Weekly Volunteer Opportunity Updates

• August 2 is Family Fun Days at the Phelps Youth Pavilion. Volunteers are needed to help families in the art room working on the make and take activities and to help staff with upkeep of the Pavilion through out the day. Shifts are usually 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Volunteers age 16 and over are welcome.

• Volunteers are needed for the 6th Annual Iowa Irish Fest, Friday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 5th at Lincoln Park in downtown Waterloo. Volunteer shifts include gate admission, selling of food/beer tickets, assisting in our family area and help with our 2nd annual 5K race Saturday morning. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

• The Cedar Valley Volunteer Emergency Club needs volunteers Saturday, August 4th to work the popcorn stand in Dike for their annual Watermelon Days celebration from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Various shifts available. Volunteers age 18 and over are welcome.

• The Cedar Valley Committee of Make-A-Wish Iowa is looking for volunteers to help make a difference in a child's life by granting their one true wish! Wish Granters are tasked with meeting with children and their families that qualify for a wish (have a life-threatening medical condition) and help them plan that wish. Volunteers must go through a brief on-line training and fill out a volunteer application that can be found on the Iowa Chapter web site. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.

Call 272-2087 to vounteer!