May 19 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. N.Y. Projects include building picnic tables and tent platforms, erecting stone fire circles, re-roofing the troop house, and extending ramps for the disabled. Training, supervision, and meals will be provided. Volunteers for the YWCA of Bergen County Rape Crisis Center. Tasks include office support, fundraising, and letter writing.
Training is provided.
Volunteers and their cats and dogs for the Visiting Pet Program at North Jersey Developmental Center in Totowa. Volunteers for a variety of tasks, including stuffing envelopes, answering phones, and visiting patients at St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic. Musicians to perform for people with developmental disabilities during daytime hours at Eastern Christian Children's Retreat, Wyckoff. The Volunteer Center of Bergen County has a list of hundreds of non-profit agencies and organizations that seek volunteer help in Bergen and Passaic counties. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Bergen County recruits people 55 and older whose life experience, skills, talents, and interests can help meet community needs.