volunteers
Provide Follow up and Recovery Planning Services, including referrals, for individuals and households following regional events - primarily home fires – for American Red Cross. May also conduct Intake and provide Financial Assistance to qualified clients. Services may be provided in person or virtually. Contact Danielle Dietze, 570-202-7954, danielle.dietze@redcross.org.
Seeking the services of a mason, or someone experienced in laying cinderblock. Flint Hill Farm Educational Center in Coopersburg is ready to proceed with a root cellar construction project. We have a diagram, a proposed site, and a backhoe and operator to dig the foundation. This project will be offered for a Community Education Series as the project progresses. Contact Kathleen Fields, 610-838-2928, kfields1922@gmail.com.
Help make a visit to the Lehigh Valley Zoo an experience for our guests to remember for a lifetime! Whether volunteering as a Docent, Crafts & Activities volunteer, Zoo Clean team member, or in one of our other volunteer positions, you are helping our Zoo in Schnecksville further our mission of conservation and education. Minimum age 13. Contact Katie Lerch, 610)-799-4171, klerch@lvzoo.org.
Spend about 2 hours mowing the grass while enjoying the natural surroundings in the Little Lehigh Parkway. The grass around the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown must be mowed and weed-whacked on a weekly basis during the summer months. Perfect for individuals requiring community service hours. Minimum age 14 when accompanied by adult. Contact Pat Rivera, 610-797-2121, info@museumofindianculture.org.
Museum guides help bring our region’s history to life for visitors and aid their interaction with museum exhibits. The National Canal Museum in Easton is seeking friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to serve as museum docents/guides who are comfortable speaking with individuals and groups and able to work on the exhibit floor for up to four consecutive hours. Training and reading materials provided. Shifts available 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Minimum age 16. Contact Anna Kristjansen, 484-280-0390, outreachcoordinator@delawareandlehigh.org.
Assist with the annual July Open Houses and the Valley wide Passport to History at the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society. Help is needed to monitor the Grist Mill and Grim House during tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 16, 23, 30, 31. Contact Alice Lieberman, 610-776-7280, WHPS@verizon.net.
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.