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September 2010 Volunteer Opportunities


Get Out, Make a Difference, Volunteer

 

Organization Volunteer Opportunity 

 Description

City 
 Ag Against Hunger Ag Against Hunger Glean of Fridays 

Ag Against Hunger (AAH) is looking for volunteers to get involved in their gleaning program Friday, September 10, 2010. Working with local growers, volunteers help collect high quality, marketable produce that has been left behind after commercial harvest. The food they collect is then transported to food banks and pantries in the tri-county area. 

 Salinas
 Animal Friends Rescue Project  Office Work

Help AFRP staff with data entry and filing.

Must be available weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM 

Monterey 
 

Peacock Acres

 

 

Homework Volunteer 

Assist children in a group home setting with homework. Facilitate arts and crafts activities. Story telling and reading to children. Kids are between 11 and 14. 

 Salinas
 

City of Monterey

 

 

 

 

 Community Center Assistant Assist with general "front office" reception and clerical assignments such as telephone and general filing tasks, customer service, bulletin board design, creation of program flyers and proof reading of general correspondence.  Monterey 
 YWCA Monterey County

Front Desk

 Assistant

Greet clients and inform staff of their arrival. Answer

 incoming phone calls and make appropriate transfers to staff or referrals to outside destinations. Office tasks such as making copies, assisting with mailings, printing business cards. Ensure that areas are tidy and stocked with appropriate supplies. 

 

Monterey 
 Monterey County Animal Services  Animal Shelter Volunteer: Dogs

In extreme need of volunteers to feed the sheltered dogs on Saturday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, and Sunday mornings from 8:00am to 10:00am.

Volunteers needed to walk and socialize the dogs from 12:00pm to 5:30pm, Monday through Saturday (2 hour shift). 

Salinas 
 Meals on Wheels Driver to Deliver Meals

We need volunteers to deliver meals to homebound

 Seniors in the greater Salinas area. Meals are delivered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Volunteers drive their own vehicle and should allow about 2 hours to make all their deliveries. If you are available at least once or twice a month to help deliver meals

 

Salinas 
 Breathe California of the Central Coast  Health Fair Assistant

We are looking for volunteers interested in representing Breathe California at health fairs. The fairs are held at places like colleges, community agencies, and corporations. Volunteers will staff a booth from which they will distribute literature as well as promote our agency’s programs and services.  

 Salinas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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