Volunteers

Aloha Grandmothers Club of Hawai‘i needs volunteer grandmothers to help in the cause to fight children’s diseases. 488-4144.

American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to staff library and phone information line. Training provided. 595-7500, ext. 201 or 202.

Angels on Wheels, a project of the American Cancer Society, needs drivers to take patients to and from medical appointments. Windward O‘ahu: 262-5124. Leeward O‘ahu: 486-8420. Honolulu: 595-7544.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu seeks volunteers ages 17 and up; couples and seniors welcome; choose from a variety of volunteer options. 521-3811.

Castle Medical Center needs volunteers to help in the gift shop, information desk, pastoral care, physical therapy, emergency room, companion services, and other areas. 263-5252.

Child and Family Service seeks foster and adoptive parents for troubled children. 543-8484.

Friendly Hospital Visitors and Talk Story Time Facilitators seek volunteers to spend time with adults with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. Six-month commitment required. 733-9191.

Friends of ‘Iolani Palace seeks volunteer docents, greeters and guardians. 522-0821.

Friendship Force of Honolulu, a person-to-person program that fosters world peace through cultural exchanges and homestay, seeks volunteers to take part in its international cultural exchange program. Volunteers also needed to be daily hosts for Hungarians visiting March 24-31, or to participate in tours or picnics. 941-1853 or 949-1295.

Hawai‘i Convention Center seeks docents to encourage local community interest. 943-3500.

Hawai‘i Opera Theatre seeks volunteers for its Grand Opera Season 2001; including wig and make-up assistants, note-takers, hosts and more; help needed through mid-March. 596-7372, ext. 34.

Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden needs volunteers to lead nature tours, help with garden security, and distribute information at the visitor reception desk. 233-7323.

International Hospitality Center seeks host families to provide homestays for high school international exchange students. 521-3554.

King Kamehameha Celebration Commission seeks volunteers to assist in: parade lineup and starting, equestrian unit control and lineup, pa‘Â dressing, parking control, lei stringing, and monitoring for the Folklife Festival. Training provided. June 8-9. 586-0333.

Lanakila Meals on Wheels seeks volunteer drivers to deliver meals to senior citizens. 531-0555.

Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i seeks volunteers to serve as clerks, legal assistants, legal secretaries, paralegals and accountant assistants. 536-4302.

Life Foundation seeks volunteers to help people with HIV/AIDS. Various workers needed: client buddies, transportation aides, meals program assistants, recreation assistants, child care providers, receptionists and prevention volunteers. Training provided. Licensed hairstylists, acupuncturists and massage therapists also sought to volunteer their skills. 521-2437, ext. 239.

Mission Houses Museum seeks docents and other volunteers to assist with the information booth, gardening, clerical duties and more. 531-0481.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society needs volunteers for programs, services and clerical functions. Needed 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. 532-0811.

Project Kako‘o seeks volunteers to provide home visits and assistance to parents with developmental disabilities raising infants and toddlers. Training provided. 955-7273.

Shriners Hospital for Children seeks volunteers for its physical therapy and recreation therapy departments, gardening program and for clerical positions. Help needed through June. 951-3646.

Suicide and Crisis Center seeks volunteers to staff 24-hour phone lines. Training provided. 521-4555.

Sunny Buddies seeks volunteers to pair with people with mental retardation; ages 16 and up. 373-5157.

Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai‘i seeks volunteers to spread the aloha spirit to visitors hurt by crime and adversity. vashmail@lava.net or 926-8274.

Waimanalo Health Center seeks volunteers for various positions. 259-7948, ext. 137.

World Heritage, a nonprofit student exchange program, seeks local representatives to provide high school students from several countries with program support. Training provided. www.world-heritage.org or 1-888-386-7260.

Zhongshan Association of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Zhongshan Education Commission seek 10 volunteer teachers for an English conversation summer camp in Zhongshan, China, July 10-20. Deadline for applications is May 15. 395-5641, 733-4863 or 395-4524.

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