{"id":93270,"date":"2019-06-29T19:41:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T23:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93270"},"modified":"2019-06-29T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T23:41:30","slug":"updated-june-30-2019-youth-adult-volunteer-opportunities-from-the-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93270","title":{"rendered":"Updated June 30, 2019 | Youth  &#038; Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown <\/b>needs a volunteer to do weekly gardening: to donate, plant flowers, and weed their Gateway Center entrance. This person should be a self-starter who will bring all needed tools, maintain trees\/shrubs, and weed weekly. A volunteer is also needed to stain their gazebo. They also need a volunteer to remodel a bathroom; donation of all supplies is a major plus. Call Rosaria Stoops, 610-740-5500, <a href=\"mailto:rstoops@armpa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">rstoops@armpa.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>COMMUNITY BIKE WORKS, Allentown <\/b>needs instructors for their Earn-a-Bike program at their East Side facility. This is a 6-8pm commitment one night a week or four nights, depending on time of year. No mechanical experience necessary. Call James Williams, 610-820-9927. <a href=\"mailto:james@communitybikeworks.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">james@communitybikeworks.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>EQUI-LIBRIUM, INC, (EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES &amp; THERAPIES), Nazareth <\/b>needs volunteers (ages 14+) to help during four different weeks of half-day Horse Camp. Camp dates are July 15-19 and August 12-16 (ages 8-12); August 5-9 (ages 13+); and August 19-23 (students 4-7). Training to be a side helper or activity helper will be provided; training sessions are 12:30-3:30pm on 7\/13, or 8\/3. Call Devon Munoz, 610-365-2266,<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:volunteercoordinator@equi-librium.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">volunteercoordinator@equi-<wbr \/>librium.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PA, Allentown <\/b>are looking for Summer Play Leaders. Summer Play Leaders deliver fun and creative leadership programming (i.e. cybersecurity, health &amp; Wellness, financial literacy). Training will be given for these programs. Duties also include taking lead to supervise scouts, monitor attendance, evaluate effectiveness of programs, and much more. For more info, call Dale Moelter, 267-443-0026. <a href=\"mailto:dmoelter@gsep.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">dmoelter@gsep.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO, Schnecksville <\/b>is seeking volunteers to help at their 12<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Run Wild 5K\/10K for animal conservation. Volunteers are needed from 6:30-10:30am on Saturday, August 17. Volunteers will be helping with stations such as: registration, check-in, water\/snack stands, timing &amp; awards, course guides and trail safety, and more! Call Julia Seeley, 610-799-4171, <a href=\"mailto:jseeley@lvzoo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">jseeley@lvzoo.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>MEALS ON WHEELS OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown <\/b>needs grocery shoppers, especially in Lehigh County area. Shopper picks up order from customer service at designated store, shops for items listed, and delivers them to client&#8217;s home. Flexible scheduling and training dates. Call Dawn Stillwagen, 610-841-7011, <a href=\"mailto:dawns@mowglv.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">dawns@mowglv.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>PHOEBE HEALTH CARE CENTER, Allentown <\/b>is looking for volunteers (minimum age 13, or entering 8<sup>th<\/sup> grade) to help transport residents to\/from their rooms to the on-site viewing area and enjoy fellowship while listening to live music at their Summer Concerts. Performance dates and bands: July 4 &#8211; Better than Bingo-7-8:30pm (fireworks ASD Stadium until 9:30pm); August 24-Good News Traveling Band-1:15-4:15pm. This is a great volunteer opportunity for individuals\/families\/groups! Call Eileen Mihocko,<\/div>\n<div>610-794-5366, <a href=\"mailto:emihocko@phoebe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">emihocko@phoebe.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>WESTMINSTER VILLAGE, Allentown <\/b>has volunteer opportunities for students (ages 14+) to help transport residents to\/from in-house activities. Engage with seniors and help them with activities such as bingo and arts and crafts through September. Volunteers (adult supervision ages 14-17) are also needed for helping residents with grocery shopping Wednesday mornings from 9-11:30am and\/or Fridays 12:30-2:30pm. Shopping helpers may accompany residents on the transportation bus. Call Heather Reaser, 610-782-8333, <a href=\"mailto:hreaser@pse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">hreaser@pse.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\">www.volunteerlv.org<\/a> for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","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-93270","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\/93270"}],"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=93270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93270\/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=93270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}