HOW YOU CAN HELP
PAWS THRIFT STORE seeks volunteers to assist customers and to prepare donated items for sale in the store. Hours can be flexible. All proceeds from the store go to Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3), with the mission of providing permanent homes to mature cats that have outlived their caregivers. If interested in volunteering, drop in at the store at 4406 Menaul NE or call Beverly at 554-7776.
PACA (PEOPLE’S ANTI CRUELTY ASSOCIATION)
needs volunteers to provide loving care to homeless and abandoned cats waiting for adoption at KITTY CITY, a space generously provided for the cats by Clark’s Pet Emporium located at 11200 Menaul NE. KITTY CITY is a free roaming open space environment with cat runs and plenty of play areas. We have openings for volunteers seven days a week. Interested people may choose a day/time, typically 2 hours per week. Call Jackie at 293-4060 or Sue at 323-9383. Please leave a message, name and phone number so your call can be returned as soon as possible.
OASIS READING MENTORS tutoring program is recruiting 100 reading mentors. The commitment is to volunteer one hour, one day a week for one or two school years. We read with a K-4 public school student. Contact Vicki at 884-4529 for training and background check information.
SILVER HORIZONS, a local, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income seniors in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Valencia counties, needs volunteers to help distribute free groceries at our Senior Food Markets and via our delivery to homebound seniors. Each month, Silver Horizons provides free groceries to more than 3,000 seniors, and almost 900 grandchildren many of these seniors are raising. A variety of days/times are available. For more information, and to view a list of current volunteer opportunities, please visit us at silverhorizons.org or call/text Ron at 800-1400.
32nd NATIONAL VETERANS GOLDEN AGE GAMES
is seeking volunteers. More than 2,500 volunteers are needed to support the Games Aug. 3-8, 2018, in Albuquerque. Volunteers are needed for transportation, hospitality, ceremony coordination, site setup and numerous sporting events. Applicants can select the event, time and date they choose to volunteer on the website, volgistics.com/ ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=174952917. Individuals, families and groups may volunteer, and all volunteers must be over 14 years old. For more information, contact David Pizarro at 265-1711, ext. 4013 or david.pizarro@va.gov, or William Wellman at 265-1711, ext. 2706 or william. wellman@va.gov.