volunteers
AIDSNET builds healthier communities by planning and funding HIV/AIDS care and prevention services. Join the board of directors and offer guidance, direction and monitoring of regional goals and expectations and overall management of the organization. Meetings are bimonthly 5-7 p.m. on the first Tuesday. Contact Victoria McKinzey-Gonzalez at 610-882-1119 or executive.director@aidsnetpa.org.
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 in Northampton County and Lehigh County. A particular need is for bilingual volunteers (English and Spanish). Background checks are required. Training is provided by Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown. Contact Bob Olney at 610-435-1541, ext. 327 or rolney@allentowndiocese.org.
The 10th Annual 3.21 Run for Down syndrome will take place with nearly 400 participants April 8 on the Lehigh Parkway. Funds raised help support the mission of the Eastern Pennsylvania Down syndrome Center. Individuals and groups are needed for a variety of duties from set up and clean up to registration and course marshals. Contact Kerri DiDario at 484-224-5288 or epdsckerri@gmail.com.
Tour guides at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts lead guests through the museum while presenting a lively and educational narrative about the changing styles of the decorative arts over more than three centuries, answering visitor questions and helping guests to step back in time. Docents will receive training from Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites to provide an engaging tour experience for visitors of all ages. Contact Charlotte Filiciotto at 610-868-6868 or cfiliciotto@historicbethlehem.org.
Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Foundation is seeking community volunteers to staff the 2023 Lehigh Valley Auto Show at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem. Shifts are four to five hours beginning 4-8 p.m. March 22; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 23, 24, 25 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 26. All functions are indoors. For an application, contact rbshoemaker@icloud.com or Dan Moyer at Dmoyer2@ptd.net.
Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a brochure listing agencies in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or email vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit their website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.
Help to play a vital role in maintaining the blood supply for the community where you live. Miller-Keystone Blood Center has many volunteer opportunities available throughout the communities served and at the donor centers in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. Someone needs to give out the snacks with a smile while monitoring the donors and making sure they are doing well after donating. Why not you? Contact Tammy Taylor at 610-926-6060, ext. 1103 or ttaylor@giveapint.org.
Project Blueprint is a leadership development program designed to help nonprofit organizations develop boards that are reflective of the culturally diverse communities they serve. Diverse volunteers are invited to attend the six virtual sessions scheduled 5:15 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, April 11 to May 16, with an in-person networking session with nonprofits June 6. Coordinated by the Volunteer Center of the LV. Register at www.volunteerlv.org/proj-blueprint. For questions call Karen Smith at 610-807-0336 or Karen@volunteerlv.org.