HOW YOU CAN HELP
FUNDRAISERS
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, is taking orders for luminarias, $8 a dozen. The proceeds benefit the church’s ministries. To order, call the church at 822-8828. Pick-up will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 16, at the church, 8510 Wyoming NE, across from La Cueva High School.
EL RANCHITO DE LOS NINOS, a nonprofit children’s home, is seeking businesses to display a Food Drive Box during the holidays. Food is collected to stock the homes pantry for the majority of the year. Please call Laura Harris, 565-4470, or email advancement@elranchitonm.org.
HOLIDAY WILD! FUNDRAISER FOR WILDLIFE RESCUE INC.
OF NEW MEXICO, Animals, Art and more. Live falcons, hawks and owls will be hosting this year’s Holiday Wild! at Wildlife Rescue Inc. of New Mexico (WLI) on Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will be held at WLI’s rescue center on the grounds of the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, 2900 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque. In addition to the birds, there will a raffle for wildlife art, crafts and food for sale and activities for the kids. The even is free, but there is a $3 fee for parking at the Nature Center. There is information at WLI’s Facebook page, facebook.com/WildlifeRescue-Inc-of-New-Mexico or call 344-2500.
NAMI WALKS 2018 PLANNING
TEAM, a fundraising and awareness campaign for mental illness is seeking volunteers. Some positions available are Family Team Chair; Business Team Chair; Marketing & Publicity Chair and Core Team. Meetings will be held twice monthly until February 2018 and weekly until May 2018. Meetings will be in the evenings so you can schedule around your work. Call 260-0154 for information.
VOLUNTEERS
PAWS THRIFT STORE, a local nonprofit project of Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary is seeking volunteers to work in three- or fourhour shifts in the store located near Menaul and Washington. Proceeds from the thrift store support a planned sanctuary (permanent home) for cats who outlived their human caretakers/ owners. This sanctuary will also provide a permanent home for geriatric cats who have failed to be adopted at other local shelters. For information or to volunteer, call PAWS at 544-7776 or email ringo95@yahoo.com.
ALBUQUERQUE READS is a literacy development program and is looking for volunteers to tutor kindergarten students in the morning for about 1½ hours, 1-3 times per week. Volunteers must pass an APS background check and go through a short training. We have immediate openings on Mondays and Wednesdays at Atrisco Elementary. All that is required is a desire to help Albuquerque’s future leaders. Call Marianne at 764-3728 or email abqreads@abqchamber.com. Visit abqreads.com for information.
SILVER HORIZONS, a local, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income seniors in Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia counties, is seeking volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help distribute free groceries at their Senior Food Markets and deliver to homebound seniors. Each month, Silver Horizons provides free groceries to more than 2,000 seniors, and almost 900 grandchildren many of these seniors are raising. A variety of days and times are available. For information, and view a list of opportunities, please visit silverhorizons.org or call/text Jason at 234-4439.
AARP TAX-AIDE, needs volunteers to help low- and moderateincome taxpayers during 2018. Free training is available during December and early January. Basic computer skills are needed for most positions. Volunteers are asked to work at least onehalf day per week during February through mid-April at near-by senior centers and community centres. AARP Tax-Aide is an all-volunteer tax preparation service supported by the nonprofit AARP Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service. For information, go to taxaide@aarp.org or call the AARP Information Center at 830-3096.
LOVING THUNDER THERAPEUTIC RIDING, for special needs individuals and veterans is looking for team members to be side-walkers, horse leaders, groomers and more. No experience necessary. Call 554-9493, email info@lovingthunder.com or visit lovingthunder.com.
NEWSLINE FOR THE BLIND: The New Mexico Commission for the Blind is looking for volunteers in Albuquerque to contribute their voices to Newsline for the Blind. Newsline is an ondemand, dial-in newspaper service that provides free telephone access to newspapers and magazines for persons who are blind or visually impaired. Volunteers will use their telephone to read articles from the Albuquerque Journal. For information or to set up an interview, please contact Krista Mireles at 383-2220.
OASIS READING MENTORS: OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring program is recruiting 100 reading mentors for fall 2017 placement. The commitment is to volunteer one hour, one day, a week for a school year, to read with a K-3 public school student. For program, training and background check information, contact Vicki at 884-4529.
WINGS FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL: L.I.F.E. (Life-skills Imparted to Families through Education) is seeking funds for the weekly program. For information, contact Yolanda Mattison, Volunteer Coordinator at 459-2023.
DONATIONS
SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY CONNECT, a 501(c)(3) non-profit , seeks good, working used laptops and computers to donate to low-income Navajo seniors and families. Please call 908-2662 to arrange a drop off.
ID THEFT RESOLUTIONS LTD: is seeking donations to continue their efforts to stamp out identity theft, the fastest growing white collar crime in America. ID Theft Resolutions Ltd. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that offers a variety of services Donations can be made via the website, IDTHEFTRESOLUTIONS.org or by mail to P.O. Box 10243, Albuquerque, NM 87184-0243.