Volunteer Opportunities

The Animal Center is a volunteer-staffed charity that is seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for kittens; handy people to build feral cat shelters; and crafty people to make cat beds and cat toys. Contact Monica Roberto at 270-0228.

Canine Advocates of Newtown is in need of volunteers over the age of 21 to walk dogs at the Newtown Dog Pound. Volunteers are also needed to put up fliers, assist with publicity, and to help with fundraising projects. Contact Virginia Jess at 426-5327.

C.H. Booth Friends of the Library needs book sorters as the summer book sale approaches to go through the donations. Specifically, book sorters with expertise in the following genres are desired: children’s literature, cooking, travel, business, engineering, electronics, Romance novels, occult and paranormal; as well as sorters knowledgeable about stamp, coin, and postcard collections; and ephemera such as letters tucked into books. Call Denise at 270-7030 or Pat at 364-0399 to volunteer.

FISH of Newtown, Inc needs volunteer drivers to transport Newtown residents to medical appointments. Contact Colleen Honan at 426-0714 or Ellen Parrella at 426-6470.

Golden Opportunities needs people who would commit at least two hours per month to visit isolated and/or lonely individuals, primarily residents of eldercare facilities. Entertainers of all types — piano players, singers, guitar players, magicians, travelogue speakers — are needed to play occasionally at eldercare facilities. Interested parties should contact program administrator Nancy Taylor at 426-3301 for additional information and to receive an application form.

Newtown Meals on Wheels seeks volunteer drivers to pick up and deliver noontime meals to housebound residents in the area. Call Colleen Honan at 426-0714 to volunteer.

Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps is seeking volunteers. While emergency medical certification is required to ride the ambulances, noncertified volunteers can assist in various positions. Medic truck drivers are needed and do not need to be certified. Applications can be filled out at the ambulance garage on Main Street.

An experienced grant writer to volunteer their expertise is also sought by the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Call the garage at 270-4380 to volunteer.

Newtown Youth & Family Services needs youth to volunteer to assist with Independent Living Day, Saturday, April 26. Volunteers will provide services to seniors with projects like yard work, spring cleaning, and window washing. Contact Newtown Youth & Family Services at 17 Church Hill Road, or call NYFS at 270-4335. NYFS often seeks youth for other ongoing projects as well.

Pootatuck Watershed Association, Inc and Trout Unlimited have a number of ongoing projects for which volunteers are needed. To volunteer for any of these projects, call James Belden at 426-6538.

RSVP of Northern Fairfield County (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) welcomes volunteers aged 55 and over. RSVP reinvests the knowledge, skills, and talents of senior citizens back into the community through various volunteer opportunities. Contact Maureen Farrell at 792-8200.

Town Players of Newtown is seeking volunteers for all aspects related to theater: tech, backstage, set building, and all-around general help. Experience is helpful but not necessary, as training will be provided for anyone willing and interested. Time spent working at the theater is eligible for community service hours for students, Scouts, and other organizations, and unpaid internships are available for high school and college students. Contact Pam Meister at 426-2115 or e-mail townplayers@yahoo.com.

To have your organization’s volunteer needs listed, call Nancy Crevier at The Newtown Bee, 426-3141 or email her at Nancy@TheBee.com.