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*On-Going Volunteer Needs*
Come play with baby things!
The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Also to re-stock the store and monitor inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required. Current need is for the 1st and 2nd Wednesday of each month. Contact Stephanie by calling 765-429-2756 or email stephanieb@riggshealth.com
Have you ever thought about being an Attorney?
Teen Court is a diversion program designed for Juvenile offenders to teach them about the justice system and the consequences for their actions before they become part of the traditional justice system. Teen Court is a sentencing hearing for 12-17 year olds who have already admitted guilt in the crime they committed. Volunteers are needed to prosecute or defend these teens to ensure that they learn from their actions. Court is held most Tuesday Nights from 5:00 - 7:15pm. For questions, contact Lacey at Bauer Family Resources 742-5046 x 215 or lchastain@bauerfamilyresources.org
Delivery Drivers Needed Long Term
Food Finders Food Bank are looking for 2 long-term volunteers to deliver baked goods at locations around town on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons (1 volunteer for each day), and they would be driving Food Finder's truck. Call Rick Nelson for more information 471-0062.
Help "Green" Lafayette
Wanted....Arbor Day Volunteers! TreeLafayette is seeking individuals, clubs, or organizations to help beautify Lafayette by planting trees on Saturday, May 7th at 9:00am. Sign up now: http://tiny.cc/arborday2011
Did Someone Say Carnival?! Thomas Miller School needs volunteers for their school carnival on Saturday, April 16th from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. The volunteers will help run games for the students. Shifts are separated into one hour segments so you could work as few as one hour or as much as three. Interested volunteers need to contact Amy at the Volunteer Center 742-9077 x 222 for further details. Delivery Service Needed! Meals on Wheels is in need of people who are willing to donate a couple hours of their time either on a weekly or fill-in basis. You will need your own car to deliver meals to elderly and disabled recipients of the program. To volunteer contact Nichole Hallada at nhallada@mealsonwheelslafayette.org. Who doesn't love an Egg Hunt & Carnival?! Ivy Tech Dental Assisting Program is holding a Easter Egg Hunt and Sidewalk Carnival on Saturday, April 23rd from 10am - 3pm. They are in need of 30-40 volunteers for this event. Contact Lindsey McCaffry, lmccaffry1@ivytech.edu for detail Do you have a sense of direction? City of Lafayette is looking for volunteer(s) to sit at the information desk.Flexible shifts available between the hours of 8-4:30 Monday - Friday to help direct people within City Hall Building. For further information, contact awood@uw.lafayette.in.us or 765-742-9077 x 222 Sort, Sort,Sort! Food Finders Food Bank need volunteers to help with the annual Stamp Out Hunger/Letter Carrier's Food Drive on Saturday, May 14th, 2011! This is Food Finders' largest one-day food drive, bringing in close to 75,000 pounds of food in 2010! Volunteers are needed to help sort and separate food that the letter carrier's drop off into glass, canned, and boxed items. Will be working at two locations, The Lafayette Post Office on 26, and the WL Federated Church. There are three shifts available for volunteers at each location: 11am-1pm, 1-3pm, and 3-5pm. Do you like children and horses? Therapeion Therapeutic Riding Center is in need of volunteers to help during riding classes. You will work with our special riders and great horses and they provide equine assisted programs for persons with disabilities, youth at risk, and children who have been abused or neglected. No experience is required and training is provided. Please contact Therapeion at therapeion@yahoo.com or 765 414-8066 for more information. Be a Mentor! Beacon Companions (a group of Middle School Volunteers) and a directing Beacon Academy Senior is in need of an adult Mentor who will co-supervise with the Beacon Academy Senior every Tuesday and/or Thursday from 9-3. They will be going to the homes of elderly in need to provide company, cleaning, cooking, and housing maintenance through Caregiver Companion from 2/22/11 through 5/15/11. For more information contact John Grimes at jgrimes123@comcast.net or 765-838-2045.
Go back to the Wildlife! Wildcat Wildlife Center is seeking volunteers who can give 4 hours a week to help with the following: baby feeding, animal care, maintenance, cage building, clerical & data work, rescue, phones or grant writing. The center is in Delphi, Indiana. Check us out at www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org |