Volunteer opportunities Published Jan. 25, 2013 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- DISTRICT 4 LITTLE LEAGUE TEXAS WEST STATE TOURNAMENT Volunteers needed: 40 Date/Time: Thursday-Sunday July 18-21; 3-hr shifts beginning at 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm Location: Texas Bank Sports Complex, 1615 Rio Concho Drive (off S. Bell Street) POC: Omar Matos, 325-654-1891, 325-654-4708 or 325-895-1079, omar.matos@us.af.mil Details: Volunteers needed for security, concessions, clean-up and parking duties; will receive a t-shirt and meal. Transportation can possibly be provided. If interested in volunteering, please contact Omar Matos by June 5. CRITTER SHACK HUMANE SOCIETY PET ADOPTION Volunteers needed: 10 to 20 each day (no limit) Date/Time: Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21, 10:30 am to 6:00 pm Location: PetSmart, 4439 Sunset Drive POC: MSgt Sarah Waggoner, 325-654-5766, sarah.waggoner@us.af.mil Details: Permanent party and students are all welcome to assist and need not stay all day, but can work in shifts. Food and drinks will be provided to all volunteers. Sign in inside PetSmart at the registration table near the cat kennels. If lacking transportation, the trolley has a route to PetSmart. If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK - SHANNON MEDICAL CENTER Volunteers needed: Unlimited Date/Time: Solicit pledges from now until game day, November 2 Location: Online effort POC: Sam Coyne, 325-481-6160, samcoyne@shannonhealth.org Details: Volunteers will create a team on www.extra-life.org and solicit pledges from friends and family to raise funds for Shannon Medical Center. On November 2, play any type game (video, board, outdoor) for 24 hours, which can be done over a 2- to 3-day period. If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL OF THE CONCHO VALLEY Volunteers needed: 10 Date/Time: Ongoing; anytime M-F, day or evening Location: 59 E. 6th Street POC: MSgt Parker, (325) 654-4865, christie.parker@us.af.mil Details: Tutor local residents in reading, GED preparation, basic computer skills, conversational skills, and test-taking skills. Most volunteers work out a schedule that is convenient for the volunteer and the person receiving the tutoring. Training will be provided. Spanish-language speakers are a plus! If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL OF THE CONCHO VALLEY Volunteers needed: Writing tutor and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor Date/Time: ESL tutor: Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:00 pm; Writing tutor: flexible, to be worked out with tutee Location: 59 E. 6th Street POC: MSgt Parker, (325) 654-4865, christie.parker@us.af.mil Details: Writing tutor needed to assist an adult in writing reports and school-related documents. ESL tutor needed to tutor Spanish-speaking adult in English. If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. WEST TEXAS COUNSELING & GUIDANCE - TOOLS FOR LIFE/RECYCLE-A-BICYCLE Volunteers needed: 3 Date/Time: Ongoing, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm Location: 803 Rust Street POC: Michele Sharon, 325-944-2561, micheles@sanangelocounseling.org Details: Assist children by teaching them bicycle repair skills, assisting on bicycle rides, safe riding, etc. Background check required which takes up to two weeks. If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. CASA OF TOM GREEN COUNTY Volunteers needed: 100 Date/Time: Ongoing Location: 317 Koberlin Street POC: MSgt Robert A. Miller, 325-654-4137 or 325-812-2107, robert.miller.60@us.af.mil Details: Serve as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for at-risk children. Become a voice for abused and neglected children who have no one else to speak for them. Make a long-term, real, positive impact! Training provided. Requires 9 to 15 hrs per month and a one-year commitment. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old. If interested in serving as a volunteer, contact the above POC. FORT CONCHO BUFFALO SOLDIERS LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM Volunteers needed: One or more throughout year Date/Time: Ongoing, usually on weekends Location: Fort Concho, 630 S. Oakes Street POC: Paul Cook, 325-315-3550, Paul.Cook@fortconcho.com Details: Volunteers use replica uniforms and weapons to tell the story of the famed black troops of the western military frontier in the 1870s and 1880s. Training, equipment, and basic uniform provided. Commitment can be a few hours per month or as much as the volunteer desires. AIRMEN AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING Volunteers needed: One dispatcher and at least three teams of two individuals (driver and passenger) each night of the weekend Date/Time: Friday and Saturday nights, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Location: Volunteers are on-call from their homes until needed. POC: Senior Airman David Minzer, 325-654-5496, david.minzer@us.af.mil Details: Need one volunteer to serve as dispatcher to receive incoming calls from individuals needing rides home and to notify one of the driver/passenger teams of pick up location. Individuals will volunteer at their own convenience. FAITH IN ACTION - LAWN MOWING FOR DISABLED/ELDERLY Volunteers needed: One Date/Time: At the convenience of the volunteer Location: 1213 Howard POC: Nina Pormann, 325-223-5704, ext 232, nina.pormann@cvcog.gov Details: Elderly woman has a lawn mower but she is unable to pull the cord to determine if it works. If interested in volunteering, contact the above POC. AREA AGENCY ON AGING: OMBUDSMEN PROGRAM Volunteers needed: 26 Responsibilities: Visit and advocate for nursing home residents. Provide information to residents and family about rights, procedures, and additional resources in and out of the facility. Commitment of two hours per week after initial training is required. Date/ time: Ongoing Location: Will be assigned a specific nursing home after training. POC: Karen Cline, 325-223-5704, carol.hardwick@cvcog.org Additional Info: Reimbursement for mileage available. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAN ANGELO: MENTOR OUTREACH TO AT-RISK YOUTH Volunteers needed: 50 Responsibilities: Interact with and mentor youth at Northside and Southside facilities Date/ time: As soon as possible, minimum of one hour per week with at least a 6-month commitment. Location: Northside, 1802 N. Lillie Street; Southside, 2762 Ben Ficklin Rd POC: Northside, Marion Anderson, 325-655-8244, mtanderson@suddenlinkmail.com Southside, Daniel Martinez, 325-653-3673, domartinez@suddenlinkmail.com Additional info: All interactions will be on Club property or through staff-supervised activities. SONRISAS THERAPEUTIC RIDING Volunteers needed: 12 per class Responsibilities: Side-walkers for riders and horse leaders Date and time: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday for 1-hr classes at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Location: Sonrisas Complex, 207 Lake View Heroes Highway (NE corner of fairgrounds) POC: Christina Collier, 325-949-4837 or 214-477-8255, info@sonrisasriding.org or addcowgirl@yahoo.com Additional info: First-time volunteers need to come 20 minutes early for training. Paperwork can be found at www.sonrisasriding.org under the volunteer tab. A donation will be made in each volunteer's name to a Goodfellow benevolent fund. RAILROAD MUSEUM OF SAN ANGELO Volunteers needed: 8 Responsibilities: Various clean-up/support projects Date/ time: Every Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: 703 S. Chadbourne Street POC: Gabriel Garcia, 626-536-1347, gabrielgarcia13@gmail.com Additional Info: Transportation can possibly be provided. This is a student-only event. FAITH IN ACTION OF SAN ANGELO- assistance to shut-ins Volunteers needed: 1 or 2 volunteers per assignment Date/Time: Ongoing, at the convenience of the volunteer Location: Shut-in's home, grocery store, and back to shut-in's home POC: Lynne Carlson, 325-223-5704 or 325-716-8100, lynn@cvcog.org Details:Take shut-in to buy groceries, or get grocery list and money from shut-in and buy groceries for the individual. Deliver to individual's home and assist with putting groceries away. To ask for volunteers for an event click here and fill out the request form.
