Give your love life a jolt with organic, fair trade teas and coffees from Indy-based Hubbard and Cravens. Choose from blends like Organic Ethiopian Sidamo or Sobro Organic.

Endangered Species Chocolate is a local, organic chocolate maker that donates 10% of net profits to organizations that support endangered wildlife and habitats. They offer all kinds of  yummy V-day chocolates.

Is your sweetie not-so-traditional? How about a subscription to the Bacon of the Month club from Goose the Market? You can get one of those, along with all kinds of organic, locally-sourced meat treats from both Smoking Goose and Goose the Market.

How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day?

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Uniting people, beautifying the city and improving the environment. Every year KIB assists hundreds of neighborhoods and communities in the Indy area to realize community beautification projects.

Indy Parks and Recreation
Indy Parks is a nationally accredited park system committed to meeting the growing recreational and leisure needs of Indianapolis through quality services, programs and facilities.

ANIMALIA, Inc.
Animalia supports wildlife conservation efforts of threatened and endangered species by raising awareness through education a. They offer a number of volunteer positions for teens (14 and older) and adults looking to help animals.

You can also check with Volunteer Match and SERVEnet to find charities in your neighborhood that need holiday volunteers.