VCLV LogoTHIS WEEK’S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY

ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION needs volunteers to staff their online Virtual Thrift Store from 9am-noon on Monday and Wednesday mornings.  Computer savvy volunteers will help prep and size items for staging, photographing, and packing and shipping.   Call Deirdre Federico Snyder, 610-740-5500 x322, dfederico@armpa.org.

DELAWARE & LEHIGH NATL. HERITAGE CORRIDOR, Easton needs volunteers for D & L’s Opening Day for Trails Clean Up in Hugh Moore Park at 9am on Saturday, April 8th.  Help clean up litter, install safety signs, clear branches, and plant flowers.  Help museum get ready for Immersion Days, and set up Trail Tender Trailer.  Three hour shifts preferred, but all help is welcome! Long Pants & long sleeve shirts are best attire.   Sign up on line http://delawareandlehigh.org/blog/dl-opening-day-trails-clean-eastons-hugh-moore-park/ or call Brian Green, 610-923-3548 x234, Programs@delawareandlehigh.org..

GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORK, Allentown needs volunteers for their Gift Shop from 9am-noon Monday-Friday.  Volunteers assist customers, sell merchandise, and stock shelves.  Must be able to make change, be customer friendly, be dependable, and have the ability to understand, remember, and follow verbal/written instructions.  Training will be provided.  Call JoAnn Frey, 610-776-3125, jfrey@gsrh.org.

LEHIGH COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS, Allentown needs a golf coach and assistant golf coach for 2017 season beginning late March/early April.  Applicants must be able to accompany the athlete to the competition event held at Penn State.  A one-day training session (TBD) is required.  Volunteers are also needed to help athletes play golf during the eight practice sessions.  Criminal Background check is paid by LCSO.  Call Patty Feninez, 484-274-8544, specialolympicslehighcounty@entermail.net.

LEHIGH VALLEY SCORE, LCCC, Schnecksville is seeking experienced business people to provide free business counseling and advice in all areas of business management (i.e. business plans, managing cash flow, marketing, etc. ).  Volunteer as a face-to-face counselor, do workshops, on-line counselor, or for administration functions.  Training provided.  Call Tracy Damiani, 610-266-3000, tracy.damiani@scorevolunteer.org.

PROJECT BLUEPRINT –The Volunteer Center is seeking ethnic diverse volunteers for its volunteer leadership program that develops and trains leaders to serve on boards and committees of local non-profit agencies.  Six sessions are scheduled 5:30-8:15pm beginning Wednesday April 19-May 24 at Olympus, Center Valley.  Light dinner provided.  Register at https://form.jotform.com/70374269432155 or call Karen Smith, 610-807-0430, Karen@volunteerlv.org.

SHARECARE FAITH IN ACTION, Bethlehem is looking for volunteer drivers (18+ years) to help safely transport people who are elderly and/or disabled to and from doctor appointments and with grocery shopping in the Lehigh Valley.  Volunteers are also needed to visit, socialize, and take homebound customers out of their home environment.  All volunteers are asked to attend a 2 hour orientation and training.  Call Cheryl Wilson, 610-867-2177, sharecare8@aol.com.

THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF LEHIGH VALLEY, Schnecksville needs volunteers (12+ years) to help children and adults with special needs play baseball during the spring season 4/19-6/18.  Volunteers are assigned to a player as a “Baseball Angel” to help players bat, run or walk, and catch.  Volunteers are also needed to be announcers for games.  Register at www.miracleleaguelv.org/volunteers/ or call Andy Squire, 610-984-5142, andy@miracleleaguelv.org.

The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley has been connecting volunteers with the needs of the Lehigh Valley community for over 25 years. The organization’s mission is to engage the community to care for one another through volunteerism.

As the premier resource on volunteerism for the Lehigh Valley and surrounding communities, The Volunteer Center focuses on four main areas of volunteerism: Recruitment, Placement, Recognition, and Training. The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley is affiliated nationally with The Points of Light Foundation, Hands On Network, and the Corporation for National & Community Service, and is a member of the following organizations: Volunteer Centers of Pennsylvania, the State Commission Advisory Board for Citizen Service, Keystone Service Coalition, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, and Society of Volunteer Administrators of the Lehigh Valley.

Contact the 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.