Erie Volunteer Opportunities
Give back to the Erie community by volunteering your time to enrich the lives of others. GoErie.com has a very thorough list of volunteer opportunities. What can you do to help? Here are some volunteering opportunities that look fun or interesting to me, visit GoErie for the complete list:
Erie Playhouse needs volunteer pit musicians. Call Patrick Rose at 454-2852, Ext. 7, or send e-mail to patrick@erieplayhouse.org.
Erie County Emergency Management needs volunteers for the Community Emergency Response Team. Send e-mail to Mary Richards at mrichards@ecdops.org for an application.
Crawford County Animal Response Team needs volunteers to help animals during a disaster. Call 425-1850.
Mercy Center for Women, a transitional housing program for homeless women with or without children, needs volunteers to write grants, assist house managers, and do yard work. Call Mary Graziano at 455-4577.
Volunteers in Probation needs adult volunteers to mentor at-risk children between the ages of 9 and 15. Call 451-7432 or 451-6054 during business hours.
Erie Zoo needs volunteer docents to interpret exhibits, conduct tours, assist with education programs and special events and handle education animals. Call 864-4091.
Amazing Grays, which produce a television show for older adults on Community Access Television, needs volunteers to run the camera and audio board, and other duties. No experience necessary. Call Jim at 864-3175.
The Girl Scouts of Penn Lakes Council is looking for volunteers with leadership experience to lead troops. Call Jan Leonardi at 734-3793 or send e-mail to jan.leonardi@girlscouts-pl.org.
Therapy Dogs United needs certified therapy dogs, or potential therapy dogs, along with volunteer handlers to make visits to hospitals, schools and senior living centers around Erie County. Call Pat at 456-3647.
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