GRACEDALE NURSING HOME, Nazareth is looking for volunteers (ages 18+ or 14-17 with adult supervision) for their annual outdoor picnic Family Fest from 3:30-7pm on Tuesday, September 10 (rain date September 11) in the Gracedale Gardens. Volunteer duties include helping with food stands, games, handing out prizes, and clean-up. All volunteers will receive $5 in complimentary food tickets. Call Jennie Repsher, 610-829-3823, jrepsher@northamptoncounty.org.

LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO, Schnecksville needs volunteers to help at their 12^th Annual Run Wild 5K/10K for animal conservation. Volunteers are needed from 6:30-10:30am on Saturday, August 17.   Volunteers will be helping with stations such as: registration, check-in, water/snack stands, timing & awards, course guides and trail safety, and more! Call Julia Seeley, 610-799-4171, jseeley@lvzoo.org.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN CULTURE, Allentown is hosting their annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival on 8/17 and 8/18. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up from 11am-4pm on Sat. 8/3 and Sun. 8/4; clean-up from 6-9pm on Sun. 8/18. Opportunities for 8/17 and 8/18 consist of helping with children’s activities, food stands, hospitality, and social media coordinator. For more details, call Pat Rivera, 610-797-2121, info@museumofindianculture.org.

OLD FREEMANSBURG ASSOCIATION received a grant to continue restoration work on the historic Lockhouse #44 on the Lehigh Canal, Freemansburg. Volunteers (16+ years) are needed to demolish current flooring on first floor, replace floor joists, lay a new subfloor, repair plaster on first floor walls, and paint first floor walls. Carpentry experience is preferred; tools and water will be supplied. Long pants and sturdy shoes are a must. Call Lynn Rogers, 610-393-0625, ldr1017@gmail.com.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, Allentown is gearing up for their Great Allentown Fair’s “Buck and a Can Night” on Tuesday, August 27. Ten volunteers are needed for 2 shifts (4-6:30pm and 6:30-9pm); 2 volunteers per gate for a total of 5 gates. First shift should report at Main Gate between 3:30-3:45 to check in; 2^nd shift report to assigned gates. Volunteers receive free admission pass for any night of the Fair and a parking pass for the hospital deck to be used on the 27^th. Contact Dannah Hartman, dhartman@caclv.org.

ST. LUKE’S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, Bethlehem, Quakertown and Warren Campuses need Volunteer Escorts, Patient Advocates and Hospice Volunteers from 8AM-12PM or 12-4PM Monday through Friday. Spend time socializing with and providing comfort items to patients and lending a hand to staff. This opportunity is diverse and very active. Call Amanda Wefing, 484-526-4600, volunteers@sluhn.org.

TEACH RWANDA, Easton is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to connect with potential volunteers here in the Lehigh Valley and around the world. Tasks to be done rely on the Internet, so your location in flexible. Their organization does modern teacher education in Rwanda and operates a preschool and primary school, and partners with other schools. The main task is to respond to inquiries about volunteering. Call Janet Brown, 484-542-7442, jbrown@teachrwanda.org.

THE SALVATION ARMY, of the Greater Lehigh Valley needs volunteers for their “Stuff the Bus” campaign from 8:30-10:30am on Saturday, August 3 at Walmart locations in Allentown, Easton, and Whitehall. Volunteers will encourage shoppers to purchase extra school items for a child and then collect those items as shoppers leave the store. For many families who struggle every day just for basic needs, school supplies can be hard to come by. Call Deirdre Govan, 610-432-0128 x220, Deirdre.govan@use.salvationarmy.org.