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Volunteer Needs
BLOOD DRIVES – Review the list of local American Red Cross drives near you and make an appointment if you are able to donate blood.
BOARD MEMBER NEEDS – If you are interested in serving on a nonprofit Board, our Board Match Up Program helps match your interests and skills to the needs of our nonprofits. To learn more about how we can help match you, click here.
Autism Crush Festival – July 31 – 11am to 7pm at Mill Point Park in Hampton – If you are interested in volunteering for this event, click on the title and click on the Friendship Lottery’s Volunteer Application Form (please note in the “Describe Yourself” box that you heard about the festival through Serve the City).
End of Summer Block Party – August 6 – LINK of Hampton Roads is partnering with Tradition Brewing and they are looking for approximately 20 volunteers to help out. You will be rewarded with a sweet swag bag and two free beers from Tradition Brewing!
Facilitators Needed – Kidz’N Grief (A Bon Secours Family Focus Program) – to help lead groups and offer support.
Multiple Opportunities in August – Arc of Greater Williamsburg
Multiple Opportunities in August – Serve the City Peninsula
Multiple Opportunities – THRIVE Peninsula
Multiple Opportunities Available – Legacy of Hope Foundation – Community Resource Volunteer – help with distribution of free clothing, non-perishable food and personal hygiene on Wednesday’s from 3-5 and every 4th Saturday from 12-2; and putting out flyers in neighborhood advising of community resources. Community Clean/up – clean up trash at facility. Gardening– help youth with community garden. Give instructions on planting seeds and taking care of flowers. To learn more, click here. To sign up, please contact Teresa Lassiter, 757-927-7685.
Transport Seniors – Peninsula Agency on Aging – on your schedule to food store, salon/barber, church, etc.
Girl Scout Leaders – Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast – shape the future by working with girls today. With your guidance and encouragement, your Girl Scouts, no matter what their age, will be ready to embark on a lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure. And along the way, you’ll hone your own leadership style and discover that you’ll achieve more than you thought possible! In Girl Scouting, leadership is about more than “being in charge” or having a title; it’s recognizing that you’re part of a team and understanding that team’s needs and interests.
Community Assistance Network – United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
Help with Landscaping and/or Small Repairs – Housing Development Corporation of Hampton Roads – seeking individuals and/or groups to help at properties that provide affordable housing to veterans, families, and others in need. Please call Sister David Ann Niski at 757-886-6025 if you can help. Thank you!
ReStore Volunteers in Newport News and Williamsburg Locations – Habitat for Humanity
Garden Help – Grove Community Garden is in need of volunteers to weed and weed whack areas to remove some small nuisance trees and bushes. Please call Terry Lynn VanArsdale at 757-268-7424.
Front Office & Clothes Closet Help – Grove Christian Outreach Center
Volunteers with IT and/or PM Skills – IT4Causes
Bingo Volunteer Opportunities – Community Knights – for prep days before and/or during game
Seamstress – Grove Community Garden is in need of someone to make flags for their Garden. To learn more, contact Jordan Sturdivant at 756 418-5274.