One Day / Short Term Volunteering
February 2012
One-Time Opportunities
United Way of Gloucester County – Community Impact Council, February 1st, March 1st, April 1st
United Way of Gloucester County – 6th Annual Gloucester County Cares About Hunger Food Drive, February 20th thru 24th
VISCOP Enlightenment Center – multiple opportunities
January 2012
One-Time Opportunity
Center for Family Services / SERV – NJ Certified Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate
Center for Family Services – Reading Blitz volunteers needed, January 27th
Ongoing Opportunities
Habitat for Humanity – Clayton Build every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
American Cancer Society – Road to Recovery volunteers needed
American Red Cross – volunteers needed to help with blood drives
Center for Family Services – multiple opportunities
Bookworm – reading volunteer needed, every Saturday in Glassboro
Pitman Manor – multiple opportunities
December 2011
One-Time Opportunities
Center for Family Services – Holiday Gift Project, Nov. 1st thru Dec. 31st
Community Service Corps – Toys for Tots, November 7th through December 9th
Boys and Girls Club – Holiday Fun Walk and Run, Rowan University, December 3rd, 9am
Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester County – Gift wrapping at Macy’s, Deptford Mall, December 8 thru Dec. 24
An Opportunity’s Knockin’ – 10th Annual Holiday Gifts for Giving Event, December 12th
Robins’ Nest – Santa’s Workshop, December 14 and 15
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation – Gloucester County and Camden County drop-off locations
Ongoing Opportunities
Habitat for Humanity – Clayton Build every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
American Cancer Society – Road to Recovery volunteers needed
American Red Cross – volunteers needed to help with blood drives
Center for Family Services – multiple opportunities
Bookworm – reading volunteer needed, every Saturday in Glassboro
Pitman Manor – multiple opportunities
Thanksgiving Food Drives
Gloucester County College food drive – contact Student Activities for drop-off locations
Philabundance food drive – drop off locations in Paulsboro and Thorofare, contact Sugar Ray Coney at 856-383-2473 or sugarconey@yahoo.com for exact locations
Food Bank of South Jersey – contact Dan Getman, Volunteer Manager, 856-662-4884 or dgetman@foodbanksj.org
Paulsboro/Gibbstown Ministerial Foodbank – contact Tina Rivers 609-828-9584 or tina@sbcdc.org
Joseph’s Storehouse Food Pantry – call Natalie Fortunato at 856-881-0111 or email josephsstorehouse@ffmsnj.org
Angles of God Thanksgiving Food Drive – call 856-625-8652
For a list of Gloucester County food kitchens and pantries, go to the Gloucester County Division of Social Services, the Food Bank of South Jersey or call the Volunteer Center at 856-415-9084 to have a list faxed to you.
November 2011
One-Time Opportunities
AARP – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Position 1 and Position 2. For additional information contact Donna Fanticola at the United Way office 856-845-4303 x13 or donnafanticola@uwgcnj.org.
New Jersey Tree Foundation - Tree plantings in Camden, November 5th and 12th
Rutgers University – Rutgers Alumni Day of Service, Nov. 10
Pet Savers – 2011 Wolf Walk at Alcyon Lake, Pitman, November 13
South Jersey Land and Water Trust – Pedricktown/Harrisonville Cleanup, Nov. 13 at 10am
Pitman Manor – Help decorate Pitman Manor for the Christmas season, November 26, 10am
Ongoing Opportunities
Habitat for Humanity – Clayton Build every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester County – Adult tutor needed
Center for Family Services – multiple opportunities
American Cancer Society – Road to Recovery volunteers needed
October 2011
October 22nd is “Make A Difference Day.” Where will you be making a difference?
One-Time Opportunities
Nature Conservancy – Cleanup at Manumuskin Preserve in Millville, October 8th, 10am
New Jersey Tree Foundation – Tree plantings in Camden on October 8th, 14th, 22nd, and 28th, all start at 9am
The South Jersey Land and Water Trust – Cleanup at Goodwin Tract in Washington Twp, October 15th at 9am
Bridgeton High School – Cleanup at Bridgeton Bluffs, October 15th, 8:30am
The Arc Gloucester - Family Friendly Halloween Adventure, October 15th and 22nd
Boys and Girls Club of Gloucester County – 3 volunteers needed before October 18th to help children with an art project in Paulsboro
Saddler’s Woods Conservation Association – Fall Stewardship Day on October 22nd
Lauren Rose Albert Foundation – 5k Run and Walk, Washington Lake Park, October 22nd
Ongoing Opportunity
Habitat for Humanity – Clayton Build every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
To find more volunteer opportunities, visit Volunteer Solutions, visit our network non-profits’ websites, or call us at 856-415-9084.
