GRACEDALE NURSING HOME, Nazareth, is looking for volunteers (ages 18 and over or 14-17 with adult supervision) for its annual outdoor picnic Family Fest 3:30-7 p.m. Sept. 10 (rain date Sept. 11) in the Gracedale Gardens. Volunteer duties include helping with food stands, games, handing out prizes and cleanup. All volunteers will receive complimentary food tickets. Call Jennie Repsher at 610-829-3823 or email jrepsher@northamptoncounty.org.

LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO, Schnecksville, needs volunteers to help at its 12th Annual Run Wild 5K/10K for animal conservation. Volunteers are needed 6:30-10:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Volunteers will be helping with stations such as registration, check-in, water/snack stands, timing and awards, course guides and trail safety and more. Call Julia Seeley at 610-799-4171 or email jseeley@lvzoo.org.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN CULTURE, Allentown, will host its annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival Aug. 17 and 18. Volunteers are needed to help with setup 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4; cleanup from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 18. Opportunities Aug. 17 and 18 consist of helping with children’s activities, food stands, hospitality and social media coordinator. For more details, call Pat Rivera at 610-797-2121 or email info@museumofindianculture.org.

OLD FREEMANSBURG ASSOCIATION received a grant to continue restoration work on the historic Lockhouse #44 on the Lehigh Canal, Freemansburg. Volunteers (ages 16 and over) are needed to demolish current flooring on first floor, replace floor joists, lay a new sub-floor, repair plaster on first floor walls and paint first floor walls. Carpentry experience is preferred; tools and water will be supplied. Long pants and sturdy shoes are a must. Call Lynn Rogers at 610-393-0625 or email ldr1017@gmail.com.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, Allentown, is gearing up for its Great Allentown Fair’s “Buck and a Can Night” Aug. 27. Ten volunteers are needed for two shifts (4-6:30 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m.); two volunteers per gate for a total of five gates. The first shift should report at Main Gate between 3:30-3:45 p.m. to check in; second shift should report to assigned gates. Volunteers receive a free admission pass for any night of the fair and a parking pass for the hospital deck to be used on Aug. 27. Contact Dannah Hartman at dhartman@caclv.org.

ST. LUKE’S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, Bethlehem, Quakertown and Warren campuses need volunteer escorts, patient advocates and hospice volunteers 8 a.m. to noon or noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Spend time socializing with and providing comfort items to patients and lending a hand to staff. This opportunity is diverse and very active. Call Amanda Wefing at 484-526-4600 or email volunteers@sluhn.org.

TEACH RWANDA, Easton, is looking for a volunteer coordinator to connect with potential volunteers here in the Lehigh Valley and around the world. Tasks to be done rely on the Internet, so your location in flexible. The organization does modern teacher education in Rwanda, operates a preschool and primary school and partners with other schools. The main task is to respond to inquiries about volunteering. Call Janet Brown at 484-542-7442 or email jbrown@teachrwanda.org.

THE SALVATION ARMY, of the Greater Lehigh Valley needs volunteers for its “Stuff the Bus” campaign 8:30-10:30 a.m. Aug. 3 at Walmart locations in Allentown, Easton and Whitehall. Volunteers will encourage shoppers to purchase extra school items for a child and then collect those items as shoppers leave the store. For many families who struggle every day just for basic needs, school supplies can be hard to come by. Call Deirdre Govan at 610-432-0128, ext. 220 or email Deirdre.govan@use.salvationarmy.org.

Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a directory listing agencies in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or email vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.