Rake-a-Thon
2025 Event Sponsors
Register to Volunteer for the Annual Rake-a-Thon
On Saturday, November 15, 2025, volunteers rallied for the 12th Annual Rake-a-Thon Event! Each year, Rake-a-Thon is championed by our UVA Habitat Chapter, area high-school Youth Leadership Team, and Faith-Based Youth Groups. Your participation helped us meet our fundraising goal of $40,000 to directly support affordable housing in our community!
Why Participate in Rake-A-Thon?
In 2025, we met our goal of recruiting 500 rakers and 100 lawns. All proceeds raised through Rake-a-Thon go to building future Habitat homes, getting us one step closer to our vision of a Greater Charlottesville community where everyone has a decent place to live.
See some examples of our innovative resident-led redevelopment work in the Southwood community:
Secure donations can be made through the button below
All funds raised will support our work throughout the Greater Charlottesville community to build and rebuild homes and communities.
Each year, Rake-a-Thon is championed by our UVA Habitat Chapter, area high-school Youth Leadership Team, and Faith-Based Youth Groups. Your support helps us meet our fundraising goal of $40,000 to directly support affordable home ownership in our community!
Lawn Registration is Currently CLOSED for the Concluded 2025 Event!
Rake-A-Thon is an annual, family-friendly service event held by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. The concept is simple: we recruit volunteers to rake lawns, and we recruit neighbors willing to donate to Habitat in exchange for their lawn being raked.
Join Your Team
Step 1: Find and click on your team’s name below
Step 2: Click on Rake-a-Thon event on your team’s calendar
Step 3: Register via Volunteer Hub (if you haven’t already)
Your team’s name will appear on the list below after someone from your team has completed a Team Leader Interest Form and confirmed your participation.
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Lead a Team for Rake-a-Thon - Registration is Currently CLOSED for This Concluded Event
Rake-a-Thon Team Leaders assemble a group of volunteers and are the point of contact between that group and Habitat. Groups can be any size and may represent businesses, student organizations, faith groups, families, or friends.
What do the Team Leaders do?
STEP 1: Fill out the Team Leader Interest Form (linked below)
STEP 2: Make sure your teammates register by the assigned date! We’ll send you a registration link shortly after filling out the form
STEP 3: Stay in contact with us about picking up rakes, t-shirts, and so forth.
STEP 4: Lead your team on the day of the event! We’ll assign your team to rake specific lawns and provide you with the addresses and other details.
For more information about your role, explore these FAQs: