Salvation Army will be giving 50 Food Baskets to families the Tues. and Wed. before Thanksgiving and could use donations disposable food such as bread.
They will give out Holiday Gift/Food baskets on Dec. 20th as well and could use donations
Call Sgt. Rick Daniels to help out – 372-1554.
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGERS ARE ALSO NEEDED!!
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Volunteering is great, but if you don’t have a car and live on-campus it may seem that you have few options. Where can you volunteer that’s nearby and within walking distance?
Contact the staff at the sites listed below to get involved.
Raise funds to support the American Cancer Society in research. Check out the page above to find out how you can form a team, fundraise, recruit, and more!
Take the online orientation to learn how to help out others during or after a disaster. Learn more about the Red Cross at the Web site, then decide if you want to get involved or not. You don’t have to go to the physical building first.
Call to get involved with a few of these programs: adult programming,youth and family programming, academic programming, lending programs, English classes, referral services, and more.
Help with clerical work and shadow for legal awareness.
Help with daily activities – meals, games, crafts, etc.
Talk with the attendees. Listen to them. They’ll love to hear your perspective on life and to share theirs.
Perform a skit for them, play an instrument, teach them a game…. have fun with them.
Mobile volunteers direct donors through the donating process from signing in, to the canteen area. Volunteers also explain and track the current promotions, pre-sign donors for their next blood drive and let donors know when they are eligible to donate again. OBI Volunteers are a necessary part of our ongoing life saving process. Get to know your community, help save lives and have fun doing so. Please join our group; call 405-297-5814 or email jdavis@obi.org.
Garden Volunteer – A program designed for individuals who wish to support the OSU Botanical Garden and special events with their talents but currently have limited time resources. Orientation is required before volunteer service can begin.
Volunteer to coach a kids’ sports team! Fill out the volunteer application to begin now.
Become a literacy volunteer and experience the joy of helping others. Tutoring an hour a week can make a difference for someone who needs Reading or English skills. Free training, materials and support are provided for tutors. Call or email the Stillwater Literacy Council today.
Tutor Training will be in September and October. Conducted by Daniel Devers, certified tutor trainer through ODL.
Contact:
Arlene Devers
Executive Director
Stillwater Literacy Council
stillwaterliteracycouncil@gmail.com
Stillwater Public Library
SLC Office, Room 102
Monday-Friday
1:00pm-5:00pm
Room 102
Volunteers can contribute as little as being a substitute volunteer on an “as needed” bases, to volunteering from one to several days a week or month. Or they may find a particular talent or skill they enjoy doing at the Thrift Shop, such as at the sales counter, working on or displaying the merchandise, or helping the customers.
Filed under How cool is that?!, OSU, Stillwater, Volunteer Opportunities
Karman Korner needs help Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
They will be closed to expand their Christmas Corner of the store.
Boxes need to be taken down from upstairs, items sorted and other odd jobs need a helper.
If you, or someone else on your e-mail list, a church youth group perhaps, could come by the front door and help out, that would be great; an hour is al you have that’s okay too. Someone will be there answering the phone if you have any questions. Call 377-6410.
Map to Karman Korner here.
Filed under Stillwater, Volunteer Opportunities
On Tuesday, February 23, at 4:30 p.m. Judith Karman Hospice will begin training volunteers.
Volunteers will be trained to work in companionship, caregiver respite, administrative services, bereavement assistance, and in the Karman Korner Resale Shop.
For more information, please call Valerie at (405) 377-8012.
Filed under Community Partner, Stillwater, Volunteer Opportunities
You have service hours that you must complete by the end of the semester, which actually means you only have 11 days.
So, what can you do to get the job done?
1) Skim the list below.
2) Call the organizations as soon as possible to start volunteering.
3) Simply tell them that you’re an OSU student looking for volunteer hours and that you’d really like to lend a hand. They’ll love to hear from you!
Service Hour Possibilities
More ideas coming soon! E-mail me at cortney.k.hicks@okstate.edu if you’re having problems.
Have fun serving!
Filed under OSU, Volunteer Opportunities
Karman Korner is looking for volunteers to help in the shop. Duties include cleaning up and organizing donations, arranging displays, answering customers’ questions, and tending to other shop-related needs.
To volunteer at the shop, call Karman Korner at 405-377-6410 and ask for Whitney Johnson, the store manager or drop by the store to fill out a volunteer application. (Directions to the store found here. The address is 819 S. Main.)
If volunteers are more interested in serving the hospice, they can call the hospice at 405-377-8012 and ask for the volunteer coordinator.
What Judith Karman Hospice, Inc. Does…
Sales from Karman Korner benefits Judith Karman Hospice, Inc., a non-profit, community-based hospice. The hospice provides the following services:
Filed under Community Partner, Stillwater, Volunteer Opportunities
On our November Magical Mystery Tour we visited Birth Choice and the Life Adult Day Care Center.
New director, Sandrel Jones-Webster, shared with us how Birth Choice strives to assist pregnant women with the means and opportunity to choose life. According to Birth Choice publications, the organization responds to the needs of pregnant women to become self-sufficient and positively contribute to society.
What Birth Choice Does
Birth Choice serves as a resource center for pregnant women for a variety of services, which include but are not limited to:
Interested in volunteering?
Birth Choice is primarily staffed by volunteers. Volunteers must meet two primary requirements:
Potential volunteers first sign-up for a 3 hour introductory informational session. Sessions are offered periodically throughout the year on an as needed basis. During the session, volunteers are informed about Birth choice and various ways to volunteer with the organization.
Then the volunteer is asked to decide where and in what way they would like to volunteer. Opportunities include:
To get involved, drop by the office (1309 S. Husband Place), call 405-377-5683. Tell the person you meet or call that you want to get involved and they’ll get you started!
Filed under Community Partner, SLVC, Stillwater, Volunteer Opportunities
Click above for an informational video on Legal Aid.
On October Magical Mystery Tour, we visited COCAA, Legal Aid & the Mission of Hope.
Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm, which raises money to provide free legal services to those in need. The services are offered to those with a low income level and senior citizens, who are older than 60. When determining eligibility Legal Aid also considers assets and family size.
As a result of offering free services with volunteer attorneys and paralegals, Legal Aid must give priority to its most urgent civil cases. Urgent cases would include adoption, bankruptcy, child support, divorce, domestic violence, eviction, paternity and wills.
Interested in helping? Planning on going to law school? Want some experience?
To find out how you can help contact the Stillwater office at:
312 South Duck or call 405-624-1734 or 1-800-256-9601.
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Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency needs volunteers as they prepare for Operation Christmas, which is Nov. 9 – Dec. 4.
COCAA will be moving during the program (Nov. 14) and needs help making copies, filing information, and putting things up. At least 1-2 volunteers will be needed for 1-5 p.m. or even perhaps the whole time.
Interested? Give Brenda Mutai-Hall, COCAA Family Support Specialist, a call at 405-624-2533.
Filed under Volunteer Opportunities
Filed under Volunteer Opportunities
