Agency: LINK

Contact: Wendi Meisenheimer at link.kitchen@yahoo.com or at 785-331-9567

This Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 600 meals will be delivered to homebound neighbors and 200 meals will be served at LINK, 221 W. 10th St., from 1-2:30 p.m. Many food donations are needed to make this event happen. Please email Wendi Meisenheimer at link.kitchen@yahoo.com or call 785-331-9567 to volunteer to bring food items to Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire St, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, between 3 and 5 p.m. Please call or email by Nov. 13th. Items needed to be donated include: pies, 9 x 13 pans of stuffing, 9 x 13 pans of mashed potatoes, 1-gallon cans of green beans, large cans of sweet potatoes, cans of jellied cranberries.

Help celebrate recycling

The City of Lawrence is looking for volunteers to help with the America Recycles Day Celebration on Friday, Nov.13, at the Sports Pavilion Lawrence. Volunteers are needed for the event setup, 2:30-4:30 pm, including helping with setting up games/activities, a photo booth and other tasks as assigned. Once the event begins, volunteers will be stationed at a game/activity (which you will be instructed on how to help with) and chatting with children and other citizens who participate. Event breakdown volunteers are needed from 4:30-6:30 with tasks of taking over a game/activity that an existing volunteer will instruct them on. Volunteers will also help with cleaning and packing up once the event winds down at 6:00. Please contact Jenica Nelson at jnelson@lawrenceks.org or call 832-3006.

Help fight hunger

Just Food and its partners fight hunger in our community by increasing the availability of a variety of foods while reducing waste from discarded food. Just Food needs volunteers to assist with its annual fundraiser of bringing the holidays to Downtown by helping hang the bows and garlands on the meter posts in Downtown Lawrence. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 to 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at Fuzzy’s Tacos, 1115 Massachusetts St.  Additional ladders are needed! Contact Jen Williams for more details at operations@justfoodks.org or at 785-856-7030.

Ring bells for donations

The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to serve as bell ringers for the Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.  Two-hour shifts begin on Nov. 14 and run Mondays through Saturdays throughout the holiday season. Volunteers can sign up online at http://ringbells.org or contact Jim Evers at jim_evers@usc.salvationarmy.org or at 785-764-0962.

Keep seniors safe

Douglas County Senior Services and the City of Lawrence need your help! The Safe Winter Walkways program needs volunteers to help elderly or disabled individuals clear public sidewalks during snow events. Able-bodied Lawrence residents with a passion for helping others and an enjoyment of winter weather are needed to volunteer to create safer and more accessible pedestrian walkways by shoveling snow through the winter months. To register to volunteer, please go to www.lawrenceks.org/safe_winter_walkways.

Got video skills?

Heartland Community Health Care provides health services to all community members regardless of income. Heartland is looking for a volunteer with the skill-set and experience required to capture a patient story on film. This individual will need to provide examples of previous work for Heartland staff to review. High-quality filming and editing skills are required and a willingness to create and edit the film for viewing by the end of November. For more information, please contact Rachel Hartford at rhartford@heartlandhealth.org or at (785) 841-7297 x 231.

— For more volunteer opportunities, please contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 785-865-5030, ext. 301 or at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org or go to www.volunteerdouglascounty.org.