Lend a Hand
Volunteers are needed by several groups in and around Modesto.
Call the Volunteer Center of United Way, 209-524-1307, or email volunteer@uwaystan.org.
Volunteers needed for special events:
AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY
NEEDED: Volunteers 16 and older to help with the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Volunteers will be needed for setup Oct. 17 and setup and cleanup Oct. 18. Check in is at 7:30 a.m. followed by an opening ceremony, with the walk beginning at 9 a.m. starting at the Gallo Center for the Arts and traveling through downtown Modesto.
CONTACT: Jasmyne Landry, 209-524-7241, Jasmyne.Landry@cancer.org
STANISLAUS COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICE
NEEDED: Volunteers 18 and older to serve as poll workers on Nov. 3 for the Consolidated District Election. Bilingual and “on-call” poll workers are also needed. Poll workers help set up the voter precinct, maintain ballot security, voting equipment, and assist voters as necessary. Poll workers will receive a $95 stipend for their time and commitment, which includes serving 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Election Day and a mandatory two- to three-hour training class. Training provides an overview of the Election Day process and hands-on equipment instruction. Training classes in Modesto, Oakdale, Salida and Turlock are offered Oct. 13-24. Volunteer applications are available online at www.stanvote.com.
CONTACT: Registrar of Voters, 209-525-5233, stanvote@stancounty.com
Volunteers needed for ongoing positions:
STANISLAUS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY
NEEDED: Volunteers 18 and older to greet visitors of the HSA Gift Shop, provide customer service, sell merchandise, wrap gifts as requested and perform general retail store duties. Requires at least a six-month commitment of one day per week. Ongoing training provided. All proceeds of the gift shop are donated to the Health Services Agency for medical equipment purchases, scholarships and programs such as Adopt-A-Family.
CONTACT: Joyce Decker, 209-558-4179, jdecker@schsa.org
MCHENRY MUSEUM
NEEDED: Volunteers 18 and older to serve as docents. Docents serve for four hours a month, welcoming visitors and answering questions about the museum’s exhibits of Stanislaus County history. The next docent training course will be three Monday mornings from July 13-27, 9 to 11 a.m. at the McHenry Museum, 1401 I St., Modesto. With additional training interested docents can give school tours for third grade students, as well as for adults.
CONTACT: Larry Dorman 209-576-7345, landkdorman@gmail.com
OPERATION 9-2-99
NEEDED: Volunteers to help with the Tuolumne River Clean-Up Project. Duties include hauling tires and shopping carts out of the river and removing trash along the riverbank. Cleanup days are one Saturday a month, July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14. Individuals and groups are encouraged to volunteer and asked to bring gloves. Visit http://tinyurl.com/operation9-2-99 for more details and to sign up.
CONTACT: Chris Guptill, guptill.c@monet.k12.ca.us
UNITED WAY OF
STANISLAUS COUNTY
NEEDED: Volunteers 18 and older to support the United Way’s CHEF Health Initiative at Caswell Elementary School in Ceres and Bret Harte Elementary School in Modesto. The CHEF initiative has two parts: providing bags of healthy food to elementary students in after school programs; and providing Nutrition Education Classes for parents and students. Volunteering in the Nutrition Workshops entails guiding activities, supporting teachers. Volunteers are also needed twice a month after school on Fridays to prepare food bags at Caswell Elementary. Volunteers will need to fill out an application and pass background check.
CONTACT: Cory Brown, 209-523-4562, CBrown@uwaystan.org
This story was originally published July 17, 2015 at 10:52 AM with the headline "Lend a Hand."