There are MANY NEW HOLIDAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES listed on Volunteer Solutions. Agencies depend on your time and talents to bring joy to many Berks County residents during the Holidays! To view a full list of Holiday Volunteer Opportunities, please log on to www.uwberks.org and click on Volunteer Solutions. Here is a short list of 2006 Holiday Volunteer Opportunities:
Annual Christmas Cheer Campaign for Friend, Inc.
While you get ready to celebrate the holidays with your family, take a moment to think about ways to provide a Holiday meal to others. A "Friend's" Holiday Food Box can do just that! Please help Friend, Inc. Community Serivces with their Annual Christmas Cheer Campaign which will provide holiday dinners to families in Kutzown, Fleetwood and Brandywine. It is an easy and simple way to give hope to a family during the holiday season. All boxes should be wrapped with Christmas wrapping (no need to cover the top) and labeled with the name of your organization. Please bring all gift boxes to Friend, Inc. Community Services, 658D Noble Street in Kutztown by Friday, December 8, 2006. Thank you from all of the clients of Friend, Inc. Community Services!
This opportunity is sponsored by: Friend, Inc. Community Services
Bake Christmas Cookies
Each ward has several holiday parties, so Christmas cookies are needed throughout the holiday season. Bake the cookies at home and bring them to the hospital at a time that fits your schedule.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Wernersville State Hospital
Help us to share Christmas with others
We need all kinds of help at our Christmas Site with the packing, sorting and distributing Christmas gifts to those in need. There's also a need to help with serving refreshments to the other volunteers, answering the phone and helping to clean up. The dates are from Nov 20th to Dec. 22nd except for weekends. There are no limitations for volunteers although some jobs require lifting. No training is needed.
This opportunity is sponsored by: The Salvation Army - Reading, PA
Help With Holiday Gift Wrapping
All Christmas gifts come into the hospital unwrapped. Everything must be sorted and checked prior to distribution. We are looking for volunteers to help wrap gifts. Bring your family or organization to help. This is a great service project! Gift wrapping must be done at the hospital, but can be scheduled at a time convenient to you.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Wernersville State Hospital
Holiday Lights, Gring's Mill Recreation Area
Support Berks County Parks & Recreation through volunteering at our annual Holiday Lights program. Many volunteers are needed to make this event successful. Opportunities available as Santa's helper (handing out candy to children) or dress as Santa himself. Work in our snack bar offering hot dogs, pretzels, hot chocolate and water. Sign up for our "Kids Craft Funshops" on December 3 & 10 from 2 - 4 p.m. Assist children in making holiday crafts. Lend a hand at "Santa Paws" on December 2 from 12 - 4 p.m. take pictures, volunteer as Santa, Santa's helper or snack bar. Come share the holiday spirit with fellow Berks County residence! No training required. Ages 16 and up are welcome.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Berks County Parks & Recreation Department Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
Seeking volunteers to assist our agency with our holiday programs. This would involve but is not limited to: answering telephone calls, scheduling appointments, interviewing clients, unload and load supplies, put baskets together, etc. REQUIRED: Paperwork must be completed before starting. Please call our office for more details.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Catholic Charities, Diocese Of Allentown Share the Holiday Spirit
Share the holiday spirit with patients at Wernersville State Hospital. Everyone likes to have a gift to open on Christmas morning and many of the patients do not have friends or family to buy one for them. Would your family or organization be interested in sponsoring a patient by purchasing a gift?
This opportunity is sponsored by: Wernersville State Hospital Volunteer during the Holidays at Patient Care, Inc.
Volunteering during the holidays is a wonderful way to give to someone who needs those things that money just cant’ buy - companionship, a listening ear, a reminder of the goodness of life- all these and more can bring some hope and life into a time when it is easy to just want the days to be over. At Patient Care there are several ways people can volunteer their time. We can always use hand-made small decorations, cards, picture frames, etc. that we can take as “presents” from volunteers. Another idea is to make small heart pillows and write on them “someone is thinking about you” in permanent ink or marker. Patients and their caregivers will appreciate your thoughtfulness as they go through the holidays while being under hospice care. For more information please contact: Rev. John Holsey, Spiritual Services/Volunteer Coordinator at jholsey@patientcare.com or 484.437.0341.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Patient Care, Inc. Holiday Gift Wrap
Holiday Gift Wrap at the Fairgrounds Mall to benefit the Berks County Senior Citizens Council. Gift Wrap dates are: 11/24/06-12/24/06 during mall hours. Volunteers are needed to help wrap gifts. On any day, any amount of time you can spare would greatly help the Berks County Senior Citizens Council. For more information, please contact Pam Blumer at 610-374-3195 or pblumer@bcscc.org.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Berks County Senior Citizens Council Holiday Breakfast Bags Program
Holiday Breakfast Bags are distributed to any organization or agency that serves senior citizens or homebound clients. Prepare a container of non-perishable breakfast food items for Senior Citizens. A suggested list of items include; cereal, juice boxes, peanut butter, jams, jelly, coffee, tea, non-dairy creamer, sugar, packets of instant oatmeal, cream of wheat, snack bars, pudding, or small fruit cups. Container should be decorated in holiday fashion and can contain small decorative items, crossword puzzle or search a work books, magazines or craft item. A card or letter is also appreciated. Breakfast Baskets are distributed to any organizations or agency that serves senior citizens or homebound clients. Baskets benefit more than 2500 senior citizens in Berks County. For more information, contact Kerri Strauss at the kerris@uwberks.org.
This opportunity is sponsored by: United Way of Berks County Volunteer Center Stuff more than stockings this December... Volunteer to prepare Buck A Book materials!
This will be our 13th Buck A Book fundraiser. In order to have a successful campaign, we need volunteers to help prepare the materials. This includes collating, stuffing and sorting envelopes and other necessary materials. All materials must be delivered to the participating school districts by the first week of January. We need the help of dedicated groups of volunteers to help us meet this deadline.
Buck A Book is a reading campaign whereby people raise funds for the Literacy Council by getting pledges of at least a 'buck' for each book they read. The program promotes reading by providing incentives for levels of achievement. Buck A Book also fosters positive participation in the community, providing assistance to those adults in need of literacy skills.
Please consider contributing time this holiday season to help the Literacy Council of Reading-Berks eliminate illiteracy in Berks County by helping with our Buck A Book campaign! We have worked with high school students on this part of the campaign in the past, but any group and/or individuals are welcome. We prefer that the work be done at our office, in order to answer any questions or give any assistance needed, but this project can be done at another location. The training is minimal: 15 minutes of setup with the group coordinator.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Literacy Council of Reading-Berks Celebrate New Year's Eve with Us
The Youth Coalition of Berks County is planning a Teen Lounge as part of the New Year's Eve Celebration being held at the Sovereign Center. Volunteers are needed to decorate the morning of the event and to Chaperone the Lounge that evening and assist with clean up. All volunteers, their spouses and children will receive free admittance. All Chaperones must be over 18.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Community Prevention Partnership
This Holiday Volunteer Opportunity List was posted by the United Way of Berks County Volunteer Center. If you would like to sign up for any of these opportunities, please contact the agency directly. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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Active Nov 16, 2006 to Dec 16, 2006
