Weekly Volunteer Opportunities Update

• The Waterloo Jaycees 2011 Fireworks Festival will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight in downtown Waterloo. Volunteers are needed to check ID’s, sell beer tickets, pour beer and sell glow necklaces (volunteers must be 21 years of age to pour beer). The night is broken into three short shifts: 5:45 - 8:00 p.m., 7:30 - 10:00 p.m., and 9:30 - 12:00 a.m. Volunteers age 16 and over are welcome.

• The Cedar Falls Historical Society is seeking volunteers to manage the front desk on the weekends; Saturday from 10:00 - 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Volunteers age 16 and over are welcome.

• The Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens is seeking volunteers to assist with the Fall Harvest Festival Committee with many volunteers helping on-site during the event. The Arboretum also hosts a Midsummer Celebration. Opportunities exist daily with flexible times. Volunteers age 18 and over are welcome.

• The Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau needs volunteers at the Visitor Center on Hudson Road. Visitors are looking for assistance in directions and what there is to do in our community. Opportunities exist Monday - Saturday, shifts are from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 - 4 p.m. Sunday’s shift is from Noon - 4 p.m. Volunteers age 18 and over are welcome.