{"id":94692,"date":"2019-08-17T20:55:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T00:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94692"},"modified":"2019-08-18T12:25:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T16:25:45","slug":"august-11-2019-youth-adult-volunteer-opportunities-from-the-volunteer-center-of-the-lehigh-valley-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94692","title":{"rendered":"August 18, 2019 | Youth &#038; Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b>ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION, Allentown <\/b>is looking for volunteers for performances at beautiful, historic Miller Symphony Hall. Duties include: greet patrons, scan tickets, seat patrons, give directions; for jazz events- set up tables with candles and print materials, clear tables at end of event. For dates and times, call Cheryl Haughney, 610-432-7961, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">chaughney@allentownsymphony.<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\"><wbr><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown <\/b>needs volunteers to help feed their men at the Mission by taking part of their &#8220;Make and Serve&#8221; Program. The goal is to fill their calendar for the rest of the year! A lot of dates are available. For more details, call Terry Micklas, 610-740-5500 x328, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">Food@armpa.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Lehigh Valley <\/b>is looking for &#8220;Road to Recovery&#8221; volunteer drivers (18-84 years) for driving ambulatory patients to their cancer-related medical appointments during the week days between 7am-5pm. Schedules are flexible; drivers must have good driving record, proof of insurance, a reliable vehicle or use an ACS owned vehicle, need clear background check, valid driver&#8217;s license, computer, laptop and internet access, and must take online training. Call 1-800-227-2345, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">jennifer.washney@cancer.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY <\/b>needs volunteers to assist with their 12<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Wings of Hope Butterfly Release benefiting local cancer patients from 9am-1pm on Saturday, September 7 at Cedar Crest College. Crafts, raffles, refreshments and a Grand Release of 250 butterflies at noon. Call Nancy Petiet610-861-7555, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">npetiet@cancersupportglv.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>CEDARBROOK SENIOR CARE AND REHAB, Allentown <\/b>is looking for a volunteer (18+ years) to run their Gift Shop every Saturday 12:30-3:30. Help residents, visitors, and staff with purchases; cashier experience helpful; training provided. Also need volunteer to assist residents as they paint projects at Woodworking activity on Thursdays 2-3pm. Clean small paint brushes, select colors, etc. Criminal Background Check provided. Call Kerry Magliane, 610-336-5684, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">kerrymagliane@lehighcounty.org<\/a><wbr>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>LEHIGH VALLEY SCORE, LCC, Schnecksville <\/b>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.&nbsp;&nbsp; Call Tracy Damiani, 610-266-3000, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">tracy.damiani@scorevolunteer.<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\"><wbr><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, Nazareth <\/b>needs volunteers for their Free Fridays (when member agencies shop at their food bank at no cost to them). Usually up to 10 volunteers are needed from 12:30-2:30pm. Volunteers must be comfortable lifting to 50 lbs., bending, and walking for the entire time. Call Idaliz Burgos, 484-287-4015, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">iburgos@caclv.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>SHARECARE FAITH IN ACTION, Bethlehem <\/b>provides free volunteer services to elderly\/disabled persons such as transportation, shopping, visitations, and therapy dog visits. They currentlyneed volunteers to be friendly visitors to visit home-bound people in Lehigh and Northampton County. Insurance and training will be provided. Call Lynn Heiney, 610-867-2177, <a target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\">sharecare8@aol.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><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>-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-94692","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\/94692"}],"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=94692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94692\/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=94692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}