{"id":140222,"date":"2025-02-09T08:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140222"},"modified":"2025-02-09T08:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:47:58","slug":"february-9-2025-current-volunteer-opportunities-from-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140222","title":{"rendered":"February 9, 2025  | Current Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Center for Career Pathways and Literacy at Lehigh Carbon Community College Donley Center, Allentown<\/strong>, is looking for volunteers interested in tutoring English as a Second Language (ESL) and GED preparation to adult students. No experience is required but training and clearances are. Days of the week and times are flexible. Contact Shiloh Sidor, 610-799-1657, <a href=\"mailto:volunteertutor@lccc.edu\">volunteertutor@lccc.edu.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001pA6w7\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001pA6w7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Pantry support needed for Community Bike Works, Allentown. <\/strong>Stock shelves, organize all food for that day, and assist clients. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed &amp; Fri, 3:30-6 p.m. on Thurs. Bilingual in Spanish is a huge plus! Contact James, 610-434-1140, <a href=\"mailto:james@communitybikeworks.org\">james@communitybikeworks.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001sBWYH\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001sBWYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Empowerment Pathways invites knitters and crocheters of all ages and skill levels to join us in creating handmade projects to support our programming through fundraisers<\/strong>. We welcome a variety of items, including hats, scarves, and mittens; baby blankets and booties; home decor items such as dishcloths or coasters; fun and unique items\u2014let your imagination run wild! learn more about how you can get involved. Contact 773-676-9377, <a href=\"mailto:drcarreira@newempowermentpathways.org\">drcarreira@newempowermentpathways.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002VKxQs\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002VKxQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flint Hill Farm Educational Center in Coopersburg is both an Educational Center and a Dairy. <\/strong>Over the past 9 years, the Dairy has successfully carried 50% of the Center&#8217;s working budget. We are seeking a dedicated person who would commit to milking one or both Wednesday or Friday mornings. We will train so that you are comfortable working with the cows. Contact Katherine, 610-838-2928, <a href=\"mailto:farm-coordinator@flinthillfarm-edcenter.org\">farm-<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:farm-coordinator@flinthillfarm-edcenter.org\">coordinator@flinthillfarm-edcenter.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00000Iscdl\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00000Iscdl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LV Auto Dealers Foundation is seeking community volunteers to staff the 2025 LV Auto Show at Stabler <\/strong>Athletic &amp; Convocation Center, Bethlehem, scheduled for Thursday, March 20 through Sunday, March 23 . All functions are indoors. Volunteer for a 5-hour shift on any day(s) within the hours noted for each day. Contact Rebecca, 610-217-3570, <a href=\"mailto:rbshoemaker@icloud.com\">rbshoemaker@icloud.com.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002XbWRX2A3\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002XbWRX2A3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers are needed for St. Luke&#8217;s University Health Network gift shops at various campus locations throughout the Lehigh Valley<\/strong>. St. Luke&#8217;s volunteers help the patients, visitors and staff. No experience necessary. Training provided. Minimum age 16. Contact Karen, 484-526-4600, <a href=\"mailto:volunteers@sluhn.org\">volunteers@sluhn.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002QSuLq\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002QSuLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drivers are needed to take elderly\/and or disabled people to doctor appointments and grocery shopping. <\/strong>Members receiving services can enter and exit a vehicle independently. ShareCare Faith in Action provides mileage reimbursement. We also have several volunteer opportunities. Contact Lynn, 610-867-2177, <a href=\"mailto:sharecare8@aol.com\">sharecare8@aol.com.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002YQ0zW\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002YQ0zW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Share your marketing expertise to help increase awareness for The Rock N&#8217; Run 4 Kids 5Miler, 5K, and Kids Fun Run <\/strong>held at Coca-Cola Park during National Foster Care Month each May. Hosted by The Salvation Army Foster Care &amp; Adoption Services, this event is the primary fundraising event. Contact Flo, 610-821-7706, <a href=\"mailto:florence_rhue@use.salvationarmy.org\">florence_rhue@use.salvationarmy.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001G7Avg\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00001G7Avg<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/\">www.volunteerlv.org<\/a> for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities or contact us at 610-807-0336, <a href=\"mailto:vc@volunteerlv.org\">vc@volunteerlv.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Career Pathways and Literacy at Lehigh Carbon Community College Donley Center, Allentown, is looking for volunteers interested in tutoring English as a Second Language (ESL) and GED preparation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140222\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">February 9, 2025  | 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-140222","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\/140222"}],"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=140222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140222\/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=140222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}