BROOKINGS – Sarah Lippert, Brookings volunteer connections coordinator for the Helpline Center, recently announced the following opportunities for area residents to become more involved in the community through volunteering.
Brookings Health System volunteer
Brookings Health System welcomes community members to volunteer their time and talents to the organization. Interested persons should enjoy providing assistance to others and a social environment.
BHS currently has volunteer programs in the following areas:
• Information/wayfinding
• Inpatient care
• Birth or postpartum doula
• Hospice
• The Neighborhoods at Brookview
• Auxiliary
Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity, warehouse assistants
BAHFH ReStore is seeking volunteers who enjoy hands-on work. Volunteers would clean, organize and safely store donated items in the ReStore warehouse until sold. Other volunteer duties to include helping customers unload donation items and load ReStore purchases in vehicles.
Lutheran Social Services-SF, Brookings Better Together
Better Together, a program of Lutheran Social Services designed to improve quality of life activities for older adults. To help carry out the program in Brookings, LSS has partnered with the Volunteer Service Bank. This organization, embarking on its 25th year of service, will assist with local coordination and will help both volunteers and seniors get started. In the program, trained volunteers will be matched with an older adult based on similar interests and schedule. Volunteer and older adult matches will spend four hours per month together going on outings, talking, pursuing hobbies, and other relationship-building activities.
Children’s Museum of South Dakota, volunteer open house
Looking for a fun and unique volunteer opportunity? Come and play in the museum at its open house and learn more about opportunities to share skills with the Children’s Museum of South Dakota. Museum staff and current volunteers will be on hand to give tours and answer any of your questions. The volunteer open house will be held from 1-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21.
For information on these volunteer opportunities, and hundreds of others in the community, dial 211 or visit www.helplinecenter.org.
