United Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings
Week November 12, 2018
By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist
LEND A HAND. VOLUNTEER – United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to community needs. Go to www.unitedwaynwvt.galaxydigital.com or contact us at volctr@unitedwaynwvt.orgor 860-1677.
SAFE & WARM – Community Health Centers of Burlington needs volunteers at their low-barrier shelter for those experiencing homelessness. Volunteers help guests have access to relationships with the larger community, support guests getting settled in by showing them around, getting snacks, help with meal service at 6:30 each night, provide entertainment such as music, storytelling, conversation, etc. The Shelter offers services from November 1 through June 15 each day from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Volunteers can commit to one shift every week or every other week. Contact Anne Leaver at aleaver@chcb.org.
SPEND THE NIGHT – Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington needs overnight weekend volunteers to cover Friday and Saturday night shifts. They are also looking for family room volunteers on Baird 5 at UVM Children’s Hospital (3-hour shifts) and volunteers to prepare a home-cooked meal for guests or to bring fresh-baked goodies to the House. Contact Marcia Stone at 862-4943 or email Marcia@rmhcvt.org.
DINING WITH LOVE – Dinners with Love is a network of hospice agencies, restaurants and volunteers who provide free meals to hospice patients and their families on Thursday evenings. Bayada Hospice is in need of volunteers to help them get this program started. Volunteers can take turns picking up food at a restaurant and delivering it to a hospice patient. They are also looking for a volunteer coordinator to oversee the program by scheduling volunteers, coordinating with restaurants and communicating with patients and families. Training provided. Interview and background check required. Contact Beverly Hill at 448-1610 or email bhill2@bayada.com.
PROVIDE A MEAL – ANEW Place is looking for volunteers to provide a meal at our shelter which provides housing, food and support services to homeless individuals in Burlington. To sign up for an evening, check out the dates that we need meals on our Meals Calendar at http://anewplacevt.org/meals/ and schedule online. After you schedule, a member of our team will be in touch with more details.
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, a 3-day celebration of the many cultures that comprise our community is seeking volunteers, November 30 – December 2, to help set up at the Expo Center, sell entrance tickets, staff craft booths, and various other tasks. Flexible scheduling between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Contact April Werner at 863-6713 or email april@vpal-us.org.
SPONSOR A CHILD – Champlain College Single Parents Program is looking for sponsors to be matched with a single parent student and their children and have an opportunity to make their holidays more special by providing them gifts from their wish list. Contact Hilary Watson at 860-2723 or email hwatson@champlain.edu.
RESOLUTION RUN & WALK – RunVermont needs volunteers for a couple of hours on December 31st to help out at this event. Volunteers can help out on the course keeping runners safe, with parking, inside with the food area and packet pick-up. Most shifts are 2-3 hours and the event runs from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Sign up to volunteer at https://runsignup.com/resolutionrunandwalk/volunteer.
Megan Bridges, 861-7822 or megan@unitedwaynwvt.org