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ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION needs volunteers for the annual Symphony Ball to assist in various facets of planning their largest fundraising event of the year. Meetings are on the third Monday of the month through January 2022. This two-year commitment will benefit education and outreach programs for underserved students. For more details, contact Lucy Bloise at 610-248-8263 or lbloise@allentownsymphony.org.
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown, is in need of an individual or individuals to perform basic cleaning duties in the Allentown facility on a weekly or biweekly basis. Duties would include, but not be limited to vacuuming, dusting, mopping and trash removal. Day and time schedule is flexible. Contact Nancy Petite at 610-861-7555, ext. 39 or npetiet@cancersupportglv.org.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN - A volunteer ombudsman is a community neighbor who is specially trained to find answers and resolve simple problems older adults experience in the long-term care system and who enjoy visiting with others, helping to find answers and have time available to visit residents in Northampton County. Training is required. Contact Bob Olney at 610-435-1541 or rolney@allentowndiocese.org.
FORGOTTEN FELINES AND FIDOS, Germansville, needs volunteers to help with administrative support, adoption support, schedule coordinator for shelter volunteers, foster care, daily morning shelter cleaning and cat socialization, marketing and communication, grant support, veterinary services, shelter and grounds maintenance, fundraising and event support. Contact Erica Moerder at 610-737-6851 or fffvolunteer@verizon.net.
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM MUSEUMS & SITES needs volunteers to help get ready for the sweetest festival of the summer - the 34th annual Blueberry Festival & Market To Go! Help with set up, parking, admissions, craft tents, runners, order fulfillment and more. To view the volunteer opportunities July 15 through July 21 and to sign up for a shift, visit https://timecounts.org/historicbethlehem/events/34392 or contact Molly Breitbach at mbreitbach@historicbethlehem.org or Jennifer Bender at jbender@historicbethlehem.org.
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK is looking for people to share their talents with the volunteer services department. A variety of opportunities are available both at the Lehigh Valley and outlying campuses. To apply online, visit www.lvhn.org or contact Ruth Brown at 610-969-2850 or ruth.brown@lvhn.org.
NAZARETH CENTER FOR THE ARTS needs volunteers to sit in the gallery during open hours to greet visitors and provide information about the artist and The Nazareth Center for the Arts. Shifts available are 1:45-4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday throughout the summer. Volunteers will also need to record the number of visitors and close the gallery at the end of the shift. Contact Kathleen Reynolds at 901-229-0928 or nazaretharts@gmail.com.
THE CENTER FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE, Easton, is seeking volunteers to walk dogs, assist with a.m. cleanings, attend off site events to promote the shelter, cat and dog enrichment and general shelter help. If interested in helping, please contact Walt Hoffman at 610-252-7722, ext. 4 or email cahwvolunteercoordinator@rcn.com.
AIDSNET, Bethlehem needs community members & professionals (lawyer, CPA, clergy, physician, etc.) who live in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton or Schuylkill County to join our board of directors and help oversee our organization’s mission of building healthier communities by planning and funding HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention Services in those six counties. All meetings are held every other month at our Bethlehem office. Contact Vickey McKinzey-Gonzalez, 610-882-1119, executive.director@aidsnetpa.org.
CAY GALGON LIFE HOUSE, Bethlehem is looking for individuals or groups for our Support Staff Task Force. Duties include providing safety and security to the residents and assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the house. Child Abuse, FBI, and Criminal Background checks, Mandated Reporter Clearance, and on-site training required. Various shifts available throughout the week, including weekends and overnights. Contact Christine Duddy, 610-867-9546, christine@caygalgonlifehouse.org.
DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, Easton is holding a Trail Patrol Training Event for Formal Trail Patrollers 9am-1pm on Saturday, July 24 at the National Canal Museum. Volunteer on your own schedule and help be our eyes on the trail. This training event includes an overview of the D&L’s Trail Patrol Program, tips from existing trail patrollers, a walk-through of the reporting form, and training sessions in First Aid and Quick Fix Bike Repairs. Please RSVP by Wednesday, July 14 to Liz Rosencrans, 610-923-3548, ext. 227, trail@delawareandlehigh.org.
FAMILY PROMISE OF LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown, needs drivers for a 15-passenger bus, for approximately one-hour shifts, who will pick up families experiencing homelessness around 5:30 a.m. at a local congregation and take them to the Day Center located on West Hamilton Street, Allentown. At 5:30 p.m. drivers will transport the same families back to the congregations. There are 14 different congregations that house our families. Contact Roslyn Kuba, 610-351-1368, director@fplehighvalley.org.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY RESTORE, Whitehall is always in need of eager, willing, and excited volunteers to help with accepting donations, cleaning, organization, and customer service 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Contact Gina Loiacono, 610-776-7737, gina@habitatlv.org.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, Bethlehem is seeking professionals to work with our Museum Specialist to restore industrial machines and artifacts for museum exhibits or programs. This requires a high degree of technical and mechanical skill, working knowledge of machines and tools, attention to detail, a willingness to learn, as well as knowledge of the objects being restored or conserved. Contact Visitor Services, 610-694-6644, info@nmih.org.
THE GRESS MOUNTAIN RANCH, Orefield needs volunteers to assist with feeding and watering the animals, and small groups to help with grounds maintenance, composting, cleaning stalls. Minimum age 14 or with parent supervision is 10. To arrange a day/time, call Kathryn Gress at 610-398-2122, gressranch@gmail.com.
Volunteer Center to receive a brochure listing agencies in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or e-mail: vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit our website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.