Volunteer Opportunities
Can we help spread the word about a volunteer opportunity in your organization? Send us information by the 10th of the month for publication in the e-Bulletin for the next month. While we will make every effort to include what you send us, space is limited.
Store To Door
Volunteer Grocery Shopper, Volunteer Order Taker
Store To Door often receives an increase in elderly clients during the late fall and early winter as the weather gets colder. Store To Door is a nonprofit that provides grocery delivery to homebound elderly clients in the seven-county metro area. The organization is currently looking for Volunteer Grocery Shoppers and Volunteer Order Takers. Volunteer Grocery Shoppers work two to four hours a week at one of five Cub Foods locations. Volunteer Order Takers work with two clients per week, taking their grocery orders over the phone, at home or work, while entering items into the organization’s online grocery database. For more information, contact Store To Door at 651-642-1892 or volunteers@storetodoor.org.
Building Blocks
Tutors
Building Blocks Tutorial, a program of Cherokee Park United Church, needs volunteer tutors for the 2010–11 school year. Tutors work one to one after school with students in the primary grades doing activities that teach reading, math, and writing skills. Tutors volunteer one or two days from 3:45 pm to 5:45 pm beginning on October 5 and ending in early May. The positions require training, and Building Blocks will hold sessions on September 28, 29, and 30. For more information, contact Jill Jackson at 651-228-1378 or at buildingblocks@usfamily.net.
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network (MnCAAN)
Social Media Assistant
MnCAAN is searching for someone with experience and skill in marketing-oriented social media. The Social Media Assistant will assess MnCAAN’s social media needs, assist with developing a strategy for its use of social media, help suggest and develop content, and assist with implementation and updates. Volunteers 55 and over are eligible for free supplemental insurance and other RSVP benefits. For more information, visit www.mncaan.net/tools/contact.html.
Saint Jude Hospice
Various Volunteer Opportunities
Saint Jude Hospice is seeking people who are friendly and empathetic to bring a ray of sunshine to hospice patients in surrounding metro communities. Volunteers enjoy a broad training program and can choose from a variety of areas to volunteer their time. Saint Jude Hospice specializes in care for adults and the elderly population in the metro area. If you are interested in learning more about Saint Jude Hospice, visit www.saintjudehospice.com or call 651-735-3656.
