Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Spotlighted Referral Opportunities for July

Besides our very popular calendar projects, Hands On works with its nonprofit partners to develop ongoing volunteer opportunities. Here’s a great chance to connect with a longer-term volunteer opportunity. Hone your skills, connect more deeply with one of our partners, or use your special skills to help others. Check out these new and updated volunteer opportunities below!

Friendly House, Inc.
Friendly House's Senior Program is looking for a bingo caller to conduct bingo and distribute prizes every Tuesday, 12:45-2:45pm.

Ride Connection
Go on Ride Connection ride-alongs with older adults and people with disabilities. Capture in words what the transportation service and the volunteer drivers mean to the Ride Connection customers.

Financial Beginnings
If you have experience in banking, insurance, credit or investing, then your expertise is needed to help prepare our youth for adulthood.

Ride Connection
Live in East Multnomah County? Want to make a difference in the life of an older adult or person with a disability? Love to drive?

Essential Health Clinic
Share our concern for people in our community who are uninsured. Come to our clinic and volunteer as an interpreter. This is a great way to help people who need urgent healthcare.

Albertina Kerr Centers
Help Kerr's growing Foster Care program get organized and function smoothly. This is a wonderful opportunity for a volunteer interested in "behind the scenes" work.

Financial Beginnings
Join us in making a large impact from the comfort of your own home by inputting pre and post test data.

Friendly House, Inc.
The Elder Resource Alliance seeks volunteers to become Friendly Visitors--providing weekly or bi-weekly visits and companionship to a senior who needs some conversation and simple assistance.

Peninsula Children's Center
QUARTERS FOR KIDS is a summer fundraising campaign for Peninsula Children's Center. We seek an energetic leader, or small team of leaders, for this effort.

Friendly House, Inc.
Do you enjoy cooking? This is the opportunity you have been looking for!

City of Tualatin
Want to learn more about your library? Want to be the first to see what is new at the library?

Catholic Charities
We need your help so kids can get individual attention when they need it, study in small groups, and be supervised on field trips.

Essential Health Clinic
The Essential Health Clinic (EHC) is the only facility offering free urgent health care to uninsured individuals and families in Washington County.

Portland Japanese Garden
During the busiest parts of the day, volunteers help by greeting visitors, answering questions, and keeping a watchful presence over the many beautiful and valuable pieces on sale.

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