Volunteer Opportunities

 

Adventure Challenge
Agency: Duluth Area Family YMCA
Location: Park Point
When: Saturday May 4
Times: Volunteer training 10am-11:45am.  The actual challenge will go from 12-4pm.

Volunteer Duties: A youth camp fundraising event!  Challenges include canoeing, archery, knot tying, orienteering, slack line, frisbee skills and more!  Volunteers are needed to help with the different challenges.  The Adventure Challenge will be held on Park Point.  Minimum age to volunteer: 18

Can you help?  Contact Gina at gmiller-at-duluthymca.org or 722-4745 x159

YWCA 2013 Mother's Day Walk/Run
The Mother's Day Walk/Run began 29 years ago by Betty Brasgala. As an avid runner, she saw the need for a women-only event in Duluth to inspire women to "get off the sidelines". After three years, Betty chose to affiliate the race with the YWCA. We are proud of the history of the race and the spirit of volunteerism and community that it inspires. In celebration of this tradition, the 5K run is still for women only. In January 2005, Betty Brasgala was diagnosed with breast cancer. The race was renamed and will forever be known as "Betty's Race".

The fabulous 2 mile walk is all inclusive. All friends and family are invited to participate regardless of age or gender. We have a number of volunteer opportunities that include projects or assignments beginning now through the day of the event. We are able to accommodate many specific interests/needs; working indoor/outdoor only, stand/sitting only, lifting/no lifting, etc. All volunteers receive a Mother's Day Walk/Run t-shirt and the satisfaction of contributing to the Health & Wellness of women in our community!

Date: May 12
Contact: Eve
Phone: 218-722-7425 
Email: eveestein-at-gmail.com 

Courage Center Duluth
Assist with swim lessons for youth with autism at the YMCA on Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:00 pm April 3 – May 8th. 

Archery at Chalstrom’s Indoor Archery Center, Mondays April 1 – May 6th , 5:30 – 8:00 pm

Arrowhead Youth Games, Thursday May 16th,  UMD Field House 9 am – 3 pm, fun day full of activity stations for 340+ youth with disabilities.

2013 POP Day Camp
Who:  This is a structured day camp for students in grades K-12 who have social difficulties related to high functioning autism, Asperger Syndrome or other social communication disorders.
Where: Lake Superior College
When: July 8 - 12th    
Volunteers are needed for all 5 day 8:40 - 3:00 but we can accept volunteers for less number of days. Orientation for volunteers will be held on Friday, July 5th. 

Mark Hanna, Courage Center Duluth Program Coordinator
726-4834, Mark.Hanna-at-couragecenter.org

Lisa Lauzon | Volunteer Coordinator/Program Admin. Assistant| PH: 218-726-4763
Courage Center Duluth | 424 W. Superior St. Suite 203 | Duluth, MN 55802

Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
May 20-July 30
Tuesdays from 4:15 til 5:45
Student volunteers needed for collaborative program with Duluth Playhouse called Stage Play, acting classes for children on the autism spectrum. One-on-one help for children is needed. Duties involve modeling, advocating for the student, and helping them stay with the group. Training is provided and a 10 week committment is required

Tamara Pogin, 720-3911
tamara.pogin-at-gmail.com

National MS Society Bike and Walk Events
Volunteers are needed to help at Walk MS: Duluth on Sunday, May 5th. The event is a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest Chapter. The Walk will take place at Canal Park. Volunteers are needed to help with things like marking the route, set-up/tear-down, registration, rest stops, food service and more.

Date: May 5
Time: 8:00 am- 3:00 pm

Contact: Will Ziegenhagen
Phone: (612) 335-7992
Email:will.ziegenhagen-at-nmss.org

The Bike MS: MS 150 Ride is the largest bike fundraiser in Minnesota. Nearly 4000 riders and over 1300 volunteers participate over the course of the weekend. Volunteers are needed on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8 at Proctor High School to help with things like set-up, registration, food services, loading and unloading, directing parking traffic and much more. Sign up now to help with one of the most exciting events in the state!

Dates and times:
June 7 from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
June 8 from 4:00 am to 10:00 am

Opportunities with CHUM
West Food Shelf interviewer/packer:Interview clients and/or pack food orders at the West Duluth Food Shelf in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 4831 Grand Ave. Tuesday or Thursday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Volunteers can come weekly or once or twice a month.

Letter Carriers' Food Drive Rover: Volunteers are needed to pick up food during Letter Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 11, at pre-determined locations & be on call throughout the day to help carriers, as needed.

Letter Carriers' Food Drive - Food Donation Collectors: Teams of 2 people with a car, van, or truck to walk with a carrier or drive behind a rural carrier to pick up food throughout the day for the Letter Carriers' Food Drive, Saturday, May 11. Most routes will start at about 8:30 a.m. and go until about 3:00 p.m. Volunteers must be fit and able to walk & carry heavy bags.

Agency: CHUM
Contact: Meg Kearns 
Phone: 218-727-2391
Email: megkearns-at-chumduluth.org

Urban Farming Opportunity
Community Action Duluth's Seeds of Success is gearing up for its fourth growing season. Seeds of Success creates transitional green jobs for low-income community members while transforming vacant city lots into productive market gardens. We are seeking energetic volunteers to lend a hand throughout the growing season. The fun will include tilling, planting, watering, weeding, bed/field development and fence building. Come play outside in the dirt with us this summer!

Volunteer Days are designated Saturdays from 9am-12pm.  We will be working at our Growing Farms site, formerly known as Duluth Community Farms, on the corner of Jean Duluth and Riley Road. 

Contact: Sarah Lee
Phone: (218) 726-1665
Volunteer Dates: April 6, May 4, June 1, July 13, August 3, September 7, and October 5

75 Mentors in 75 Days
In honor of Mentor Duluth celebrating 75 years of mentoring in the Twin Ports, Mentor Duluth has decided to recruit 75 new mentors in 75 days! Can it be done? YES! Do we need your help? YES! Mentor Duluth has over 250 children on the waiting list. Through our program, mentors are matched with youth and commit to one year, 8-12 hours a month of spending time together and building a friendship. Matches do all sorts of different activities such as skiing, hiking, cooking, drawing, fishing, biking, dancing and so much more! There is something for everyone with Mentor Duluth! Contact us today about how you can get involved!

 Agency: Mentor Duluth
Contact: Courtney Schmidt
Email: cschmidt-at-duluthymca.org   
Phone: 218 722 4745 ext 124

Hunger Study Volunteers Needed!
Be a part of the largest study of charitable food assistance in America.  Conduct computer based surveys with clients at food shelves, meal sites and shelters from April - August 2013.  Times and locations vary.  Some training is required. 

Agency: Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank
Date: April - August 2013
Location: Varies
Contact: Sarah Bourcy
Phone: (218) 727-5653, ext. 110
Email: sarah-at-northernlakesfoodbank.org

Meals on Wheels Needs Drivers Urgently!
Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteer drivers! Be a part of this rewarding and important program of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, which allows seniors to maintain independence and live in their own home. Volunteers deliver meals to a group of people once a week or on an on-call basis. The routes generally take about 1-1 1/2 hours once a week, in the late morning hours. The delivery of the meals also is an opportunity to provide a daily safety check for seniors who sometimes have little contact with others.

The greatest need at the present time is the Morgan Park/Gary routes for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The "job" is very rewarding as you really get to know the people you deliver meals to and they are so thankful for the service volunteers provide.

Agency: AEOA Meals on Wheels
Contact: Jill Johnson
Phone: 218-727-4321

Raise Awareness about Early Childhood Screening   
The United Way of Greater Duluth has a great volunteer opportunity for individuals who are interested in helping ensure young children enter kindergarten with a good start.

We are looking for approximately 15 volunteers to help raise awareness about early childhood screening. This is an outbound calling project starting in January 2013.

Volunteer duties would include contacting individuals by phone to deliver a prepared script to remind parents to get their child screened before entering kindergarten and to maintain a record of individuals that were called. Volunteers should have good communication, listening, and customer services skills. The time commitment is fairly short, around 6 hours.

Agency: United Way of Greater Duluth
Location: 424 West Superior Street, Suite 402
Contact: Chnice Watson
Phone: (218) 726-4729 
Email: Comminitiatives-at-unitedwayduluth.org

Data Entry at the United Way of Greater Duluth 
The United Way of Greater Duluth is looking for a volunteer to come and do 2-4 hours of data entry each week. Volunteer duties would include processing returned books from the Big Red Bookshelf in the database. An ideal volunteer would be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills. They should know how to operate a computer and posses basic skills in MS Word and MS Excel. 

Agency: United Way of Greater Duluth 
Days: Monday-Friday
Time: 2-4 hours between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm 
Location: 424 West Superior Street, Suite 402 
Contact: Chnice Watson
Phone: 218-726-4729
Email: Comminitiatives-at-unitedwayduluth.org