Volunteer In The Community
We have the cause, you have the effect!
This fall, volunteer opportunities offer a great variety of options sure to fit your schedule. Contact RSVP at 728-7682 to learn about the interesting array of volunteer options.
Do you love to read? Would you like to make a difference in a child’s life? Now is your chance! The RSVP Tutor Program is in need of volunteers to mentor and tutor students for the 2011-2012 academic year. Tutors provide one-on-one assistance to students that need help with reading and math. This is a fabulous opportunity to give back to the community and invest in Missoula County’s youth. The following sites are in need of tutors as soon as possible:
Frenchtown Elementary School – Kindergarten
Chief Charlo Elementary School
Lolo Elementary School – Title 1 Classroom
For more information, please contact Megan Hill at 728-7682 today.
Help in a busy office with occasional blood drive events or at the office accepting platelets, phoning for blood donations, performing light clerical duties and/or working with the public. Just four hours, once a week is all that is needed. Call or email Helen for the exciting details at 728-7682 or email rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org.
A local hospital needs help in Surgical Waiting Areas, gift shops, escorting services and more. There are fun benefits for volunteers who serve four hours or more once a week. Call or email Helen for the details at 728-7682 or email rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org .
The new “Hub," Missoula Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, has just moved into a downtown location, which means increased tourism information requests. You can help in this busy but interesting office by answering phones, greeting tourists and assisting with light clerical tasks year around. Meet fascinating people from around the world! Email rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org or contact Helen at 728-7682.
Detail oriented people wanted!
Serve once a week or as a fill-in Dispatch Assistant and help route Meals-On-Wheels deliveries from the Providence Center to homes of Missoula’s frail homebound seniors and people with disabilities. Be part of the volunteer team which ensures smooth, coordinated routing of hot meals and drivers, and feel the satisfaction of knowing you have helped some of our community's most vulnerable residents. To be part of Missoula's exceptional Meals On Wheels program, contact Helen at rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org or phone 728-7682.
Community Resource Center volunteers offer personal support to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers by providing relevant and current cancer information about prevention, early detection and treatment. Just four hours a week can make a real difference. Call Helen for details at 728-7682 or email rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org.
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula has openings for interested volunteers to greet tourists, provide exhibit or historical information about Missoula and conduct book or souvenir sales. Join a great crew in time to still serve summer and fall visitors. Call Helen at 728-7682 for information or email her at rsvp@misssoulaagingservices.org.
Clerical Assistants interact with the public and provide first-line support just three or four hours a week (morning or afternoon) at several Missoula nonprofit offices. Light office tasks include greeting the public, taking messages, making copies, sorting mail, etc. Contact Helen at 728-7682 to obtain details or email rsvp@missoulaagingservices.org.
Earn a stipend while volunteering when you serve as a Senior Companion. You'll work one-to-one with homebound elderly, assisting with light transportation and providing friendly companionship. You not only provide needed companionship, but also help others remain at home rather than become institutionalized. The result is major health care savings for seniors, their families and communities. Be part of the solution while you earn a little tax-free cash! To learn more about becoming a Senior Companion, call Alicia at 728-7682.
Here's a HOT CTF Fire Prevention Tip: The Community Task Force (CTF) encourages Missoula County residents who live in forested or grassland areas to visit the Fire Ready website for tips on wildfire prevention. Information covers defensible space, tree thinning and limbing, hazard tree and brush removal, wood chipping and more. Fire Ready Montana is a leader in wildfire prevention throughout the west. Their low impact techniques reduce wildfire risk while maintaining natural beauty and privacy screening. Visit Fire Ready at www.fireready.com. To learn more about CTF volunteering contact by email mhill@missoulaagingservices.org or call Megan at 728-7682