Send information about your organization’s volunteer need and requirements, along with contact information, to tneditor@tnonline.com.

St. Luke’s Miners Campus

St Luke’s Health Network is searching for those interested in sharing their talents within departments at Miners and off-site campuses. If your desire is to make a difference in the lives of patients, visitors and staff members, then we have shifts available for you in various departments involving greeters, basic computer support, residential activities, PT support and more. Areas include Coaldale, Tamaqua and Lehighton.

Clearances are a requirement.

If you are interested in volunteering please contact volunteer coordinator Mary Ann Dulaney at 570-645-8140.

Friends of Lansford Recreation/Pool

The Friends Of Lansford Recreation/Pool is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization working to obtain much-needed funds for the necessary renovations and reconstruction of the closed Lansford Swimming Pool. Volunteers are needed to assist with the various fundraising events: soup sales, dinners, assisting at various other community events, etc. The group meets the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Lansford Borough Building, 1 W. Ridge St. New members are welcome and we encourage new ideas and comments. Anyone interested in this worthwhile group who would like more information may contact the chairman, Nathan Halenar, at 484-629-5833.

Odd Fellows & Rebekahs

Tamaqua will soon be celebrating 175 years of Odd Fellowship. At one time, one of the largest Lodges in the state, with over 900 members, we were forced to consolidate in 1987. Due to interest in maintaining our cemetery, and helping out the Tamaqua Community and surrounding areas, Harmony Lodge No. 86 reinstituted in 1999. In an effort to create a Rebekah Lodge, which helps out the Odd Fellows and their community, Lady Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 86 was reinstituted in 2010.

In addition to maintaining our 35+ acre cemetery, we have done various events within the community. Our teachings are to bury the dead, educate the orphan, visit the sick and relieve the distressed.

Harmony Lodge No. 86 meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of the month.

Lady Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 86 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesday evenings. Qualifications must be at least 16 years old. Scholarship/ education awards available to members and families, as well as many other great opportunities.

Call 570-449-5617 or email harmony86ioof@yahoo.com for more information.

Panther Valley Public Library

The Panther Valley Public Library is currently looking for volunteers to work one day a week for three hours during the day. Responsibilities would include checking in/out books, reshelving books, assisting with preparation for library programs, assisting patrons on the computers, and helping with fundraising events.

Child abuse and criminal background clearances must be obtained.

Please call 570-645-3780 or email the library at pvplib@ptd.net if you are interested in volunteering. It’s a great opportunity to meet and help your communities.

Outdoor Veterans

Pennsylvania Outdoor Veterans is looking for volunteers to help with treasurer, marketing, fundraising, event coordination, grant writer, volunteer coordinator, retired doctors, nurses, LCSW, lic. psych. who like to hunt, fish and camp. Veterans are encouraged to volunteer.

Requirements: No criminal background. Child background clearance. Pennsylvania State Police clearance. Outdoor activities include hunting, fishing, hiking, camping and physical activities

Contact Ryan Bowman, founder/executive director at 484-629-5454. See www.pennsylvaniaoutdoorveterans.org for more information.

Lansford Alive

Lansford Alive is in need of volunteers to assist with numerous projects and events in town. They include festivals, grass cutting, town cleanups and various improvement projects. Volunteers are needed over the summer to complete the installation of new signs and flower beds in town. Anyone needing to fulfill community service hours can also help us.

For more information, contact President Christopher Ondrus at 645-5711; email lansfordalive@gmail.com; or contact the group through its Facebook page.

Turn To Us

Turn To Us, a local 501c(3) organization, is looking for volunteers to drive our minivan to take clients to medical appointments and treatments locally and in the Lehigh Valley area. The mission of Turn To Us is to advocate for individuals and their families who are experiencing the impact of a major or chronic illness by offering personalized assistance and connection to resources in a hopeful and compassionate environment. Volunteers should be over 18 years old, have a current, valid driver’s license, have proof of automobile insurance, complete background clearances, and have a good driving record. Volunteers will receive training and be added to Turn To Us’ automobile insurance. For more information, please call Alicia Kline at 570-732-4220 or email Alicia@TurnToUsInc.org.

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Eastern PA has positions open for:

Girl Scout troop leaders and co-leaders in the Lehighton area:

Daisy (Grades K-1) at Franklin Elementary School from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (immediate need)

Daisy (Grades K-1) at any church in Lehighton area (immediate need)

Junior (Grades 4-5) at any church in Lehighton

Cadette (Grades 6-8) at any church in Lehighton or Franklin area (immediate need)

Senior (Grades 9-10) at any church in Lehighton

Volunteers must be:

1. 19 years and older

2. Want to work with girls from the Lehighton area

3. Register online at gsep.org, cost is $25

4. Pass the background checks

5. Take three free online courses, about 30 minutes each

6. Attend one service unit meeting monthly

There are immediate openings on our Service Unit Team for anyone who wants to help plan and organize events and camping trips for the girls. Requirements 1-4, and 6 as listed above, plus attend the Service Unit Team Meeting the first Wednesday of each month.

Contact: 2633 Moravian Ave., Allentown, PA 18103; 610-791-2411.

Pocono Greyhound

1. Meet and Greet assistants: Assist volunteers in local meet and greets to teach the public about the qualities of having a retired racing greyhound as a pet. Help in the handling of greyhounds at meet and greets or other public events.

2. Foster homes for greyhounds: Take a greyhound into their home to teach them how to be a pet since retiring from racing. Prepare the greyhound for a new forever home. Medical and food costs for the fosters are paid for by Pocono Greyhound Adoption while being fostered.

Contact Vice President Craig Shide, 214 Lizard Creek Road, Andreas, PA 18211, 570-856-1465; kcgreys@ptd.net; info@poconogreyhound.org; www.PoconoGreyhound.org.

Carbon County 4-H

Carbon County 4-H is currently looking for clothing and textile volunteers to lead and work with 4-H members between the ages of 8 and 18 in various sewing projects; as well as volunteers to work with 4-H members in the foods and nutrition area.

Clearances are a requirement as well as references in order to work with youth.

Please contact Penn State Extension — Carbon County Office at 570-325-2788 option 3 or email Georgia Farrow at gaf4@psu.edu to find out more.

Peaceful Knights

Volunteer opportunities for the Peaceful Knights Homeless Shelter include:

• Give rides to Aldi’s/Walmart so clients can get groceries

• Donation organizer: someone to organize the clothing donations

• Fundraiser committees: 5 positions open

• Handyman: someone to assist with minor repairs at shelter

• Cooked meals/cooking classes

• Bicycle repairs and maintenance

• Data input/filing

• Social media/website maintenance

One hour per week would be awesome for any of the positions.

Peaceful Knights is at 215 N. First St., Lehighton, Pa. 18235, 610-340-4786.

RSVP

RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) is working with ShareCare Faith in Action to find volunteers to help Senior Citizens of Carbon County. Volunteer drivers can give the Senior Citizens of our Carbon County communities help with transportation to medical and other appointments as well as help shopping for food and other essentials. Volunteers are provided with supplemental insurance protection through Senior Corps RSVP while they are volunteering. Mileage reimbursement is available if needed.

Anyone with a good driving record, a positive attitude, and a genuine interest in the well-being of others is welcome to apply for this volunteer opportunity. Your help can improve the quality of life and promote independence of Senior Citizens in Carbon County.

For more information please call Jean at RSVP at 610-509-4483.

Volunteers for Gnaden Huetten

The Gnaden Huetten campus of the Blue Mountain Health System is looking for volunteers to work in the gift shop and to staff the lobby desk either on a one-day-a-week basis or as a substitute. Shift times are 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 4 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m.

For more information or to apply, contact Joe Guardiani at 610-377-7183.

If you are unable to volunteer at this time, you can support the hospital by joining the auxiliary. Contact Joe at 610-377-7183.

Franklin Township fire company

The Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 needs volunteers to help with many fundraising events that are held each year at the fire company, as well as help in making the fire company efficient. Volunteers must become members of the fire company to serve. Some of the areas in which volunteer help would be greatly appreciated:

• Auditing of the books of the fire company

• Assisting in the directing of parking for the company’s events

Anyone wishing to help can call the fire company at 610-377-2144. The fire company is at 2440 Fairyland Road, Lehighton, PA 18235

Care Net

Care Net, serving people in the community for approximately 20 years, is in need of capable people who can volunteer in Lehighton and Nesquehoning weekly for a few hours.

Volunteer opportunities include: office assistants, material resource/thrift store helpers, baby sitters, housekeepers, maintenance helpers and fundraisers.

Contact anyone at Care Net of Carbon County, 610-379-0411, 531 Mahoning Street, Lehighton, PA.

Meals on Wheels of Palmerton

Meals on Wheels of Palmerton needs donations on an ongoing basis to cover various cost of running the project and are most appreciated. Tax deductible donations can be sent to Meals on Wheels of Palmerton, 135 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071.

Contact William Gallagher at billgal@ptd.net or 610-826-3587.

Meals on Wheels of Monroe County

Meals on Wheels of Monroe County is in great need for additional volunteers in three geographic ares due to service requests, including the West End.

Anyone who can help with delivery of meals is asked to contact the RSVP office at 570-420-3747 as soon as possible.

Volunteers must have a reliable vehicle, a current Pennsylvania driver’s license and carry a minimum of $100K/$300K auto liability insurance.

Accurately tracked mileage is tax deductible.

No. 9 Mine & Museum

The No. 9 Mine & Museum is operated and run by volunteers. The museum is looking for mine volunteers to help in the mine with replacing rails and ties. Temperatures in the mine are 52 degrees. Mine volunteers would work three to four hours a day on any working day.

Volunteers are needed to clean the museum.

More members are needed to help during the two picnics per year to serve food. The Mine Heritage Day Festival is in need of volunteers to help with the parking of cars.

Contact Dave Kuchta at humblebee@ptd.net or 570-645-7074.

Palmerton Hospital Auxiliary

The Palmerton Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteers to work in the Owl’s Nest Gift Shop in the Palmerton Hospital, in the Nearly New Thrift Shop on Delaware Avenue, to delivery mail in the Palmerton hospital, or to work at Blue Mountain Health System’s Adult Day Center in Lehighton.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and must join the auxiliary. It is $3 per year for dues.

Contact Lovey Irvin at 610-657-5420.

Road to Recovery Program

The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program provides rides for patients in Schuylkill and Carbon County. A total of 550 rides were given by seven volunteers in 2016. Road to Recovery provides free transportation to ambulatory cancer patients to and from medical treatment appointments for people who are in active cancer treatment and who do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves.

Volunteer drivers need to have a valid PA driver’s license, a good driving record, a reliable vehicle, proof of insurance, complete a background and driver check and participate in a brief orientation program online. Drivers must be between 18 and 84 years of age. You can drive your vehicle or the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery vehicle.

Please call 800-227-2345 to volunteer.

West Penn Township Lions Club

Lions are well-known for successful initiatives in vision, health and community service. They meet the needs of local communities and the needs of those around the world. Our 1.35 million members in 206 countries are different in many ways but share a core belief: Community is what we make it, and we can help make a difference!

The West Penn Lions are looking for new members with good moral character and reputation who recognize the importance of rendering personal service in the community by working in cooperation with other civic-minded people.

If you are interested in becoming a Lion or have more questions, please call 570-386-2272.

American Cancer Society

Become an American Cancer Society Telethon volunteer. While the ACS Telethon airs one weekend a year, telethon work and fundraising continues year-round. The real work in making each telethon a success takes place the other 51 weeks of the year. We invite you to become part of the Telethon family. We even have our own website and volunteer office. Check us out at www.CancerTelethon.org, or 33 W Ridge St, Lansford PA 18232.

Contact Chairman Joe Krushinsky at 202-297-3274 or JKrushinsky@gmail.com.

Maybe you already have an idea of how you can help our efforts. That’s great. We encourage people to share ideas with us. Maybe you’re not sure what you have to offer so here are a few ideas for you, your group or organization.

• Manage Telethon’s Facebook and Twitter

• Organize a used book sale

• Answer phones, prepare mailings and help at the volunteer office

• Organize a benefit cash bingo

• Organize a dinner, food or bake sale

• Organize a mini-Thon in your high school

• Join the Daffodil Committee

• Organize a 5K run/walk

• Organize a benefit cat/dog show or walk

• Organize a golf tournament
• Join the Chinese Auction Committee

• Create a bowling event fundraiser

• Organize a Night at the Races at a local club

• Organize canning and boot drop events (canning is simply standing at places like Walmart)

• Organize a restaurant night with one of your local eateries.

• Organize a service club to do some serious “canning” or boot drops in your area

• Organize a benefit block party involving other community groups