you need to know to process these materials with confidence. It’s a great way to learn something new while helping out! As always, volunteers get first dibs on the fabric being sorted. This opportunity is best for volunteers aged 16 and up. Sign up here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Pride Make & Take: Gift Pocket Envelope
Celebrate Austin’s Pride Month by learning to fold spiral top origami boxes at this free make and take! Choose from a variety of colored paper to make your box, and show your pride with rainbow colors or the colors of a particular pride flag. They are the perfect size to display on your desk or on a shelf, and will beautify your space all month (or all year) long!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Funky Fabric Friday!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Funky Fabric Fridays are all about processing the most interesting categories of fabric - from sparkly pink vinyl, to purple fur, and fluffy batting. You'll help us sort, measure, and price all the funky fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the rainbow marker cap curtain! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Meet the Camera Guy - Clyde Hoover
Got photography questions? We’ve got answers (and photography equipment)!
Meet the Camera Guy, Clyde Hoover, at ACR and get all of your photography questions answered! Clyde spent over 40 years working in IT and, now retired, is a Core Volunteer at ACR. A self-described “computer geek,” he focuses his time and expertise on testing and fixing the myriad pieces of tech that get donated to ACR, from fancy cameras to vacuum cleaners to light bulbs.
At this event, Clyde will have a vast array of photography equipment, both vintage and modern, for sale. He’ll be able to tell you what a particular piece of camera equipment is and how to use it. Everything will be available at typically-low ACR prices, with the added bonus of expert advice!
In addition to helping tech find new homes at ACR, Clyde is also an artist who creates art objects from discarded electronics and appliances. Check out his website for more info and to see some of his work.
This event is free and open to the public. Simply drop in at any point between 12-3PM on July 27 to chat with Clyde in our Community Space.
Summer of Service Special Session - Linens Sorting & Pricing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
For this event we will be tackling one of our specialist projects, Linens! We typically require core volunteers to go through a bit of training before they can process linens on their own. For this event, we will have some of our dedicated linens volunteers helping us learn the ins and outs of the process. This is a great opportunity for anyone who has been intrigued by our linens section and would like to learn more about how they can be a part of the magic at ACR! Sign up here.
FREE Make & Take: Origami
Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Measuring & Sorting Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Measuring & sorting quilting fabric is categorizing pieces of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Summer of Service Special Session - Vintage Ephemera Paper Sorting & Pricing
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
Come help us sort out sticker donations! We will start by sorting the stickers into a few categories and then we will bundle them together in themed packs. Some of the stickers will be pricing for individual sale. It's a very fun and engaging project. Children are welcome but we do require anyone under the age of 15 to be accompanied by an adult. Sign up here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Funky Fabric Friday!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Funky Fabric Fridays are all about processing the most interesting categories of fabric - from sparkly pink vinyl, to purple fur, and fluffy batting. You'll help us sort, measure, and price all the funky fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the rainbow marker cap curtain! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Make & Take: Origami
Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Educational Materials
Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!
Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
This activity is best for ages 15 & up.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
FREE Make & Take: Rubik’s Cube Folding & Solving
Celebrate National Puzzle Day at ACR with this free Make & Take where Core Volunteer Kelly will teach participants how to fold puzzles out of paper and to solve a Rubik’s cube!
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami and Rubik’s cubes! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.
Summer of Service Special Session - Sticker Sorting & Bundling
Summer of Service is back, hurrah! We will be adding some additional volunteering opportunities throughout the summer to give all our new volunteers more ways to participate. Check out the details of each event to see what we will be processing!
These are indoor and seated events located at Austin Creative Reuse in Windsor Park. You will be helping out in a room that can be a bit warm in the summer, so we suggest you keep this in mind when dressing for the event.
Austin Creative Reuse is a Austin based non-profit that aims to foster conservation, education, and community building through the creative reuse of old items and the reuse of creative items! We take in ~50,000 lbs. of donations every month and we rely on volunteers to help us process all those donations! Most items we resell at our center at very accessible price points, but we also donate supplies to schools, and attend community events to teach our youngest generations about creative reuse.
Come help us sort out sticker donations! We will start by sorting the stickers into a few categories and then we will bundle them together in themed packs. Some of the stickers will be pricing for individual sale. It's a very fun and engaging project. Children are welcome but we do require anyone under the age of 15 to be accompanied by an adult. Sign up here.
FREE Make & Take: Origami
Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.
Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA!
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Join us in creating hand stitched dog toys for animals currently residing in local shelters. No experience required - we’ll show you what to do!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!
Great opportunity for families! Ages 9 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.
Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!
Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.