·Allentown Symphony Association needs volunteers for the annual Symphony Ball to assist in various facets of planning their largest fundraising event of the year. Meetings are on the third Monday of the month through January 2022. This two-year commitment will benefit education and outreach programs for underserved students.

For details, contact Lucy Bloise at 610-248-8263 or lbloise@allentownsymphony.org.

·Cancer Support Community of The Greater Lehigh Valley, Allentown, is in need of an individual or individuals to perform basic cleaning duties in the Allentown facility on a weekly or biweekly basis. Duties would include, but not be limited to vacuuming, dusting, mopping and trash removal. Day and time schedule is flexible.

Contact Nancy Petite at 610-861-7555, ext. 39 or npetiet@cancersupportglv.org.

·Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown, needs a volunteer ombudsman, a community neighbor, who is specially trained to find answers and resolve simple problems older adults experience in the long-term care system and who enjoy visiting with others, helping to find answers and have time available to visit residents in Northampton County. Training is required.

Contact Bob Olney at 610-435-1541 or rolney@allentowndiocese.org.

·Forgotten Felines and Fidos, Germansville, needs volunteers to help with administrative support, adoption support, schedule coordinator for shelter volunteers, foster care, daily morning shelter cleaning and cat socialization, marketing and communication, grant support, veterinary services, shelter and grounds maintenance, fundraising and event support.

Contact Erica Moerder at 610-737-6851 or fffvolunteer@verizon.net.

·Lehigh Valley Health Network is looking for people to share their talents with the volunteer services department. A variety of opportunities are available both at the Lehigh Valley and outlying campuses.

To apply online, visit lvhn.org or contact Ruth Brown at 610-969-2850 or ruth.brown@lvhn.org.

·AIDSNET, Bethlehem needs community members and professionals (lawyer, CPA, clergy, physician, etc.) who live in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton or Schuylkill counties to join the board of directors and help oversee the organization’s mission of building healthier communities by planning and funding HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention Services in those six counties. All meetings are held every other month at the Bethlehem office. Contact Vickey McKinzey-Gonzalez at 610-882-1119, executive.director@aidsnetpa.org.

·Family Promise of Lehigh Valley, Allentown, needs drivers for a 15-passenger bus, for approximately one-hour shifts, who will pick up families experiencing homelessness around 5:30 a.m. at a local congregation and take them to the Day Center on West Hamilton Street, Allentown. At 5:30 p.m., drivers will transport the same families back to the congregations.

Contact Roslyn Kuba at 610-351-1368 or director@fplehighvalley.org.

·Habitat For Humanity of the Lehigh Valley RESTORE, Whitehall, is always in need of eager, willing and excited volunteers to help with accepting donations, cleaning, organization, and customer service 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Contact Gina Loiacono at 610-776-7737 or gina@habitatlv.org.

·Gress Mountain Ranch, Orefield needs volunteers to assist with feeding and watering the animals, and small groups to help with grounds maintenance, composting, cleaning stalls. Minimum age 14 or 10 with parent supervision.

To arrange a day and time, contact Kathryn Gress at 610-398-2122 or gressranch@gmail.com.

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Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a brochure listing agencies needing volunteers at 610-807-0336 or email vc@volunteerlv.org.

Visit volunteerlv.org for a larger list of volunteer opportunities.