{"id":86410,"date":"2019-03-03T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86410"},"modified":"2019-03-03T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:55:46","slug":"updated-january-20-2019-youth-adult-volunteer-opportunities-from-the-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley-2-2-2-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86410","title":{"rendered":"Updated March 3, 2019 | Youth  &#038; Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>BETHLEHEM SPECIAL OLYMPICS\u00a0<\/strong>needs a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for the recruitment, retention, and recognition of local program volunteers. Should have excellent written\/verbal communication skills, have experience with email, and can quickly catch on to learning their database. Must be able to attend Management Team Meetings normally held on the 2<sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">nd<\/span><\/sup> Monday each month from 6:30-8:30pm. Much of the work can be done at home around your schedule. Call Dana Lindsey,<\/div>\n<div>610-264-3616, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volunteers@bethlehemsopa.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>CENTER FOR VISION LOSS, Allentown <\/strong>is seeking volunteers to work with staff to administer vision-screening tests for preschool and kindergarten age children in Lehigh or Northampton County.\u00a0\u00a0 Reliable transportation to screening sites is necessary. Training will be provided. Call Rita Lang, 610-433-6018, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rita.lang@centerforvisionloss.<wbr \/>org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>DELAWARE &amp; LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, Easton <\/strong>needs volunteers to help year-round at 3 buildings: Emrick Technology Center (Canal Museum\/D&amp;L office), Welcome Center, and Museum Support Center. Tasks include Indoor\/outdoor painting, minor carpentry, cleaning\/sorting of various items, and light maintenance duties. Volunteer M, T, W, or Th between 9am-4:30pm. Call Kelly Prentice, 484-895-5883, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communications@<wbr \/>delawareandlehigh.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>GREATER VALLEY YMCA, Nazareth <\/strong>is looking for volunteers (age 15+) to help clean residence and storage areas on the third floor at Nazareth YMCA from 9am-3pm on Saturday, March 23. Gloves, coffee, donuts, and a light lunch will be provided. Must be able to do stairs and carry up to 30 lbs. Partial shifts are OK; RSVP by 3\/15. Call Ryan Knepp,<\/div>\n<div>610-759-3440 x904, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ryanknepp@gv-ymca.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK LEHIGH VALLEY, Bethlehem <\/strong>needs volunteer drivers to enable LV seniors to get to medical appointments, grocery stores, or visits to loved ones in nursing homes. Choose times, days, and areas in which you wish to drive. Must have own vehicle and clean driving record. Call Karen Schiavone, 610-419-1645, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">karen.schiavone@<wbr \/>itnlehighvalley.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>LEHIGH VALLEY SCORE, LCC, Schnecksville <\/strong>needs experienced business people to provide confidential business mentoring services in person and online. Lead seminars and workshops to help small business owners meet goals and achieve success. Training provided.\u00a0\u00a0 Call Tracy Damiani, 610-266-3000, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tracy.damiani@scorevolunteer.<wbr \/>org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>LILY&#8217;S HOPE FOUNDATION, Allentown <\/strong>is looking for volunteers for their St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Gala Planning Committee. Help solicit for Silent Auction Raffle Baskets, help decorate, or help with set up\/take down. The St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Gala will be held at The Hotel Bethlehem on Friday, March 15: cocktails at 5pm and dinner 6pm. Call Jennifer Driscoll, 267-776-4673, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jen@lilyshopefoundation.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY &#8211; Check our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\">www.volunteerlv.org<\/a> for more holiday volunteer opportunities. Our website is updated regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; BETHLEHEM SPECIAL OLYMPICS\u00a0needs a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for the recruitment, retention, and recognition of local program volunteers. Should have excellent written\/verbal communication skills, have experience with email, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86410\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Updated March 3, 2019 | Youth  &#038; Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the 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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"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\/86410"}],"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=86410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86410\/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=86410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}