Volunteer opportunities
Musikfest 2024 is ready to rock ‘n’ roll! Each year, ArtsQuest relies on hundreds of volunteers throughout the community to help make this festival a success. Help is needed from business groups, social groups and individuals at information booths, selling soda, keeping the area clean, staging crew, beer pourer and so much more. Minimum age to volunteer is 15 or 14 with an adult. Contact Cory Stevens at 610-332-1370 or cstevens@artsquest.org.
Support Lehigh Valley Pride by volunteering to make this year’s Pride festival a success. Pride takes a community of hundreds of volunteers working together to make the event fun and unforgettable for all. Join Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center Aug. 18 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem for various shifts between 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Contact Kris at 610-347-9988 or kris@bradburysullivancenter.org.
The annual Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 28 in Allentown. Join in the celebration and volunteer with PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR to set up, table and facilitate activities and break down afterward. LVPM application and background checks are required (and free to obtain.) Contact Deja at 610-984-8102 or volunteer@wlvt.org.
The mission of ProJeCt of Easton is to build a better community by helping people help themselves with the skills and knowledge necessary to break the cycle of poverty, achieve their aspirations and foster positive change in their lives. A certified sign language tutor is needed to work with a non-hearing student 10 a.m. to noon (once a week or more) Monday through Thursday. Contact Val at 610-258-4361 or vpiacentini@projecteaston.org.
At the Food and Wellness Center at Promise Neighborhoods of the LV, they help families and individuals get access to emergency food and resources 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and two Saturdays of the month. Come jam out while unloading the food truck, have fun connecting with fellow volunteers and engage with families in the community. Choose the days and the hours you are available to help. Contact Naomi at 610-351-4288 or naomim@promiseneighborhoodslv.org.
Professional and courteous manners are needed for answering incoming phone calls and assisting visitors 8 a.m. to noon Fridays at Second Harvest Food Bank LV, Nazareth, as well as using basic computer skills to assist with light administrative tasks as needed. Contact Amour Inman at 484-287-4015 or ainman@caclv.org.
The Salvation Army Children’s Services is seeking a special partner (a church, company, school, etc.) who would be willing to host the annual holiday party for foster and adoptive families and provide organizational leadership and oversight to the party, pulling together all the pieces that make it special. Dec. 7 would be the preferred date but they are open to switching if it would work better for an interested group. Contact Emily at 610-821-7706 or emily.anthony@use.salvationarmy.org.
Help! The donation room has become so disorganized. Volunteers need to navigate steep stairs to the basement to organize donations of linens, towels, cleaning supplies, household goods, paper products, pillows, etc., on any weekday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Third Street Alliance For Women & Children in Easton. Minimum age to volunteer is 16 or 15 with an adult. Contact Wendy at 610-438-9426, whughes@thirdstreetalliance.org.
Visit their website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities or contact them at 610-807-0336 or vc@volunteerlv.org for more information.