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This Saturday, City Pier will fill with a one-stop shopping event for those looking to make a difference in their communities. This is the first Volunteer Fest and will be from 1p.m. to 4p.m., information tables will be on the pier. Family Planning, Healthy Families of Clallam County, Serenity House's many programs, the YMCA's Building Futures mentoring effort, First Step Family Support Center and the food bank will be among the groups offering information on what volunteers can do. Along with the information tables, the Peninsula College jazz band and two other groups, Man in the Woods and Amsterjam, will provide music. Also crafts for children, at tables run by the AmeriCorps volunteers. Those who can't make it to Saturday afternoon's Volunteer Fest are encouraged to visit the North Olympic Volunteer Center's website next week. The site, www.VolunteerClallam.org, has information about volunteer opportunities in both Clallam and Jefferson counties, said volunteer center supervisor Jacques Livingston they also welcome people to just give a call 360-417-3697.