{"id":142837,"date":"2025-06-01T16:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142837"},"modified":"2025-06-01T16:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:29:56","slug":"june-1-2025-current-volunteer-opportunities-from-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142837","title":{"rendered":"June 1, 2025  | Current Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Engage with and monitor children from 6 to 17 years old at Boys &amp; Girls Club Allentown <\/strong>in fun games and activities for at least 2 hours a month during the summer. Assist in teaching different crafts and help with hydroponic garden and cooking classes. Clearances required. Contact Nikayah, 610-432- 9944, <a href=\"mailto:nhill@bgcallentown.org\">nhill@bgcallentown.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003884ws\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003884ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camelot for Children, Allentown, is seeking dedicated volunteers for their upcoming summer camp <\/strong>from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 16 to July 25. The camp is designed to provide children ages 6 to 19 who are living with medical complexities with the magic of childhood in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. Flexible scheduling. Minimum age 14. Contact Chloe, 610-791-5683, <a href=\"mailto:chloe@camelotforchildren.org\">chloe@camelotforchildren.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI0000367Omz2AE\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI0000367Omz2AE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Docents for Historic Bethlehem Museums &amp; Sites lead guests through the museum <\/strong>with a lively and educational narrative about early Moravian culture and history. Tour guides answer visitor questions and help guests step back in time. Volunteers should be comfortable talking to visitors of all ages and will receive training to provide high-quality experiences. Contact Charlotte, 610-882-0450, <a href=\"mailto:cfiliciotto@historicbethlehem.org\">cfiliciotto@historicbethlehem.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003Oi82i\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003Oi82i<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers needed for 2-hour shifts for the annual Justin Sheftel Memorial Foundation Softball Tournament <\/strong>Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Cedarbrook Athletic Fields, Allentown. Help is needed from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and includes handing out programs, selling 50\/50 raffle tickets, information tent, mocktail tent and general \u2018runner.\u2019 Proceeds will provide athletic and educational opportunities for underserved youth in the greater Lehigh Valley. Contact Lynn, 610-393-7055, <a href=\"mailto:lynnschiavone@hotmail.com\">lynnschiavone@hotmail.com.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003LSfsp\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003LSfsp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moravian Historical Society in Nazareth needs help staffing the 47th Annual Arts &amp; Crafts Festival<\/strong>, on Saturday, June 7. One of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s longest-running outdoor arts and crafts festivals, the Arts &amp; Crafts Festival is held annually in Nazareth. Help is needed with set up starting at 7 a.m., staffing the event in shifts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and clean-up 4-5 p.m. Minimum age 15 with adult. Contact Susan, 610-759-5070, <a href=\"mailto:sellis@moravianhistory.org\">sellis@moravianhistory.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003DaqaZ\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003DaqaZ<\/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>The Gress Mountain Ranch in Orefield operates a sanctuary for both domestic and exotic animals, <\/strong>and programs for therapy, education and volunteerism that provide meaningful ways for people to benefit from interacting with animals. Please consider hosting a donation drive for the animals. Items needed include Zero Gatorade, Zero cranberry juice, yogurt, animal thermometer, straw and pine shavings for bedding, and more. For a full list of items, contact Kathryn, 610-398-2122, <a href=\"mailto:gressranch@gmail.com\">gressranch@gmail.com.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002xXKEj\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00002xXKEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sanctuary at Haafsville, a private non-profit dog and cat rescue organization <\/strong>in Breinigsville, is seeking a volunteer grant writer that will oversee the grant application process from gathering all relevant information, writing proposals, and submitting applications that reflect the purpose, importance, and impact of The Sanctuary&#8217;s programs. Contact Tanya, 484-285-5445, <a href=\"mailto:tsmargiassi@thesanctuarypa.org\">tsmargiassi@thesanctuarypa.org.<\/a> Website link- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003AKuGT\">www.volunteerlv.org\/opportunity\/a0CVI00003AKuGT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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>Engage with and monitor children from 6 to 17 years old at Boys &amp; Girls Club Allentown in fun games and activities for at least 2 hours a month during &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142837\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">June 1, 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-142837","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\/142837"}],"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=142837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142837\/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=142837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}