Volunteering

Medical Teams International is looking for a volunteer to help organize an HIV/AIDS resource library. We have a large collection of HIV/AIDS and community health information, and we're seeking a volunteer who can help label and organize the materials into a library that can be used by our staff and volunteers internationally.

The schedule is flexible: 3-4 hours per week. The project will probably take 6-12 months.

Qualifications:

- Some knowledge of community health or familiarity with HIV/AIDS technical materials.

- Proficiency with Word and Excel. (Knowledge of Access would be a bonus!)

- Ability to work independently.

You'll have the chance to work with our top-notch Technical Services staff and volunteers.

Do you LOVE clothes? Sunshine Division has a perfect volunteer position for you!   

The Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division is seeking two regular volunteers to help us in our clothing store, Threadz. The Sunshine Division is a nonprofit organization which provides emergency food and clothing to families and individuals in need here in Portland.  We serve thousands of families each year and rely upon the help of volunteers to make this possible!!  Please help us continue to serve the community by volunteering with us!

Please consider joining the Friends of Tryon Creek State Park and becoming a Nature Guide Volunteer.  This is an exciting opportunity to teach small groups of children about nature while guiding the groups through the forest.  Free training is provided and topics include: Sensational Senses, Watershed & Healthy Streams, Ethnobotany, Adaptable Animals, Invasive Species and Forest Highs & Lows. 

We ask that you commit 4-8 hours a month during the fall & spring.  Training starts September 17th and there are afternoon & evening times available.  There will be trainings offered again in the future as well.

Please contact the Education Coordinator Linda Koser at 503-636-4398 or email linda@tryonfriends.org to get started!

The Northwest Down Syndrome Association is looking for volunteers to help with our 10th Annual Buddy Walk on October 4th, from 10-1. This community event takes place at the Rose Quarter Commons every fall, and this year we are celebrating our birthday with the best walk yet. Come help set up, register walkers, serve food, or clean up afterward. Be a part of building awareness about Down syndrome in our community, and dance to the music of the Bureau of Standards Swing Band and Conjunto Alegre. Volunteer, meet an awesome local group working for social change, and have fun too! We will be joined this year by the Rose City Rollers, lots of local team mascots, and other costumed folk. Bring the whole family to get in on the volunteering fun!

Circle of the Living Earth-AIWP, a 501(c)3 member of CNRG, has been asked to create a peacemaking ceremony for the Take Back 9.11 for Nonviolence rally next week.

The ceremony, "Coronation of the Collective Heart," will take place at about 4 p.m. at the PSU Park Blocks.

In the course of the ceremony the crowd collectively will construct a 100' garland of 500 flowers, raising it to crown the collective heart as sovereign on our planet.

There will be great visuals, and we very much want to document the event in stills and video so we can share it with those who can't be there, and inspire people around the world to take similar action.

Iron Artist Sculpt-Off! Saturday, September 13th SE 2nd & Main

SCRAP--The School and Community Reuse Action Project--is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and our mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.

As you may know, SCRAP's Iron Artist is bigger and better this year than ever before! We've got the whole day full of Sculpture competition, Music, Art, Crafts, Kids activities and more! We need your help to make it a successful event. Here's a list of opportunities. Call or email me to sign up!

*Here are the areas of opportunity:*

Greeters, Retail Sales, Kids Activities, Beer Garden , Photography, Floater

*Special Areas:*

Do you LOVE clothes?                                                               

Sunshine Division has a perfect volunteer position for you!  

The Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division is seeking two regular volunteers to help us in our clothing store, Threadz.

The Goose Hollow Family Shelter is a homeless shelter for families with children. Each winter, we help about 60 families with children by providing emergency shelter and help about 60% of those families find permanent housing to transition into a self-sufficient life.

We are hosting our first annual silent auction benefit in October and we are looking for energetic volunteers to help us canvass the area to solicit donations to auction off at our auction. There is also a possibility to join the Fund Raising Committee of the Board of Directors if volunteers become specifically interested in helping the shelter fund raise.

Wordstock 2008 is right around the corner, and we hope you're ready to join us as volunteers at this year's festival!

Wordstock is Portland's annual Festival of the Book, which includes a book fair, children's festival, workshops for writers and teachers, and readings by regional and nationally known authors.

The book festival will be held on November 8th and 9th at the Oregon Convention Center. There will be some activity on Friday, November 7th, as well. If you are interested in helping our cause, please click on the link below to fill out our new volunteer sign-up form.

(You can also reach this form from the wordstockfestival.com home page. Just click on the Get Involved tab on the right of the page, and then click on the Volunteer Signup tab.)

Learn about a new culture!

Volunteers Needed!

MCSI – Multnomah County School Impact

Are you able and willing to donate your time and skills? Do you like to have fun? Would you be interested in welcoming refugees and immigrants into our community? Would you like to learn about a new culture? Learn a new language? Would you like to be a volunteer/tutor?

Come share, build, and practice your skills by volunteering your time with us!

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to help Youth from all over the world. Volunteers will spend one and a half hours a week helping with homework and English, talking about school, life, and the youth's future.