Team Read--Volunteers needed

The Team Read program needs volunteers to be available twice a week, for 30 minutes at a time, to tutor children. You can tutor more than one student and make a difference in their lives.

For more information, please contact the Volunteer Center, 582-0631.

Tri-Cites Pregnancy Network--Donations Needed

The Tri-Cites Pregnancy Network mission is to reflect the love of Christ by upholding the value of

all human life. They are in need of donations for their ―New Beginnings Thrift Store‖ on 1016 Lee

Blvd. in Richland. (Maternity & baby Clothing, Diapers, Formula, Baby Furniture, Strollers,, any

other baby items.

Contact: : 946-7231

Columbia Industries--Volunteers Needed

In the spring, we will be touching up landscaping and perhaps plant some flowers (we will buy)

and putting in some play ground stuff for the YMCA. So, it either a Eagle Scout looking for a

project or a group project, we could certainly use the help.

Contact Rich Fipple 582-4142, ext. 204

Children's Developmental Center

“Change for a Change for our Babies" will be held in May. What we do is solicit funds for programs for the Children's Developmental Center. We will be at Sun Marts this year, so we will have 10-12 locations which need 3-4 volunteers each for 3 hours on a Thursday morning.

Contact: Jan Hansens @ 509-539-9337

Catholic Family & Child Services--Donations Needed

We could use donations of gently used baby & toddler furniture, equipment & toys & household furnishings to help new foster families & teens. We are also looking for people to provide food for foster parent support group meetings. We also encourage foster families to keep up paper work

by holding a monthly raffle. If anyone has something to contribute, it would wonderful.

Contact: Pam Mewes @ (509) 946-4645

Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery--Donation Needs

Supplies Needed for the Nursery:

•paper plates, cups, toilet paper, paper towels

•4 large storage cabinets with shelves

•Cookie sheets, punch bowl,

•HP ink cartridges:21,22,56,92,93,95,96,97,98

•Toys (inside/outside), books/ games (all ages)

•Clothes for boys/girls -baby-6T & Newborn diapers

•Socks, pajamas and underwear (infant-6ys)

•Cosmetic or toiletry items for parents

•Art supplies, Construction paper, tempura paints all

colors, washable stamp pads, glue sticks,

Contact: Sharon Ghiglione, 509) 374-4902 - Business

Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery--Volunteer Needs

Safe Harbor

Volunteer Opportunities:

•We need: Cookie Bakers (we provide ingredients, to be baked at Safe Harbor.)

•Casserole Makers (same as Cookie Bakers.)

•Cook on Thursday Nights (4:00 to 7:00)

•On-Call Baby Rockers (Thursday from 9:30 to 2:00)

•On-Call Heavy Lifters

•April 30th, need volunteers to form a human chain across the Blue Bridge. The event will take place in the late afternoon so children can participate.

•Community Garden Coordinator. We have about 3/4 of an acre. Responsibilities would be ground prep, rototilling, and water acquisition and planting.

Contact: Sharon Ghiglione, 509) 374-4902 - Business

Sewing for Kennewick General Hospital

KGH Sewing Projects

•Wrapped in a Hug project (Home Health and ICU) – needs Blankets. Crocheted, sewn, knitted blankets for Patients/family. Sizes for Home Health 36” x 44” for those in wheelchairs; ICU Family Blanket 44” x 72” (approx.) Baby/Pediatric blankets to give to patients in the winter. Need 25- Quilted, knit or crocheted.

Fetal Demise Receiving Blankets- 16” x 16” receiving blankets (or a little smaller). Baby flannel either hemmed or serged.

•Walker bags for joint replacement patients – we’ll need lots of these. We can have 8 patients a week needing a walker bag when they are discharged. Pattern and material available.

•Oncology needs (hats, scarves etc. for cancer patients). We’ll be working on finding patterns. If anyone has a good pattern they would like to share, that would be wonderful!

•Busy blankets for restless patients on our Medical Surgical Floor and ICU – This seems to be an ongoing need. Would like to have 25 on hand. Instructions and pictures are available.

•All items must be made with new materials. Items with animal hair or smell of cigarette smoke cannot be accepted. Contact: Brenda Draper 509.586.5117

Project Linus

Project Linus could always use kid-friendly colored fabric in 100% cotton or flannel, nice craft thread , and nice quality yarn for our knitters/crocheters–no wool, please.

Project Linus is always in need of help with blankets.We can have individual groups such as YW, R.S., tie quilts for us (we provide the materials). We would love to have kids 5-18 years old draw on 8” muslin squares with fabric markers to make into quilts-they don’t even have to do any sewing. This could be done with a cub scout group, cheer squads or sports teams. , mid-week activity days for the young girls or YM or YW’s group.

Eagle Project Ideas from the City of Richland

1. Remove sod and place landscape fabric, plants and bark along parking lot at City Hall

2. Clean leaves from Jadwin/Stevens triangle

3. Weed rock areas along riverfront trail

4. Clean shelterbelt of leaves etc.

5. Remove and install new bollards along Amon Park Drive in Howard Amon Park

6. Remove chain link fence at Greater Years Park

7. Set new bollards along Keene Road Trail.

8. Installing concrete or rubber tiles around batting cages at Badger Mt. Park

9. Sand and paint sturgeon Cove playground in Howard Amon Park

10. Clean up debris in the Stevens Drive Buffer

11. Install concrete mow curbs at Badger Mt. Park

12. Install fence along Harris and Snyder St in Leslie Groves Park

13. Place sod at Westwood Park

14. Paint Storage Buildings at Badger Mt. Park

15. Construct a ½ circle basketball court at Craighill Park

16. Weed slope at Crested Hills Park

17. Install dog park fencing at Badger Mt. Park

18. Clean & weed landscaping area at Van Giesen

and SR-240

Contact: Phil Pinard

City of Richland 942-7463

e-mail: ppinard@ci.richland.wa.us

Sewing for The Children’s Museum

The Children’s Museum needs help sewing:

1.Costumes for dress-up-Very easy sewing just a hems and a casing. The museum will provide the fabric.

Contact theThree Rivers Children's museum at TRCmuseum@yahoo.com or 543-7866 (KIDS-TOO)

Sewing for Tri-City Chaplaincy Hospice

Tri-city Chaplaincy Hospice needs volunteers to sew memory bears to be given away. The fabric is from a favorite article of clothing, and would be provided by the Chaplaincy.
Contact Joann Smith at 783-741

Sewing for Tri-City Chaplaincy Hospice

Tri-city Chaplaincy Hospice needs volunteers to sew memory bears to be given away. The fabric is from a favorite article of clothing, and would be provided by the Chaplaincy.
Contact Joann Smith at 783-741

Holiday cards for Kennewick General Hospital

Kennewick General Hospital could use little holiday greeting cards for the patients. Postcard size. Decorated with drawing, name & age of child. Could say something like: Happy Holidays or Get well soon, From Bethany, age 6.
(Great Idea for Primary!)
Contact :Brenda Draper @ 509

Benton-Franklin Humane Society

Benton-Franklin Humane Society needs help for their next fundraiser-an annual Crab Feed on Sat., January 23rd 3pm-8pm.

For more information go to www.bfhs.com or contact: Ed Dawson at (509) 374-4235

Telephone volunteer needed: Columbia Indstries

Columbia Industries needs a volunteer to make telephone calls to applicants for volunteer work.

Contact: Volunteer Center
582-0631

Bookkeeper needed

A volunteer bookkeeper is needed for Lourdes Wilson House. General bookkeeping knowledge is required.

Contact: Volunteer Center
582-0631

Youth Suicide Prevention Program

Three volunteers are needed to assist the Youth Suicide Prevention Program.Volunteers will provide community outreach and deliver brochures to community organizations.

Volunteer Center
582-0631

Our Babies Can't Wait

Our Babies Can’t Wait needs 3 volunteers, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 or 7:00, to help cook, serve, and clean up dinners for parent meetings and to help take care of infants.

Volunteer Center
582-0631

Telephone volunteer needed

A once-a-week volunteer opportunity: make phone calls for CheckLine to reassure clients and to remind them of medications. Different shifts available.

Contact: Volunteer Center
582-0631