We are building a new playground and we need your help. Thursday, May 29th 8:30am-3:00pm at Casa de Paz Sahuaro 1650 E. Sahuaro Dr. in Phoenix. Breakfast, lunch and water will be provided. All skill levels are required. Volunteers will be trained. Must be at least 15 years old, those under 18 will need signed parental waiver. Contact Chela Sullivan at 602/381-6363 or chela@helpinghandsaz.org.

Are you looking for a volunteer project that you can do with your friends or school club while helping the community? Save the Family is in need of small groups of volunteers to help with keeping children's classrooms and play areas safe and clean. Last year Save the Family served over 560 children, and with that many children, that also means there are a lot of germs floating around. We like to have volunteer groups clean and sanitize the play areas, classrooms, and toys as frequently as possible. With a group of 5-8 people this project can be completed within 3 hours. This project is usually hosted 1 or 2 Saturdays a month. If you are interested in organizing a small group please contact Michelle Alvis, Volunteer Coordinator, at 480-898-0228 x 229 or michellea@savethefamily.org.

Volunteer Opportunities at the Arizona Museum of Natural History 53 N. Macdonald Mesa, Arizona 85201.
Volunteer positions:
*Summer Day Camp Counselor
(Must be available for June Camp Sessions.)
*Hands-On Adventure Center Leader
*Hands-On Cart Interpreter
Requirements: Must be 14 years of age and entering the 9th grade or older Go through an interview process Be able to attend May 28th training session starting at 10:00 a.m. Attend other training sessions if interested in Cart Interpreter Must be available for June Summer Camp Sessions For more information or for an interview please call Volunteer Services: 480-644-2760 or email: yvonne.petersen@cityofmesa.org

The Home Delivered Meals program (East Valley Senior Services on 247 N. Macdonald) brings a hot lunch to 400 homebound people a day. Why not add a handmade “Thinking of You” card to that delivery? Students may make generic or holiday cards, or…why not adopt a list of folks and send the same people a card for each special time of year? Call Lynne Van Gould at 480-962-5612 X 102 to get a list of names for your group (tell her how many), or arrange to drop off cards they will distribute as needed.

Teen volunteers ages 12-18 in grades 7-12 are welcome at the City of Mesa Library to help shelve books, shelf read and other duties assigned. A great opportunity to help your community, complete hours for service learning, or just stay busy. You can sign up for one day or all days available and come for one hour or three. You make the commitment and set your hours.
Main Library - 64 E. Main, Tuesdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 and July 15 and 22 from 10:00am - 3:00pm;
Dobson Ranch - 2425 S. Dobson, Wednesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 16 and 23 from 12:30-3:30pm
Red Mountain -635 N. Power, Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19,26, and July 17 and 24 from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Contact Kathleen Herbstreit at 480-644-4638 or kathee.herbstreit@cityofmesa.org for more information.

Collect Beanie Babies for the Maricopa Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Because Ty brand Beanie Babies can be sterilized, they are used in baby cribs for positioning newborns and adjusting the wires and tubes around the babies. For details, email or call Becky Bell at 602-344-5178 or
Becky.Bell@hcs.maricopa.gov.
Shirleen Daniels, Newborns in Need, has info and ideas for other projects for babies. You may reach her at 480-892-5986 or mesa@newbornsinneed.org.

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