Volunteer Opportunities 12-11-09

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Remember that this is a great time of year to give back to the community and giving your time to help with a holiday need is a great way to do it. We have many new opportunities this week. Please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us for more information on any of the listings.

Don't forget! We also have a our Holiday Giving Tree in progress. This is another way to give back. This program supports the local non-profits and their clients. There are 38 different agencies requesting items or your time this year. There are a total of 365 needs! If you are interested in picking out an ornament please visit any of the tree locations, they are as follows:

Guaranteed Transmission (on St. Rd. 38 near Tippecanoe Mall)
Teacher's Delight (on Farabee Drive, near the movie theater)
Family Video (on S. 9th Street near 350)
Purdue Athletic Office (IAF Building)

We are adding 2 additional tree locations:
Christos (in Lafayette on Teal Road)
Christos (in West Lafayette on US 52)

If you have any questions about the Holiday Giving Tree, please contact me. Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. Have a wonderful week!

The Volunteer Center would like to congratulate our November 2009 Take a Volunteer to Lunch winner, Mason Hollingsworth and our December winner, Austin Hollingsworth! They will receive a lunch for two at Arni’s Restaurant! Mason and Austin are volunteers with the CFRC and at Tippecanoe Villa. They are participating in the TACT (teen volunteers) program. Recently, they come up with doing a talent show at Tippecanoe Villa and involved the other TACT members. Congrats to Mason & Austin and Thank You Arni’s!

Westminster Village is currently seeking warm-hearted volunteers with a passion for health and fitness to lead group exercise on Saturday mornings for residents in our licensed care areas. Volunteers will receive full training and need not have previous experience leading group exercise. Exercises are seated and may include the use of props, such as balls, scarves, light weights, canes and others. Volunteers should feel comfortable leading a group, be able to enunciate clearly, have a passion for working with seniors and be patient.

The Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (LARA) is in need of volunteer-tutors. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 to 11:30 A.M, 12:00 noon to 3:00 P.M and 5:30 to 8:30 PM. They may also help from 8:30 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the WorkOne Express Site. Volunteers must attend training sessions.

Volunteers are needed for the holidays at Lafayette Urban Ministry’s Homeless Shelter. One volunteer is needed for December 17 and 20th. Two volunteers for December 23, 26, 29, 30 and three volunteers for December 25 and 31. And three volunteers for January 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8. Two volunteers are needed for January 3, 5, 6, and 9.

Trinity Mission is in need of a receptionist/office person to help during the week. Volunteers will not need to come in everyday; they are very flexible with schedule.

Tippecanoe County Child Care is in need of volunteers to help with homework in their afterschool programs. They would like to have at least 3 people to help students K-5th grade from 3:30-5:00 at Earhart and 2 people at Miller from 4:30-6:00 each school day.

Clarian Arnett Hospice is seeking volunteers to assist hospice patients and families. Volunteers are trained. Volunteer’s gifts are matched to need. Volunteers will need to fill out an application and must be over 18.

Want to make a difference in only 4 hours a month? Mental Health America is looking for volunteers to spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided. Volunteers 30 and over are especially encouraged to apply!

The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can work 4 hours week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, rescue, clerical, data entry, phones, grant writer, and accountant.

Holiday Volunteer Needs 12-4-09

Can you believe it is already December?! Before we know it, we will be ringing in the new year! This is a great time of year to give back to the community and giving your time to help with a holiday need is a great way to do it. We have many new opportunities this week. Please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us for more information on any of the listings.

We also have a our Holiday Giving Tree in progress. This is another way to give back. This program supports the local non-profits and their clients. There are 38 different agencies requesting items or your time this year. There are a total of 365 needs! If you are interested in picking out an ornament please visit any of the tree locations, they are as follows:

Guaranteed Transmission (on St. Rd. 38 near Tippecanoe Mall)
Teacher's Delight (on Farabee Drive, near the movie theater)
Family Video (on S. 9th Street near 350)
Purdue Athletic Office (IAF Building)

If you have any questions about the Holiday Giving Tree, please contact me. Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. Have a wonderful and warm weekend!

The Volunteer Center would like to congratulate our October 2009 Take a Volunteer to Lunch winner, Judi Rausch! She will receive a lunch for two at Sgt. Preston’s! Judi is a volunteer at Meals on Wheels. Ms. Rausch has been volunteering for the past 3 years every week. In the mornings she helps seal the meals and afterwards delivers them! She is a huge asset to Meals on wheels. Congrats Judi and Thank You Sgt. Preston’s!

Trinity Mission is in need of a receptionist/office person to help during the week. Volunteers will not need to come in everyday; they are very flexible with schedule. Please contact Deena Byrkett at 742-1060

Tippecanoe County Child Care is in need of volunteers to help with homework in their afterschool programs. They would like to have at least 3 people to help students K-5th grade from 3:30-5:00 at Earhart and 2 people at Miller from 4:30-6:00 each school day. Jackie Mize at jmize@tcchildcare.com

Clarian Arnett Hospice is seeking volunteers to assist hospice patients and families. Volunteers are trained. Volunteer’s gifts are matched to need. Volunteers will need to fill out an application and must be over 18. Contact- Tom Brown at 866-272-5083 or tbrown20@calrian.org.

Want to make a difference in only 4 hours a month? Mental Health America is looking for volunteers to spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided. Volunteers 30 and over are especially encouraged to apply! Contact Jayme Zobrist at jzobrist@mhalafayette.org or 742-1800.

Caregiver Companion is seeking volunteers to help with some light housekeeping and general upkeep of the building. For more information, contact Helen of Marilyn at 765-423-1879.

Westminster Village is seeking warmhearted individuals to read to residents. Volunteers should be comfortable reading to small groups. Additionally, readers must be able to speak clearly and enunciate well. A 1 hour per week commitment for the duration of 6 months is preferable. For more information, contact Emily McKinley 765.464.5115 or emckinley@wvwl.org

The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can work 4 hours week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, rescue, clerical, data entry, phones, grant writer, and accountant. Contact Sheri at 765-463-5724 or see www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org

Circle of Friends (which offers creative programs for people with memory loss) needs help revitalizing & enhancing its website. After a preliminary meeting the project can be worked on independently. Initial improvements desired by December 31st. Ongoing web assistance would be appreciated but not required. Contact Suzan Windnagel at suzan@my-circle-of-friends.org or

765-714-6173

Volunteers Needed 11-25-09

Since this week is Thanksgiving, I wanted to tell everyone what I am thankful for! I am thankful that we live in such a generous and kind community. The past few weeks have been filled with encouraging letters and donations to help reach our campaign goal. Some were not able to give, but there letters of encouragement were just as helpful! I am thankful that there are a lot of services out there that help so many people in this community. Most of all, I am thankful that we have volunteers willing to help to help those agencies! They couldn't do it without the help of their volunteers. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. Here are this week's volunteer needs.

Please contact Sammi at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us for any of the following opportunities.

The Volunteer Center is seeking volunteers to read for the IRIS program! IRIS is a service for the blind and others who are unable to read conventional print material. Volunteers are needed to read and record sections of the local paper on a regular basis. Readings can be done from home or anywhere that is quiet and comfortable that has phone access.

Caregiver Companion is seeking volunteers to help with some light housekeeping and general upkeep of the building.

Westminster Village is seeking warmhearted individuals to read to residents. Volunteers should be comfortable reading to small groups. Additionally, readers must be able to speak clearly and enunciate well. A 1 hour per week commitment for the duration of 6 months is preferable.

The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can work 4 hours week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, rescue, clerical, data entry, phones, grant writer, and accountant.

The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of Library Link volunteers. They are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Training is provided. Volunteers are needed for 2 hours per month. Visits are made monthly.

Circle of Friends (which offers creative programs for people with memory loss) needs help revitalizing & enhancing its website. After a preliminary meeting the project can be worked on independently. Initial improvements desired by December 31st. Ongoing web assistance would be appreciated but not required.

The Imagination Station is seeking volunteers to assist with programming on Saturdays. Imagination Station is open on Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm and volunteers are asked to help for 3 hours, but any amount of time is appreciated! Volunteers would be engaging with children and their parents participating in science related activities and crafts. Science background is not required, everyone is welcome!

The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Volunteers are needed to staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in addition to re-stocking the store and monitoring inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required.

Mid-Land Meals needs volunteers to package meals for senior citizens. They accept volunteers on a daily basis and have two volunteer days for the holiday meals: November 21^st 9 am – 2 pm and December 5^th 9 am-2 pm.

Volunteer Opportunities 11-13-09

Here at the United Way we have one week left of our 2009-2010 Campaign. We are looking to fall a little short this year, which we haven't done in a very long time. It is important that we reach our goal so that amazing programs that benefit so many in the community do not get cut. If you want to know how you can help, please contact Ashley (Ashley@uw.lafayette.in.us)! :0) YOU can help make the difference in this community!

Speaking of helping the community, here are this week's volunteer opportunities. You know the drill, contact me if you are interested in any of the following (samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us)! Have a great weekend!



The Volunteer Center is seeking volunteers to read for the IRIS program! IRIS is a service for the blind and others who are unable to read conventional print material. Volunteers are needed to read and record sections of the local paper on a regular basis. Readings can be done from home or anywhere that is quiet and comfortable that has phone access.

Westminster Village is seeking warmhearted individuals to read to residents. Volunteers should be comfortable reading to small groups. Additionally, readers must be able to speak clearly and enunciate well. A 1 hour per week commitment for the duration of 6 months is preferable.


The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can work 4 hours week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, rescue, clerical, data entry, phones, grant writer, and accountant.


The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of Library Link volunteers. They are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Training is provided. Volunteers are needed for 2 hours per month. Visits are made monthly.


Circle of Friends (which offers creative programs for people with memory loss) needs help revitalizing & enhancing its website. After a preliminary meeting the project can be worked on independently. Initial improvements desired by December 31st. Ongoing web assistance would be appreciated but not required.


The Imagination Station is seeking volunteers to assist with programming on Saturdays. Imagination Station is open on Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm and volunteers are asked to help for 3 hours, but any amount of time is appreciated! Volunteers would be engaging with children and their parents participating in science related activities and crafts. Science background is not required, everyone is welcome!


The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Volunteers are needed to staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in addition to re-stocking the store and monitoring inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required.


Mid-Land Meals needs volunteers to package meals for senior citizens. They accept volunteers on a daily basis and have two volunteer days for the holiday meals: November 21st 9 am – 2 pm and December 5th 9 am-2 pm.

Volunteers Needed!!! 11-6-09

We have quite a few new volunteer opportunities this week! There is so much to get involved in during this time of year. If you are interested in any of the following opportunities, contact me at samantha@uwlafayette.in.us! I look forward to hearing from you! :)



Westminster Village is seeking warmhearted individuals to read to residents. Volunteers should be comfortable reading to small groups. Additionally, readers must be able to speak clearly and enunciate well. A 1 hour per week commitment for the duration of 6 months is preferable.


The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can work 4 hours week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, rescue, clerical, data entry, phones, grant writer, and accountant.


The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of Library Link volunteers. They are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Training is provided. Volunteers are needed for 2 hours per month. Visits are made monthly.


Circle of Friends (which offers creative programs for people with memory loss) needs help revitalizing & enhancing its website. After a preliminary meeting the project can be worked on independently. Initial improvements desired by December 31st. Ongoing web assistance would be appreciated but not required.


The Imagination Station is seeking volunteers to assist with programming on Saturdays. Imagination Station is open on Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm and volunteers are asked to help for 3 hours, but any amount of time is appreciated! Volunteers would be engaging with children and their parents participating in science related activities and crafts. Science background is not required, everyone is welcome!


The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Volunteers are needed to staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in addition to re-stocking the store and monitoring inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required.


Mid-Land Meals needs volunteers to package meals for senior citizens. They accept volunteers on a daily basis and have two volunteer days for the holiday meals: November 21st 9 am – 2 pm and December 5th 9 am-2 pm.


Your help is needed in the fight against hunger in our community! Food Finders is seeking volunteers to sort food items, donated from local merchants. Morning and afternoon shifts available. This would be a great opportunity for groups or organizations, as well as individuals.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I can't believe that another month has come and gone. It is just crazy how fast time goes these days. Below are this week's volunteer opportunities! I hope that you can take a moment to step back and find something to volunteer for. Have a great weekend filled with fun!


For more information on any of the following, please contact Sammi at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us.

The Imagination Station is seeking volunteers to assist with programming on Saturdays. Imagination Station is open on Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm and volunteers are asked to help for 3 hours, but any amount of time is appreciated! Volunteers would be engaging with children and their parents participating in science related activities and crafts. Science background is not required, everyone is welcome!


The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Volunteers are needed to staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in addition to re-stocking the store and monitoring inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required.


The Peaceable Primate Sanctuary in Winamac, IN is seeking a volunteer to be an Internet researcher and research foundations, assess funding histories, and compile list of potential foundations into an excel spreadsheet. Volunteers must have access to internet and have knowledge in Microsoft Excel. This nonprofit organization provides sanctuary for baboons from pet, entertainment or research industries.


Mid-Land Meals needs volunteers to package meals for senior citizens. They accept volunteers on a daily basis and have two volunteer days for the holiday meals: November 21st 9 am – 2 pm and December 5th 9 am-2 pm.


The AmeriCorps GrowIndiana program through Ivy Tech Community College is recruiting math tutors for 7th & 8th grade students. Must be proficient in basic algebra and a background check will be conducted. Hours of tutoring are between 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday-Friday.


Your help is needed in the fight against hunger in our community! Food Finders is seeking volunteers to sort food items, donated from local merchants. Morning and afternoon shifts available. This would be a great opportunity for groups or organizations, as well as individuals.

Volunteers Needed 10-23-09!!!

Ahh, what a wonderful week, I hope that you all enjoyed it! Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. I hope that you can find something that sparks your volunteer interest! Please contact Sammi at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us for more information about any of the following opportunities.


The Riggs Community Health Center is in search of 3 or 4 volunteers to assist with the Baby Corner Program. Volunteers are needed to staff the store one Wednesday of each month from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in addition to re-stocking the store and monitoring inventory after the store closes on Wednesdays from 3-3:30 p.m. A minimum commitment of six months is required.


The Peaceable Primate Sanctuary in Winamac, IN is seeking a volunteer to be an Internet researcher and research foundations, assess funding histories, and compile list of potential foundations into an excel spreadsheet. Volunteers must have access to internet and have knowledge in Microsoft Excel. This nonprofit organization provides sanctuary for baboons from pet, entertainment or research industries.


Mid-Land Meals needs volunteers to package meals for senior citizens. They accept volunteers on a daily basis and have two volunteer days for the holiday meals: November 21st 9am – 2pm and December 5th 9am-2pm.


The AmeriCorps GrowIndiana program through Ivy Tech Community College is recruiting math tutors for 7th & 8th grade students. Must be proficient in basic algebra and a background check will be conducted. Hours of tutoring are between 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday-Friday.


Lafayette Urban Ministry is in need of volunteer case managers to help our shelter guests become self sufficient. Volunteers would follow up on goals set by the guests and myself. Volunteers are needed from 10:00 a.m. - noon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Volunteers do not need to be available all day. Just a few hours a week and become volunteer on a regular weekly schedule.


Your help is needed in the fight against hunger in our community! Food Finders is seeking volunteers to sort food items, donated from local merchants. Morning and afternoon shifts available. This would be a great opportunity for groups or organizations, as well as individuals.