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This is How Tradition
Stays Alive!

Every feast. Every song. Every table full of people who feel like family. It happens because people like you show up.

IDESST has been a home for the Portuguese community in Sausalito for generations. Our festivals, our fundraisers, our gatherings — they are not run by a staff. They are built, plate by plate and table by table, by volunteers who believe that culture is worth protecting.


Photos | © Diane Dias


Why Volunteer with IDESST?

This is not just about lending a hand. It is about being part of something that matters.

You keep the culture going.

When you plate the meal, set up the chairs, or welcome a guest at the door, you are carrying forward a tradition that connects generations. That matters.

You become part of the family.

Ask any longtime volunteer and they will tell you: the friendships formed here are real. You will laugh, work hard, eat well, and leave with a community you never had before.

You will have so much fun.

We work hard and we celebrate hard. Our events are joyful by design. Expect good food, good music, and people who genuinely enjoy being together.

Your time has real impact.

IDESST is entirely volunteer-powered. There is no team waiting in the wings. When you say yes, something that would not have happened without you actually happens.

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Photos | © Diane Dias



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