Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. For information on the following and other opportunities, call 360-735-3683.

• Washington Trails Association is looking for volunteers to work with a crew improving trails.

• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center seeks volunteers in more than 50 service areas throughout the medical center and in the community. Volunteers are assigned areas based upon sites, availability and personal commitment.

• Refuge Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is looking for environmental educators and cultural interpreters to lead school groups and other youth on tours of the plankhouse and on short nature walks.

• City of Vancouver Parks & Recreation needs trip drivers for the 50+ Travel Program. Drivers must have a current Washington driver’s license, pass a criminal history check, have a clean driving record for five years, be trained on a 15-passenger and a wheelchair-accessible van, and available to drive two or three days a month, including weekends.

• Furry Friends is looking for volunteer help with fostering, phones, pet showings, bookkeeping, fundraising and in the adoption center. A veterinary technician is needed for two to four flexible hours weekly, to assist with wellness exams for cats and kittens.

Volunteers are needed for weed control on the west side of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Volunteers, known as weed warriors, must attend training, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21, at the Science and Learning Center and commit to two or more days this summer assisting with weed control near Coldwater Lake and the Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center. If the weather is favorable, a group of weed warriors will stay overnight and work May 22. To register, contact Allison Watson at awatson@mshinstitute.org or 360-891-5199 by May 11.

Volunteers are needed to assist postal workers at the annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive, beginning at 10 a.m. May 14. The majority of help needed is in Vancouver, but routes are available throughout the county. Volunteers use their own vehicles — preferably a truck, trailer or SUV — to pick up bags of donated food along a carrier’s route. Call Don Young at 360-694-7163 for information.

The Camas Public Library seeks volunteers, age 13 or older, for its Summer Reading Program. Volunteers register participants, log reading times and issue prizes. They must learn to use the online computer program, have an email address that is checked regularly, attend a 90-minute training, enjoy talking with kids and be punctual. A commitment to at least four hours per week, from June 4 to Aug. 13, is requested. To apply, contact Ellen Miles at emiles@cityofcamas.us or 360-834-4692, ext. 4703. The application deadline is May 23.

The city of Vancouver seeks to fill two vacancies on its Aviation Advisory Committee. There is no residency requirement. The committee meets at noon on the second Tuesday of each month at Pearson Field; the total time commitment varies from two to six hours monthly. The application deadline is May 13. Applications are at www.cityofvancouver.us/boards. For an application or information, contact Alexis Bafus at 360-487-8607 or alexis.bafus@cityofvancouver.us

The county manager seeks to fill an unexpired term on the volunteer city/county Telecommunications Commission with a Clark County resident. The term begins immediately and ends March 31. Meetings are generally at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, four times annually. To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume by May 20 to Jennifer Clark, Board of County Councilors, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666; Jennifer.clark@clark.wa.gov or fax 360-397-6058.