VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
·Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites is currently training holiday volunteers to give tours and greet visitors during the 2019 Holiday Season.
Call Kristen Walsh at 610-882-0450 ext. 15.
·Holiday Hope Chests need volunteers to donate wrapped shoeboxes filled with age appropriate items for Lehigh Valley’s children in need.
To participate, go to volunteerlv.org/holiday-hope-chests and fill out a 2019 Donor Pledge Form.
·Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, is looking for a special events intern to help the development manager plan and implement key fundraising events by assisting with donor solicitation, drafting donor letters, etc.
Call Susan Ellis at 610-759-5070.
·National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, is seeking volunteers to welcome guests, sell tickets and merchandise at the lobby admission desk.
Call Deedee Riffle at 610-694-6637.
·Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus, is looking for animal care volunteers who would be responsible for assisting with the professional care and maintenance of our education animals.
Call Elizabeth Dugan at 610-965-4397.
·St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, Quakertown and Warren campuses need volunteer escorts, patient advocates and hospice volunteers from 8 a.m. to noon or noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Spend time socializing with and providing comfort items to patients and lending a hand to staff.
Contact Amanda Wefing at 484-526-4600 or volunteers@sluhn.org.
·Teach Rwanda, Easton, is looking for a volunteer coordinator to connect with potential volunteers here in the Lehigh Valley and around the world. Tasks rely on the Internet, so location is flexible. The organization does modern teacher education in Rwanda, operates a preschool and primary school and partners with other schools. The main task is to respond to inquiries about volunteering.
Contact Janet Brown at 484-542-7442 or jbrown@teachrwanda.org.
·Sharecare Faith in Action, Bethlehem, provides free volunteer services to elderly or disabled persons such as transportation, shopping, visitations and Therapy Dog visits.
Call Lynn Heiney at 610-867-2177.
·STRIVE Youth, Bethlehem, needs dedicated coaches to help eighth through 12th grade students for STRIVE’s STEM Leadership Program.
Call Teranda Donatto at 225-571-6170.
·Allentown Symphony Association, Allentown, is looking for volunteers for performances at Miller Symphony Hall.
For dates and times, call Cheryl Haughney at 610-432-7961.
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Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a brochure listing agencies needing volunteers at 610-807-0336 or vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.