Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County is calling all sports fans, video gamers, fishing enthusiasts and anyone willing to catch bugs or ride bikes. Big Brothers Big Sisters has 68 boys waiting for a Big Brother like you; some of these boys have been waiting for more than a year. If you are interested in volunteering your time to make a difference in a child’s life, please consider becoming a mentor. There are two programs to suit your interests and schedule: The community-based program requires spending a couple hours a week with a child in the community, and the school-based program has a commitment of 30 to 45 minutes a week at school working on homework, playing a game or reading a book. For more information, plan to attend an informational orientation session at Big Brothers Big Sisters, 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. The sessions are at 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and noon Wednesdays, no appointment necessary. For more information, call 843-7359.

• Family Promise of Lawrence is in need of volunteers to provide support for guest families staying overnight at host congregations each night. Families are transported at 5 p.m. each evening to their host congregations, where they will have dinner, spend the evening, sleep and have breakfast before being transported back to the Day Center about 6:30 a.m. the next morning. Volunteers are needed to help at the host congregations in the evenings by preparing dinner, helping with after-dinner cleanup, offering conversation and friendship to the families, possibly tutoring the children, supervision overnight and breakfast preparation in the morning. All volunteers must attend training; upcoming training dates are March 13 and April 2. For more information about becoming a Family Promise volunteer and to RSVP for an upcoming training, contact Becky Peters at becky@lawrencefamilypromise.org.

• Woodlawn School needs a few more volunteers to help with its Walk-A-Thon, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The event will take place at the school, 508 Elm St. in North Lawrence. For more details, call the school at 785-832-5920 and ask for Michelle Iwig-Harmon.

• The tiny-k Early Intervention program is in need of volunteers for its upcoming annual Chair-ity event in April. Tiny-k provides early intervention services to children from birth to age 3 who have a disability, a developmental delay or a medical condition likely to lead to a developmental delay. The Chair-ity Event is scheduled for April 21, and volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks in preparation for the fundraiser. For more information about the agency and the event, visit douglascountytinyk.org. Contact Janene Snyder at 785-843-3059 or tinykjanene@sunflower.com to get involved.