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 Carrie Paulson, Retired and Senior Volunteer program director, at Senior Resources, 377-7433.

Semcac, Senior Towers and Shady Oaks: Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday to deliver meals from Senior Tower to Shady Oaks at 10:30 a.m. Five volunteers, one for each day, are wanted. Please call Carrie Paulson at 377-7433 if you can help in this vital service.

Martin Luther King Day: Volunteers are needed to host a reception for the Martin Luther King Event – 1963: A Year of Great Change and Courage, Then and Now at 5 p.m. Jan. 20 at Riverland Community College in the atrium and the program in the auditorium at 5:30 p.m.

Senior Resources/AARP Tax Aide: Our tax preparers need interviewers to separate tax forms to be processed by our preparers for filing taxes in 2014. Volunteers are needed from February through April. This filing assistance makes all the difference for moderate to limited income households. Call Carrie Paulson at 377-7433 to start your training.

Senior Resources: Volunteer are needed for Monday afternoons 1 to 4 p.m. to answer phones, do filing and general receptionist duties. We would love to have you come and join us! Call 377-7433 to get started.

St. John’s Lutheran Community: St. John’s is looking for a few bird lovers to assist with cleaning their bird aviaries on a weekly basis. They’ll be happy to train people who feel comfortable with birds, even if they don’t have experience. If you can do this, or better yet, if you and a friend would like to work as a team, call Carla Reichel at St. John’s at 473-1028.

 

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.