{"id":111812,"date":"2022-04-16T22:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T02:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111812"},"modified":"2022-04-17T07:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T11:10:16","slug":"volunteer-lehigh-valley-2-13-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111812","title":{"rendered":"April 17, 2022 | Current Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>America On Wheels, Allentown is seeking volunteers for our educational Task Force Committee. <\/strong>We are starting May 4th and meetings will be via ZOOM for 60 minutes for 6 months. This is to align educational programs and develop transition plans from elementary, to middle, high and college or technical school. Minimum age 21. Contact Linda Merkel, Executive Director, 610-432-4200 x11, <a href=\"mailto:director@americaonwheels.org\">director@americaonwheels.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000QyoOQEAZ\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000QyoOQEAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a people friendly furry friend (dog\/cat<\/strong>) who would love to visit others and be showered with affection, while bringing smiles and joy to our residents one day a week, for about 1 hour? Cedarbrook Senior Care &amp; Rehab will interview animals and their owners and require pet health documents and Covid-19 vaccine cards for pet owner. Minimum age 13 with adult. Contact Kerry Magliane, 610-336-5684, <a href=\"mailto:kerrymagliane@lehighcounty.org\">kerrymagliane@lehighcounty.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R9bEPEAZ\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R9bEPEAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you speak up for a child who needs you? <\/strong>Lehigh County Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers gather information about the circumstances of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse and\/or neglect. CASA volunteers are sworn officers of the court and visit the child, write reports, and advocate for the child\u2019s best interests. Contact Erin Col\u00f3n, 610-782- 3858, <a href=\"mailto:CASA@lehighcounty.org\">CASA@lehighcounty.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C1P00000KQyVkUAL\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C1P00000KQyVkUAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sun is finally out, and spring is here!! <\/strong>We invite you to come together and help beautify our neighborhood for our 2nd annual Earth Day community clean-up of the Marvine Pembroke Area. Meet at the Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem (1430 Fritz Dr, Bethlehem 18017) 9 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. on April 23rd. Minimum age 16 or 6 with adult. Coordinated by Marvine Elementary Community School, contact Cesar Cordova, 484-821-7557, <a href=\"mailto:ccordova@basdschools.org\">ccordova@basdschools.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000QymV1EAJ\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000QymV1EAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support our foster closet in Emmaus <\/strong>with The Kindness Exchange. Minimum of 3 hours per month are required. Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-driven, reliable, and have sensitivity, compassion, and a pleasant personality while working with a vulnerable group of families and children. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance. Background checks required. Contact Jenae Holtzhafer, 484-232-9674, <a href=\"mailto:TKPVolunteers@gmail.com\">TKPVolunteers@gmail.com. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011P00000yd6iaQAA\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/organization\/0011P00000yd6iaQAA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calling all gardeners!! <\/strong>We need someone to help spruce up our flower beds at the Comfort Cottage for a few hours, twice a month, and keep them looking good throughout the growing season. The Comfort Cottage is a program of The Salvation Army Children&#8217;s Services where children in foster care visit with their biological families. Days and times are flexible. Though not a big enough project for a group, it is suitable for a family unit. Minimum age 18 or 10 with adult. Contact Sue Burnside, 610-366- 1466, <a href=\"mailto:susan.burnside@use.salvationarmy.org\">susan.burnside@use.salvationarmy.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R9kHQEAZ\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C4z00000R9kHQEAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you considering joining a nonprofit board, or are you currently on a nonprofit board <\/strong>and want to become a more informed participant? The Volunteer Center&#8217;s LEAD Now virtual program begins Mondays 4-5:30 p.m. April 25 and includes 5 different classes. For program description and registration information, visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/LEAD-Now\">www.volunteerlv.org\/LEAD-Now. <\/a>Questions? Contact Karen Smith, 610- 807-0336, <a href=\"mailto:karen@volunteerlv.org\">karen@volunteerlv.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individuals with skills in marketing, finance, governance, and social media, <\/strong>as well as those who have access to grants through their companies or other philanthropic groups are encouraged to join the board of directors at Young People&#8217;s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley. Time commitments include attendance at monthly board meetings (currently remote) Sept- June and some committee work in between. Minimum age is 25. Contact Susan Yoder, 215-913-3336, <a href=\"mailto:nominating@ypplv.org\">nominating@ypplv.org. <\/a>Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C1P00000NvJScUAN\">https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0C1P00000NvJScUAN<\/a><\/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>America On Wheels, Allentown is seeking volunteers for our educational Task Force Committee. We are starting May 4th and meetings will be via ZOOM for 60 minutes for 6 months. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111812\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">April 17, 2022 | 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-111812","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\/111812"}],"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=111812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111812\/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=111812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}