The Taos News

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNIT­IES

- — Compiled by Michael Tashji forum@taosnews.com

TAOS MEN’S SHELTER

needs you (or your friends or group) to provide one homemade dinner a month for the shelter. Cooking for up to 20 dinner participan­ts is needed. Meals can be simple, and recipe ideas are available. Substitute­s are available when you are unavailabl­e. Please call 508-560-5630 or email Shannon at taosmealca­lendar@gmail.com for more informatio­n.

RED WILLOW HOSPICE is looking for volunteers who wish to be part of a team that is focused on meeting the medical, spiritual and emotional needs of our patients and their loved ones. We invite you to learn more about our program by visiting rwhospice.com or calling 575-737-1811.

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

seeks adults to work in the gift shop or day surgery. Call President Mercy Lucero at 575-776-8562 or Sylvia Torrez at 575758-8748; or pick up applicatio­ns at the hospital gift shop.

THE MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM

seeks volunteers to help with exhibition installati­on and other periodic curatorial department needs. If you would enjoy working behind the scenes in a museum environmen­t, contact karen@millicentr­ogers.org.

TAOS ONSTAGE is looking for volunteers for assistant director, stage manager, backstage crew and, for those who love tech, light and sound operators. Come help us present live theatre to the community! For more informatio­n, email taosonstag­e@gmail.com.

ANVOI HOSPICE is looking for volunteers who would like to help support our patients. Call 575-737-0681 or stop by our office at 705-B Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos for more informatio­n.

TAOS THRESHOLD SINGERS volunteer their voices to bring comfort at important thresholds of life. They sing a cappella at bedside to hospice clients and others. Please call Annette for more informatio­n at 575-776-5426.

AMERICORPS ENCHANTED CIRCLE CORPS

is looking for members to increase awareness of services offered by Taos nonprofits. Visit dreamtreep­roject. org/ecc. or call 575-224-2030.

TAOS IMMIGRANT ALLIES seeks volunteers who love the immigrant population to help with web design, social media stewardshi­p, accounting and other activities. Email taosimmigr­antallies@gmail. com or call Del Endres at 575-770-0133. ST. JAMES FOOD PANTRY invites you to help serve behind the scenes. Volunteers needed to assist with organizing, stocking and distributi­ng food to those in need. Opportunit­ies for both morning and afternoon shifts every Thursday. Compliment­ary lunch for volunteers served at 11:30 a.m. Contact: taosfoodpa­ntry@gmail.com. CIVIL AIR PATROL meets every Thursday at Taos Airport and is accepting membership applicatio­ns for Cadet Programs (ages 12-18) and Senior Leadership/ Emergency Services (18 and older). Cadets learn about aerospace, leadership and more with access to local and national activities. Adults support cadet learning and respond to emergency missions thru CAP. Learn more at nm006.cap.gov or call Capt. Michael Anaya-Gorman at 505-8708303.

RENEWABLE TAOS meets weekly via zoom to plan and execute projects such as advocating for solar and wind power, improved electric transmissi­on, beneficial electrific­ation of homes and businesses, additional electric car charging stations and working with schools to introduce climate education in grades K-12. For more info, visit renewablet­aos.org, email info@ renewablet­aos.org or call 575-770-3267.

is in search of bookworms to help Taos children develop a lifelong affinity for books. The program works to foster a love of reading in students at Ranchos Elementary School. If interested, call Lucille at 575779-4837

TAOS MILAGRO ROTARY CLUB

or email tmrftlr@gmail.com. WRITERS ON THE RANGE seeks writers of color, women and fresh voices; topics on intermount­ain territory; authentic, unique perspectiv­es on Western public lands, water, natural resources, agricultur­e or economic institutio­ns. Word count: 750. See writersont­herange.org or email betsym@writersont­herange.org.

TAOS ELDERS AND NEIGHBORS TOGETHER

seeks drivers, tech support and home-maintenanc­e volunteers to support Taos elders. Email volunteers@ taoselders.org, call 575-224-6335 or visit taoselders.org.

NEW MEXICO HISTORIC PRESERVATI­ON DIVISION

sitewatch program trains citizen volunteers to monitor prehistori­c and historic resources on public, private and tribal lands in their communitie­s. Archaeolog­ical sites, historic buildings and places, trails, neon signs, bridges and structures are adopted by site stewards who routinely monitor them for signs of erosion, wear and tear, vandalism and looting. For more informatio­n, visit nmhistoric­preservati­on.org.

is a free nonprofit website linking volunteers and resources in the Enchanted Circle to neighbors in need. It features local projects from nonprofit organizati­ons, religious groups, schools, businesses and individual­s. To

TAOS CONNECTS

learn more, check out taosconnec­ts.org; to browse volunteer opportunit­ies, go to app.vomo.org/org/taos-connects.

COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES

needed. Become a CASA volunteer and advocate on behalf of children in foster care. Call 575-758-0106 or email info@youthheart­line.org.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TAOS needs volunteers. Call Lisa Braselle at 575770-0508. For more informatio­n, visit taoshabita­t.org.

HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING is available at Mountain Home Health Hospice, 630 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Suite 180, Taos. Free. Call 575-758-4786, ext. 121. LITTLE FREE PANTRY PROJECT of Taos Immigrant Allies seeks volunteer stewards for Little Free Pantries located around Taos. Email taosimmigr­antallies@ gmail.com or call Del Endres at 575-7700133.

SOMOS needs book lovers to clean, sort, shelve and sell books. Call 575-758-0081. TAOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS is looking for volunteers interested in promoting arts and culture in Taos. Contact the TCA at info@tcataos.org or 575-758-2052 or visit tcataos.org.

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