Volunteering

Monthly breakfasts are a popular Galisteo tradition. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up the Community Center, where breakfasts are held. People who would like to host a breakfast are encouraged to set up a date. Check this website’s calendar, community emails, and the village bulletin boardfor dates of upcoming breakfasts.

When residents experience hardship, illness, or other stresses, the Help-a-Neighbor Guild offers and helps with errands in town, rides, meals, small repairs, or other assistance. Kindness, willingness, and discretion are the foundation of this guild. Contact Volunteer Chair Bonnie Bufkin (GalisteoVolunteer@gmail.com) for more information on how to help. And, if you are in need, please let Bonnie know.

Supports popular annual events such as the Margarita and Chile Fest, the Galisteo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Annual Breakfast, and music concerts as well as other one-time special and fundraising events. Coordinators will vary, depending on the event. Volunteers are needed to plan, decorate, cook, set up and clean-up, collect donations, and other party-throwing tasks. 

This guild evolved from the GCA Board’s Highway 41 Subcommittee, which focused on the highway construction impacts on Galisteo. Ongoing issues and projects now include highway signage, traffic speed, and preparation for the next construction phase through the village. The guild has also submitted plans for entry signs on the north and south of the village that would funded by the State of New Mexico. More information and progress will be announced in community emails and on the village bulletin board.

Galisteo has always stepped up with its semi-annual clean-up days, ensuring the village highway sections, roads, and the Galisteo Creek’s bosque are free of litter. This effort takes some organization and sponsorship. Coordinator Anna Cardenas is working with Santa Fe County’s Adopt-a-Road program for future assistance and safety supplies for clean-up volunteers. Guild may help make breakfast items for the clean-up volunteers before they head out in and around the village. This website’s monthly calendar, community emails, and the village bulletin board will announce upcoming clean-up events.

The aim of this guild is to meet and welcome new Galisteo residents shortly after they move in, answer any questions they may have about the village or the area, and leave them with an informational packet that includes the Galisteo phone book, history booklets, and GVFR materials. Kim Gilbreath (1kimgilbreath@gmail.com ) and Liz Rose (galisteoliz@gmail.com ) are co-coordinators of this guild, and volunteers are welcome to help provide these friendly conversations. 

The Bosque Maintenance Guild, aka “the Green Team”, maintains the trails and health of the Galisteo Creek’s bosque. Margaret Wrinkle and Ann Nye are coordinating the guild’s activities, which may include trail cleaning, vegetation clearing, Russian Olive tree and other debris removal as well as research on and potential grant writing to assist with these efforts. Contact Margaret Wrinkle at mwrinkle@earthlink.net or Ann Nye at annnye@q.com for more information.

Monitors and maintains the grounds immediately surrounding the Galisteo Community Center, including tidying garden beds, planting and pruning, supervising irrigation and watering. Coordinators Alex Finlayson, Suzi Shanklin, and May Yen welcome volunteers. No experience is necessary, and volunteers can work on their own time. Contact Alex at juniper1106@icloud.com for more information. New Irrigation System installed spring 2026; information on the system can be found here (Information in Word doc download), here (invoice), here (winterization and warranty), and here (B-Hyve irrigation phone app.)

This guild assists village residents who have questions or are experiencing problems with their personal computers, either Mac or PC. Contact coordinator Greg Hart at gregorywhart@icloud.com, who will help as his scheduling allows. This assistance does not include website development or issues.

There are wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, scooters, oxygen machines, etc., that are available for loan. Contact Bonnie Bufkin at GalisteoVolunteer@gmail.com to see what is available and how to get on the waiting list of available items.