{"id":107968,"date":"2021-08-29T11:22:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107968"},"modified":"2021-08-29T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:22:06","slug":"august-11-2019-youth-adult-volunteer-opportunities-from-the-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107968","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, August 29, 2021 | Current Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK<\/strong>\u00a0is seeking volunteers (min age 14 w\/adult) to help in our Client Choice Food Pantry starting at the end of September from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. for one or more weekdays per month to help the clients select their food and place in the bags. Scheduling training starting the week of September 19. Contact Anne Egan, 610-821-1332,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:anne.egan@allentownfoodbank.org\">anne.egan@allentownfoodbank.org<\/a>. Website link-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8C1uEAF\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8C1uEAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN<\/strong>\u00a0holds a Fair Parking fundraiser during the Great Allentown Fair. Volunteers (min age 16 w\/adult) needed to assist people with parking and collect money. Shifts available are, 2:30-5:30 p.m., 5:30-9 p.m. on Sept 4; 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 2:30-5:30 p.m., 5:30-9 p.m. on Sept 5; and 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 3-6 p.m. on Sept 6. Contact Susan Fread, 610-432-8943,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:housemanager@civictheatre.com\">housemanager@civictheatre.com<\/a>. Website link-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8BybEAF\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8BybEAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMUNITY ACTION LEHIGH VALLEY<\/strong>\u00a0needs support from volunteers to help make their retirement party\/fundraising event for CALV\u2019s executive director, Alan Jennings, a success! Volunteers are needed for pre-set up 2:30-5 p.m. on Sept 8; day of set up 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sept 9; guest check in 5:30-6 p.m. on Sept 9; cleanup 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sept 10.\u00a0Contact Maison Allen, 484-893-1129,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mallen@caclv.org\">mallen@caclv.org<\/a>. Website link-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8CEyEAN\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8CEyEAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEED THE CHILDREN, Bethlehem<\/strong>\u00a0needs volunteers to pack boxes of food and personal care items 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday morning, and 9 a.m. to noon and 5-8 p.m. every Thursday. Minimum age 16 or with parent supervision is 11. For registration information, contact Beth Baier, 610-419-9356,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:beth.baier@feedthechildren.org\">beth.baier@feedthechildren.org<\/a>. Website link &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R81ZbEAJ\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R81ZbEAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOLIDAY HOPE CHESTS, Lehigh Valley<\/strong>\u00a0is looking for volunteers to wrangle empty shoeboxes from local shoe stores for the Volunteer Center\u2019s Holiday Hope Chests Program. Visit a shoe store close to you, join our Shoebox Squad and visit a specific store weekly, or be on-call for an emergency run when boxes are ready for pick up. Stores located throughout the Lehigh Valley. For more info and on-line registration go to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8CSBEA3\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R8CSBEA3<\/a>\u00a0or contact Sandie Kelly, 610-807-0336,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:skelly@volunteerlv.org\">skelly@volunteerlv.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY<\/strong>\u00a0invites you to join the Lehigh Valley&#8217;s Talk, Read, Sing campaign and help us spread the message that talking, reading and singing with children ages 0-5 builds language skills and gets them ready for school. Join us as we create connections with the places in our community our families trust most \u2013 childcare centers, grocery stores, salons, libraries, laundromats and more. Time commitment is 2\u20134 hours a month. Contact Emma, 610-807-5736,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:emmap@unitedwayglv.org\">emmap@unitedwayglv.org<\/a>. Website link &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R87raEAB\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R87raEAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, Bethlehem<\/strong>, needs volunteers (age 18+) to sort and fold t-shirts by size, and pack water bottles into bags 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on September 7 &amp; 8 for Day of Caring volunteer teams.\u00a0Volunteers are also needed to pack orders for teams 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on September 20, and\/or 12-4 p.m. on September 21. Face masks are required for all volunteers. Work includes standing, bending, lifting, and moving boxes and materials. Contact Julie Booth, 610-807-0336,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jbooth@volunteerlv.org\">jbooth@volunteerlv.org<\/a>. Website link &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011a000003Pe2wAAC\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011a000003Pe2wAAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHITEHALL HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY<\/strong>\u00a0is seeking help to set up for their fall flea market 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. on Sept 10 to mark field, set up tables, carry boxes to and place items on tables, price items, place signage, etc., and for the market 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sept 11 to check in vendors, assist with parking, set up &amp; man coffee station, replenish items on tables, etc. Shifts are available based on volunteer availability.\u00a0Contact Alice Lieberman, 610-776-7280,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:whps@verizon.net\">whps@verizon.net<\/a>. Website link-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011P000018sfWMQAY\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011P000018sfWMQAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>For more volunteer opportunities please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK\u00a0is seeking volunteers (min age 14 w\/adult) to help in our Client Choice Food Pantry starting at the end of September from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107968\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunday, August 29, 2021 | Current Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482,5722],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2","category-volunteer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Volunteer-LV.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107968"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}