AIDS FOOD BANK
Help out at antique shop
Food For Thought Antiques in Sebastopol, which is owned and operated by Food For Thought’s Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank, needs volunteers to perform a variety of duties including assisting customers, cashiering and picking up donations. Email contact@fftantiques.com or call 823-3101 for information.
SECRET SANTA
Transport holiday gifts
The Volunteer Center, KZST and Friedman’s Home Improvement is looking for volunteers for a Secret Santa gift-giving program. The program places thousands of gifts with families and individuals who would otherwise go without. Volunteers are needed to transport the gifts. For more information contact Buffy at 573-3399, ext. 108, or holiday@volunteernow.org.
REDWOOD GOSPEL MISSION
Cut hair at Thanksgiving meal
Redwood Gospel Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Banquet on Nov. 27 needs haircutters. Flexible two-hour shifts are preferred. Professional license is not required. Also needed are donations of homemade cookies and muffins and floral centerpieces for the dining hall. Approximately 5,000 low-income and homeless men, women and children will be served. For more information, contact Alice Lowe at 578-1830.
SALVATION ARMY
Adopt a family for Christmas
The Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family program seeks people interested in spreading Christmas joy by adopting a family this December. If you would like to help a needy family, contact Flo Murray at 535-4243 to learn more about the Adopt-A-Family program.
SCHOOLS OF HOPE
Tutor kids in reading
Schools of Hope, a United Way of Wine Country initiative, seeks volunteers to tutor local elementary school children in reading 30 minutes a week from February to May. Fingerprints and TB test are required. To attend
an orientation, contact Erica Dolcini at 573-3399, ext. 121, or edolcini@volunteernow.org.
TO LEARN MORE OR CONTRIBUTE AN ITEM
E-mail your news about volunteer opportunities to eric.wittmershaus@pressdemocrat.com. To explore additional volunteer opportunities, contact the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County at 573-3399 or info@volunteernow.org.
