Volunteers
Aloha State Games seeks volunteers to assist with setup, game and food booths, cleanup and torch-running. June 21-23. 216-7054.
CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS seeks families interested in providing interim care, planned respite care and long-term foster care for preteens and teens. 521-9531.
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.
Centro Hispano de Hawaii and the Hawai'i State Diabetes Control Program seeks bilingual volunteers to teach diabetes education classes to the Hispanic community. Training provided. 941-5216 or 692-7462.
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE seeks foster and adoptive parents for troubled children. 543-8402.
Diamond Head Theatre seeks volunteers to help in the costume shop. 733-0277, Ext. 305.
FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM OF HAWAI'I seeks volunteers to provide literacy services to 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 older to work with children. 226-6992.
Filipino Community Center seeks volunteers for its 10th annual Filipino Fiesta on June 15 at Kapi'olani Park. 847-6401.
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 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. 585-9598.
HANAUMA BAY EDUCATION PROGRAM seeks volunteers to answer visitor questions, lead interpretive talks and promote good reef etiquette among park users. Training provided. E-mail hanauma@hawaii.edu or call 397-5840.
Hawai'i Convention Center seeks docents to help encourage local community interest. 943-3500.
Hawaii Hispanic Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers for special events throughout year. E-mail hhcc1992@yahoo.com or call 371-3084.
HAWAII INTERGENERATIONAL NETWORK seeks senior volunteers for preschool programs in Honolulu, Waikiki, Kailua, Wai'alae and Kahala. 235-0880 or 220-8686.
HAWAI'I LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, a state health program, seeks volunteers to act as program representatives by visiting residents in licensed long-term care settings. Training provided. 586-7277.
HAWAII LUPUS FOUNDATION seeks volunteers to assist with office duties, health fairs, fund-raisers and special events. Training provided. 538-1522.
Hawaiian Humane Society seeks volunteers to provide foster care for kittens. Visit www.hawaiianhumane.org or call 946-2187, Ext. 216.
HAWAIIAN QUILTING AT THE BISHOP MUSEUM seeks volunteers to help baste or quilt. 842-6541.
Hospice Hawaii seeks volunteers to work with patients and families dealing with terminal illness. Training provided: 6-10 p.m. June 19 and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 22 and 29. 924-9255, Ext. 8043 or 8008.
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES, O'ahu's only emergency homeless shelter, seeks volunteers. 537-2724, Ext. 107.
IONA CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE seeks volunteers to help with costume production, backstage help, crafts and administration for its May production of "Destiny" at the Hawai'i Theatre Center. 263-9638 or 262-0110.
JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAII seeks long-term, on-call and seasonal volunteers as gallery greeters, guides, historians, translators and interpreters, receptionists and other positions. Training provided. Visit jcch.com, e-mail jcch@lava.net or call 945-7633.
KAISER PERMANENTE seeks volunteers to read stories to children waiting for their appointments in pediatric clinic waiting rooms, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays. 432-8938.
KAne'ohe Celebration 2002: A Day on the Bay, volunteers needed for setup, cleanup, parking and traffic control, and more. July 20 at Kokokahi YWCA. 235-7613.
KCAA PRESCHOOLS OF HAWAI'I seeks volunteers for its thrift shop in Mo'ili'ili. 941-9414, Ext. 16.
King Kamehameha Celebration Commission seeks volunteers to assist with parade organization, statue decoration and lei draping for its Folklife Festival, June 7-8 on O'ahu, and June 8 in Kona and on Kaua'i and Moloka'i. 586-0333.
KUAKINI HEALTH SYSTEM seeks volunteer historians to organize, catalog and store artifacts, books and documents for Kuakini's Health Discovery Center artifacts room, as well as volunteers to provide services in patient care and nonpatient-care areas, including the gift shop and information desks. 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: to serve as transportation aides, food pantry shoppers and homemakers. Training will be Saturday. Licensed hairstylists, acupuncturists, chiropractors and massage therapists also sought to volunteer services. 521-2437, Ext. 240.
LYON ARBORETUM seeks volunteers to assist with garden maintenance, children's programs, office support and more. 988-0464 or 988-0471.
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-Saturdays. E-mail mhm@lava.net or call 531-0481.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII seeks volunteers to assist with administrative tasks, help out at special events and serve on various subcommittees. 548-0588.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society needs volunteers for programs, services and clerical functions, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays. 532-0811.
PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATION seeks volunteers to help launch its second annual Health Thru Fitness Celebration June 15. 286-5303.
Parents and Children Together seeks volunteers to help sell special Honolulu Advertiser issues for its annual Kids Day fund-raiser on Tuesday. 847-3285.
PROJECT KAKO'O seeks volunteers to provide home visits and assistance to parents with developmental disabilities who are raising infants and toddlers. Training provided. 955-7273.
RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM seeks volunteers ages 55 and older to provide various services to nonprofit organizations and public service agencies. RSVP also seeks volunteer tutors ages 55 and older for Head Start preschools on the Windward side. 536-6543.
RIVER OF LIFE MISSION seeks volunteers, primarily clerks and licensed drivers. 524-7656, Ext. 228.
Salt Lake Watershed Awareness Day, volunteers needed for storm drain stenciling, stream cleanup, distributing door hangers and more. May 25 at Honolulu Country Club. 527-5699, 831-7871 or 837-8455.
SENIOR KUPUNA IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, a program of Seagull Preschool and the Hawai'i Intergenerational Network, seeks senior volunteers to help preschoolers enhance their learning skills. 235-0880, 261-8534 or 533-0004.
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER seeks volunteers to assist with gardening, patient visitation and office help. 547-6245.
Sunny Buddies seeks volunteers to pair with people with mental retardation; ages 18 and up. 733-9191.
Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii seeks volunteer attorneys, clerks and graduate or undergraduate students. 536-0144.
