On-going Volunteer Events:
Blood Drive: Our center Holds Blood Drives every month. Our next Blood Drive will take place on March 14th, 2013 in the Hunt Union Ballroom. Sign-ups are available at Mills and Wilsbach dining halls. Click on the calendar for times and dates.
Caring connection
Time: Flexible
Location: 176 main streets, Oneonta within the office of catholic charities
Description: Volunteers for caring connections provide a listening ear to those in our community who often feel unheard. Volunteers provide an avenue to much needed services assistance
*Must go through training first*
Tutor
Date: As soon as possible
Time: flexible
Location: Must meet at a public place around valleyview or somewhere convenient for student
Description: 6th grade boy needs help with math skills and English
Lords Table
Time: 4pm-6:15 pm
Location: 18 Elm Street
Description: Volunteers are asked to serve food and also clean up. Servers will help serve clients and clean dining area and kitchen.
**Openings starting in October
Bassett Hospital Cooperstown
Time: Flexible
Location: 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown
Description: “All Kinds of Things” Volunteers *NEED to take a BUS or a CAR!
Ninash Foundation
Description: Volunteers are needed to assist with aspects of fund-raising, helping with thank you cards, create donor lists, and office work.
Clerical Work
Time: More than once a week, 2 hours at day
Location: Center Street Elementary School
Description: Volunteers are needed to do clerical work.
*Semester Long Commitment
Job Corps
Time: Flexible
Location: 247 West Street, Right behind SUNY
Description: Tutors are needed for students getting their GED in mostly math & reading.
*Semester Long Commitment
Resource Mentor
Time: Once a month, Spring & Fall Semester
Location: Family Resource Network, 46 Oneida Street
Description: Volunteers are needed to mentor kids from the ages of 12-20 once a month with bullying, conflict, & resolution , & other social skills
*School-Year Long Commitment, NEED A CAR!!
Tutor
Description: A volunteer is needed to tutor a 9th grade boy in all subjects. If you are interested please come by the office for more details.
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ESL Tutor
Time: Once a week until May, flexible
Location: Various locations
Description: I still need to find college students for 3 specific assignments, once a week until May
1. A 2nd grade boy on Saturday mornings at the public library. He is a bilingual Spanish kid and needs help with school homework and reading.
2. Three bilingual Chinese girls during the afterschool program at River Side School, helping with homework.
3. One student to tutor an adult ESL learner at Center St School Wednesday evenings 5:45-->7:30
4. In general whoever would like to volunteer with the Oneonta school district in the afterschool program, at any of the 3 elementary schools. This could be helping the kids with homework, reading with them or even teaching a second language lesson with a group of them.
*Make sure you come to our office to sign up*
Friends of Recovery (The Turning Point)
Time: 9:00-4:30
Location: 22 Elm St
Description: Volunteers for reception, housekeeping, meet and greet, and clerical work. The Turing point is a recovery oriented center with related services. Orientation and training provided
Spanish Mentor
Description: For students who are able to speak Spanish and are willing to commit to the full semester working with children or families.
Saturday’s Bread
Date: Saturday’s throughout the school year
Time: 9am-2pm
Location: First United Methodist Church on Chestnut Street
Description: Volunteers are asked to help with set-up, food preparation, and clean-up. Volunteer your time individually or go with a group of friends.
*Five people are needed per Saturday. Slots fill up fast, so don’t wait!!
EOP Tutor
Time: Variable
Location: Center for Academic Excellence – Alumni Hall 101K
Description: Volunteers are needed to be an Academic Center Assistant. Volunteers are required to have a 3.3 GPA or better; Junior or Senior status; knowledge of the subject matter applying for; a demonstrated ability to understand and work well with students. Second semester sophomores with HIGH GPAs may be considered. Volunteers must provide one-on-one or small group tutorial to students in various courses – assist with studying, class notes, test preparation, textbook interpretation, and writing.
*Semester Long Commitment
The Plains
Time: Flexible, Up to you
Location: 4385 St. Highway 7
Description: Volunteers are needed to spend time with the elderly. Volunteers must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and general public, must have compassion for and desire to work with the frail elderly. Volunteers must meet all State requirements.
*Semester Long Commitment, NEED A CAR OR TAKE BUS!!
Canstruction Interest Meeting
Dates: October 17th
Time: 7pm
Location: Catskill room in the Hunt Union
Description: You have to see it to believe it. Build Structures out of cans, the food gets donated to local food pantries. |
CANO Intern(formally UCCCA)
Time: Flexible
Location: Across from the YMCA
Description: Volunteers will helping update the database, painting, filing, setting up, etc.
*Semester Long Commitment Hearts of Hope
Location: Can Be Done Any Where
Description: Great for clubs or organizations to participate in. Each ceramic heart kit costs four dollars. You receive each kit and paint them however you desire and then they are sent to a person who is on a waiting list for one.
Hospice Thrift Store
Time: 10-1pm or 1-4pm
Location: 261 Main Street
Description: Volunteers are needed to help sort and hang clothes and help around the store.
*Semester Long Commitment, 1 or 2 Volunteers needed at a time!!
Salvation Army Thrift Shop
Time: 9-5 Mon & Tues; 9-8 Wed & Thurs; 9-5 Fri & Sat, 2 hours at a time/day
Location: On Main Street, Next to the Bus Store
Description: Volunteers are needed to help out in the store.
*Semester Long Commitment, Number of volunteers VARIES!
Valleyview Elementary School
Time: During day, some after school
Location: 40-46 Valleyview Street, Oneonta
Description: Student volunteer needed to help out in the school during school days and some after school days.
*Semester Long Commitment, 2-3 Volunteers needed a day! Volunteers NEED a CAR!!
Mothers of Preschoolers
Dates: First and Third Wednesday of every month
Time: 9am-11:30am
Location: 33 Main Street
Description: Volunteers will provided daycare for preschoolers while their mothers have a meeting.
YMCA fitness helper
Time: Saturdays 8am-12pm, 12pm-4pm
Location: 20 ford ave
Description: Help assist fitness leader
Lantern Hill Project
Time: 9:30am-2pm
Location: Lantern Hill trailer park next to Wal-Mart
Description: Volunteers are needed to help tutor in pairs, do workshops for the parents of the children, etc.
**Need a car**
AOFOX Adult Day Center
Time: 9:30am-2pm
Location: Across from the YMCA
Description: Volunteers are needed to help with group entertainment. If you have a talent you can share with them. (group chair exercises or creative movement as well)
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Adopt-A-Grandparent
Time: Flexible
Location: Robynwood Home for Adults
Description: Volunteers are needed to “Adopt a Grandparent” at Robynwood. Students need to visit their “grandparent” 2-3 times a month and do activities with them, such as reading.
*Semester Long Commitment
Head Start
Time: 7:30-5:30pm
Location: 258 River Street, Head Start
Description: Volunteers are needed to be a classroom assistant. Duties included helping teachers in classrooms with activities. Volunteers need to like children, be responsible, and have leadership skills. *Volunteers NEED a CAR!!
*Semester Long Commitment
Classroom Helper
Location: Valleyview, Riverside, & Greater Plains Elementary Schools
Description: Volunteers are needed during school days to help out in the classrooms.
*Semester Long Commitment
Salvation Army
Time: Elementary Childcare: Wednesday 3:30-6:30pm; Pantry: Weekdays 9:30-12pm & 12:30-4:30pm
Location: 25 River Street
Description: Volunteers are needed to assist with the after school program and the food pantry.
*Semester Long Commitment, 1-3 Volunteers needed a day!
Main Street Baptist Church
Time: Every Sunday 9:30-10:15am/ 10:30-12:45pm/ 6-7:45pm
Location: the Church located on the corner of main & maple street
Description: Volunteers are needed to help out in the classroom and for daycare.
*Semester Long Commitment, Application Required!
Big Buddy Programs
Location: Can be anywhere
Description: Volunteers are paired up with a little buddy. You must meet with your little buddy at least 4-8 hours a month. The students are 5-14 years old.
**Car is preferred but you don’t have to have one
**Must Fill out Application
ETV USDA-NRCS
Description: Volunteers are needed to help in reducing soil erosion, conserving our water and improving its quality and developing pride for our country’s natural resources heritage.
YMCA Score Keeper
Dates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Time: 5:45pm-9pm
Location: YMCA
Description: Volunteers are needed to be a score keeper for volleyball.
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