Volunteer opportunities: Help with city’s Earth Day Celebration

Agency: City of Lawrence

Contact: recycling@lawrenceks.org or 832-3030

The City of Lawrence is looking for volunteers for the Lawrence Earth Day Celebration on April 23. Volunteers are needed to set up tables and chairs in the morning, as well as to clean up after the event.

Setup volunteers should arrive at 7:30 a.m. at South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets. Cleanup volunteers should arrive at 4 p.m. For more information, contact recycling@lawrenceks.org or call 832-3030.

Secretary needed

StopGap Inc. works to provide at-risk youth with a foundation of life skills to help them become more independent. The StopGap Inc. board of directors is looking for an experienced volunteer to fill its secretary position.

The volunteer should be dependable, organized and familiar with Robert’s Rules of Order. If you have experience in recording and reporting procedures, contact Justine Burton at Stopgapinc.org@gmail.com or at 856-7833.

Stock the pantry

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 is looking for volunteers to assist in the warehouse.

Tasks include weighing and recording incoming goods, helping restock shelves and coolers in the pantry and warehouse, and helping prepare goods. Please contact operations@justfoodks.org for more information.

Design a website

Kansas Tick-Borne Disease Advocates Inc. raises awareness of tick-borne infections and provides support for people suffering from them. The agency needs a volunteer with experience using Joomla and Rocket Theme to assist with website development. For more information, please call 248-3504 or email kstbda@gmail.com.

Pick up food

The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers pick up perishable food from local grocery stores and restaurants. Volunteers are needed Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to drive to food pick-ups and weigh and put away items. Contact Lt. Marisa McCluer at 843-4188, ext. 102, for more information.

Be a Big Brother

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County provides one-to-one relationships for children facing adversity. Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for a male mentor 18 years or older to spend a few hours a week with a 12-year-old boy on the waiting list. He enjoys going to the library and bookstores, and he loves animals. For more information, contact Big Brothers Big Sisters at 843-7359.


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