volunteers
Do you have experience in HR, staffing, interviewing, or relationship building? Have excellent communication, networking, interviewing, and research skills? Then we need you! Join the Red Cross Volunteer Recruitment Team. Present the range of volunteer opportunities available in a given area during community events and encourage community members to volunteer. Contact Danielle Dietze, 570-202-7954, danielle.dietze@redcross.org.
Work assembly line style to make, fill and stack boxes filled with food and hygiene items for children and families in need. Shifts available from 9 a.m. to noon through the end of the month, or 5-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Feed the Children in Bethlehem. Minimum age 16 or 11 with adult. Contact Beth Baier, 610-541-2 052, Beth.Baier@FeedtheChildren.org.
Become a lifeline for Lehigh Valley seniors. A rewarding volunteer opportunity awaits you as a volunteer driver with Independent Transportation Network Lehigh Valley. Meet new people and make new friends as you drive seniors to medical appointments, grocery stores, or to visit a loved one. Choose times, days, and areas you wish to drive. Must have own vehicle and clean driving record. All rides in Lehigh Valley area only. Minimum age 24. Contact Lois Favier, 610-419-1645, lois.favier@itnlehighvalley.org.
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 and 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.
Volunteer Coordinator needed to recruit new volunteers and/or promote opportunities for people who want more hours in their schedule for the Nazareth Center for the Arts. The Volunteer Coordinator will work with the Board to stay informed on administrative changes, schedule changes, etc. Contact Jenny Swanker, 484-554-5867, nazaretharts@gmail.com.
Sights For Hope is in search of compassionate and energetic individuals to assist clients with visual impairments during our weekly walk at the South Mall each Wednesday Morning from 9-10:30 a.m. Clients walk for exercise and need companions as sighted guides during this time. Sighted guide training provided, and current FBI criminal background check clearance required. Minimum age 21. Contact Rita Lang, 610-433-6018, ext. 225, rita@sightsforhope.org.
St. Luke’s Allentown and Sacred Heart campuses are seeking adult volunteers to join our volunteer team. Help make a difference in your community in a variety of roles including staff and patient support on patient floors, OR Waiting Room, Infusion Center and more! We’ll work with you to match your interests, experiences, and skills to opportunities throughout the St. Luke’s network. Contact Liz Deck, 484-658-0297, volunteers@sluhn.org.
Join us Oct. 17 for our Open Gate Farm Tour at The Gress Mountain Ranch, Orefield. Help needed with many areas, including set up before the event at 10AM, visitor parking, bake sale table, food and beverage tables, ‘gate keeper’ for animal stalls, and breakdown after the event at 5 p.m. Minimum age 16 or 14 with adult. Contact Kathryn Gress, 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.