The following are some of the volunteer opportunities currently open in Freeborn County. If you can help with any of them or would like to volunteer for others, call Pat Stumme, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program director, at Senior Resources, 377-7433.

Reading Partners: Your help is requested to work one-on-one with a child to help improve reading skills, come to a meeting at Sibley Elementary School’s Media Center on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. Four times the usual number of requests for a reading partner have come in. This is orientation for reading partner adult volunteers where you can ask questions and decide if this opportunity is for you. Call Stumme at 377-7433 for more information.

Crime Victims Crisis Center: Assist staff to collect Hands Are Not for Hitting pledges and outline hands for a display of information about the CVCC and domestic violence awareness. Various shifts between 9:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. are still available Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Public Library and Thursday, Oct. 14, at the County Government Center; just call Stumme at 377-7433 to lend a hand.

The Rock: There are lots of ways to help kids. Do some of the behind-the-scenes work at The Rock. Answer phones between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. one day a week, help with mailings twice a month or just bring in home-baked cookies or bars once in a while. Call Robin at 373-1015 to help.

RSVP, a program of Senior Resources of Freeborn County, receives some funding through the United Way of Freeborn County, the Minnesota Board on Aging and the Corporation for National and Community Service.