VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Work virtually or in-person in our Adult Literacy Program. The Center for Career Pathways at the Allentown campus of LCCC needs adults 21 and older with a bachelor’s degree in any field to tutor in English as a Second Language (ESL), Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Science. Times are flexible dependent upon your schedule. Materials and resources provided. Contact Gladys Malpica, 610-799-1946, gmalpica@ lccc.edu.
Where to take the bikes you are no longer using? Community Bike Works is looking for volunteers to coordinate Bike Drives within your family, workplace, and social networks. Bikes in any condition are accepted with a focus on bikes with 20-inch wheels and larger. If you gather the bikes, the organization will pick them up if you have 10 or more. Contact 610-4341140, james@communitybikeworks.org.
Help make a visit to the Lehigh Valley Zoo an experience for our guests to remember for a lifetime. Whether volunteering as a docent, with crafts and activities, zoo clean team, or in one of our other volunteer positions, you are helping the Zoo further their mission of conservation and education. Minimum age is 13. Contact Katie Lerch, 610-799-4171, klerch@lvzoo.org.
Deliver meals to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities for Meals On Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Eight convenient pickup locations and pre-delivery training; routes start at 10 a.m. each weekday. Join their family of volunteers and help improve the health, well-being, and independence of those they serve. Minimum age 16 with adult. Contact Dawn Stillwagen, 610-841-7011, dawns@ mowglv.org.
Every two seconds someone needs blood. Miller-Keystone Blood Center canteen attendants offer a drink and a snack to blood donors after the donation process is complete while ensuring the donor is feeling well for at least 15 minutes. Shifts available are noon to 3:30 p.m. and 3:30—7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 7:30-11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hamilton Donor Center, Allentown. Requires 1 ½-hour orientation and free PA state clearances. Contact Michele Cory, 610-691-5850, mcory@giveapint.org.
Join the fight against sex trafficking in the Lehigh Valley. Support
The Valley Against Sex Trafficking in the planning of the annual VOICES fundraiser. This event will be held Sept. 22 in Bethlehem. The committee will meet monthly via Zoom to plan the event as well as assist with the event on that day. Minimum age 16. Contact Missy Wise, 484-423-4299, melissa@thevast.org.
Are you considering joining a nonprofit board, or are you currently on a nonprofit board and want to become a more informed participant? The Volunteer Center’s LEAD Now virtual program will be held 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays beginning April 25 and includes five different classes. For program description and registration information, go to www.volunteerlv.org/ LEAD-Now. Questions? Contact Karen Smith, 610-807-0336, karen@ volunteerlv.org.
Individuals with skills in marketing, finance, governance, and social media, as well as those who have access to grants through their companies or other philanthropic groups are encouraged to join the board of directors at Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley. Time commitments include attendance at monthly board meetings, currently remote, September through June and some committee work in between. Minimum age is 25. Contact Susan Yoder, 215-913-3336, nominating@ypplv.org.
Go to website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities or contact us at 610-807-0336, vc@volunteerlv.org for information.