The Pony Express needs volunteers to assist with the corral at Howarth Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Volunteers need to be at least 12 years old, responsible, physically fit, and enjoy working with kids and horses. Email Linda at pxpress1@gmail.com, or call 538-9323.
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Be a “buddy” to kids with special needs
Become a “Buddy” for Challenger Little League and assist developmentally and physically challenged youth players on the field. Games are held Sundays from April to June at Mark West Youth Club Little League in Santa Rosa. For details, visit eteamz.com/northbaychallenger.
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Calling all bookworms
The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County is heading a new program to help preschoolers become bookworms. College students and adults are needed to read and do activities with kids in Santa Rosa from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, until June. They should be comfortable reading in English and Spanish. Training and materials will be provided.
Call 890-8884 or visit vcsc.fundlyconnect.com.
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Food prep volunteers needed
The Council on Aging, based in Santa Rosa, seeks experienced food preparation volunteers to assist cooks in its large commercial kitchen. Tasks include chopping, measuring and packaging food for transport.
Volunteers should commit to a two- to three-hour shift once a week. Time frame ranges from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and Friday. Call Michele Leonard at 525-0143, ext. 147.
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Meals on Wheels seeks drivers
Meals on Wheels needs drivers Monday through Friday in Santa Rosa. Drivers must use their own vehicle to deliver lunches to homebound seniors. Shifts run from 9:45 a.m. to noon and noon to 2:30 p.m. Mileage reimbursement is allowed. Candidates must be in good physical health, able to lift 25 pounds and willing to commit to a shift one day a week. A background check is required.
Call Michele Leonard at 525-0143, ext. 147.
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Inspire kids to pursue coding, engineering
The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County immediately needs computer coders and those passionate about inspiring middle schoolers to pursue engineering. Volunteers will work with students at Wright and Piner Olivet charter schools in Santa Rosa. Call 890-8880 or email info@volunteernow.org.
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School seeks help with new garden
Hidden Valley Satellite School in Santa Rosa seeks volunteers to help clear brush and build raised beds for a new garden on campus. It’s also looking for a someone with experience to construct a deer fence for the garden, which it hopes to complete by the end of April. For details, email megan.kaun@gmail.com.
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Help pick up grocery donations
Windsor Service Alliance seeks drivers who can pick up bulks of donated groceries in the mornings Monday through Thursday. Drivers must have an excellent driving record and be able to lift up to 35 pounds. For details, call 838-6947 or email windsoralliance@att.net.
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Promote wellness through yoga
Ananda Wellness Institute of Yogic Wisdom and Ayurveda, a Santa Rosa nonprofit that promotes wellness through yoga traditions, needs volunteers to help with web services, marketing and outreach. Contact Ananda Deviika Ma at 722-7382 or anandawellnessyoga@gmail.com.
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Build trails, manage plants at preserve
Help maintain Pepperwood Preserve. Volunteer workdays are held a Saturday a month and some Wednesdays. Activities include managing more than 30 species of non-native plants, trail building and enhancing the oak woodland. Email cdodge@pepperwoodpreserve.org.
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Cancer Support Volunteers Needed in Sonoma
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation’s cancer support program, Cancer Support Sonoma, is looking for volunteers. According to Program Director Pam Koppel, volunteers help provide a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for the clinic, including set-up for the day, checking patients in-and-out, changing linens between sessions, helping with administrative tasks and closing at the end of the day.
Volunteer shifts are Tuesday 9:30 am – 1:00 pm or 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm and Friday from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm or 12:30 till 4:00pm. Shifts can be once every week or every other week. For more information or to volunteer, contact Cancer Support Sonoma at 707.935.5244, or by email infocancersupport@svh.com
Cancer Support Sonoma is operated by the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation in partnership with the North Bay Cancer Alliance. It opened last year within Sonoma Valley Hospital to provide complementary therapies, such as acupuncture and massage, to help ease the symptoms frequently associated with conventional cancer treatment.
The program covers its costs through donations and grants, and utilizes a sliding scale fee for patients. Services are made as accessible as possible in order to serve all who need them, and no one is turned away because of inability to pay.
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Calling all gardeners
The Community Child Care Council, known as 4Cs, seeks enthusiastic gardeners to work with 3- to 5-year-olds from low-income families, educating them about nutrition and helping plant and maintain gardens at subsidized preschools. Volunteers plan the gardens, seek donations and work with the teachers.
Call Lara Magnusdottir at 522-1413, ext. 186.
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Support new moms and their babies
Be a welcoming presence and help support new moms at the Vista Family Health Center’s Baby Closet. As part of Santa Rosa Community Health Centers’ Healthy Moms and Babies program, mothers-to-be can select items to take home from the baby closet, which volunteers organize.
To help, contact Audrey Wierda at volunteer@srhealthcenters.org or 303-3600, ext. 3224.
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Help families in crisis
Sonoma County Human Services seeks volunteers to process applications for grants from the Season of Sharing Fund. Excel and other database experience is a plus. Volunteers should be able to type, read and speak English fluently, as well as work independently, understand and determine if applicants meet award eligibility criteria. Volunteers also should be willing to commit to four to eight hours a week on Wednesdays or Fridays.
Call Kris Montgomery at 565-8085.
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Teach families about healthy living
Help families discover the fun behind exercise. Join the Campeones de la Salud program at Roseland Pediatrics. Families there learn how to lead healthy lives. Contact Audrey Wierda at volunteer@srhealthcenters.org or303-3600, ext. 3224.
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Volunteers needed a store, worksites
Help build homes and communities with Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County. Volunteer opportunities are available at build sites and ReStore, the organization’s home improvement retail center. Construction and graphic web design skills are particularly needed.
Contact Che Casul at c.casul@habitatsoco.org.
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Have marketing, project management skills?
Support Transition US, a national nonprofit working to strengthen communities to find solutions to climate change, peak oil and the economic crisis. Volunteers are needed in Sebastopol to help roll out Transition Streets, a neighborhood carbon-water reduction project. Marketing, project management and outreach skills are a plus.
Call 824-1554 or email info@transitionstreets.org.
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Join the Petaluma Valley Hospital Auxiliary
Petaluma Valley Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers to cover the information desk and gift shop, as well as other areas. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call Stephanie Bodi at 778-2880.
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Bring the joy of theater to children
Actors’ Theater for Children seeks new volunteer board members. The Santa Rosa nonprofit is dedicated to providing affordable live theater to families and young children in Sonoma County. Contact Jim Plaisted 304-9955 or atjim@actorstheaterforchildren.com.
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Help at barrel racing event
Volunteers are needed at the Sebastopol Wranglers barrel racing event. The one-day event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 23 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Email wranglers@sebastopolwranglers.com.
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