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Volunteers are needed by agencies in Lake and Sumter counties. If you are interested in volunteering for any of the services listed below, telephone numbers and contact names are noted.
Performing Arts of Lake and Sumter [P.A.L.S.] counties, a nonprofit organization designed to raise funds to build a performing-arts center on Lake-Sumter Community College’s Leesburg campus, needs volunteers to help in its office at the college’s Leesburg campus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Computer experience is helpful but not necessary. Hours are flexible. Details: Gail Yemington, 352-435-5029.
The HeRD (Horses for Riders with Disabilities) program at Woodlands Camp in Montverde/Clermont needs volunteers, 15 and older, on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons and night classes. Contact Patricia Fulton at [email protected] or 407-469-2932.
Caring Canines Therapy Dogs Inc., a nonprofit group, is seeking volunteers who own gentle and loving dogs to make visits to nursing homes, child-care centers, hospitals, libraries and senior-citizen centers in Lake County. Details: 352-365-4948.
Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties, a nonprofit group, dedicated to serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, is seeking volunteers for its administration office and shelters. Call 352-787-5889 or stop by the office, 2600 South St., Leesburg.
LifeStream Behavioral Center, a nonprofit organization in Leesburg, needs volunteer telephone crisis counselors to work in the Access Center in the emergency-services department at LifeStream’s hospital, 2020 Talley Road, Leesburg. Counselors will field calls from individuals who may be suicidal or homicidal or in need of referrals to internal or external systems for mental-health and substance-abuse services. There are three shifts available: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 p.m. to midnight, and midnight to 8 a.m. Counselors will receive training. Details: Dr. John Lott, 352-315-7850.
LifeStream also needs volunteers to assist with greeting visitors at the center’s hospital. Volunteers also are needed to assist with clerical duties and special events, including its annual gourmet gala. Details: 352-315-7527.
Lake County Honor Guard an all-volunteer group, which performs military honors at funerals to veterans in all branches of the military, needs volunteers to perform services for veterans. Details: Fred Desenti, 352-343-5725 or Bill Welker, 352-753-5839.
Advocating for Kids Inc., a community organization in support of children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected, and the Guardian ad Litem Program of the Fifth Judicial Circuit needs volunteers to serve on its board in Lake, Marion, Sumter, Hernando and Citrus counties. For more information or to request an application, send e-mail to [email protected] or visit its Web site, advocating4kids.org.
Activities Department at Lake Harris Health Center in Lake Port Square in Leesburg — a life-care retirement community offering independent-living apartments, assisted-living apartments, home health services and skilled nursing care — needs volunteers to assist the staff in conducting recreational programs for its residents. Details: Carole Porter, 352-787-1707 after 6 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity of Lake County needs volunteers to help build new houses for needy families. Skilled and unskilled construction workers are needed. Habitat’s construction site in Eustis needs volunteers ages 18 and older who can work from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteers also are needed to make covered dishes to feed the workers.
Volunteers ages 14 and older are needed to help in its three thrift stores (Clermont, Eustis and Leesburg) with sorting, pricing and repairing merchandise and more. Details: Marie Kiser, 352-483-0434, Ext. 13, or send e-mail to [email protected].
The Villages Regional Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers to serve in nonclinical- and clinical-service areas of the hospital, including health information, medical and surgical units, admitting, imaging, the emergency department and outside transport. For general information about volunteer opportunities, call the auxiliary’s volunteer line at 352-751-8866.
Lake Eustis Museum of Art needs volunteers to assist with the reception desk by greeting visitors and answering the telephones; office help includes experience in computers or graphics; helping visitors with purchases at its store; and an upcoming festival to help with hospitality. Details: 352-483-2900.
Alterra, an assisted-living facility in Leesburg, needs volunteers to help with various activities, as well as to spend an hour or more with residents. Opportunities are available for anyone who would like to share a talent, from crafts to painting to music. Details: 352-728-6666 or 352-728-6661.
Children’s Home Society of Florida needs volunteers for its Mentors Opening Doors Enriching Lives (M.O.D.E.L) program. Mentors provide support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and a positive example for children ages 4 through 15. A background check is required, and volunteers must spend at least one hour a week with youth. Details: Call Rhonda Ledford, Lake County Volunteer Coordinator for the M.O.D.E.L. program, at 352-551-0192.
Green Isle Children’s Ranch in Clermont needs volunteers to work in the thrift store, as a teacher’s aide and as a receptionist. Applicants can call Patsy Clayton at 352-429-4341.
Florida Hospital Waterman Auxiliary in Tavares needs volunteers to serve in various areas of the hospital and the Pink Elephant Thrift Shop in Eustis. For an application or more information, call 352-253-3333, Ext. 4571, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays.
Western Judicial Services Inc. in Tavares, which offers counseling and programs for prevention of domestic violence, substance abuse and more, needs volunteers to help with answering telephones and filing. Anyone who would like to work in counseling or a related field to gain experience as a group facilitator also is needed. Details: 352-742-9317.
Camp Boggy Creek, a camp in Cassia, east of Eustis, for children with chronic or other serious illnesses — needs men and women volunteers 19 and older to interact with campers ages 7 to 16 for three- to four-day family weekends beginning September and continuing through April. Volunteers may apply as a Family Pal or Activity Pal. Other volunteer opportunities include certified lifeguards, licensed doctors and licensed clinical psychologists, and dining-hall assistance. For more details, call 352-483-4200, Ext. 293, or visit boggycreek.org or e-mail [email protected].
Cat Protection Society, a shelter for cats, needs volunteers to help with shelter duties including feeding and playing with the cats, cleaning dishes, laundry and more. The shelter, 31218 Margie Owens Road, Sorrento, off State Road 46, is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Details: 352-735-2287.
Bayview Center of Eustis needs volunteers to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, reading or making crafts with elderly residents at the center, 301 S. Bay St. Artisans may sew or make centerpieces for seasonal holidays. Details: Linda Graver at 352-357-8105.
Connection Helpline, a Christian-based crisis hotline, needs volunteers to staff the hotline. The hotline is staffed from 1 to 7 p.m. seven days a week. Training will be provided. Details: 352-483-2800 or e-mail [email protected].
Union Congregational Church needs volunteers at its thrift shop, 323 Disston Ave., Tavares. Details: Brenda Lantz at 352-343-7557.
Parents Anonymous of Central Florida, a national child-abuse prevention and treatment organization dedicated to strengthening families, needs volunteer facilitators, parent-group leaders and children’s-group workers for meetings in Umatilla, Leesburg and Clermont. Training will be provided. Details: Barbara Hocking at 352-259-8395 or e-mail [email protected].
The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida needs volunteers to help with activities involved in granting wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. Volunteers also are needed to help with fundraising and day-of-the-event activities and special committees. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and pass a background check. Details: Richard Bock at 407-622-4673, Ext. 201, or e-mail [email protected].
The Brass Basket Youth Learning Center, a nonprofit after-school program for at-risk kids in Umatilla, needs volunteers to tutor children and to help them with their schoolwork. Details: Mary Bonds at 352-669-6975.
Reach Ministries, a multidenominational outreach program for youth and families, needs volunteers to help in the office. Teacher assistants also are needed for the Girl Power middle-school program and the Kingdom Club’s elementary-school program. For more information or to make an appointment for an interview, call James Sieling or Sally Heil at 352-357-2401.
Alzheimer’s Helpers Inc., a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of local skilled-nursing-home residents, needs volunteers in the following areas: grant writers, musicians, massage therapists and escorts for residents on field trips. Details: 352-343-0947.
Anthony House in Zellwood, a shelter for the homeless, needs volunteers to help with day-to-day operations: child-care aides, recreational aides, mentors, tutors, educational speakers, hobbyists, computer repairs, barbers, beauticians, electricians, mechanics, drivers and attorneys. Anthony House, a nonprofit organization, provides emergency shelter for families displaced because of loss of employment or other circumstances. The shelter provides sleeping space for families and individuals.
The Anthony House Thrift Shop at 3203 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Zellwood, also needs volunteers who are experienced in retail sales for several days a week. The thrift shop is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Details: 352-383-5577.
Second Harvest Thrift Store, a mission outreach operated by First United Methodist Church of Umatilla, needs volunteers to help with the store from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The church also needs volunteers and mentors for its after-school tutoring program to help students in grades three to five with homework two hours a week. Details: 352-669-2741.
Camp Challenge, an Easter Seals camp on State Road 46 near Sorrento that offers recreation and rehabilitation for the disabled, needs volunteers to assist campers during its respite and summer-camp programs. Volunteers also are needed to assist with facility upkeep and modifying the camp’s recreational programs to be fully accessible. Other volunteer positions are available. Details: 352-383-4711 or send e-mail to [email protected]
The Opportunity Shop, a thrift store operated by the Outreach Ministry of Morrison United Methodist Church, needs volunteers to help at 217 S. Seventh St. in Leesburg. Details: 352-323-3409 or 352-326-3405.
Holy Trinity Episcopal School, Fruitland Park, needs volunteer tutors for grades six to 12 to help one or two hours a week in English, math, science, Spanish or music. Details: the Rev. Meg Ingalls at 352-787-1500.
Jeppesen Visionquest, headquartered in Sanford, needs volunteers from Lake and Sumter counties to assist with the promotion of the nonprofit organization that provides free vision examinations and eyeglasses for at-risk and needy children. Volunteers are needed to attend community functions, hand out literature and answer questions. Details: 407-323-2040, Ext. 31.
Lake Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, seeks volunteers to serve in areas of cadet programs, emergency services and aerospace education. The group meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the CAP Building, 8807 Airport Drive, Leesburg. Details: 352-429-3674 or 352-787-1172.
Greater Orlando Area Legal Services (GOALS) is looking for people to learn how to serve as volunteer legal workers, interviewing applicants for legal services, assisting attorneys with cases and helping low-income residents of Lake County. Hours are flexible. Details: 352-343-0815.
South Lake Health Clinic is looking for clinical and nonclinical volunteers. The clinic provides free medical services to eligible, medically uninsured residents of south Lake County. Details: 352-394-4071, Ext. 8317.
Lake-Sumter Community College television studio is looking for volunteers to assist in educational and community television programs that are taped in the studio at the Leesburg campus. Details: Terry Longordo, station manager, at 352-365-3507.
Christian Home and Bible School’s Variety Shops are looking for volunteer students and adults to help with duties at all three variety locations: Eustis, Mount Dora and Apopka. Student volunteers may earn community-service hours. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Volunteers may set their own schedules. Details: Ricky Brown at 352-516-7465.
The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida needs volunteers for its educational and support programs. Sought are people with a professional background to assist with grant writing, fundraising, public speaking and counseling on legal and insurance issues. Volunteers also are needed to assist with educational displays at special events and presentations, to write news releases, and to provide support and help to patients undergoing chemotherapy. Details: Jeanne Lowke at 352-383-9719, OCAF at 407-339-0024 or ocaf.org.
Central Baptist Family Services, a nonprofit, faith-based contractor for the Department of Children & Families, needs volunteers to drive children in foster care to and from appointments. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed. Details: Burney Vaughn, 352-728-1117.
The Dream Foundation, a national organization in Santa Barbara, Calif., that grants wishes to terminally ill adults, needs volunteers to greet and assist adults and their families when they arrive at Orlando International Airport. Details: Bill Duke, coordinator for the Dream Foundation, 352-728-5498 or e-mail [email protected].
Avante Nursing Home at Mount Dora needs volunteers. For information, call Evelyne Worthy, director of activities, at 352-383-4161.
Superior Residences of Clermont, an assisted-living and memory-care facility, needs volunteers to help with outings, special parties or events, bingo, games and other activities, as well as to visit the residents or provide musical entertainment. Details: Karen Birkmeyer, 352-394-5549.
United Community Outreach Inc. needs volunteers to help in health care, tutoring, clerical and computer training. Details: Constance Brown, 352-787-8280.
Leesburg Center for the Arts needs volunteers to staff the office and help with classes and events. Details: 352-365-0232.
Golden Triangle Girl Scouts are looking for volunteers to serve as role models for girls 5 to 17 in Astor, Paisley, Altoona, Umatilla, Dona Vista, Eustis, Sorrento, Mount Plymouth, Mount Dora, Tavares and Astatula. For details or to volunteer, call Barbara Davis at the Girl Scout Council, Heart of Florida, toll-free at 1-877-215-4425.
Lake Louisa State Park needs volunteers to help with daily operations, trail and beach maintenance and various work projects. Details: Chuck McIntire at 352-394-3969.
TWA Outreach Center Inc. needs volunteers to help with reception and clerical work and public-relations and outreach projects. TWA is a nonprofit organization that assists families in crisis and is one block north of the Citrus Tower in Clermont. Details: 352-394-7799.
Special Olympics Florida, at the USA Training Center campus in Clermont, needs volunteers for five hours per week or every other week to staff the reception desk and assist with various duties in preparation for statewide athletic events. Details: Chuck Webb, 352-243-9536, Ext. 527.
Kristina House, a nonprofit organization in Leesburg that serves children with developmental disabilities and offers respite care, personal-care assistance and adult training, needs volunteers to help with clerical duties and to maintain a community-resource center, as well as a special-education teacher and trainer, teacher’s aide, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and caregivers. Details: Henry Fehrmann, 352-728-0400.
Adult Day Health Care in Clermont, which serves disabled and Alzheimer’s patients, needs volunteers to help with activities, picnics, crafts, games and outings. Training and supervision are offered to qualified volunteers. Details: 352-394-2990.
Roll-Air skating center on County Road 19A between Eustis and Mount Dora needs a volunteer speedskating coach with experience to work with children to form a league. Details: 352-357-2689.
Westminster Care of Clermont, 151 E. Minnehaha Ave., needs volunteers for its Adopt Ami Program, arts and crafts, driver, indoor gardening and more. Details: Lurlene Sweeting, 352-394-2188, Ext. 321.
McCoy Adult Day Care Center, 1934 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora, needs volunteers to help with activities, reading and serving the center’s participants. Details: 352-383-9770.
Round Lake Elementary School needs mentors to assist students with reading and academic studies for one hour a week. Details: Carol Timmons, 352-385-4399.
Christian Social Services needs volunteer telephone personnel one day a week to take applications from prospective clients. Will train. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. five days a week, 1326 W. North Blvd., Leesburg. Details: 352-787-1040 or 352-365-1374. No walk-ins.
The Leesburg Regional Medical Center Auxiliary needs volunteers to serve in various areas of the hospital. Details: 352-323-5617.
Lake-Sumter Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 414 needs volunteers to counsel people who are starting a small business or whose small business is expanding. There is a special need for successful women entrepreneurs who can volunteer six hours a month counseling clients. Volunteers should have experience as a business manager or business owner. Volunteers do not have to be retired. Details: Leo Blatz, 352-343-8056, or SCORE office, 352-589-2250, Ext. 149.
Sunrise ARC, an organization that serves individuals with disabilities, needs volunteers to help with accounting, administrative support, projects and special events. Details: 352-787-3079, Ext. 18.
The Department of Children & Families is looking for volunteers to assist in various capacities throughout the agency’s Family Safety and Economic Services programs in Tavares, Wildwood, Ocala and Inverness. The agency is looking for individuals of all ages who can volunteer their time to help the community’s most vulnerable residents. People are needed to answer phones, file paperwork and coordinate community donation programs. Details: Renea Smith, 1-877-822-1995, Ext. 6150, or 352-330-2177, Ext. 6150.
Lake Griffin State Park needs volunteers to help with its day-to-day operation. Volunteers with experience in journalism, writing, reporting, carpentry, retail and teaching skills are desired. Details: Doug Watson, park manager, 352-360-6760. To pick up an application, stop by the park office at 3089 U.S. Highway 27-441, Fruitland Park.
The Boys and Girls Club of Lake and Sumter Counties Inc., 400 Executive Blvd., Leesburg, needs volunteers for its Teen Program to teach classes in watercolors, painting and sculpture from 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays. Also needed is a retired teacher or sports-minded individual to spearhead a volleyball class from 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays or 8 to 9 p.m. Fridays. Details: 352-787-1937.
Houndhaven Inc., an animal-rescue organization and haven for dogs in Groveland, needs volunteers to assist with shelter duties, walking, training and playing with the dogs, cleaning kennels, as well as updating its Web site, writing news releases, organizing fundraising drives and sewing “Adopt Me” capes for the dogs. Volunteers must be 18 or older. Details: 352-243-9795.
Deaf and Hearing Service of Lake & Sumter Counties, 220 S. Ninth St., Leesburg, needs volunteers to assist with clerical duties, data entry and outreach activities. Details: 352-323-0757 (voice) or 352-323-9106 (TTY).
Take Stock in Children needs mentors to work with middle- and high-school students for an hour a week. Details: 352-751-1458 or 352-751-0125.
Lady Lake Area Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers to assist with chamber duties. Volunteers should have excellent telephone skills and knowledge of the Lady Lake area and Lake County. Filing and computer experience would be helpful. Details: 352-753-6029 or 352-750-4700.
Lake County Volunteer Program has a student volunteer program for teens ages 14 to 18. Students will earn voluntary public-service hours needed for potential scholarship opportunities. Details: Helena Osborne-Ponsi, 352-343-9771.
Clermont Neighborhood Center distributes food and clothing, as well as financial assistance, to about 300 families per month. Volunteers are needed to assist with receiving and sorting of donations and to register and assist clients during weekday mornings or on Thursday afternoons. Details: 352-394-2278.
Community Care Health Services Inc. on U.S. Highway 27, Clermont, a nonprofit adult day-care center, needs volunteers to help physically challenged people from youths to seniors with daily living activities. Volunteers also are needed to teach painting, crafts, sewing, cooking, photography and Spanish. Training program provided. Details: 352-394-2990.
Angel Flight Southeast Inc., a five-state organization of hundreds of private pilots and ground volunteers who provide free air transportation to those with compelling medical or compassionate needs, needs volunteers for data entry, flight coordination, graphic design, public relations, administration and fundraising. Training sessions are provided at 2 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Leesburg Regional Airport. The organization serves patients in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. Details: volunteer coordinator, 352-326-0761.
The Leesburg Regional Medical Center Foundation needs volunteers for upcoming events including the annual golf tournament, the founders’ day social and Lights of Love. Volunteers also are needed to help with clerical work in the foundation’s office. Details: Desiree Coleman-Cohrn, 352-323-5560.
Life Changing Ministries Thrift Store in the Eustis Square shopping center on State Road 19 and the Southside Plaza, just south of the Leesburg post office on U.S. Highway 27, needs volunteers to operate the thrift stores, which provide merchandise assistance to people in the community who have suffered a loss from fire or other emergency situations. Details: 352-357-7201.
State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice needs volunteers to help with clerical duties and to assist at community work sites. Volunteers also are needed to assist the juvenile-probation officers. Details: Cindy Smith, 352-742-6177.
South Lake Angels of Mercy, 1330 Millholland St., Clermont, needs volunteers to assist with clients, merchandising and stocking its food pantry. Details: 352-394-4094.
City of Tavares needs volunteers to assist with city-sponsored special-events planning. Computer experience is necessary. Details: 352-742-6346.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office needs volunteers for its V.I.S.I.O.N. (Volunteers, Involved, Serving, Identifying, and Organizing Needs) program to help with answering telephones, typing, filing, microfilming records and senior-citizen assurance calls. Details: Linda McCall at 352-343-9500.
Cooper Memorial Library, 620 Montrose St., Clermont, needs adult volunteers to assist the staff. Applications are available at the library. Details: 352-394-4265.
Haven Sexual Assault Services needs on-call volunteers to respond to calls from victims who have been sexually assaulted or abused. Volunteers may be required to travel to Leesburg Regional Medical Center to assist victims during medical examinations and law-enforcement interviews. Details: 352-483-2700 or stop by 127 N. Grove St., Eustis.
Junior Achievement needs volunteers to administer its economics programs throughout Lake County schools in grades kindergarten through 12. Volunteers will facilitate 35- to 45-minute sessions once a week. The program runs from five to eight weeks. Training will be provided. Details: 352-385-4440.
Guardian Ad Litem program needs volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the court system. Most of the children live in foster care. Anyone age 18 or older may apply. Volunteers will be trained. Details: 352-742-6398.
The American Cancer Society in Leesburg needs volunteers to help with light clerical duties, including answering telephones, data entry and public speaking. Drivers are needed to work with other volunteers to transport people to cancer treatments. Details: Lake County 352-326-9599, Ext. 112; Sumter County 352-568-1262, Ext. 112.
The American Cancer Society Lake-Sumter Unit’s Road to Recovery Program needs volunteers to provide transportation for cancer patients in Lake and Sumter counties. Details: Lake County, 352-326-9599, and in Sumter County, 352-568-1262, Ext. 112.
The Leesburg Humane Society Inc. needs volunteers to help with animals at the shelter, 41250 Emeralda Island Road, Leesburg. For more information, call 352-669-3312. The society also needs volunteers to help with its bargain store on County Road 473, across from the Haynes Creek post office. Duties include sorting and pricing donated goods, as well as helping customers. Details: 352-742-2686.
South Lake Animal League Thrift Shop, 770 W. Montrose St., Clermont, needs volunteers to staff its shop in the downtown area. The thrift shop is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Volunteers also are needed to pick up donations once a week. Other volunteer opportunities include assisting with publicity and public relations, fundraising or serving on the animal-care committees. Details: 352-394-1818 or e-mail to [email protected].
The Humane Society of Lake County needs volunteers to help with daily animal care at the shelter for abused animals, 16435 McKinley Road, Eustis, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The society also needs volunteers to staff its thrift shop in downtown Eustis. Some of the duties include sorting and pricing items, operating the cash register and assisting customers. Details: 352-589-7400.
Childhood Development Services Inc. of Lake-Sumter counties needs volunteers for general office work, general maintenance and preschool health screenings. Details: Susan Libbert, 352-253-0066.
Leesburg Food Bank needs volunteers for a variety of tasks daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: Harriette Mann, 352-326-5463.
AGAPE House, a nonprofit organization, provides food, clothing and counseling for the needy in Lake County. Volunteers are needed to assist in sorting food and clothing items and to greet and interview clients. The center also needs clerical help and individuals with counseling skills. Details: Joyce Potter, 352-357-1707.
The American Red Cross of Lake and Sumter Counties, 1211 W. Main St., Leesburg, needs volunteers for office support, health and safety, disaster services and presentations. Training will be provided. Details: 352-314-0883 in Lake County, 352-793-1901 in Sumter County and 352-622-3457 in Marion County.
Lake County Fire/Rescue needs volunteer firefighters. Experience is not required. Training and equipment will be provided. Details: 352-343-9458.
Cottage Education Corp., a nonprofit literacy program in Mount Dora, needs volunteer tutors for reading, writing, foreign languages and art. Library-related work and secretarial help also are needed. Volunteers also are needed to correct homework for correspondence courses. Training will be provided. Details: Fred Baki, 352-742-7323, or 15034 Old Highway 441, Tavares, 32778.
CITE Center for Independence Technology and Education needs volunteers for its support groups. It also needs volunteers to care for the facility’s yard. The center is an educational facility for visually impaired adults. Details: 352-365-1544.
Hospice of Lake and Sumter Inc. needs adults and high-school senior volunteers to help terminally ill people and their families. Some of the services include clerical duties and helping with special events. Training is offered from July through October at several locations. Details: Jane Miller, 352-742-6806 or 1-888-728-6234.
The Hospice Hope Chest, 129 W. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora, needs volunteers to help in the boutique during morning or afternoon hours. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Lake and Sumter Inc. Details: Joyce Walker, 352-383-2545 or 352-383-5171.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Lake & Sumter Counties is seeking people 55 and older to volunteer their services to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the following positions: drivers, office workers, Meals on Wheels drivers, computer work, assisted-living centers, helpers for crafts, writing letters and more. Details: 352-326-3540 in Lake County and Sumter County.
Central Florida Blood Bank needs volunteers to help with clerical work, medical work and public relations. The blood bank has 15 branches throughout Central Florida. Details: Shirley Burke, volunteer-program coordinator, 407-849-6100, Ext. 418.
The Lake County chapter of the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service needs volunteer amateur-radio operators. The organization provides radio communications for Lake County during an emergency or disaster. Volunteers must be able to work under adverse conditions. The Federal Emergency Management Agency oversees the local organization. Details: Lake County Emergency Management office, 352-343-9420.
Department of Children & Families needs foster and adoptive parents in Lake County. Details: 352-742-6330, leave your name, address and telephone number.
Eustis Historical Museum and Preservation Society needs volunteers to greet the public at the museum from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. Details: 352-483-0046.
Mount Dora Center for the Arts needs volunteers to assist in the gallery, special events and to serve on various committees. Details: Visit the center at 138 E. Fifth Ave., or call 352-383-0880.
The Bay Street Theater in Eustis needs volunteers to help with all aspects of theater management, including the box office, constructing stage sets, making costumes and backstage hands. Details: 352-357-7777.
Mount Dora Theatre Company at the IceHouse Theatre needs volunteers for the following positions: ushers, backstage production, making costumes/seamstress and lawn mowing. Details: Call Stephanie Halpern at 352-383-3133, Ext. 219.
Florida Trail needs volunteers to help maintain sections of the trail. Volunteers can choose their own section and work at their own pace. Individuals can work alone or in groups. No experience is required. Details: 352-429-3258.
Trout Lake Nature Center off State Road 19 in Eustis needs volunteers to assist with teaching school groups, greeting visitors and helping with landscape and maintenance. The center also offers tours of the wetlands and trails every week to schoolchildren. Training will be provided for volunteers. Details: Lavon Silvernell at 352-357-7536 or e-mail [email protected].
Lake County Welcome Center needs volunteers to welcome visitors to Lake County, stock brochures, answer telephones and provide information about upcoming events, restaurants, recreational facilities, lodgings, businesses and organizations. Training will be provided. Details: Helena Osborne-Ponsi at 352-343-9771.
The Eustis Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers during the winter months on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings to greet visitors, answer telephones and provide information. Details: 352-357-3434 or stop by the chamber office at 1 W. Orange Ave.
The East Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Sorrento needs volunteers to help with clerical duties, including answering the telephone and greeting visitors. Details: 352-383-8801.
The Better Business Division of the Greater Lake County Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers to help with clerical duties. Some of the work includes research and creative assignments. Details: 352-326-0770.
The Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce needs a volunteer handyman, and volunteers to greet visitors and provide information. Details: 352-383-2165.
South Lake Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers for various duties, including greeting guests and helping with clerical duties. Details: 352-394-4191.
Tavares Chamber of Commerce, 912 N. Sinclair Ave., needs volunteers a few hours each week to assist with answering phone calls, greeting visitors and light office duties. Hours are flexible. Volunteers should have a friendly personality and knowledge of Tavares, Eustis and Mount Dora. Details: 352-343-2531.
The Recycling Division of Lake County needs volunteers for its speakers bureau. Speakers will give presentations about recycling awareness to various groups and schools. Details: 352-343-9771 between 1 and 4 p.m. Mondays, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Eustis Main Street Inc. needs volunteers for the following committees: design, promotion, membership and fundraising. Office help and help with events is also requested. Individual with knowledge of Macintosh computers also is needed. Details: 352-357-8555.
The Leesburg Downtown Partnership Inc. needs volunteers for the following committees: design, economic restructuring, fundraising, membership and promotion. The group also needs individuals experienced with the City Council, commission, financial institutions, real-estate or chamber-of-commerce practices to serve on the economic-restructuring committee. Volunteers also are needed to work in the office and to help at events. Details: 352-365-0053.
Oak Park Assisted Living of Clermont needs volunteers to spend an hour or more with residents. Opportunities are available for musicians, bingo callers, crafters and readers. Volunteers also are needed to teach painting, sculpting, crafts and the like. Details: Shirley Marx at 352-241-0844.
The Grand Court of Tavares, an assisted-living facility at 1211 Caroline St., needs volunteers to help residents with day-to-day activities and in the dining room. Details: 352-343-6464.
Lake County Christian Care Center, 2230 W. Main St., Leesburg, needs volunteers to help with daily tasks. Details: Bob Wells, 352-357-3370.
Avante at Leesburg is seeking volunteers to lead groups of elderly residents with gardening, exercise, sports, and evening and weekend programs. Details: Beverly Smith, 352-787-3545.
Westminster Care of Clermont needs volunteers to help residents write and read letters and to visit with them. Details: Lurlene Sweeting, 352-394-2188.
Leesburg Regional Medical Center Nursing Center needs volunteers ages 14 and older to help patients with everyday activities and with menu service. Details: 352-365-5500.
Leesburg Health and Rehabilitation, 715 E. Dixie Ave., needs volunteers to help residents with various programs, including arts and crafts, bingo callers, music, performing, reading and visiting residents. Details: Judy Macho, 352-728-3020.
Community Care Health Service Inc. needs volunteers to assist disabled residents at its on-site adult day-care center between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Details: 352-394-2990.
Lake Eustis Care Center, 411 W. Woodward Ave., needs volunteers to help with bingo, reading and other activities. Details: Barbara Smith, 352-357-3565.
Ruleme Center in Eustis needs volunteers to help its residents with activities, walks and reading mail and to visit with them. Youth volunteers also are needed for the candy-striper program. Details: 352-357-1990.
The Edgewater at Waterman Village (skilled-nursing facility) in Mount Dora needs volunteers to help its residents with activities, music and Bible study. Details: Cheryl Richie, 352-383-0051, Ext. 294.
Somerset on Lake Saunders, an adult congregate-living facility in Tavares, needs volunteers to help residents write and read letters and to visit with them. Details: 352-343-4464.
Fernwood Adult Congregate Living Facility needs volunteers to share their skills and talents including music, dancing, crafts and hobbies with the residents. Volunteers also are welcome to visit with the residents. Details: Shirley Radnothy, administrator, 352-383-5005.
