Champaign County Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Needed for Habitat Restoration

7/30/2021

Cedar Bog Nature Preserve is partnering with The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association (ONAPA) for several service days over the next few months.

The dates are:
Thursday, August 5
Tuesday, September 14
Tuesday, October 19

Cedar Bog Nature Preserve will be clearing trees and brush from several areas to allow for habitat restoration. Work will begin between 9:00am and 10:00am, and last until about 4:00pm.

Work gloves and knee high boots are recommended. If you have cutting tools: pruners, loppers, pruning saws and chain saws with proper PPE, bring them along. Some tools will be provided. Beverages will be provided.

There is a lot of work to be done. They do not expect to have everything cleared in just a couple of days. More service days and volunteer opportunities will follow.
So, if you are looking for a way to give back and help out, we can use all the help we can get. ONAPA is a hard working volunteer organization. They can get things done. The more hands on site, the more they can get done!

If you have any questions, please call 937-484-3744.

Pointe North Nature Park Preview DAy In Need of Volunteers

7/8/2021

The Pointe North Advisory Committee is looking for volunteers to help with stations at their Pointe North Nature Park Preview Day! This event will allow visitors to explore educational stations throughout the park.

The event is Sunday, July 18th at 2222 N US Highway 68, Urbana, Ohio. Volunteer spots are available from 1:30pm-3:45pm and 3:15pm-5:15pm.

As a perk, anyone who volunteers can also use the park the night before the preview, including fishing! There will be a short meeting to go over the housekeeping details of the next day and then volunteers can use the park as they wish.

To sign up to volunteer, click here!

All volunteers, please click here to learn more!

spring clean-up #onthesquare

4/23/2021

Monument Square District needs your help! Join them on Saturday, May 22nd at 11am to keep downtown Urbana beautiful.

Meet at Legacy Place Park at 11am. Supplies will be provided, but be sure to bring gloves.

Questions?
Email: MSDUrbana@gmail.com

Homework Help/tutors

10/9/2020

Mechanicsburg Public Library is starting a new Homework Help/tutoring program and is looking for volunteers.

Please call 937-834-2004, email mpl@mechanicsburgohlibrary.org, or sign up online if you are interested.

Sign Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa92ba4f9cf8-homework

Volunteer Information Form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdve06I57Zn24-gGwlbE0QSjau1c8Mu4Bx_PB158fwMyfw9A/viewform

Champaign County historical society volunteer program

9/25/2020

The Champaign County Historical Society and Museum is always looking for volunteers to help in various areas:

Helping the Museum Director with various ongoing and periodic administrative tasks
Greeting museum visitors
Docents

Landscaping (e.g., planting and caring for plants and shrubs)
Building Maintenance – (e.g., light cleaning, organizing storage areas, repair display cases, etc.)
Exhibit Research
Social Media content
Other – Your own area of interest that will improve the museum’s value to the community

The museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Set your own hours based on your schedule and times available. We wish for your time spent here to be both fulfilling and enjoyable, therefore no time contribution is too small or too big! As the saying goes, “if everyone does a little, no one has to do a lot.”

Click here to sign up to volunteer today!

meals-on-wheels volunteers needed during pandemic

4/21/2020

Volunteer for a team that delivers Meals-On-Wheels in the community!

LifeCare Alliance operates hot meal routes five days a week in Logan and Champaign counties with routes needing to be filled immediately. Individual and corporate volunteers are welcome.

The Adopt-a-Route program provides a unique outreach experience that doubles as an excellent team-building opportunity. Volunteers may adopt a route one day a week, one day a month, or any amount in between. Any level of participation will save LifeCare Alliance the cost of a paid driver.

When organizations and individuals volunteer to deliver Meals-on-Wheels, it makes a huge difference in the lives of people who are alone. For many of the clients, the Meals-on-Wheels delivery person is the only contact that they encounter all day.

To learn more about volunteering call 614-444-MEAL or email volunteer@lifecarealliance.org.

If you know someone that needs a meal call 614-278-3130.

thanksgiving volunteers needed at caring kitchen

10/31/2019

The Caring Kitchen needs volunteers to help us set up, cook, serve, deliver and clean up.
Please call 937-653-8443 if you would like to volunteer!

The Caring Kitchen in Urbana and Graham-area churches serve Thanksgiving Day dinner to over 500 individuals throughout Champaign County on Nov. 28.
The Caring Kitchen, 300 Miami St., will be open for a sit-down dinner from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and food deliveries will be made from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meals-on-wheels needs you!

10/25/2019

Volunteer for a team that delivers Meals-On-Wheels in the community!

To learn more about volunteering call 614-444-MEAL or email volunteer@lifecarealliance.org.

If you know someone that needs a meal call 614-278-3130.

Junior Achievement is looking for Volunteers

10/23/2019

JA (Junior Achievement) is looking for volunteers to teach the "JA Be Entrepreneurial and JA Company" program at Urbana High School. Junior Achievement provides all of the lesson plans, materials, and training needed to teach these fun, hands-on programs. Programs consist of 30 40 minute lessons that are typically taught 1 lesson per week for 5-13 weeks.
www.ja.org
If you or someone you know is interested please call Crystal Steiner, program manager at 937-323-4725.
https://www.facebook.com/JAMadRiver
https://twitter.com/JAMadRiver