OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES |
| HAVE WE GOT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU! Share your talents: Become an RSVP Senior Center Instructor! Share your interests with your peers and support continuing education to benefit healthy aging of the mind and body. Can your 4 hours per month help someone stay independent longer? Helping seniors and younger physically disabled persons with their checkbooks and bills. You can make a big difference. The Bill Payer Program needs volunteer Bill Payers, office staff and auditors. Red Cross Rome Chapter : Office help, answering phones, filing, etc. Flexible days and hours to fit your schedule. Want to try something new and make a difference in the community? Join the RSVP Senior Theater Program. No experience necessary, just a willingness to learn and serve! Group meets each Monday at 3 PM at the Parkway Senior Center. If you love history this is the volunteer opportunity for you! Help preserve history. Our area historical societies need researchers, assistants, and clerical help. Do you like to meet a lot of people while keeping busy? Our area Thrift Shops can always use volunteers. Give the gift of friendship! Visit nursing home residents who have little or no outside social contact by Joining the Visiting Hearts Program. Donate Your Time! AIDS Community Resources needs volunteers to assist in the office and Buddy Volunteers. Flexible hours, full training provided. Drive people happy! Are you looking for a meaningful and rewarding activity? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Become a volunteer driver with the RSVP Senior Medical Transportation Program. By providing transportation you will help seniors to take care of their medical needs and stay independent. The program offers choice of days, times and area. The flexibility of the program makes it easy to fit in anyone’s schedule. Mileage reimbursement, supplemental insurance provided. Grow Stronger while volunteering! Volunteer Peer Leaders needed for the Stay Young Strong Bones Strength Training Program. The Oneida County Citizen Corps needs you! Volunteers to give disaster preparedness presentations and provide information throughout the community. Hours are very flexible. Ensure early intervention for the visually impaired! Volunteers needed to do 4 step vision screening for pre-school aged children. Training provided. Heritage Health Care Center: Volunteers needed for friendly visits (Visiting Hearts) and activities. Give yourself a gift by joining the Compeer family of volunteer: It’s as simple as being a friend. Volunteer your time to be a supportive friend to an adult receiving mental health treatment or become a mentor to an at-risk child. If you like going for walks, talking over coffee, or playing games with a child – Compeer may be for you! Spend just four hours a month doing things that you enjoy and simply include someone on our waiting list. Several volunteer programs to choose from: 1:1 Mentoring, Supportive Friends, Pen Pals, E-Buddies, Lunch Pals, Lunch Buddies, and Compeer Calling. Help children understand history! The Children’s Museum needs volunteers on Saturdays to act as docents and to assist with birthday parties. Help children understand history! The Children’s Museum needs volunteers on Saturdays to act as docents and to assist with birthday parties. |
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