No Specific Dates/Ongoing
Boys and Girls Club
We are always accepting
new volunteers, and always appreciate returning ones. We are open from
2:30-7 Monday-Friday and from 10-4 on Saturdays. Any of those
times that students have available we would love for them to come in.
All that needs to be done is a short application that they can receive
by stopping in during open hours at 1331 Clinton Street. I will
then give them a tour and explain different activities that can be done.
After that we can set up times for them to come in each week.
Contact: Nicole Spears at spears.nico@studnets.uwlax.edu
Pump House Regional Art Center
- Graphic Design help
with postcards, flyers, and ads.
- Cleaning
- Event set-up and
take-down
- Poster distribution
Contact Kelly
Sexton at 785-1434
Franklin Elementary After school Program
You may choose to tutor a
child on a weekly basis or help
supervise children during the program to keep them on task.
Contact Person:
Mollie Smith
Phone Number
790-5234
Safety on Our Sidewalks (SOS)
Provide safewalks with other volunteers to
students, faculty and staff in and around campus. We ask you volunteer
one night every other week and one weekend a semester from 8:15-12:00am.
In order to be a volunteer you must complete the application online or
pick one up in 149 Graff.
Dates: Throughout spring semester
Contact: Christy Fallenberg
Phone Number: 785-8065
Riverfront Inc.
Development Office
Assist Chief Development Officer with
achieving strategic goals of the Development Office (Overall
solicitation of gifts and marketing; Manage activities aimed at building
greater public understanding of and increasing philanthropic support for
Riverfront)
Must be computer literate and have sustained energy levels to complete
tasks to successful fruition. Ability to commit to regular work
hours, be proactive and possess a positive teamwork attitude.
Clerical Support
Activities include: filing, copying, putting
together training manuals, keeping our database up to speed, and
assisting with special mailings and other assorted projects as they come
up. Must work with a variety of office equipment, including a computer,
printers, copy machines.
Employment Support
Activities include provide training and
support to help participants with disabilities perform job task.
The goal is to increase each participant's level of capability and
independence at the job.
Date: On
going until job is complete
Contact Person: Connie Thompson
Phone Number: 784-9450 EXT 285
Girl Scouts of Riverland Council
Clerical Work
Date: OPEN TO YOUR AVAILABILITY
Time: OPEN TO YOUR AVAILABILITY
Cheerleaders Needed
We put on a variety of
cheerleading clinics for girls in ten different counties. Lead one or
lead them all!
Program Aides Needed
We have a variety of
events coming up and we need your help. Just check-in participants
or lead a pre-planned program.
Elbow Grease Needed
Stop by our council
office and help us dust, clean, prune trees in our atrium, move
furniture around and basically make it look pretty.
Contact Person: Wendy
Moore-Franke
Phone Number: 784-3693 ext 328
WWTC GOAL PROGRAM
Tutor working with math
students, assist one or two students who need help achieving goals.
Mostly elementary level skills-some algebra all in a study lab setting.
Tutor working with
reading students. Assist one or two students with vocabulary expansion
or comprehension skills. Working with instructor in study lab.
Tutor/conversation
partner working with students from other countries. One to one or
small groups also assist in class setting with new Hmong refugees.
Date: OPEN TO YOUR
AVAILABILITY
Contact Person: Carol Hanson
Phone Number: 785-9474
Salvation Army
Thrift Store
Mon.-Sat.
9:00AM- 6:00PM
Volunteers are needed to
sort and organize donated materials. Also volunteers are needed to
stock store shelves.
Salvation Army Food
Pantry
Daily
1:00PM- 4:00PM
Volunteers are needed
to select and bag emergency food for clients. Volunteers are also
needed to keep records and inventory of the pantry as well as meet with
clients to determine their need.
Kitchen Helper-various
dates and times
Client register-various
dates and times
Contact:
Tom Claflin (Salvation
Army Volunteer Coordinator)
608-782-6126
Lacrosse_Volunteer@usc.salvationarmy.org
WAFER
Needs volunteers M-F
10am to 1 pm or Tuesday and Thursday evening 5-8 pm to help organize
food donations and pack food packages for clients.
Call 782-6003 to
schedule.
American Red Cross
Disaster Services
DAT
(Disaster Action Team) - Do you enjoy
helping others in their time of need? Can you handle emergency
situations, inconvenient hours and conditions? If so, you may be a
candidate for the Disaster Action Team, our first line of defense in the
event of a disaster. Members rotate serving
on call
and respond to disaster. Our Red Cross DAT provides food,
clothing, shelter and referrals to people affected by disaster.
LDV
(Local Disaster Volunteer) - Are trained to
respond to Red Cross emergencies and would go into action in situations
where larger numbers of people are affected.
Community Disaster
Preparedness
Would you like to teach
others how to prepare before a disaster happens? We will teach you
how with materials prepared jointly by Red Cross and Emergency
Management.
Blood Services
Blood drives are fun and
there’s a volunteer job for everyone! You can help to set up and
bring equipment needed, transport blood, cook the BBQ, serve in the
canteen, escort donors, register, thank donors and award gallon pins.
Shifts are available from one to four hours long (depending on the job)
making it easy to schedule in some volunteering time and help save
someone’s life.
Office Assistant
Volunteers support
activities and programs by handling phone calls, answering questions,
helping with mailings and record keeping, including data entry.
You don’t have to do it all. We have volunteers that specialize in
doing one part of the office work such as being on call for bulk
mailings. Other volunteers have their own on-going projects.
Health and Safety
Services
We will train you free to
become a certified CPR and First Aid Instructor if you’ll volunteer to
teach for us. Teach others how to save a life, prevent disease
transmission, baby sit and more. You must have a current basic
CPR/First Aid Certification before you can take an instructor course.
Instructors are needed for daytime and evening classes.
FAST Member
(First Aid Service Team)
The purpose of a Red Cross
First Aid Service Team is to provide immediate and temporary first aid
care. Team members receive the necessary training to respond to
victims of injury or sudden illness at gatherings such as festivals,
parades or sporting events.
International
Services
International
Committee/Landmine Task Force: Promote International Humanitarian
Law educational program. Volunteers give presentations to educate
the public on the effects of land mines. Raise funds for the
prosthetics and rehabilitation project for land mine victims.
AFES
(Armed Forces Emergency Services)
Help a family in crisis.
Volunteers assist military families by passing verified emergency
messages such as birth, death, illness or health and welfare to their
family service member. AFES volunteers are fully trained and take
calls nights and weekends.
Contact: 788-1000 or
hdutcher@charter.net
Logan Middle School
We are always looking
for volunteer tutors especially Mondays through
Thursdays from 2:35-3:30
for Homework Club. We are also willing to take
some tutors from
1:30-2:30 Monday through Friday.
Contact Shannon
Hattenhauer at:
shattenh@sdlax.k12.wi.us
Family Resources
Family Resources is a
non-profit organization that offers parent education and support.
Families and caregivers of young children are supported, nurtured,
strengthened and encouraged as they journey through parenthood and the
joys and challenges of caring for a child. We offer play groups,
support groups, classes, workshops and much more.
Volunteers are a vital
part of our mission. We have a wonderful and supportive
environment to learn and grow both personally and professionally.
Many students come back year after year!! There are many
opportunities for volunteers, whether you want to volunteer just one
time or for the whole year. We also have many unpaid internships
available in the Fall, Spring and Summer. Some of the
opportunities we have include:
Play Shoppe and
Parent Connection-do you enjoy
playing with children? What a wonderful way to spend a morning and
volunteer at the same time! We need volunteers that are able to
come in a half an hour early to help set up and stay afterwards to help
put everything away. If you are only available for part of the
time, that is ok too-just let us know. Our groups meet from
9:30-11 Tuesday through Friday. We have 2 Play Shoppes in La
Crosse and 1 in the Holmen/Onalaska area. Volunteers can catch a
ride with our parent educator.
Workshops and
Classes-If you enjoy caring for
children, this is for you! We need volunteers to help with
childcare while the children’s parents attend the workshops and classes.
Receptionist-Are
you a people person? Do you enjoy answering phones and meeting new
people? We’re always looking for people to volunteer at our front desk.
We are looking for someone who would like to commit to at least 2 hours
per week.
Clerical-Whether
you enjoy typing, putting together pamphlets or any other miscellaneous
task, we can always use help. Put you skill to use!! In the
past volunteers have job-shadowed in Administration and our Parent
Education departments. Students get a chance to see what our world
is all about, and we get help with projects and reporting.
Toy Cleaning-We
offer a toy lending library plus a children’s room full of fun toys to
play with. Volunteers who help us clean our toys are always very
much appreciated. Hours can be very flexible.
For more information
about volunteering, call 784-8125 and ask for Deb. Help make
a difference in the lives of children in the Coulee Region!!
Campus Climate (UW-L)
Need
help hanging up posters, please contact Beth Hartung at:
Hartung.beth@uwlax.edu <mailto:Hartung.beth@uwlax.edu>
Horse Sense for Special Riders
My name
is Magen Duffy, I am the volunteer coordinator for a program called
HorseSence For Special Riders. We are a non-profit organization
that works with children and adults through the work of animal therapy.
We are looking for many new volunteers to help out. It can be a
small or large commitment, and we still have opportunities to volunteer
this spring, and if spring will not work we have three more sessions to
volunteer for throughout the year. Our spring orientation is
Tuesday April 18th.
I was
hoping that you would be able to pass along this information to any
students looking to volunteer, or who may be required to volunteer.
If you could spread the word about our volunteer needs or post the
information on your job/volunteer board that would be greatly
appreciated. Please e-mail me back if you would like more information,
or here is a number to contact us; 608-791-4868
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