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• OPEN DAILY Riley's Red Wagon Book Swap Open daily (unless it's raining) from about 9 a.m. until just before dark at 3040 E. First Street in Bluff Park. First-time guests can have five free books. They can keep those forever or bring them back to exchange for four more. This project is hosted by Justin Rudd. JustinRudd.com/redwagon • Operation Santa Paws For the month of Dec. 2024, please collect pet toys, treats, cleaning supplies, and take them to your favorite shelter or rescue at a convenient time/date for you. Hosted by Justin Rudd, his nonprofit Community Action Team and Haute Dogs. JustinRudd.com/santapaws • 30-Minute Beach Cleanup Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024; 9:30 and 10 a.m. start times, 1 Granada Ave. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team have been hosting the monthly cleanup since June 1999. Approx. 175 volunteers of all ages attend to help rid the sand of debris, so our beach remains clean and safe. JustinRudd.com/cleanup • Joy to the World! free holiday concert - TICKETS REQUIRED Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024; 5 p.m., 10th annual; Bay Shore Church sanctuary, 5100 E. The Toledo, free with donation of a pack of men's athletic socks, or canned goods or non-perishables for a local food bank. Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team present this free 25-piece professional brass and percussion group from the Southern California Brass Consortium. JustinRudd.com/concert • Long Beach Christmas Cookie Contest & Long Beach Bake-off Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024; 6:30 p.m., 12th annual Bake-Off and Christmas Cookie Contest, Bay Shore Church fellowship hall, 5100 E. The Toledo. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team host a few dozen bakers and checks to charities on behalf of the top-6 bakers with the best homemade holiday cookies and baked goods. The free awards/tasting reception follows the free, ticketed Christmas Concert by Southern California Brass Consortium (see concert listing above). JustinRudd.com/cookiecontest • Sock-It-To-‘Em sock drive for the homeless Jan. 1-31, 2025; 23rd annual. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team (CAT) hold an annual collection of new pairs of socks with a goal to collect 24,000 pairs for area homeless men, women, and youth. The socks are distributed to area agencies. Most requested are men’s black crew socks. Wish lists at JustinRudd.com/target and JustinRudd.com/amazon JustinRudd.com/socks • 30-Minute Beach Cleanup Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, 9:30 and 10 a.m. start times: 1 Granada Ave. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team have been hosting the monthly cleanup since June 1999. Approx. 175 volunteers of all ages attend to help rid the sand of debris, so our beach remains clean and safe. JustinRudd.com/cleanup • 30-Minute Beach Cleanup Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, 9:30 and 10 a.m. start times, 1 Granada Ave. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team have been hosting the monthly cleanup since June 1999. Approx. 175 volunteers of all ages attend to help rid the sand of debris, so our beach remains clean and safe. Rain or shine. JustinRudd.com/cleanup • Bulldog Beauty Contest & Haute Dogs Contests Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, 9 a.m - noon, 19th annual, concrete boat launch ramp at 1 Granada Ave., at Rosie's Dog Beach. Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT) host this event billed as one of the largest annual gatherings of English bulldogs in the world. Some of the other contests that day for all breeds/mixes include National Mutt Show, Best in Show, best large dog, and best small dog. The dogs will parade down the red carpet and get judged by real-life beauty queens, all to help raise money for CAT/Haute Dogs and animal welfare causes. $10/advance per dog; free to spectate. Co-sponsored by Port of Long Beach. Register at JustinRudd.com/hautedogs • $1,000 National Kids Spelling Bee Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2 p.m., 23rd annual, Bay Shore Church fellowship hall, 5100 E. The Toledo. Justin Rudd's Community Action Team hosts students in grades 3-5 from across North America as they try to spell correctly to win the $1,000 cash prize. JustinRudd.com/bee •$1,000 National Adult Spelling Bee Sunday, March 9, 2025, 4:30 p.m., 19th annual, Bay Shore Church fellowship hall, 5100 E. The Toledo. Justin Rudd's Community Action Team hosts teens and adults from across North America as they try to spell correctly to win the $1,000 prize, and half of that will go to the speller's favorite charity. JustinRudd.com/adultbee •30-Minute Beach Cleanup Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10 a.m., or arrive at 9:30 to get a head start, 1 Granada Ave. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team have been hosting the monthly cleanup since June 1999. Approx. 175 volunteers of all ages attend to help rid the sand of debris, so our beach remains clean and safe. JustinRudd.com/cleanup • ONE DAY ONLY: Operation Easter Basket April 13, 2025, 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Bay Shore Church's youth center, 5100 E. The Toledo. 21st annual. Baskets include items like art supplies, school supplies, hygiene items, toys, and candy and should be valued about $20. Please bring items to donate. Sign up to volunteer at JustinRudd.com/easter • 30-Minute Beach Cleanup Saturday, April 19, 2025, 10 a.m., 1 Granada Ave. Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team have been hosting the monthly cleanup since June 1999. Approx. 175 volunteers of all ages attend to help rid the sand of debris, so our beach remains clean and safe. JustinRudd.com/cleanup • Long Beach Touch-A-Truck Sun., April 28, 2024, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 1 Granada Ave. This 8th annual event is free, and it's CAT's largest event with about 4,000 kids of all ages who get to sit in the drivers' seats. It is hosted by Justin Rudd, his nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT), the Port of Long Beach and Councilwoman Kristina Duggan. About 100 large vehicles are expected to be stationed in the beachfront parking lot. Come climb aboard and explore. Some of previous years' vehicles included a street sweeper, garbage truck, cement mixers, a John Deere tractor, firetrucks, 18-wheelers, police cars, motorcycles, a city bus, cranes, forklift, and more. Free tickets available: JustinRudd.com/truck • 30-Minute Beach Cleanup |