VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BETHLEHEM SPECIAL OLYMPICS is looking for volunteers for its eighth invitational swim meet 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 11 at Liberty High School. Many volunteers are needed to enable this to be an annual event. Full day volunteers sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4bafaa22a5f85-2019. If you can do at least a four-hour shift, do not sign up on Sign up Genius, but contact Dana Lindsey at bso.dana@gmail.com with your time.
LEHIGH VALLEY SCORE, LCC, Schnecksville needs experienced business people to provide confidential business mentoring services in person and online. Lead seminars and workshops to help small business owners meet goals and achieve success. Training will be provided. Call Tracy Damiani at 610-266-3000 or email tracy.damiani@scorevolunteer.org.
MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE, Nazareth needs one or two go-getter volunteers to facilitate an independently run poker night 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday on their Bethany and Morningstar Neighborhoods. Also needed is a volunteer to instruct a Macrame’ class 2 to 4 p.m. every Friday afternoon. Call Pam Kleckner at 610-746-1120 or email pamk@moravian.com.
NEW BETHANY MINISTRIES, Bethlehem Ministries seeks volunteers (individuals or groups) to help maintain their community garden. Regular volunteers are needed to plant, water, weed and harvest the garden throughout the growing season. Days are flexible; about two hours per week, weekdays or weekends. Call Marc Rittle at 610-691-5602, ext. 205 or email jmrittle@newbethanyministries.org.
SPIRITRUST LUTHERAN HOME CARE & HOSPICE, Allentown is looking for friendly people to visit their hospice clients. No medical background is needed. Read to their clients, watch TV together or look at pictures. Volunteers set their own schedule after training is completed. Call Cathy Sweeney at 570-599-5390 or email csweeney@spiritrustlutheranhc.org.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, Allentown needs volunteers to do a Wawa run (Airport Road) 9-10 a.m. Mondays to Thursdays and pick up donations of bread from the Giant (Route 145, Whitehall) 9-10 a.m. Mondays. Call Karen Berard at 484-347-4670 or email kberard@theneighborhood-center.org.
THE SANCTUARY AT HAAFSVILLE, Breinigsville has weekday morning cat care volunteer positions available. Cat care duties include: feeding, watering, cleaning, playing, cuddling and loving. This is a weekly or biweekly (every two weeks) commitment. Training will be provided. To apply, send an email to volunteer@thesanctuarypa.org.