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Aurora, IL 60506
Through the AmeriCorps RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) a 55 and older program, you can help by assisting at Wayside Cross or Lifespring Center in Aurora. Wayside Cross is part of a rehabilitation ministry program. Male volunteers can help at Wayside Cross and female volunteers are needed to watch children among other opportunities at Lifespring Center, a shelter for women and children. There is also an option to help at the ministry's resale shop, The Hope Chest in Aurora. AmeriCorps RSVP volunteers may be eligible for mileage reimbursement. Please contact RSVP Coordinator Rebecca Koss at 630-897-4035 or email her at rkoss@seniorservicesassoc.org for more information on how you can help.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2024
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Yorkville, IL 60560
The heart and need of Caring Hands Thrift Shop are volunteers. As a volunteer at Caring Hands, you can help serve the community more efficiently. Volunteers help run the cash register, greet customers, and organize, price, and stock donations and books on the sales floor. If you are interested in volunteering, contact the AmeriCorps Seniors, RSVP Volunteer Coordinator, Rebecca Koss, at rkoss@seniorservicesassoc.org (email is best) or by phone, at 630-553-5777.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2024
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Aurora, IL 60506
This volunteer opportunity is for age 21 and over. Do you love the elderly? Have a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle? Using your own car, pick up seniors and drive them to/from medical and dental appointments. This opportunity is very flexible; only accept assignments that work for your schedule and location. Transportation is an enormous issue for many seniors; provide real help as a driver and enjoy the interaction and conversation. Uncapped mileage reimbursement available for volunteers aged 55 and older! AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) of Kendall and Southern Kane Counties offers "one stop shopping" for volunteers of all ages who want to find challenging, rewarding, and significant service opportunities in Kendall and/or Southern Kane County. Looking to volunteer in Kendall or Southern Kane County? Contact Lisa Simpson at 630-897-4035 for Southern Kane.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2024
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Yorkville, IL 60560
Do you love creating warm and welcoming environments? Yes! Then, decorate our Yorkville Senior Center by volunteering for our Yorkville Beecher Activity Senior Center at Senior Services Associates! Volunteering for our center makes a real difference for seniors and the Activity Coordinator of the center. Senior Services understands fostering and adorning a warm, welcoming environment felt whenever one walks into the center is always a goal priority. When nurturing pleasant surroundings, we will impact seniors' physical well-being and mental health. Volunteers will also leave an impact on our Activity Coordinator. Contributing time to do seasonal decorating frees up time for the coordinator to do other tasks. It enables her to coordinate the evidence base programs that will create an additional impact on seniors. Volunteers in the Activity Center can also help with: Changing the bulletin boards Creating (or using already made) centerpieces and placing them on the tables Putting up and taking down various seasonal decorations throughout the building Putting away decorations into storage bins Dusting shelves and silk arrangements An ideal volunteer would be creative and able to work independently with little supervision. Volunteers with organization and flower arranging skills, who can cut things out with scissors, are a plus. If you have time available to help, contact Deborah Lee Sheppard to request a volunteer enrollment form and program information at dsheppard@seniorservicesassoc.org (best method) or call 630-553-5777.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2024
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Yorkville, IL 60560
Are you outgoing and love to serve as a host/hostess? If your answer is yes, be a bingo host/hostess for our Yorkville Senior Center by volunteering for our Yorkville Beecher Activity Senior Center at Senior Services Associates! Volunteering for our center makes a real difference for seniors and the Activity Coordinator of the center. Currently, seniors are the only volunteers to run the bingo activities. Reaping the benefits of reducing social isolation, this senior group also enjoys playing bingo. Your assistance will also alleviate undue stress, enabling seniors to play without being concerned about selling bingo cards and raffle tickets. Lightening the coordinator’s load will free her to handle and coordinate the evidence base programs that will create an additional impact on seniors. Volunteers in the Activity Center can help with: Setting up the bingo calling station Turning the equipment on and making sure the microphone works properly Putting cards out on the table for the players to choose. Collecting money per card. Giving out door prize tickets and selling 50/50 tickets. Dividing collected money into 15 game-winning pots Giving the caller the dollar amount of winnings per game. Announcing the amount of the 50/50. Giving 50/50 money to the Activity Coordinator or Office Manager. Checking cards for accurate bingo winners and presenting winning money. Preparing cookie tray for break time. Cleaning up afterward Putting cards away Making sure the Bingo Machine is off Wiping down tables, if needed. An ideal volunteer would be friendly and sociable, able to multi-task, not easily upset by criticism and not take it personally (thick-skinned), and able to handle conflict. If you have time available to help, contact Rebecca Restagno to request a volunteer enrollment form and program information at rrestagno@seniorservicesassoc.org (best method) or call 630-553-4035.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2024
