Saturday, May 11, 2013
Also, help with O'Fallon's Public Works festival or St. Charles County Victims of Crime and Assistance Program.
*Need volunteers? Email jordan.lanham@patch.com to be included in the weekly round-up. Mayor's Charity Golf Event Application Deadline is Friday, May 24. The 16th annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament will be held at Bogey Hills Country Club on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. The entry fee is $200 per person or $800 for a four-person team. Sponsorships are available starting @ $150. Each year, the Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament Committee accepts applications from the City of St. Charles 501c3 charities. This year the deadline to submit applications is Friday, May 24 , 2013. To participate in the golf tournament, checks may be mailed to Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament: c/o Jim Rau, New Frontier Bank, 3773 Elm Street, St. Charles MO, 63301. If …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Also, help with the St. Peters Rec-Plex Spring Triathlon or volunteer at St. Charles Community College.
Volunteer for Rhythm and Ribs at SCC Rhythm & Ribs is a fun-filled evening of live music,mouth-watering food and dancing. The 4th annual event will be held on the St. Charles Community College campus in Cottleville on Friday May 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the St. Charles West Jazz Ensemble and at 7 p.m., a new Rhythm Revue will feature SCC talent. Smash Band will return, live on the main stage at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds will support scholarships and academic enhancements at SCC. Ribs will be served by Ethyl’s Smokehouse, Mannino’s Market, Rib City and Stumpy’s Bar-B-Que. Gourmet nachos, veggie burgers and hot dogs will also be available. The SCC Foundation is in need of volunteers to help in a variety of jobs during the event. If you…
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Check out three ways to volunteer in your community.
Personal Care Items Drive The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will collect personal care items from customers at their local Wal-Mart stores. The girls need volunteers to help with the collecting, couting and packaging of these items at all of the Wal-Mart stores in the St Louis and surrounding areas. If you can help on April 13 from 10-4pm at your local Wal-Mart, head here to sign up. Nurses for Newborns will collect items for babies at the St. Peters Walmart on 1661 Jungermann St. Charles 63304 on Thursday April 25. Volunteers are needed to staff the booth for two-hour increments. To sign up, contact Demetria Jackson at 314-544-3433 or via email at demetria.jackson@nfnf.org. Auction for Nurses for Newborns Volunteers are needed to help …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Three ways to give back to your community.
Fill gift baskets for children. Volunteers will fill more than 1,000 baskets and totes to be given to hospitalized children and their families from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25 at Fontbonne University and from 9 a.m. to noon April 6 at Concordia publishing house. The baskets are filled with toys, games, craft items and books. Register here. Fee of $25 for adults will help purchase toys for the baskets. Play Chess with Kids The Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition needs volunteers to play chess with foster or adopted children from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 23. Volunteers are also welcome to attend the chess instruction from 11 a.m. to noon from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center. Volunteers need not be chess experts, but shoudl know how to …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Find out how you can help the community.
Volunteers are needed to help out with the Special Olympics Regional Basketball Tournament from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23. Teams from the St. Louis metro area, southeast area, southwest area, central area and northeast area will compete in games from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The top teams will advance to the state tourament in Columbia on May 30 and 31. On March 23, games will be held at Holt High School, Timberland High School, Frontier Middle School. For more information on volunteer opportunities available that day, head here.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Check out this round up volunteer opportunities in St. Charles County and beyond.
Help Kids with Nutrition Habits OASIS is looking for volunteers age 50+ to implement the CATCH Healthy Habits nutrition program with children in grades K-5. Teach kids healthy ways of living and have fun at the same time too! The program involves a lesson, nutritious snack, and fun games! The volunteer commitment is just one hour per week for 8 weeks, starting in March. Training and equipment provided. The program will be offered in the City of St. Louis (Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Clubs), St. Louis County (Ladue, Jennings and Pagedale) and St. Charles County (City of St. Charles and St. Charles Boys & Girls Clubs). New volunteer training will be held February 20th & 21st in Clayton and February 28th in St. Charles. Contact Shelby at 314-…
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Check out these opportunities to volunteer on Monday and beyond.
Create Art for Residential Care Residents in O'Fallon Create paper carnations, origami flowers, and greeting cards, which will later be distributed at residential care facilities throughout O'Fallon. Event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at O'Fallon's municipal center. Contact Alexis Jaegers, Volunteer Services Coordinator at (636) 379-5408 or volunteer@ofallon.mo.us for more information. MLK Day Beautification Project at Matthew's Dickey Boys and Girls Club Volunteers will join AmeriCorps who is organizing learning activities and building-wide beautification project at Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Volunteers should wear closed toed shoes and clothing that they do not mind getting dirty. Event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head here to sign up…
Monday, October 8, 2012
Check out this round up of volunteer opportunities.
Help Affton Food Pantry Do you have a few hours free on either Monday or Thursday mornings, and are able to lift up to 30 pounds? You could help the Affton Christian Food Pantry fill a real hole in its volunteer capacity. Twice a week, ACFP receives donations from area grocery stores, including produce and meat. Help is needed to get the food from the van into the pantry, and stored properly. Volunteers are welcome once a month, twice a month or more often. For more information, or to complete a Volunteer Information Form, please see www.AfftonChristianFoodPantry.com/volunteer Help Seniors With Tax Preparation AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is a volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service in need of volunteers to help taxpayers prepare …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Help with equine-assisted therapy, help provide in-home money assistance to adults with disabilities, or pitch in at Pedal the Cause.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Act Two Theatre Set Construction Act Two Theater in St. Peters invites anyone with an interest in building the set for Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street to help on Saturday, Oct. 13. Please visit the website and click the link for volunteers to tell them where your talents lie, be it using power tools to construct, painting, or sweeping the stage when they are finished. St. Charles Habitat for Humanity ReStore St. Charles Home and Remodeling Show will be Oct. 11-14 and volunteers are needed throughout the event. There are opportunities from 10 a.m. Oct. 11 (home show set up) to staffing the booth (all weekend) to selling items to helping people apply to be Habitat homeowners. The show will be at the St. Charles Convention Center. …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Patch rounds up opportunities to give back to the community.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Volunteer Recognition Consultant The Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for a volunteer recognition senior consultant who can collaborate with the volunteer community outreach coordinator to recognize volunteers. This volunteer would purchase supplies for the volunteer cabinet including popcorn, chips, fruit snacks and candy, assist with recognition events, call volunteers to thank them for their time, and acquire feedback, assist with volunteer management at fundraising events. Learn more here. Front Desk Volunteer The Gateway Area Chapter of the National MS Society is looking for a front desk volunteer to help at their headquarters at 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway in St. Louis, MO. The person would …
