Volunteering for Children’s Cove may require volunteers to travel throughout the Cape and the Islands to bring awareness to child sexual abuse and Children’s Cove mission. Some of these awareness events could include orchestrating an informational table at a community event, going to local schools or community centers and providing resources, or organizing awareness of…
Groups are invited to plan, prepare, and serve meals at any of our 4 community meal sites across Franklin County. Please contact our volunteer coordinator for details about volunteering as a group.
Volunteers lead tours through the greenhouses and gardens and staff our reception area and exhibition gallery. They develop thematic tours, provide hospitality for events such as the opening of the Spring Bulb Show, and assist with exhibitions. (Please note, however, that volunteers do not engage in any hands-on horticultural work.) Volunteer training sessions are held…
A volunteer’s primary tasks consist of putting out horses and hay in the morning, cleaning the animals living areas- paddocks and stalls. This means shoveling and scooping lots of poop, scrubbing water buckets and refilling them in the stalls and paddocks, cleaning feed buckets, sweeping areas, replacing bedding, and setting up the stalls for the…
We are looking for volunteers to help with our education workshops and other administrative tasks.
Help with daily operations of the beautiful hospital Gift Shop. Greet and assist customers, stock gift items and use cash register. The Gift Shop is a project of the Friends of Cooley Dickinson and supported by volunteers. Proceeds support significant hospital projects, such as the Childbirth Center renovations.
Build a connection with your community, one cup of coffee at a time. We need your warm smile and helping hands. Serve coffee, sandwiches and desserts to patients, visitors, and staff. Shifts available mornings or afternoons during the week. The Coffee Shop is a project of the Friends of Cooley Dickinson and supported by volunteers.…
Reduce anxiety and improve the patient experience. Assist with transport by wheelchairs, escort patients and visitors, and answer questions at a Check In Desk. There are three possible locations where volunteers make a difference every day.
Volunteers have always been HooRWA’s backbone, whether dragging trash out of the river or providing highly specialized expertise. They include paddling enthusiasts, business owners, event organizers, teachers, artists, ecologists, parents, environmental scientists, planners, students, and –mostly!– people who just like taking care of our rivers and streams. Whether you are most comfortable in a boat,…
On the weekends, adult volunteers answer the phone, do activities with children, and are a welcoming presence for our guests. During the week, we often seek assistance in the office with mailings, covering the phones, or administrative projects. Teens are welcome with an adult over 18.