* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...
* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Independent. If you’d
like information about getting your organization listed, call (714)
965-7170.
Access to Sailing Inc. offers sailing programs for disabled
children and adults. Duncan Milne, (714) 722-5371.
Adult Day Services offers therapeutic programs for memory-impaired
adults. Volunteers are needed to assist with group activities,
clerical and reception work, board committees and advocacy. (714)
593-9630.
Amigos de Bolsa Chica
offers educational tours focusing on wetlands preservation. (714)
840-1575.
The Bolsa Chica
Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup from 9 a.m. to
noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet at the
pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue.
(714) 846-1114.
The Bolsa Chica
Conservancy needs volunteers during nesting season when volunteers
cannot pick up trash at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, but they can
volunteer to help with a sand dune restoration project. Volunteers
are needed on the conservancy’s normal service day, the last Saturday
of the month, May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Groups may be scheduled
for other days by calling the office. (714) 846-1114.
The Friends of Shipley
Nature Center needs volunteers to help restore the nature center
from 9 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month. Volunteers
meet at the nature center in Huntington Beach Central Park. Please
bring garden tools, and closed-toe shoes. Free restoration tours are
also offered on the same day at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 842-4772.
The Center for Creative Alternatives provides mental health
counseling and education. Colleen Chapman, (714) 841-8770.
The Center for the Teaching of Thinking trains and develops
innovative educational programs. Connie Young, (949) 376-4303.
The Council on Aging needs volunteers to assist in transportation
and the delivery of meals to homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on
weekdays. (714) 960-2478.
Covering Wings gives out blankets to the homeless. Raymond Fico,
(714) 968-3358.
Egbar Foundation offers environmental education programs and
scholarships for children. Jessica Fabrizio, (714) 795-6072.
Episcopal Services Alliance offers emergency assistance, food and
clothing. Carol Sneary, (714) 960-2254.
Golden West College needs volunteers to fill a variety of
positions. Suzanne Droney, (714) 895-8316.
Home Companion Care for Seniors pays for volunteer work. Start a
relationship with a senior in your area. (714) 962-0905.
The Huntington Beach
Central Library gift shop is seeking volunteers for support of the
shop and an ongoing book sale. (714) 842-4481, ext. 2213.
The Huntington Beach
Central Library provides literacy tutoring, homework assistance,
community services, English as a second language and preschool story
times. Carol Loch, (714) 842-4481.
The Huntington Beach Community provides high-quality and low-cost
medical and counseling services. Lisa Anthony, (714) 847-4222.
The Huntington Beach
International Surfing Museum needs volunteers. Ann Beasley, (714)
960-3483.
The Huntington Beach
Playhouse needs volunteers to help with set construction and
design, as well as decorations, sound, lighting, stage management and
more. (714) 847-4357.
The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services
for the city. Mike Corcoran, (714) 960-8806.
The Huntington Beach
Senior Outreach Center is seeking volunteers to join the Council
on Aging Seniors Team (COAST). The goal of the center is to promote
independence and self-sufficiency among the elderly in Huntington
Beach. (714) 374-1544.
The Huntington Beach Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant
trees in their free time. Jean
Nagy, (714) 564-1396.
Huntington Dog Beach
needs volunteers for its monthly beach clean-up. Information:
(714) 841-8644 or www.dogbeach.org.
KOCE is looking for
volunteers to assist with data entry, mailings, sorting and other
administrative tasks. Friends of KOCE, (714) 895-0876.
Literacy Volunteers of
America tutors adults in English skills. Rose Saylin, (714)
375-5102.
Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center provides health education,
crafts, dance, lunch and bingo for senior citizens. Janeen
Laudenback, (714) 536-9387.
Newland House is seeking
volunteer docents to lead tours of the historical museum. (714)
962-5777.
Neighbors for Wintersburg Wetlands Restoration is now gearing up
to oppose the Shea Homes Parkside Estates development at Bolsa Chica
as it begins to move through the Huntington Beach Planning
Commission. Information: (714) 625-0876. Web: www.bixby.org/parkside.
The Oak View Family
Literacy Program desperately needs volunteers to be literacy
tutors for parents learning to read, write and speak English.
Training workshops run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in July.
Information: Amy Crepeau, (714) 375-5104.
Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program
for children with disabilities. Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 848-6264.
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