Tag: Get Involved – Volunteer

  • A Perfect Gift – Thank you, McIntire Botanical Garden!

    A Perfect Gift – Thank you, McIntire Botanical Garden!

    ❤ Thank you so much, MBG. This beautiful bowl is perfect for holding my yarn as I transition from weaving the web to loom-knitting hats for those in need in the Charlottesville area! I am so pleased with the retirement gift recently presented to me by McIntire Botanical Garden in thanks for my five years of service…

  • BE A SUMMER SANTA TO A SENIOR

    BE A SUMMER SANTA TO A SENIOR

    BE A SUMMER SANTA TO A SENIOR You’re already familiar with the holiday version of Home Instead’s “Be a Santa to a Senior” program — now there’s a warm-weather opportunity! Home Instead is asking people to volunteer their time this summer with older neighbors or seniors in nursing homes or assisted living communities who may…

  • CAFÉ VOLUNTEER NEEDED – Senior Center Volunteer Team

    CAFÉ VOLUNTEER Wednesdays, 8:30-10:00 am Want to extend a warm greeting in the café? Sign up to be a Garden Café volunteer. We specifically need a volunteer for a short Wednesday morning shift from 8:30-10:00 am. To be a part of the Senior Center volunteer team, please email Kimberly Haynes, Coordinator of Volunteer Resources. via…

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities for July

    JABA Volunteer Opportunities for July

    Volunteer Opportunities Got an hour? Have a Smile? Enjoy driving or chatting on the phone? Experienced in the legal or medical field? Like spending time in boutiques? Feel reenergized working with children or older adults or both? Join JABA’s Volunteer Services program and make a difference in the lives of others. One hour a week…

  • Literacy Volunteers – New Tutor Training – July 19

    Literacy Volunteers – New Tutor Training – July 19

    I have really enjoyed my first year as a Literacy Volunteer. LVCA in the Jefferson school is another treasure in our Charlottesville PLACE! New Tutor Training on July 19 We’re hosting our next New Tutor Training on Saturday, July 19 from 9:30am-4:00pm.If you know someone who would make a great tutor, please encourage them to call…

  • Loom Knitting – Good for the brain? -for the Spirit? -for the Community?

    Loom Knitting – Good for the brain? -for the Spirit? -for the Community?

    Brain-fitness articles often recommend learning a new skill such as knitting.   This sounded like a great transition from my primary focus on Weaving the Web for the  last 20 years (weaving is weaving – right?) until I discovered that even though I had started learning to knit as a teen, I was still hopelessly inept.  Regulating the…