You can help at Habitat ReStore, at IU concessions to aid cats, or with community radio
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your source for information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies. Information and registration information for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org.
ReStore volunteers
The Monroe County Habitat ReStore is a discount home improvement store that sells new and like-new furniture, appliances, building materials and more. As a fundraising arm of the Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County affiliate, the proceeds from their sales fund the construction of new homes for families in Monroe County. The ReStore has three different volunteer positions; cashiers, donations intake assistants (a physically-demanding role) and showroom assistants available daily, with each providing a slightly different ReStore experience! ReStore hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Closed Sunday and Monday. Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/ReStore-volunteer. Direct additional questions to Austin Fletcher, at 812-331-2660, ext. 101, or email fletcher@monroecountyhabitat.org.
Football concessions with Feral Cat Friends
Feral Cat Friends needs your help in the concession booth at this fall's Indiana University home football games. In exchange for providing concessions help, Feral Cat Friends will earn a 14% commission on sales that will assist them in continuing the work they do to reduce the feral and stray cat population in south-central Indiana. Volunteers age 19 or older are needed for 5.5-6 hour shifts. All volunteers are required to have an alcohol-serving license. A link will be provided for those without a license to obtain one before their scheduled volunteer day. Volunteers will serve as cashiers, runners and food prep and service. Groups are welcome and encouraged to volunteer together! Visit https://tinyurl.com/football-concessions to view shifts and learn more. Please contact Cathi L. Eagan at cleagan1950@gmail.com for more information.
WFHB Community Radio volunteers
WFHB exists to celebrate and increase local cultural diversity and provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas. This volunteer-powered station currently has several great ongoing volunteer opportunities available including front office administration, CD reviewing, music programming, news headline/feature writing, production and engineering (both in the news and music departments), and Youth Radio. Explore the many ways you can get involved by visiting https://tinyurl.com/WFHB-radio or contacting Kirsten Payton at volunteer@wfhb.org.
Community Wish List Spotlight
Hannah Center Wish List
The Hannah Center is collecting donations to benefit pregnant women and teens, children from birth through kindergarten age, new parents, guardians raising children, and clients facing: homelessness or inadequate housing, addiction, poverty and other socioeconomic challenges.
Donation delivery address: 808 N. College Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
Contact: Tina Lampke, 812-334-0055, tina@hannahcenter.org
Featured Wishes: girls' and boys' winter clothes, preemie winter clothes (new for layettes, and gently used), newborn/0-3 winter clothes (new for layettes), kids gloves, crib sheets, diapers, unscented wipes, baby food, nursing supplies, maternity clothes, and much more. View the complete Wish List online at https://tinyurl.com/Hannah-Wish-List.
You can find current in-kind, material needs on the year-round Community Wish List at bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org/communitywishlist.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Volunteers needed at Habitat's ReStore, WFHB radio and with feral cat group
