LOCAL/STATE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
AIDSNET, Bethlehem, needs community members and professionals, lawyer, CPAs, clergy, physicians, etc., who live in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton or Schuylkill County to join its board of directors and help oversee the organization’s mission of building healthier communities by planning and funding HIV/AIDS care and prevention services in those six counties. All meetings are held every other month at the Bethlehem office. Contact Vickey McKinzey-Gonzalez, 610-8821119, executive.director@ aidsnetpa.org.
ALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK needs volunteers, minimum age 14 with adult, to help in its Client Choice Food Pantry 8:30 a.m. to noon starting at the end of September for one or more weekdays per month to help the clients select their food and place in the bags. Scheduling training starting the week of Sept. 19. Contact Anne Egan, 610-821-1332, anne. egan@allentownfoodbank.org.
FEED THE CHILDREN, Bethlehem, needs volunteers to pack boxes of food and personal care items 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday morning, and 9 a.m. to noon and 5-8 p.m. every Thursday. Minimum age 16 or with parent supervision is 11. For registration information, contact Beth Baier, 610-419-9356, beth. baier@feedthechildren.org.
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM MUSEUMS & SITES needs volunteers for its Apple Days festival at Burnside Plantation: for setup 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept 15, 16 and 17; day of festival shifts 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept 18 and 19; break down/cleanup 4:30-7 p.m. Sept 19 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept 20. Minimum age 16 or 14 with adult. Contact Tavia Minnich, 610-882-0450, tminnich@ historicbethlehem.org.
LEHIGH VALLEY SCORE needs volunteer mentors to coach entrepreneurs at no charge for the local chapter in the nation-wide SCORE organization. The group partners with the Small Business Administration and local agencies who assist small business startups or local small businesses who need assistance. Contact Tracy Damiani, 610-266-3000, tracy.damiani@ scorevolunteer.org.
THE GRESS MOUNTAIN RANCH,
Orefield, needs volunteers to assist with feeding and watering the animals, and small groups to help with grounds maintenance, composting, cleaning stalls. Minimum age 14 or with parent supervision is 10. To arrange a day/time, call Kathryn Gress at 610-398-2122, gress ranch@gmail.com.
THE WHOLE LIFE CENTER, Easton, needs volunteers 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month to assist with assembling boxes of food and then take out to clients’ cars. Also, one or two volunteers are needed 9:3011 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month to assemble boxes of Fresh Food for Seniors. All volunteers must be over 18 and under 65. The organization cannot accept volunteers for community service hours. Contact Donna Lavin, 610-7466405, donna@wholelifectr.org.
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY invites you to join the Lehigh Valley’s Talk, Read, Sing campaign and help spread the message that talking, reading and singing with children ages infant-5 builds language skills and gets them ready for school. Join the organization as it creates connections with the places in the community families trust most — child care centers, grocery stores, salons, libraries, laundromats and more. Time commitment is two-four hours a month. Contact Emma, 610-8075736, emmap@unitedwayglv.org.
Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a directory of Lehigh Valley nonprofits in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or e-mail: vc@volunteerlv.org. Go to www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.