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Catskill Animal Sanctuary
CAS is a bustling place with 30 horses, 20 cows, 15 pigs, and over 100 smaller animals. We’ve got GREAT volunteer support but could use even more hands! If you love animals, are in good physical shape, and enjoy hard work, there’s no greater place to be a part of. Come assist with cleaning, feeding, turnout, barn management, and other daily chores. The highly organized work of caring for 150 animals requires that volunteers commit to a shift on the same day of every week. (It’s okay if you must miss a week now and then.)
We welcome children between 12 and 15 with a parent or adult supervisor; kids 16 and up can volunteer on their own (on a trial basis). Yes, Catskill Animal Sanctuary meets school system community service requirements. More info or call 336-8447. www.casanctuary.org/cas/volunteer
Healthy Kingston for Kids
A Healthy Kingston for Kids Garden Committee is forming for 2010 and seeks volunteers to help build community and school gardens, among other tasks. More info.
Community and School Gardens
This committee’s primary objective is to create community and school gardens throughout the city. Members will work with community members, parents, teachers, and youth to obtain access to resources for the construction and practical use of gardens. The committee will also work to develop local produce markets in walkable distance from Kingston neighborhoods in the form of farmer’s markets or increased access to local produce at corner stores. The committee meets monthly. Chairs are Julie Noble (845)331-1682 ext. 7339 or
JulieLNoble@kingston-ny.gov and Arthur Zaczkiewicz (845)877-5263 or zaczkiewicz@yahoo.com
Esopus Creek Conservancy
Volunteers needed to assist with trail maintenance and wood construction projects on Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties. Short one/two hour work sessions, or four-six hour work parties. Weekends and weekdays, times and dates flexible, please indicate your interests and when you are typically available to volunteer. Contact Steve Chorvas at 845-246-5900 or schorvas@verizon.net (email is preferable). More info.
UCSPCA – New Volunteer Orientation
Thursday, Sept 16th, 2010 from 5pm-6:15pm
at the UCSPCA Shelter, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston, NY
An overview of the Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Shelter’s mission and how you can help, working with cats and dogs and other animals in need. Topics include a tour of the Shelter, dog-walking for shelter dogs, humane education and school programs, and fundraising event planning. For more information, contact Sue Kivel, Coordinator of volunteers, UCSPCA, 845-331-5377, cyrillasue@aol.com. More info.
Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption
Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption relies on the help of our many volunteers. Volunteers are needed for the following:
transport animals to and from vet; socialize puppies; take dogs to training class; walk and play with shelter dogs
help with office administration tasks (mailings, telephones, data entry); Training Wheels® outreach. For more information contact : Jane Kopelman Training Wheels® Director
4628 Route 209 Accord, NY 12404 Phone: 845-687-4406
Liberty View Farm is looking for Apprentices!
Incredible educational opportunity for students and workers seeking to gain organic farming experience alongside some of the Hudson Valley’s best community and business-minded farmers. Volunteer apprentice(s) beginning April-May. More info.
Plattekill Library Youth Library Pages
this program is for kids who have graduated from 6th Grade. They need to fill out a form and meet with Derek, Librarian Trainee, for training. The kids are expected to help out for two hours per week during the school year and four hours a week during the summer. They do simple (but very important) jobs like putting away books, straightening up the shelves, and putting away the stuffed animals. After awhile, we include helping with Storytime. More info or call Mary at 883-7286.
New Paltz Youth Program
Volunteering is not only a fulfilling way to spend your spare time, but it can also help build a resume or fufill community service hours for school or court. The NPYP participates in most town events including the Taste of New Paltz, Unity In Diversity Festival, 4th of July Fireworks, Clean Sweep, Beltane Festival, Regatta, and many more. Volunteers are also needed for tutoring, assisting in NPYP programs and NPYP events such as the Easter Egg Hunt and Haunted House. More info.
HARVESTING A LIFETIME Living History Project
Volunteers from high school age and up throughout the county, needed to question, listen, learn and record (up to an hour of audio/video) some of the treasured memories, wisdom and history of seniors.
Contact UlsterCorps at ulstercorps@gmail.com, 481-0331 to sign up or for more info.
If you’re not available on the Interview Dates we will also need volunteers to help with post-production (video editing, transfer to web & dvd, distribution of dvds to the seniors’ families). This would be an ideal project for high school media clubs. More info.
People’s Place Food Pantry
People’s Place gets a monthly food order of eight to ten thousand pounds of food from the Regional Foodbank in Latham. We need volunteers to help bring in the food to our food pantry and to store it in our freezers and refrigerators, as well as to put the dry goods on our shelves and pallets. It typically takes an hour of work to load handtrucks with food then unload the food into our food pantry starting at 9am. Delivery dates for 2010: 4/19, 5/17, 6/14, 7/19, 8/16, 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/7. Youth welcome 16 and up unsupervised or 14 and up supervised. Volunteers also welcome weekdays 10am-1pm to make up pantry prepacks. In addition, very dedicated groups might assist stripping and waxing tile floors or steam cleaning the carpeted areas. More info or contact Peter at 338-4030 weekdays.
FARM PROJECT DAYS at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Join us for our monthly Farm Project Day! These are held the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., followed by a vegan potluck from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A tour and quick volunteer orientation is also offered for all volunteers at 10:00. Volunteers will be helping with special barn cleaning projects, painting, grounds maintenance, and other projects. The work is mainly outdoors — wear farm clothes and shoes and a hat and sunscreen as needed. Contact volunteer@woodstockfas.org or 679-5955 to sign up or for more info.
Ulster County Municipal Summer Camp Information for 2010
YOUTH VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
10 Years of Youth Recognition
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and the Ulster County Youth Board are seeking nominations for youth and adults to be publicly recognized on a countywide basis. The awards will be presented to the winners at this year’s gala affair to be held May 27, 2010 at Honor’s Haven in Ellenville. More info.
Youth to Lend Hand During Service Week
Woodstock Day School students team up with Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County
Student volunteers from the Woodstock Day School will learn skills that include scientific research, office management, data collection with global positioning systems (GPS) units, gardening, and theatre arts during a special week-long community services program during March 22 to March 26, 2010. More info.
Ellenville Student Organizes Carnival for Haitian Relief
March 19, 2010. Proceeds to benefit Haitian People’s Support Project (HPSP), a nonprofit based out of nearby Woodstock, New York that has been working in Haiti for twenty years. More info.
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