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Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities November 2018 One Day Volunteer Opportunities Only have a few hours to volunteer? Check out these one day opportunities: Dennis Conservation Trust Thursday, November 15 at 1 pm Cole’s Pond Bog, 82 Coles Pond Drive, East Dennis, help with trimming and clearing of downed debris. Call Anita at 508-394- 4630, x523 or email [email protected]. Thursday, November 29 at 10 am help the DCT staff move out of storage at Dennis Mini-Storage to its office basement at 811 Main Street. Call Anita at 508- 394-4630, x523 or email [email protected]. ***************************************************************************** Adults Benefiting Children (ABC) For more information or to register for the following opportunities, contact Ann Gallagher at 508-394-4630 Ext 521 or by email at [email protected]. Tutors & Mentors: The Three R’s program engages volunteers who care about students and want to support and encourage them in reading, math and science. Volunteers work with students individually and in small groups, in literacy, math and science, as well as in book and math clubs. Some volunteers assist teachers in the classroom setting as well. Work one or two hours 11/5/2018 4:39 PM per week, training is provided and no experience is necessary. We are now recruiting for the 2018 – 2019 school year. Volunteers are needed for reading, math, science and computer skills for elementary schools on the Cape. Book and Math Club leaders are needed in Dennis/Yarmouth schools, Barnstable, Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, Monomoy and Nauset schools. If you have special skills to share (i.e. knitting, painting, creative writing, music, etc.) in an after school enrichment program, tell us about it! If you are interested in or would like more information about this rewarding volunteer opportunity, contact Ann Gallagher at 508-394-4630 or [email protected] FANS—Friends and Neighbors For more information or to register for any of the following opportunities, contact Linda Merrill-Contonio at 508- 394-4630 Ext 522 or by email at [email protected] A Baby Center, Hyannis: Two volunteers needed to greet clients and help them with paper work. Stock person needed for boutique. Work any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday for one half-day per week. Barnstable Senior Center: Drivers Wanted! Urgent need for volunteers to drive a 12- passenger, handicapped accessible van, taking seniors to morning or afternoon appointments. Flexible schedule. Training provided. Help also needed mailing the quarterly Compass Magazine and assisting with special projects. Cape Abilities: Throughout the Fall and Holiday Season, help ensure weekend events at the Dennis farm are fun and successful. Farm store assistance also needed. Or volunteer to use your social media skills to promote new products in the Thrift Shop and generate sales. Or be a volunteer driver. Other opportunities also exist in Direct Care, Companionship and Human Rights Committee (two hours every other month.) Or be an ambassador at Cape Abilities Sensory Film Screenings every third Saturday of the month at Chatham Orpheum Theater. Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Hyannis: Volunteers needed to help veterans with transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, etc. Also need drivers for our 11/5/2018 4:39 PM Outreach Center van. (Must have good driving record.) Volunteers are scheduled on an as- needed basis, with advance notice. Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled (CORD), Hyannis: Mobile Food Pantry runs every month for a three- day period. Volunteers needed to drive, ride the bus, help hand out food or assist with loading and unloading. Also looking for office help. Consumer Assistance Council, Hyannis: Consumer Advocate and Hotline Volunteer. CAC collaborates with the Consumer Advocacy & Response Division (CARD) of the AG's office and provides a place where Cape Cod consumers can call with complaints related to retail stores, debt and debt collection, home improvement contractors, scams, and more. This is a volunteer position requiring a cover letter and resume. Dennis Council on Aging: needs medical drivers, friendly visitors, thrift shop staff, front desk and Golden Age volunteers. Eastham Senior Center: Seeking volunteer shuttle drivers to take seniors to Monday “Sit & Be Fit” exercise class at 11 am. Hours are from 10 am – 12 pm. Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands: Meals on Wheels: Always a need for Meals on Wheels route drivers - current need in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Orleans, Chatham, Wellfleet, & Truro areas. Time commitment is about two hours one morning a week. Back up drivers needed as well. Mileage reimbursement & training is provided. Volunteers needed for the Money Management program. This program is a service which promotes independent living by assisting seniors who are finding it difficult to manage their finances and pay their bills on time. Training is provided. The time commitment is 2-3 hours a month. Ombudsman: Serve as an advocate to residents and their families in long term care facilities. Three day state certificate training is required and provided for free. Family Pantry of Cape Cod, Harwich: Volunteers are needed for customer service, processing clothing and cash register at Second Glance Thrift Boutique: All shifts, but especially Saturdays & Mondays, 9:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 12:45 – 5 p.m. The Family Pantry Boutique: Many shifts available on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Cape Cod Community College Family Pantry is also looking for volunteers with flexibility to help on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and assist with shift coverage. Flower Angels, South Yarmouth: is expanding and welcoming new volunteers for workshop tasks, collecting flowers, making deliveries, special events, graphic design and fundraising. Those with floral experience are always needed to arrange bouquets and help in other ways. Minimum three- hour per week commitment on a Monday, Thursday or Friday. Enjoy working in a loving, supportive environment and meet a great group of new friends while brightening the lives of others. Men are always welcome! 11/5/2018 4:39 PM Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod: Habitat has built over 140 affordable Cape homes and serves 10 families yearly with affordable home ownership opportunities. Volunteer teams also served in western Mass and assisted in restorations after hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. Join them in assisting families in Nayarit, Mexico March 9-17, 2019. Or help in a variety of ways at our “Re-Stores” in South Yarmouth and Falmouth. Short, flexible shifts available Monday-Saturday. Harwich Council on Aging: Volunteer medical drivers, food delivery people, dining room aids, and front desk greeters, Wednesday afternoons from 1- 4 pm HopeHealth Hospice: needs your Help, Hands, and Heart to serve within your community and congregation. HopeHealth will train volunteers who want to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and their families experiencing serious illness. “We are not angels – we just help them serve.” Housing Assistance Corporation: seeks volunteers to help with playtime for homeless children (three hours weekly in Hyannis, Bourne, or N. Falmouth.) Also, in need of help to fold, tab, and label monthly newsletter (only 2-4 hours a month, in Hyannis.) Samaritans of Cape Cod & Islands: We are looking for: Crisis Lines volunteers to answer calls at our Falmouth location to provide empathy and compassion to sad and lonely callers. Senior Outreach volunteers to call older adults once or twice a week. Safe Place volunteers to support those who have lost someone to suicide and act as facilitators at monthly meetings. Second Chance group facilitators needed to support friendly meetings with suicide attempt survivors. A Caring Connection volunteers needed to coach and maintain contact with program referrals via phone, text and email. Volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors or help out in office, fundraising and marketing. VNA of Cape Cod: Volunteers needed in Dennis for office work, including putting together patient info packets once a week for two to three hours. Repetitive but fun, friendly environment! Volunteers also needed at our award-winning Thriftique shop in South Yarmouth to price, sell and display donated items in our thrift shop. Yarmouth Senior Center: Brown Bag volunteers needed for about an hour the first Friday of every month to deliver groceries to seniors. Help needed carrying bags to cars on Fridays from 2- 4 pm and also need help setting up for Brown Bag distribution the first Thursday of each month from 2-3:30 pm. 11/5/2018 4:39 PM Senior Environment Corps (SEC) For more information or to register for the following opportunities as indicated, contact Stefanie Paventy, 508-968-5125, or email [email protected]; or Anita Lord, 508-394-4630, ext. 523, or email [email protected]. Association to Preserve Cape Cod: Seeks ‘green’ thumbs to give its “living landscape” TLC. This exemplary eco-friendly experiment showcasing APCC headquarters features native plants, pollinator habitat, water conservation, stormwater management -- and is a far cry from the abundance of invasives overwhelming our conservation lands. Contact Anita. Brewster Conservation Trust: BCT needs assistance with weekly property trail projects involving maintenance of existing properties and clearing of new trails. There are also opportunities for Land Stewards. As they acquire more conservation land, the need for boundary protection increases. Volunteers will be trained in survey map research and reading, field measuring, types of bounds and survey instruments. Contact Anita. Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps, Barnstable: Volunteers needed to assist with clinical and non-clinical projects. Some include assisting healthcare professionals with health clinics, drills and disaster response and administrative duties like data entry. Flex hours. Call Amy Henderson, 508-394-4630, x 520. Cape Cod National Seashore: The “Parks as Classrooms” spring program is lining up teacher aides Cape-wide for grades 3-5.
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