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Volunteer opportunities wanted:

• “Hello! I’m looking for places to volunteer my time! I’m semi-new to the area, and I was very active in my community where I used to live. I don’t know much about this area yet, so I don’t know where to start looking! Any information would be helpful =)” Email comm-hfwzb-1075616581@craigslist.org. [source]

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Volunteers needed:

• “HI I am a Millersville student and my public relations class is doing a campaign on Celebrate Life Christian Church on Oregon Pike just past the Sheetz off of RT 30. If you could help me out by visiting and filling out my short questionairre I would very much appreciate it. This Sat evening at 6 or Sunday at 9:30 are the services. Thank you!” Email: comm-rtcwm-1069431847@craigslist.org [source]

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Volunteers needed:

• “Are you active in your community? Show off what makes it special to our international students and make friendships from across the world that can last a lifetime. Forte International host summer camps for middle and high school students from China across the country. We need camp coordinators in the Harrisburg area to help us: 

  - Find host families for students to stay with for 2 weeks 

  - Organize group activities for the students 

  - Ensure students have transportation 

  Coordinators receive a $300 stipend for each student they have at the camps. If you host the maximum of 60 students, you could make up to $18,000. More importantly, you will give our students and yourself a once in a lifetime chance to make lasting global friendships. 

  For more information contact Claudia at 1-888-893-6783 or email claudia@forteintl.com” [source]

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Volunteers needed:

• “Salem Orphanage Home was founded in 1992 by Pastor John. It is based in Kisumu which is the third largest city in Kenya. Kisumu has a population of approximately 300,000 and is located on Lake Victoria almost on the Ugandan border. In Kisumu, there are many orphans who, without help, would have no future. Salem Orphanage is a home to about 130 orphans who lost their parents (usually to AIDS) and street children from the slums. There are primarily boys, due to the “preference” for girls as household labor help, and the difficulty for boys to stay at home if their mother marries someone other than their father. At Salem they are loved and cared for well, but the need is still so great.Volunteer work: Volunteers’ major duties include:
  • Responsible for day-to-day coordination of the Home to ensure efficient performance of the organization operation
  • Cooking for the children, washing the children’s clothes and counseling
  • Teaching the children sports, drama and theatre
  • Farming and making “jikos” (cooking pots)
  The volunteers will be working from Monday to Saturday. The number of hours will be decided by the Home management.
  Special requirements: The Orphanage requires volunteers with counseling and teaching skills; preferably teachers in Math, English or Science and teachers for early childhood education and nursery schooling. However, we have an open policy and applicants with other ideas to share are also welcome to apply and will be considered.
  Volunteers need to contribute/initiate ideas and by that would be promoting the growth of the Orphanage. This is an opportunity for the volunteers to work at a community/grassroot level in capacity building and training in self-sustainability.
  Language: English
  Duration of the project: The program will run for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 6 months. The program is running throughout the year.
  Orientation: Orientation meeting will take place in Nairobi before proceeding to the project.

  Age range: 19 and over

  For more details and enrollment, please visit: www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-kenya.htm

  For volunteer opportunities in other countries: www.cadip.org, t. 604-628-7400″ [source]

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Volunteers needed:

• “Tri-County Association for the Blind is looking for volunteers to help transport some of our local senior citizens, who are blind or visually impaired, to and from doctor appointments. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Stephanie Hastings at (717) 238-2531 for additional information.” [source]
• “About Boot Camps With A Purpose 

  SPONSORED BY ELITE PERSONAL TRAINING 

  Boot Camps With a Purpose is an Incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle and raising money for worthy charities and causes. 

  What does a Boot Camp With A Purpose workout Include? Weight Training Running and Walking, Circuit Training, Core Conditioning, Ab Training, Kickboxing, Calisthenics, Plyometrics, and more… 
  Who attends these Boot Camps? – Everyone. Take it at your own pace. Every age, fitness level, size and shape. Most camps have multiple volunteer trainers to give you individual attention. 

  I am hosting for the Central Pennsyvania area on behalf of the Childrens Miracle Network. I am in need of volunteers to train and volunteers who would like to assist in promotioning. The camp will be 6 weeks long, 1 hour for every Saturday. Our main focus is conditioning and endurance training. I am looking for experienced coaches, atheletes, trainers to assist me in giving our participants a good, beneficial work out! Please check out both websites for Boot Camps with a Purpose and for the Childrens Miracle Network below. 

  http://www.bootcampswithapurpose.com/about.htm 
  http://www.hmc.psu.edu/cmn/ 

  Please serious inquiries only! 

  Thanks, Jamie” [source]

• “Volunteer Fire Fighters Needed, and there are also non firefighting duties that need taken care of also. GO TO www.swatarafire.com for application.” [source]
• “Spay Neuter Assistance Program is looking for Public Relations help to promote the importance of spaying and neutering as well as what our organization does. ” Email comm-8hwp7-1062246591@craigslist.org. [source]

Volunteer opportunities needed:

• “I am trying to change careers and would be willing to work for free in order to learn some accounting/bookkeeeping skills. Working on a business degree. Lancaster city area preferred. Serious inquiries only.” Email comm-pt37b-1062759403@craigslist.org. [source]

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Lancaster Helpline, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, is seeking out new volunteers.  From the post: “Volunteers will be trained Monday and Thursday evenings beginning April 6, 2009 and ending May 14, 2009. After completion of traning you will have the skills necessary to help callers who use our Helpline as a support when they are facing various problems ranging from loss of job, health concerns, family issues, suicide prevention, etc. We need volunteers that are able to commit to just 8 hours a month on the phones. This is a vital service for Lancaster and is a rewarding volunteer experience. Please call 509-7711 or email contactlancastertraining@yahoo.com for more information.”

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Just one today, straight off the minimalist miracle that is craigslist:

Help yourself – and others — make sense of Medicare 

Medicare is often complicated – but you can help make it easier to understand for yourself, your family, your faith congregation – and the York community. 
Applications are now being accepted from people who want to become trained APPRISE volunteers, helping others enroll in Medicare, find the best plans and sort out coverage issues. 
The APPRISE program, run by the county’s Agency on Aging, is partnering with the Staying Connected (www.stayingconnectedyork.org) program to seek more volunteers, particularly from the area’s faith communities . Congregation members may be able to do counseling at their houses of worship, as well as at other sites. 
Volunteers can be of any age but should be willing to learn, patient, good listeners, and like working with others. They need to be able to devote at least eight hours a month to APPRISE. Basic computer skills are suggested, but not required. 
After training, you’ll come away not only able to help your family and friends, but more confident in your own Medicare choices – now or in the future. 
To learn more, come to a free coffee and bagels chat with APPRISE staff and volunteers: 
• from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 2935 Kingston Road, this Saturday, March 7. 
• from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2009, at the York County Council of Churches, 595 W. Market St., York. 
To sign up call 843-5011 and ask for Deena If you or someone you know is having Medicare issues, APPRISE counselors can be reached at 771-9008. 
For information on volunteering with Staying Connected, which uses volunteers to provide transportation, errand-running, friendly visiting or other services for seniors, call 843-5011. 

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Families Supporting the Troops is an organization seeking donations for the 56th Stryker Brigade 1/111th, currenly deployed in Iraq.  Useful donations include: “toothpaste, shaving cream, disposible razors, tasty cakes, hard candies, baby wipes, foot powder, snacks, hygiene products, and first aide items. ”  A drop off box is located at Harrisburg’s Temple University location inside Strawberry Square.  For more information, contact ashley.kettering@us.army.mil.

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Central PA Literacy Council is looking for adult literacy volunteers.  Those interested are invited to a 40-minute informational meeting on Tuesday, March 2.  For more information, contact Nadiia at 763-7522 or email centralpaliteracycouncil@comcast.net or hershey@bigmir.net.

Volunteer clowns are needed for the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s annual Mother’s Day Convoy.  This will take place on Sunday, May 10, 2009.  A clown class is scheduled at the Lancaster Make-A-Wish headquarters on Tuesday, March 17 from 6-9 PM.  The class will teach make-up application and general clown basics and is free.  The deadline for class registration is March 6, and all class participants will be expected to take part in the Mother’s Day Convoy.  For more information, call 717-295-6684.

Life Unchained is currently looking for anyone interested in starting a York chapter.  The organization will provide up to $2,000 of seed money to help get you started.  Check the site out and if you’re interested in learning more, email pat@lifeunchained.org.

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Aaron Aiken (of Where You Are Now) dedicated a recent podcast to charitable giving.  If you’re looking for great organizations to support, this is a pretty good list.

Harrisburg’s Search and Rescue Team wants you to get lost… seriously. :)  They need volunteers to help train their search bloodhounds – all you have to do is get lost and wait to be tracked down.  You can check out the full description here.

Celtic Hospice in Carlisle is looking for volunteers “to provide companionship, caregiver respite, light housekeeping or to read to a patient.”  You can volunteer for as little as one hour a week.  If interested, contact Celtic at 717-245-5600.

If you’re a nonprofit looking for volunteers and would like to be included on the daily Service Roundup, please email me!  shawnfarner[at]gmail[dot]com