 The lazy hazy days of summer provide us with additional hours to volunteer. Please contact us if we can assist you in anyway. Watch for the back-to- school issue of the "CLASSIFIEDS" at the end of August.
SCHEDULED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
May 1-May 31 2008
Charleston County Area Schools, 937-6423
cynthia_epps@charleston.k12.sc.us
After school academic enhancement and enrichment program that providing positive educational, social and recreation alternatives for elementary, middle and high school students. Volunteers are needed to assist with homework/academic and art and recreational activities. May 31, Sept. 6, Nov. 15, 2008
Adopt-A-Highway, 722-5940 ext. 132
acrouch@clemson.edu
Help keep our community clean! Adopt a two-mile section of road to clean 4 times a year. Your group’s name will be posted at your adopted section. SCDOT provides trash bags, safety vests and gloves for groups to use. June 10, 2008
2-1-1 Hotline 566-7186
211@tuw.org
Meet like-minded people, learn and improve your listening and communication skills. Give back to the community by becoming a 2-1-1- Hotline Volunteer. Contact us for additional information and/or to schedule an interview. June 16-July 24, 2008
Communities in Schools, 740-6793
www.cischarleston.org
Help our third graders get ready for fourth grade. We need YOU to work with a no larger than 1:3 volunteer to student ratio on math and reading skills. July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20, 2008
Charleston County Parks and Recreation, 762-8053
eguerrero@ccprc.com
Event assistance needed for Reggae Concerts held at James Island County Park from 7:00–11:00 PM. August 16, 2008
MUSC Children’s Hospital Fund, 792-3321
gordona@musc.edu
Volunteer for the 15th Annual Fishing for Miracles Tournament to benefit the Children’s Hospital Fund from 4:00-11:00 PM at Ripley Light Marina. Volunteers are needed to help serve Saturday night dinner as well as to help sell t-shirts and work the silent auction. CHILDREN’S HEALTH Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch, 688-5995
liz@eagleharborkids.org
Join us for fishing, board games, swimming, and cookouts. Pen pals also needed.
You can be the difference in a young man’s life. Big Brothers Big Sisters, 266-5256
lolayiwola@cydc.org
Want to make a positive difference in the life of a child? Being a Big Brother or Big Sister is about the magic of little moments. Brighten your world through friendship with a child. A variety of volunteer opportunities are available to fit your schedule. Call about volunteering 3 to 4 times month in your community or one hour a week at a local school. No special skills are required and training is provided. Boys and Girls Club of the Trident Area, 937-6488
bsnyder@bgclubta.org
The Boys and Girls Club of the Trident Area need energetic volunteers who love working with at-risk youth. We need volunteers to help get kids involved in sports, play board games with the kids or even just sit down and read a book together. Our volunteer application is on our website at www.bgclubta.org. HOSPICE HEALTH Lutheran Hospice, 296-3647
kbarham@lutheranhospice.com
Volunteers are needed to help provide quality, end of life care to patients and their families, weekdays, nights, and weekends. Training provided. Odyssey Healthcare, 554-4048
dtoth@odsyhealth.com
Consistent, compassionate volunteers needed to support families under hospice care. Southern Care Hospice, 569-0870 shereeLaDuke214@aol.com Southern Care Hospice is a “special kind” of caring for terminally ill patients and their families in our area. If you have a little time to donate and would truly like to make a difference in your life and others, become a member of our “Circle of Care.” WOMEN’S HEALTH Center for Women, 763-7333
leighann@center4women.org
We have a few events a year that we need assistance with - daytime, nights, and/or weekends. Please visit our website, wwwc4women.org and submit a volunteer application! LOW INCOME HEALTH Fields to Families - Sprouting the Harvest of Nutrition, 881-6798
info@fieldstofamilies.org
Volunteers are needed to help harvest vegetables at local farms to be distributed to soup kitchens, shelters, and emergency food pantries. You can make a difference! East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, 881-2600
kate@eastcooperhabitat.org
Come build with us on the construction site or volunteer in our ReSale Store. Absolutely no experience needed. Habitat for Humanity: Charleston, 722-7145
laurel@charlestonhabitat.org
Learn a building skill or put one to good use! We can use 15 volunteers per shift, Wed-Fri 8:30-4:00. Volunteers are also needed at our Restore on Mondays from 10:00-5:00 and on Saturday 9:00-2:00. You may volunteer the hours that fit into your schedule. Call 722.7145 or sign-up on line at www.charlestonhabitat.org. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Rein and Shine, 849-0964
reinandshine@hughes.net
Volunteers needed to help with our therapeutic riding lessons for children and adults with disabilities. No experience necessary but we do require a 1 1/2 hour training session to begin. Interested? GENERAL COMMUNITY Outreach Learning Center at St. Matthews, 579-0420
www.connectinghands.org
Volunteers are needed for the following:
1. AS Kids (after school program): Help with homework Mon-Thurs 3:00-5:30PM during the school year.
2. ESL for adults. Knowledge of another language is not necessary.
Training is provided. Classes meet Tues, Wed and Thurs from 9:30-11:30AM and Mon/Wed from 6:30-8:30PM Charleston Animal Society, 379-1579
volunteer@charlestonanimalsociety.org
Your passion for animals can be put to good use in a variety of ways: assisting at the shelter, working on a fundraiser, community outreach and/or fostering abandoned animals. Hours are flexible. SENIOR HEALTH Trident Area Agency on Aging 529-3695
kaschenbrenner@tridentaaa.org
“The Friendly Visitor” helps to diminish the sense of loneliness and isolation in this elderly population. Put your gift of encouragement to work increasing the sense of
Self-determination in our residents. A six-hour training session and a minimum of two hours a week is required. Saturdays and Sundays 8:00-8:00. JUNE 2008 | 
