Volunteering Your Summer Time in Indiana, Pennsylvania

Are you looking to fill up your resume with a great volunteer opportunity? Or are you just looking to help out your community from the goodness of your heart? Either way, look no further, I have provided a few organizations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, which would love your help!

Are you an observant person? Do you love to watch your surrounding and record the differences you see each day? Well if this sounds like you, then I have the perfect volunteer opportunity for you!

Nature Abounds

PO Box 241,

Clearfield, PA 16830

814-765-1453

Volunteer@natureabounds.org. (Email to email volunteer application)

http://www.natureabounds.org (Organization's Website)

http://www.natureabounds.org/uploads/Vol_app1.pdf (Volunteer Application)

Mission Statement

Through education and stewardship, citizens will be empowered to sustain the environment in their community.

Description

Nature Abounds needs your help in observing the "wild" in your community. As a volunteer, you observe and report what is taking place in your community, from trees and plants to weather and wildlife activity.

In as little as ten minutes, your observations help us to understand how our eco-systems are changing and helps us to adapt for the future.

What you need to do to complete this project:

1. Choose a location or route to observe, whether it be your backyard, a route you drive regularly, or an area that you play, visit, or hike in regularly

2. Record your observations and report your observations to us via mail or email.

Are you a history buff, or just have a general interest in history, and want to expand your knowledge? Then this next opportunity will be perfect for you!

Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County

621 Wayne Avenue
Indiana, PA 15701-3072

Email: ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/volunteer.shtml

Phone: 724-463-9600

Fax: 724-463-9899

-open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The mission of the Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County is:

To bring together those persons interested in the history and genealogy of Indiana County.

To collect and preserve all material or elucidating all facets of the history and genealogy of Indiana County.

To encourage the study and appreciation of that history.

Description of opportunities:

Volunteers are needed to greet visitors and provide general information about the museum, Historical Society, the Clark House and research library. Training is provided.

The Society has large mailings and handles a great deal of correspondence. Clerical assistance is always much appreciated, especially at newsletter time!

Our library is extensive and gets very busy. Fortunately it is well organized and, with a little knowledge of genealogy and local history, it is quite workable. Help is especially needed on Saturdays and training is provided.

Research requests from out-of-town 'genealogists' always create a challenge to the Society. Volunteers familiar with local history and a willingness to learn our library are needed to help fulfill these requests.

Virtual volunteers provide most support by indexing various ledgers, maps, and listings and by transcribing handwritten documents. Verifiers are also important to our projects!

The society has a never-ending list of odd jobs that involve carpentry, painting and gardening. Volunteers with those skills are always needed.

Volunteers with experience working on committees, from planning programs to executing fund raising activities, are always a welcome addition.

If you are a sucker for those cute puppy dog eyes and those cute kitten ears, and love to help animals then this is the opportunity for you!

Four Footed Friends

http://www.fourfootedfriends.org/

Write Us:
Four Footed Friends, Inc.
220 Beck Rd
Indiana, PA 15701-4727

Call us:
(724) 349-1144

Email us:
fff@pghmail.com

Four Footed Friends relies on its volunteers to do so many things. We seek to develop a strong corps of dedicated volunteers to help us take care of our shelter and animals. To do that, we need YOU. Please contact the shelter today for information about volunteering. Keep your eye on our Events page to look for volunteer open houses where you can visit for an orientation and sign up for specific jobs.

Come to the shelter and pet the kitties and walk the dogs!

Night walking the dogs (8:30 pm, takes approximately 1 up to 2 hours, and you will NOT be alone!)

Shelter cleaning in the mornings (changing cat litters and foods, OR cleaning dog kennels, OR vacuuming/windows/dishes, etc in the main shelter welcome areas)

Volunteer to answer the phones or greet customers at the door

Other clerical duties like stuffing newsletters,

Event planning

Volunteering at events like mall/Meadows/Tractor Supply outreaches, county fair booth, other community events

Fostering dogs and cats in your home- call shelter for details

Transporting pets to and from the veterinarian

Grant writing and research ***GREATLY NEEDED!

Website help (adding animals, events, etc: email for details! No html needed, and you will receive a username/password)

If you need to fill the space in your life, or just need something to do, here are a few opportunities, Just for you!