|
|
|
Summer Volunteer Opportunities! |
|
| |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
needs teens to help with office duties
such as data entry and other clerical
duties, often on an as-needed basis.
Youth can also get involved with Relay
for Life events by starting a team (of
8-15 people) or help out at the event
with set-up, register people, fill
luminaria bags, etc.) Dates and places
are: Saucon June 1-2, Bethlehem June
9-10, Easton June 15-16 and Whitehall
June 22-23. Tom Harper: 1-888-227-5445,
option 3, ext 3010,
tom.harper@cancer.org. |
| |
CAMELOT
FOR CHILDREN
is
looking for youth, minimum age 14 to
help at day camp for children with
special needs. Any spare time can make a
difference - not required to commit to
all days. Hours and days are 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays June
25-August 1. Jo Ellen Moll:
610-791-5683, e-mail:
joellenm@camelotforchildren.org.
|
| |
COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE’S FOWLER
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
needs
teens, 16 years old, entering 11th
grade, to assist elementary and middle
school students who are in a summer
morning program learning to use a
computer through projects such as
digital photography and robotics. Good
computer skills, maturity, good people
skills, and a desire to work with
younger kids are important. Must have
access to reliable transportation. Doug
Chen: 610-691-5620,
dchen@caclv.org. |
| |
FIRTH
YOUTH CENTER DAY CAMP
seeks
teens, age 16 and up, to help with
activities, games, swimming, and
arts/crafts at day camp between 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. any weekday – will be
supervised by camp staff. Joe Ciangiola:
908-454-7281, ciangiola@yahoo.com. |
| |
GOOD
SHEPHERD
is
looking for teens, minimum age 14, to
help with programs including recreation,
office assistants, unit clerks,
transporters, computer data, gardening
and resident assistants. Teens are
needed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. any
weekday and some weekends. JoAnn Frey:
610-776-3125,
jfrey@gsrh.org. |
| |
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM PARTNERSHIP
is
looking for teens, minimum age 13, to
help at the Blueberry Festival various 3
hour shifts between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
July 20-22 at Burnside Plantation. Areas
of interest for volunteers include food
service, entertainment, livestock,
children’s area, house tour, garden,
admissions, classic autos, crafters,
volunteer hospitality and parking. HBI
is also looking for teens to be museum
docents and tour guides 10 a.m.-1:30
p.m. or 1:30-5 p.m. Thursday – Sunday.
Wendy Weida: 610-867-0173,
wweida@historicbethlehem.org. |
| |
KIRKLAND
VILLAGE
seeks
teens, minimum age 13, to transport
residents to in-house activities and
appointments, assist in the Market
Place, be a friendly visitor, play piano
for residents, or take around ice cart.
Hours are flexible – mostly morning and
early afternoon, any day of the week.
Connie Cain: 610-691-4515,
ccain@phi-preshomes.org. |
|
|
LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
is
looking youth, minimum age 14 to help
with in-house activities and trips off
campus, be a friendly visitor, help fill
out weekly menus, and transport
residents to in-house appointments.
There is something to do everyday,
daytime hours. Helene Salgado:
610-391-8494,
koncsicsh@diakon.org. |
|
|
PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
needs
teens, minimum age 14, to become part of
the junior guild. Teens will usher, take
tickets, assist in souvenir and
concession stands and assist patrons.
Hours and days vary. Timothy Walling:
610-282-9455, ext 8,
timothy.walling@desales.edu. |
| |
PHOEBE HOME NURSING AND REHAB CENTER
needs
teens, minimum age 13 or having
completed 7th grade, to
transport residents in wheelchairs to
and from in-house appointments. Hours
are 8:30 a.m.-noon any day
Monday-Thursday, or 1-3 p.m. any day
Monday-Friday. Sharon Benson:
610-794-5362,
sbenson@phoebe.org. |
| |
SIXTH STREET SHELTER
needs
teens, minimum age 13, to provide child
care for children of residents during
the day. Teens will read books and play
with children staying at the shelter
while their parents attend meetings and
appointments. Days and times vary.
Marsha Eichelberger: 610-435-1490,
meichelberger@caclv.org. |
| |
THE CRAYOLA FACTORY AT TWO RIVERS
LANDING
is looking for youth, minimum age 15, to
assist in facilitating projects and art
activities at The Crayola Factory
between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday and/or 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sundays. Mary Long: 610-559-6605,
mlong@crayola.com |
|
Call/Email the Volunteer Center for more
information on these projects
youth@volunteerlv.org
or
610-807-0336
|
|
|
|
More Project Ideas! |
|
Organize - or JOIN - a
clean-up in your neighborhood or at your school! |
|
 |
|
Spruce up your neighborhood or school
with a fresh coat of paint! Talk to you teachers, neighbors,
parents, or principal to see what you can do! |
 |
|
Visit a Senior Center. Make a new
friend! Share your favorite book, game, or musical instrument! |
 |
|
Write a Letter!
Write a letter to a soldier, a senior pen-pal, or a friend!
|
 |
|
Contact the
Volunteer Center for help starting one
of these projects! |
|
Volunteer Center of the
Lehigh Valley
