Volunteer Opportunities: Nov. 2

Food distribution:

The First Born Community Development Center needs volunteers to assist with food distribution in grimesland. The heaviest need is on the second and fourth saturdays of each month. Call 758-6147.

The Greene County Interfaith Volunteers in Snow Hill need volunteers for its food pantry to unpack food, pack boxes and assist with distribution wednesdays and thursdays. Volunteers are also needed to assist with care work. Call 747-1090.

Girl Scouts: The Girl Scouts seek leaders over the age of 18 to assist with the local programs. Advisors, leaders, mentors, troop assistants, consultants, and activity organizers are needed. Call (800) 558-9297 Ext. 157 or visit www.gscoastalnc.org.

Give2the Troops: Give2theTroops, a nonprofit organization that collects items for care packages to send to the military worldwide, seeks volunteers to assist at the Greenville Distribution Center assembling packages. The center is located in the Old CopyPro building on Landmark Street. Hours of operation are from 2:30-6 p.m. Monday and Thursday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Call 321-8227.

God's Love: God's Love, a non-profit organization offering assistance to those in need, seeks volunteers to assist with sorting clothing and food and picking and delivering furntiture. Hours are flexible. Call Trudy Halstead at 341-4232.

Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity resale store, 210 E 14th St., Suite D (behind Harris Teeter), needs volunteers to work from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Personnel needed include cashiers, inventory, merchandising, warehouse. Money raised in the store supports Habitat projects locally and internationally. Call 329-364.

Habitat for Humanity of Pitt County: Volunteers are needed to build houses for low-income families. Minimum age for construction volunteers is 18. Call 758-2947.

Hope Lodge: Volunteers are needed to prepare meals for residents. Call 695-6143 or e-mail david.roscoe@cancer.org.

Hospice volunteers:

AseraCare Hospice seeks volunteers, individuals or groups, who can sing and/or play an acoustic instrument. We serve seven counties including Pitt, Beaufort, Martin, Greene, Lenoir, Washington and Edgecombe. Call Shenella Eason at 353-3326 or e-mail shenella.eason@aseracare.com.

Community Home Care & Hospices needs volunteers for its Wings of the Dove Hospice Volunteers program, visiting patients, assisting with clerical work and professional services for clients. Training will be provided. Call 321-1528.

United Hospice of Eastern Carolina-Farmville seeks volunteers, 18 and older, to provide companionship to patients and support to care givers and family. Counties served include: Pitt, Lenoir, Greene and Duplin.?To be a hospice volunteer, 12 hours of on-site training are required. Call Kim Moody at 753-7741.

University Health Systems Hospice Care is looking for volunteers to give their time to people with a terminal illness. Volunteers are also needed to help with fund-raising and office support. Call Tracie Alford at 847-2000.

Home Health & Hospice Care needs volunteers to provide companionship and support to patients experiencing a terminal illness, and to their caregivers in Beaufort, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir and Pitt counties. Call Kim Johnson at 291-4400, 758-8212 or (800) 965-4442.

Humane Society: The Eastern Carolina Humane Society needs volunteers to assist with animals at the shelter, at adoption fund-raising events and with weekly television spots. E-mail hsec@earthlink.net or call 413-7247.

LVPC: Literacy Volunteers-Pitt County seeks volunteers for program related activities such as tutoring and computer lab assistants as well as office and special event duties. LV-PC assists adults with improving literacy and English speaking skills. Visit www.pittliteracy.org or call 353-6578.

Little Willie: The Little Willie Center for latch-key children needs volunteers to assist with its program from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. Call 752-9083.

Make-A-Wish: The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina needs volunteers in Pitt County. Call (800) 432-9474 or (919) 821-7111, or e-mail cgourlay@eastncwish.org.

The Marley Fund: The Marley Fund, which raises money for feline leukemia and feline aids education has volunteer opportunities available including: fostering a FeLV-positive animal; working at Marley House providing care to the cats; providing educational outreach campaigns; grant writing; making cat toys and assembling cat beds; internet promotions; and general office help. Call 215-0925 or visit www.marleyfund.com.