Agency: Sandcastles

Contact: 840-0044

Sandcastles, an organization that assists children who experience life-altering illnesses, needs assistance with fundraising and promotion. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, 802 W. 22nd Terrace.

For more information, contact Tina or Ken at 840-0044.

Immediate volunteer needs

¢ A volunteer is needed to assist a blind woman with her guide dog. The dog needs to be taken outside for a walk every morning and evening.

For more information, contact Ashley Schemm at 842-0543.

¢ Vermont Towers, a housing facility at 11th and Vermont streets, needs volunteers to plan and coordinate activities and games for seniors.

To volunteer, please contact Ashley Crowl at 865-5030.

¢ The Girl Scouts needs volunteers to help at the Girl Scout Cookie Delivery Site on March 4. Volunteers can help sort and count cases of cookies and/or help leaders and parents load the cases into vehicles.

Contact Jeannie McClure at dccookies@sbcglobal.net or 842-8968.

¢ Centro Hispano seeks child care assistance for their women’s group, which meets from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. every other Tuesday. Snacks and activities are provided.

Volunteers should contact Lydia Leon at 843-2039 or lydia@centrohispanolawrence.org.

– For more volunteer opportunities, contact Tracie Massey or Rachael Perry at the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, at 865-5030 or volunteer@rhvc.org. Opportunities also are online at www.rhvc.org.