Volunteers
Aloha Grandmothers Club of Hawai'i needs 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; various positions. 521-3811.
Castle Medical Center needs volunteers to help in the gift shop, information desk, pastoral care, physical therapy, emergency room, companion services, other areas. 263-5252.
Child and Family Service seeks foster and adoptive parents for troubled children. 543-8402.
Friendly Hospital Visitors and Talk Story Time Facilitators, state Health Department programs, seek volunteers to spend time with adults with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. Six-month commitment required. 733-9191.
Friends of He'eia State Park seeks volunteers to help beautify the park grounds on third and fourth Saturday of each month. 247-3156.
Friends of 'Iolani Palace seeks docents, greeters and guardians. 522-0821.
Friendship Force of Honolulu, a program that fosters world peace through cultural exchanges and home-stays, seeks volunteers to take part in its international cultural exchange program. 262-0485 or 949-1295.
Hawai'i Convention Center seeks docents to encourage local community interest. 943-3500.
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden needs volunteers to assist with fishing program, 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 exchange students. 521-3554.
King Kamehameha Celebration Commission seeks volunteers to assist in: parade lineup and starting, equestrian unit control and lineup, pa'u dressing, parking control, lei stringing, and monitoring for the Folklife Festival, June 8-9. Training provided. 586-0333.
Kuakini Health System seeks high school and college students for a student volunteer program, June 18-July 27. Duties include doing clerical work, serving meals to patients and assisting in recreational activities with the elderly. Volunteers choose from June 15 or June 16 to attend orientation. 547-9184.
Lanakila Meals on Wheels seeks 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: client buddies, transportation aides, meals-program assistants, recreation assistants, childcare providers, receptionists and prevention volunteers. Training provided. Licensed hairstylists, acupuncturists and massage therapists also sought to volunteer services. 521-2437, ext. 239.
Mission Houses Museum seeks docents to conduct tours of the mission houses and print shop; needed mornings or afternoons Tuesdays through Saturdays. E-mail mhm@lava.net or call 531-0481.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society needs volunteers for programs, services and clerical functions, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Office volunteers also needed immediately for MS Bike Tour, June 16-17, to help with data entry, in-house registration, telephone work and mailings; needed 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program seeks volunteers ages 55 and up to provide various services to nonprofit organizations and public service agencies. 536-6543.
Shriners Hospital for Children seeks volunteers for its physical therapy and recreation therapy departments, gardening program and clerical positions 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. E-mail vashmaillava.net or call 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. Visit www.world-heritage.org or call 1-888-386-7260.
YWCA of O'ahu, laniakea center, seeks volunteers to staff Clothes Closet Store. 538-7061, ext. 223 or 235.
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: May 15. 395-5641, 733-4863 or 395-4524.
The Volunteers listing runs on the first Sunday of each month. Send your organization's information to: Volunteers, 'Ohana Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802, e-mail ohana@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 535-8170.
