Category: Special Event

Are you ready for a disaster? Test your survival skills & earn prizes with Gulf Coast Center in their Disaster Readiness Trivia activity. 

Plus, learn how to keep your cool in a crisis with GCC’s expert tips on mental health. Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your preparedness!

Date & Time

Sunday, January 19th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Gulf Coast Center

Gulf Coast Center provides accessible, efficient and quality services to support the independent and healthy living of those we serve. Every day, our counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, case workers, peers, support, and administrative staff help our clients get and stay healthy and achieve their greatest potential. We provide a range of services and support for people in Galveston and Brazoria counties with mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) needs. We also provide additional community services, including community education and disaster recovery support.

Want to declutter and do good? Join the fun of the Buy Nothing Project! This global movement is all about sharing, lending, and gifting within your local community. Drop off your gently used treasures or snag something you need. It’s a win-win: less waste, more joy!

It is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Bring up to 5 items MAX that you would like to give. Please no perishable food items!

2. Take what you need or want.

3. Any items left will be donated.

It’s a free-for-all of generosity! Give what you can, take what you need, or simply enjoy the community spirit. No strings attached, no quid pro quo. We’re all about the joy of giving without expecting anything in return. So, let’s keep the magic of pure gifting alive!

Sign up to Volunteer for Buy Nothing here>

Dates:

January 12, 2025

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market, 77550)

About the Buy Nothing.

Buy Nothing offers folks a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share in the Buy Nothing community group. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil.

Buy Nothing Galveston, TX, is for neighbors on Galveston Island, TX, in the neighborhoods located within our boundaries (Galveston Island).

You can join one group only – the group where you live – so you can literally “give where you live.” This is what builds community. In this group there is no buying or selling, no trades or bartering, no soliciting for cash. It is an adult-only, hyper-local gift economy. Buy Nothing is not a charity or community bulletin board.

Learn more about the The Buy Nothing Project at

http://buynothingproject.org/

Spread warmth & cheer to any friends experiencing homelessness.

Donate essentials like reusable water bottles, sunscreen, bug spray, and more.

Plus, craft holiday cards to share some extra love. Let’s make this season a little brighter for everyone!

Needs

• Reusable water bottles/canteens

• Portable fans

• Playing cards

• Reusable grocery bags

• First aid kits

• Portable options with basic bandages, antibiotic cream, alcohol wipes

• Sewing kits

  • Small sewing kits with needles, variety of thread, and even patches for worn clothing are often wanted

• Summer skin protection

  • Bug spray, sunscreen, aloe vera gel, & anti-itch creams or ointments like Calamine/Afterbite are a huge help!

Dates:

January 5, 2024

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market)

About The Future is Us

The Future is US exists to fight for Galveston youth through community voice so future generations can meet their full potential.

They are working to identify community conditions and social determinants of health to prevent disproportionate suspension, expulsion, District Alternative Education Placement (DAEP) referral, and juvenile justice incarceration for youth of color in Galveston.

We’re looking for some blankets & sleeping bags to keep our unhoused neighbors warm this chilly season! Bring any of the following:

• Blankets (new or used)

• Sleeping bags (new or used)

and Grace Clinic will distribute them throughout the community!

Date & Time

Sunday, December 15th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Grace Clinic

Grace Clinic is an interprofessional non-profit, UTMB student run clinic that provides a variety of medical needs to houseless and underinsured community members in Galveston. As Physical Therapy students who have seen firsthand the needs of these individuals, we are pursuing a project with support from the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to provide seasonal care kits to those in need. We are collecting new or used blankets from the community to create Winter Care Kits to distribute in order to foster a system of neighbors supporting neighbors on the island.

This event has unfortunately been cancelled! Thank you.

Test your Christmas movie knowledge with Gulf Coast Center! Answer trivia questions, win a GCC themed prize, and come learn all about their wide range of mental health resources.

Date & Time

Sunday, December 8th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Gulf Coast Center

Gulf Coast Center provides accessible, efficient and quality services to support the independent and healthy living of those we serve. Every day, our counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, case workers, peers, support, and administrative staff help our clients get and stay healthy and achieve their greatest potential. We provide a range of services and support for people in Galveston and Brazoria counties with mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) needs. We also provide additional community services, including community education and disaster recovery support.

Give us a hand – or a thumb that is – with our little ‘friendsgiving’ poster!

Leave your print, draw your character & enjoy a little hang, chat, and arts & craft as we plan our escape from the Thanksgiving turkey naps straight into holiday season. Let’s see how many portraits we can add!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 24th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

Tis the Season of Giving

As we wind down another year, we’re grateful for your continued support. Your donations and friendship help us keep our community thriving. Consider making a year-end gift or becoming a Friend of GOFM to help us continue our mission.

Stop your brakes, it’s breakdancing time with Winners Circle! Join us at 10:30 AM to see some cool kids perform only the way that Winners can – with full spirits & empowered minds. Don’t miss out!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 24th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Meet the Crew

10:30 AM – See the Performance

About Winners Circle

Igniting Winner mentalities through the dynamic art form of breaking (breakdancing). We aspire to victory in every movement. At Winners Circle, our mission is to empower minds, elevate movements, and cultivate a community of b-boys & b-girls who embody the spirit of winning — not just in dance but in life’s every performance. Learn more>

Connecting with community through creativity!

Find your inner artist and celebrate the season with a rotating creative arts & crafts activities for the whole family with Galveston Arts Center!

They’ll also have more information about their exhibits, membership, and classes for adults, teens, and kids.

August 18th:

• Making Sand Medallions!

• An Exhibit Connect activity connected with their joint show exhibiting in the Strand Gallery, Beach Bodies

Dates:

4/28 – 9A – 1PM

8/18 – 9A – 12PM

12/15 – 9A – 1PM cancelled

About Galveston Arts Center

From 1971 to 1986 the Galveston Arts Center, under the Galveston County Cultural Arts Council, Inc., grew to offer quality programs in the form of exhibitions, art education and public festivals for all the Galveston County area. In 1986, The Galveston Arts Center became a separate non-profit organization. Mission Statement: The Galveston Arts Center’s mission is to engage, inform, provoke and inspire through the exploration of contemporary art. – Not sure exactly what would be best here, but I know you are really great at words, branding, and tying it all together.

Learn more on their website>

Wanting to have a fun time on the island but always stumped about what to do? Look no further – Visit Galveston is here to save the day!

They’ll be sharing info about the best hangout spots in Galveston (on their cutie mini-bus MICi!), so come grab some VG swag & plan your next weekend on the island!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 10th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Visit Galveston

Visit Galveston works to promote tourism within the leisure, group travel, and meetings and conventions markets. We are a division of the Galveston Park Board and funded solely by visitor-generated Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. Our team works with guidance from the citizen-led Tourism Development Advisory Committee, which has members who are professionals in tourism, outdoor recreation, and arts and culture. Learn more here>