VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BETHLEHEM SPECIAL OLYMPICS needs additional basketball volunteers (14+ years) on Monday nights. Practices are held 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Northeast Middle School, 1170 Fernwood St., Bethlehem. Volunteers must know the basics of basketball, commit to attending most practices and become a Class A volunteer by completing a background check and online training. Contact Dana Lindsey at 610-264-3616 or email volunteers@bethlehemsopa.org for information.
FORGOTTEN FELINES AND FIDOS, INC., Germansville, needs cat lovers to help clean food bowls, wash linens, clean litter boxes, etc., for about 150 felines at their shelter house/barn. Volunteer any time you can spare 9 a.m. to noon Sunday through Saturday (including holidays). Contact Mary Ann Schaeffer at 610-737-6851 or by email fffvolunteer@verizon.net for information.
GRACEDALE NURSING HOME, Nazareth, needs a volunteer piano player for Sunday church service 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday each month beginning March 3. Services generally last an hour and are held in the chapel at Gracedale. Music is an important part of the church service and the residents are very appreciative of someone willing to share their talent. For more information, contact Jennie Repsher at 610-829-3686 or by email at jrepsher@northamptoncounty.org.
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK has several volunteer opportunities: LVH-17th & Chew streets: friendly visitor/activity helper for the transitional skilled unit and friendly visitor for Fleming Memory Center; LVH-Muhlenberg: gift shop and radiology patient escort; LVH-Cedar Crest: gift shop, volunteer office runner (errands/flowers), sterile processing, inpatient pharmacy and No One Dies Alone; Bangor Health Center: cancer/infusion support. For information, contact Karla Bachl at 610-402-8897 or by email at Karla_M.Bachl@lvhn.org.
MEALS ON WHEELS of the GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, Bethlehem, is looking for volunteers to deliver meals and/or grocery shop for homebound seniors and disabled individuals in the Lehigh Valley. Volunteers are needed 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers must use their own car. For information, contact Keri Young at 610-691-1030 or emali keriy@mowglv.org.
PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY THERAPY DOGS, INC., Kutztown, seeks volunteers with therapy dogs to visit residents at various nursing homes throughout the Lehigh Valley area. Therapy dog teams must be registered PoYC tested teams. For more information, contact Helene Skopek-Krygier at 570-814-6078 or by email at poycdog@yahoo.com.
VOLUNTEER CENTER of the LEHIGH VALLEY, Bethlehem, is looking for volunteers to attend their LEAD Now program. This is a board service training program to introduce newcomers to nonprofit board service, provide helpful insights for current nonprofit board members and create a network of potential board candidates for nonprofits. LEAD Now is a six-part training program beginning Feb. 7 in Allentown. Class details and registration may be found at https:///www.volunteerlv.org/LEAD-Now. Registration is required and there is a fee to attend.
Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a brochure listing agencies in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or e-mail: vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit the website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.