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Nonprofit Organizations Provide Volunteer Opportunities
Below is a list of our non-profit members. Many of these organizations rely on the generosity of volunteers who devote their time and energy in a variety of ways.
Volunteering is usually seen as an unselfish act given strictly for the aid it gives to those being served. What volunteering also does is give back to the volunteer a sense of accomplishment, worthiness and value. It can as quickly bring a smile to the face of the volunteer as it can to the person being helped.
If you are considering volunteering in our community, please contact any of the organizations listed below for more information.
Fort Devens Museum
Groton Council on Aging
Nashua River Watershed
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston
ShirleyArts!
Tyler Foundation
United Way of North Central Massachusetts
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Habitat for Humanity
Loaves & Fishes
New England Forestry Foundation
Indian Hill Music
Mt. Wachusett Community College
Freedom's Way
Ecostar
YWCA Central Massachusetts - BWR
Contact: Yolanda Link at (978) 537-2306
Contact: Kara Fossey at (978) 772-1286
The Fort Devens Museum is home to more than 5,000 artifacts, documents, photographs, letters, newspapers, uniforms, and other objects that display both the human and technical sides of military life at Fort Devens from 1917 to the present day. The museum welcomes volunteers to assist with Collections, Programming, and Education.
Director: Martha Campbell
Volunteer opportunities through our Outreach Department - please contact Debbie Thompson, Coordinator, at (978) 448-1170. Open from Monday through Friday, 8 AM until 4 PM.
Contact: Pam Gill at (978) 448-0299
Tom McFarland - (617) 542-4180
For 26 years, Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston has been helping mature workers age 45 and older get the job training and employment services they need in order to find meaningful employment. We are continually looking for individuals with career counseling, computer training, marketing communications, and other backgrounds to help the agency train and counsel its participants and promote its mission and programs to a variety of audiences in Massachusetts. In particular, we are looking for volunteers to help us extend our outreach into local communities throughout eastern Massachusetts to raise awareness of A.B.L.E.'s capabilities among local job seekers, employers, organizations, and government agencies. Put your "people" skills to work in your home and neighboring communities to help older workers make their way into the workforce. Candidates interested in volunteering with Operation A.B.L.E. can contact Tom McFarland, Communications Director, at 617 542 4180 x127 or at tmcfarland@operationable.net.
The mission of ShirleyArts! is to support and promote the visual and performing arts for education and enjoyment. This involves holding classes, putting on amateur plays and concerts, and bringing professional performances to the schools and the town. We have many opportunities for volunteers. Opportunities include advertising and ticket sales, being an usher or working backstage at performances, some people are skilled at making costumes, finding props, constructing sets and painting scenery. Other people contribute to the group by loaning their large vehicles to help move furniture and scenery. In the summer, crews are needed to run the food concessions at the summer concert series. Those who give cash donations to help sponsor programs are also appreciated. Board members do much of this and also search for and act on programs to be sponsored. To learn more, go to www.shirleyarts.org. Contact Artistic Director Meredith Marcinkewicz at mail@shirleyarts.org if you would like to become involved with ShirleyArts! .
The Tyler Foundation's mission is to financially support families of children with a brain malformation resulting in seizures that are being treated at Boston Children's Hospital and UMASS Medical Center. Please contact Heather Plotkin at (978) 732-0077 for volunteer opportunities.
Contact Karin Olivera at (978) 345-1577 regarding their Community Builders program - it matches volunteers and their particular talents with opportunities.
Contact: Dave Blanchard at (978) 453-9339
Write up: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lowell and Nashoba Valley are seeking adult volunteers who may donate some time to help guide a young mind to the path of success. We are in need of adults to become mentors/ big brothers and big sisters. Volunteers are trained and supported by professional staff throughout the process and if matched with a child, you are supervised to be sure you get maximum benefits from your experience as a volunteer. The only requirement is that you are 18 years or older and feel like you want to help a kid.
For information on how you can become a volunteer mentor call 978-453-9339 or visit our website at www.BBBSLowell.org to submit an application online. Help Big Brothers Big Sisters create Little Moments and Big Magic with a child near you.
Contact: Meg Bagdonas, Director of Volunteers at (978) 348-2749 or visit our website to sign up online.
Contact: Pamela Myllykangas at (978) 772-4627 or email us at tohelp@devenspantry.org
Contact: Gail Wilson, Development Associate at (978) 952-6856
Contact: Susan Randazzo, Executive Director at (978) 486-9524
Contact: Susan McAlpine, Director of Service Learning and Civic Engagement at (978)632-6600 ext. 219
Contact: Marge Darby at (978) 772-3654
Currently, Freedom's Way has two volunteer opportunities available. First, Freedom's Way Oral History project: Saving Voices - Saving Farms, an oral history project. Phone calling, transcribing, coordination of calendars, etc.
Second, Researching on line database to discover grant opportunities for a musical/play. Will teach how to use database.
All volunteers must be comfortable with Apple Computers.
Contact: Peter Lowitt at (978) 772-6340
