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Volunteer opportunities: 11.28.08
American Red Cross, 1054 Exchange St., needs a volunteer to assist with scheduling, recording payment, preparing materials, filing course records for classes and support coordination of volunteers for disaster services and blood drives. Basic Microsoft Office knowledge is needed as well as excellent oral and written communication skills. Basic accounting experience is preferred, and a high school diploma is required. For information, contact Julie Flues at (503) 325-4721.

Clatsop Animal Assistance Inc. is looking for a volunteer fundraiser/promotional event assistant for two to 16 hours per month to show cats and/or dogs available for adoption, talk to the public and to transport animals. A love and respect for animals and a desire to make a difference in their lives is needed. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. For information, call Rae Marie Zimmerling at (503) 738-9343.

Clatsop County Animal Shelter is seeking animal care volunteers for one three-hour shift per week to make the animals' stay at the shelter more comfortable. Duties include tidying their living space, exercising dogs, cuddling cats and encouraging adoptions by showing animals to prospective adopters. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old, and 14- to 15-year-olds must co-volunteer with an adult. To pick up an application, stop by the shelter at 1315 S.E. 19th St. in Warrenton. For information, call Lori Huntley at (503) 861-0737.

Clatsop Community College Outreach Literacy needs volunteer literacy tutors to work with adults. The student pool includes both native and non-native speakers. Training is available. Call (503) 338-2557.

Clatsop County Public Works, 1101 Olney Ave., needs volunteers to Adopt-A-Road, removing litter from a chosen county road segment two times (minimum) per year for two years. Safety equipment and supplies will be provided. Volunteers younger than 15 years old must receive a safety orientation from Public Works. For information, call (503) 325-8631.

Clatsop County Sheriff's Office at 355 Seventh St. is in need of a volunteer cadet for a minimum of 16 hours per month. Duties include ride-alongs with deputies and attending special functions. Monthly training will be provided. Candidates must be between 16 and 21 years old, have a valid driver's license and possess good moral character. For information, call Sgt. Mark Whisler (503) 325-8635.

Columbia Memorial Hospital seeks dynamic individuals to volunteer and provide assistance to patients, visitors and hospital staff. Training will be provided. To receive information about joining the hospital volunteer team go to www.columbiamemorial.org or call Cheryl Martin at (503) 338-7505.

Foster Grandparent Program seeks low-income senior volunteers in Astoria/Seaside to help students with reading in area schools. Participants can earn: a non-taxable stipend of $2.65 per hour (which does not affect eligibility for food stamps, rent assistance, utility assistance or any state or federal program); mileage reimbursement; and insurance while serving. Orientation and training will be provided.

To be eligible, volunteers must: be 60 years old or older; be in good health; meet income guidelines of $1,064 (or less) per month for one person or $1,426 (or less) per month for a two person household; and pass a background check.

For information, call (800) 541-5116.

The Haystack Rock Awareness Program in Cannon Beach seeks volunteer Rocky Shore Interpreters. Training will be provided on tidepool and seabird ecology. Contact Lisa Sheffield for information at (503) 436-1581, ext. 108 or Sheffield@ci.cannon-beach.or.us. The Web site is www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us

Loaves and Fishes, at 565 12th St., needs a volunteer Meals on Wheels deliverer (as part of a two-member team) one day a week from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to deliver meals to 40 to 50 senior citizens. Use of a reliable vehicle is desirable but not required. Volunteers receive a free hot meal.

A volunteer is needed to set tables, serve seniors and assist in cleanup after the meal (as part of a four- to six-member team) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. one day a week. Volunteers receive a free hot meal.

A volunteer for one day a week washing dishes (as part of a two member team) is needed from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers receive a free hot meal. For information, contact Donna Albus at (503) 325-9693 before 10 a.m. or from 1 to 2 p.m.

Lower Columbia Hospice, 2111 Exchange St., seeks hospice volunteers for two or more hours per week to provide clerical and fundraising support and compassionate care to hospice patients and families. The skills needed are: emotional maturity, sensitivity, listening skills and a successful resolution of losses in one's own life. Training is required. For information, contact Margaret Blake at (503) 338-6230.

The North Coast Veterans Medical Transport Service needs volunteer drivers to man the five day per week schedule to provide cost-free, regularly scheduled point-to-point transport from Clatsop Post 12 American Legion and Seaside Post No. 99 to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland and regional office appointments for all honorably discharged veterans.

Requirements for volunteer drivers are a valid driver's license, a good driving record for the last 10 years and a willingness to help fellow veterans. Benefits include earning DVA volunteer hours and a free lunch or dinner.

To volunteer, or for information, call Ken Rislow at (866) 325-2429 or Neil Horton at (800) 949-1004, ext. 57804.

Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) needs volunteers to read to students one-on-one for one hour a week from Oct. 1 through May 15 at local elementary schools. Volunteers can run the entire program, job share or volunteer on a coordinator team. For position information, go to www.getsmartoregon.org or call Diane Wilkinson, North Coast area manager at (503) 965-0062 or e-mail dwilkinson@getsmartoregon.org

Svensen Congregate Mealsite, located at the Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683 Svensen Market Road, is looking for volunteers. Meals are served Wednesdays only, and volunteers work between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. For information call (503) 458-6800 or (503) 458-5298.

For information about local senior dining centers, or the Meals on Wheels program, contact NorthWest Senior and Disability Services at 738-5191.

The World We Live In Art Continuum seeks adult volunteers to help organize art supplies, prepare artwork for exhibit, develop new children's art projects, and assist children in monthly art workshops. Sponsored by Arise and Shine Ministries, call (503) 325-2226 or e-mail jcwaterside@nwseasons.org for information and to register. Background check required.

Titanic Lifeboat Academy needs a volunteer to help care for animals and assist with sustainable living projects. A minimum commitment of four hours per week is requested. Scheduling is flexible, though afternoons are preferred. Some training is provided. Volunteers receive training in principles of permaculture and sustainability. For information, contact Caren Black at (503) 325-6886.

Warrenton Senior Lunch Program needs volunteers to help with Meals-on-Wheels Mondays or Thursdays at the Warrenton Community Center, located at 170 S.W. Third St. For information, contact Barb Balensifer at (503) 861-1341.

Help is also needed in the dining room or kitchen Mondays or Thursdays. For information, call Judy Sivley at (503) 861-2681. Even donating a couple of hours one day a month, or as a relief person, would be a help. Volunteers receive a free hot meal.

Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast needs volunteers to help rehabilitate orphaned and injured wildlife at its new hospital. Contact Sharnelle Fee at (503) 338-0331 for information. www.coastwildlife.org

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