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Volunteers

Monday, May 04, 2009

American Cancer: The American Cancer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to and from treatments. Call 695-9028.

Animal effort: The Pitt County Animal Response Team (CART) is seeking volunteers. Call 355-7879 or e-mail mrwhaley@co.pitt.nc.us or coolcrittr@aol.com for a volunteer application.

Boys & Girls Club: The Boys & Girls Club of Pitt County needs volunteers to assist in tutoring and mentoring students from 6-to-12-years of age from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 355-2345, Ext. 204.

Communities in Schools: Communities In Schools of Pitt County is seeking volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors at least one hour a week for students in Pitt County schools. Call Heather Rhodes at 757-9349 or e-mail volunteer@cispittcounty.org.

Council on Aging: The Pitt Greenville Council on Aging is seeking volunteers to deliver prepared meals to seniors home-bound by poor health, and for its caregiver program. Volunteers would assist with grocery shopping, errands, transportation, relief for a caregiver or companionship. For more information, call 752-1717.

The Creative Living Center: Volunteer drivers are needed to pick up and deliver prepared meals from Cypress Glen to the Creative Living Center Mondays, Wednesdays-Fridays. Program volunteer opportunities are also available. Mileage is tax deductible. Creative Living Center is a state-certified adult day health program and provides day services for seniors and disabled adults. Call 757-3344.

Disabled veterans: The Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 37 needs volunteers to drive patients round-trip from Greenville to the VA Medical Center in Durham. The van leaves the Greenville VA clinic at 6:15 a.m. Monday-Friday. Call Tom LaCoste at 493-4954.

DRNA: The Dachshund Rescue of North America seeks volunteers to provide a temporary foster home for dachshunds available for adoption. Call 353-4057 or visit www.drna.org.

Dream Factory: The Dream Factory of North Carolina needs volunteers to help make dreams come true for area children. Call(910) 539-5598s.

Farmville kitchen: The Farmville Community Outreach Kitchen seeks volunteers for cook and serve hot meals from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call Roger Collins at 756-2104 or Cathy Tripp at 753-7154.

Food Bank: Volunteers are needed by Food Bank of Central and Eastern N.C. to assist in the warehouse, sort food, enter data and educate the community about hunger issues. Hours are from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, with additional hours from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Food Bank sponsors a Kids’ Day volunteer event from 2-4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. The event is open to children ages 5-12 and includes a tour and explanation of the bank, along with a volunteer project designed for children. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and all volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes. Call Angel Ray at 752-4996 or e-mail aray@foodbankenc.org.

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.