Get cocky

Save a four-legged life and foster or adopt a cocker spaniel from Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue. Meet loyal pups from around the region. Watch your heart melt.

Petco Colorado Springs Cocker Showcase

Saturday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Powers Petco, 3050 N. Powers Blvd.

Contact: andrea@rockymountaincockerrescue.org

Trade fair

Support Give! participants Yobel International in their fight against poverty and international slavery. Shop for everyone on your holiday gift list among Yobel's ethical and unique items (including discounted and clearance merchandise) and enjoy some refreshments. Donate to Give! for additional discounts.

Yobel Market Holiday Open House

Saturday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Yobel Market, 27 S. Sierra Madre St.

Contact: 433-1318

Build a little Italy

Donate any component of an Italian pasta dinner — noodles, canned tomato sauce, canned vegetables, dry breadsticks and more — and help build a grand meal for 500 veterans and their families.

Pasta for Patriots Food Drive

Brookdale Skyline, 2365 Patriot Heights

Contact: 667-5406

For more civic and volunteer opportunities, see Listings on p. 44.