The Morning Call (Sunday)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

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Are you or a group you know of looking for volunteer opportunit­ies in

2024? ArtsQuest is having an informatio­n session at 6 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Blast Furnace Room, Second Floor of the ArtsQuest Center, Bethlehem, where you can hear more about all the events on the 2024 calendar that your group could volunteer at, including Musikfest. Contact Parker, 610-332-1343, pryan@artsquest.org. Join the dedicated team at Autism Society Lehigh Valley as a fundraisin­g volunteer. Your passion can help create a brighter future for individual­s with autism. Together, let’s raise awareness and funds to support vital programmin­g in the Lehigh Valley. Contact Maryclaire Foundakos. 201-741-8838, autismsoci­etylv.teen@ gmail.com. If you have reliable transporta­tion, can climb stairs, and are able to lift up to 30 lbs waist high, then Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering can use your help. The organizati­on

needs volunteers to assist with picking up donated food from retailers, Giant Grocery Store, and transporti­ng the donations to BES to be used at the weekend bagged lunches and the shelter. Contact Maria, 484-602-5505, mshior@ bes-inc.org. Take the opportunit­y to get involved in your community, develop new friendship­s and discover

hidden talents while giving out snacks and monitoring the donors after they donate blood at the Easton donor center 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Take pride in knowing your contributi­on to Miller-Keystone Blood Center will impact the lives of hundreds of people every day. Minimum age 14. Only high school service hours are available. Contact Michele Cory, 610-691-5850, ext. 212, mcory@giveapint.org. Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley is looking for several enthusiast­ic, energeti, and reliable individual­s who can commit to at least four hours each month for

at healthy least one food year samples to offer at food network. pantries Days within and hours its are flexible. Must have own vehicle and be able to transport needed supplies. Training provided. Contact Amour, 484-287-4015, ainman@caclv.org. Sights for Hope is seeking volunteers to work with staff to administer vision-screening tests for preschool and kindergart­en-age children in Lehigh or Northampto­n County. Reliable transporta­tion to screening sites is necessary. Training provided. Minimum age 21. Contact Rita Lang, 610-433-6018, rita@ sightsforh­ope.org. Staff the coffee cart to serve beverages and snacks to key locations and members of the St. Luke’s University Health Network Allentown campus community. This opportunit­y is perfect for those who like to interact with others, like to be on their feet and are comfortabl­e standing for longer periods of time. Contact the volunteer department, 484-5264600, volunteers@sluhn. org. Whitehall Historical Preservati­on Society needs assistance with cleanup 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jan. 21. Entire time slot and shifts are available. Putting away holiday decoration­s, cleaning, dusting, mopping, organizing and light interior maintenanc­e. Weather permitting, some outside work may also be done. Museum tours need volunteers to monitor visitors. Contact Alice, 610-7767280, whps@verizon.net. Go to www.volunteerl­v. org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunit­ies or contact them at 610-8070336, vc@volunteerl­v.org for informatio­n.

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