Volunteers

Aloha Grandmothers Club of Hawai'i seeks grandmothers to help 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 17 and older; couples and seniors welcome; various positions. 521-3811.

Castle Medical Center needs volunteers to help with 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. 543-8402.

Coast Guard Auxiliary District 14, the civilian volunteer component of the Coast Guard, seeks volunteers to become members and to help educate the public on boating safety. Training provided. 541-2087.

Council For Educational Travel USA, a national, nonprofit educational and cultural organization, seeks host families to provide home stays for high school exchange students. E-mail cnkawasaki@cs.com or call 533-4769.

Family Literacy Program of Hawai'i seeks volunteers to provide literacy services to the Kalihi/Palama public housing residents. Training provided. 842-0303.

Fellowship and Lifelong Learning Opportunities at Wai'alae School (FELLOWS) program seeks volunteer tutors and mentors ages 55 and up. 226-6992.

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

Friends of Hanauma Bay seeks volunteers to give information to bay visitors on safe water activities. Shifts are four hours, once a week. 395-4242.

Friends of He'eia State Park seeks volunteers to help beautify the state park grounds on third and fourth Saturdays of each month. 247-3156.

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

Friends of the Pearl Harbor Tug Hoga, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Pearl Harbor tugboat Hoga, seeks volunteers to update its Web site. 373-2970.

Friendship Force of Honolulu, a program that fosters world peace through cultural exchanges and home stays, seeks volunteers to take part in its program. 262-0485 or 949-1295.

Hanauma Bay Education Program seeks volunteers to staff beach desk and visitors' center. 397-5840.

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

Hawai'i Opera Theatre seeks volunteer stage extras, backstage helpers and more for three HOT productions. 596-7372, ext. 34.

Hawaiian Quilting at the Bishop Museum, volunteers needed to help baste or quilt. 842-6541.

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

Institute for Human Services, O'ahu's only emergency homeless shelter, seeks volunteers. 537-2724, ext. 107.

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

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii seeks long-term, on-call and seasonal volunteers as gallery greeters and guides, historians, translators and interpreters, receptionists and more. Training provided. Visit jcch.com, e-mail jcch@lava.net or call 945-7633.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation seeks volunteers for various duties throughout the year. 988-1000.

KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawai'i seeks volunteers for its thrift shop in Mo'ili'ili. 941-9414, ext. 16.

KHON-TV Action Line seeks volunteers 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 591-4295.

Kuakini Health System seeks volunteer historians to organize, catalogue and store artifacts, books and documents for Kuakini's Health Discovery Center artifacts room; as well as volunteers to provide service in direct patient care and non-patient care areas, including the gift shop, information desks and more. 547-9184.

Lanakila Meals on Wheels seeks drivers to deliver meals to the elderly. 531-0555.

Leeward Community College Theatre seeks volunteers for ushering, concession sales, artist receptions and more. 455-0386.

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, receptionists and homemakers. Training provided Nov. 13, 15 and 17. Licensed hairstylists, acupuncturists and massage therapists also sought to volunteer services. 521-2437.

Memorial Society of Hawaii, a nonprofit educational organization, seeks volunteers for office, phone and computer tasks, and more. Training provided. E-mail MemSocHawaii@yahoo.com or call 589-2884.

Mission Houses Museum seeks greeters and docents to conduct tours of the mission houses and print shop; needed 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-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.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program seeks volunteers ages 55 and up to provide various services to nonprofit organizations and public service agencies. 536-6543.

River of Life Mission seeks volunteers, primarily clerks and licensed drivers. 524-7656, ext. 228.

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 18 and up. 735-5031.

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

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

Winners' Camp Foundation seeks volunteers for clerical and computer duties on an ongoing basis. 263-4741.

World Heritage, a student exchange program, seeks representatives to provide foreign high school students with program support. Training provided. Visit world-heritage.org or call (888) 386-7260.

YWCA of O'ahu, Laniakea Center, seeks volunteers to staff Clothes Closet Store. 538-7061, ext. 223 or 235.