VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
America On Wheels, Allentown, needs volunteers for its educational Task Force Committee.
The task force committee begins May 4 and meetings will be via Zoom for 60 minutes for six months. This is to align educational programs and develop transition plans from elementary, to middle, high and college or technical school. Minimum age 21. Contact Linda Merkel, executive director, 610-432-4200, ext. 11, director@americaonwheels.org.
Have fun doing crafts or playing games and help to keep the kids with special needs stay safe at the Camelot for Children summer camp in Allentown. Volunteer for one day or as often as you can 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday June 20 through July 29. Teen buddies, adults and medical personnel needed. Minimum age 14 or 12 with adult. Contact Lisa Griesemer, 610-7915683, info@camelotforchildren.org.
Do you have a peoplefriendly furry friend (dog/cat) who would love to visit others and be showered with affection, while bringing smiles and joy to our residents one day a week, for about one hour? Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab will interview animals and their owners and require pet health documents and COVID19 vaccine cards for pet owner. Minimum age 13 with adult. Contact Kerry Magliane, 610-336-5684, kerrymagliane@lehighcounty.org.
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 guests to remember for a lifetime.
Whether volunteering as a docent, with crafts and activities, zoo clean team, or in other volunteer positions, you are helping the zoo further its mission of conservation and education. Minimum age is
13. Contact Katie Lerch, 610-799-4171, klerch@ lvzoo.org.
The sun is finally out, and spring is here. Come together and help beautify the neighborhood.
The second annual Earth Day community cleanup of the Marvine Pembroke Area will be held 9 a.m. to noon April 23. Meet at the Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem, 1430 Fritz Drive. Minimum age 16 or 6 with adult. Coordinated by Marvine Elementary Community School, contact Cesar Cordova, 484-821-7557, ccordova@ basdschools.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.