Lounsbury House: Connecting Volunteers and Nonprofits
This page is for those interested in volunteering for a nonprofit organization
Below are the nonprofits currently looking for volunteers:
Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield
-This is a great volunteer opportunity for high school students. Volunteer opportunities for students are limited to the summer vacation period and weekdays during the school year when school is not in session. Essentially all volunteer activities are confined to the days and times our kitchen is in operation: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 am to 12 noon.
One possibility would be in the packaging area where all the meal items each client is to recieve are brought together and packaged for delivery. Substitutes for positions in the kitchen preparing food and later delivering meals have been filled by mother-daughter teams from the National Charity League chapters for a number of years.
Other than packaging the only area that comes to mind is the need to weed and prune limited outside areas where we have foundation plantings several times during the spring and summer. This of course could be done when the kitchen is closed. All other outside upkeep is the responsibility of the Ridgefield Housing Authority.
For further information contact Darwin Yoran at 438-6251.
Conservation Commision-project for volunteers:
-The Ridgefield Conservation Commission is a town commison charged, among other things, with looking after the town's 2500 acres of opens space.
The project that we need help with is clearing away invasive plants. Invasive plants are the ones that cover over the natural vegetation. They result in damage to the envioronment by elimninating the variety of plants and trees that are relied on by birds, insects, and animals, thus affecting the natural envioronment. Specifically, we are targeting autumn olive, a tree that was introduced to the country by the US Department of Transportation to control bank erosion. The properties that make it good for erosion control (hardiness, rapid growth, and easy spreading) have resulted in its taking over open fields and meadows.
The project will be to help our summer employees clear several areas of these trees. The espected time would be five or six days probably scheduled over several weeks. The number of volunteers could be four to six persons.
Contact: Ben Oko, Chairman
The Friendly Shopper program, which is organized through the Ridgefield Department of Social Services, matches volunteers with local senior citizens who need a companion to take them shopping.
Ridgefield Friendly Shopper Program:
-The Friendly Shopper program, which is organized through the Ridgefield Department of Social Services, matches volunteers with local senior citizens who need a companion to take them shopping.
Volunteers are needed to escort seniors to do their shopping, hair appointment and doctor visits. Each Friendly Shopper is considered a volunteer employee of the Town of Ridgefield and is covered under the Town’s liability insurance.
The emphasis is on “friendly”. Friendly Shopper volunteers provide much needed friendship and socialization to individuals who would otherwise be homebound or isolated.
We ask the volunteer to commit to one year, one hour a week. Some have been quite generous with their time and have developed real friendships with the recipients.
Contact:
Carole Konner, Director of Social Services
(203) 431-2777
socialservices@ridgefieldct.org
Ridgefield Discovery Center:
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield is a non-profit organization whose goal is to foster a love of nature, an interest in science, and an appreciation of history and the cultural arts in all persons, particularly the young. We offer a diverse calendar of events for families, children, and adults in the areas of nature, art, history, science, and astronomy.
Part of The Discovery Center?s mission is to keep these programs affordable so they are accessible to all. To this end, we rely on volunteers to assist our program leaders, or to develop and run new programs.
Our calendar is very flexible, we offer programs and classes during the week and on weekends, day and evening. We have volunteer opportunities for those who would like to help at a program once in a while or on a regular basis. We also host volunteers of all ages, middle school through adult.
Some volunteer opportunities include:
Help build a campfire
Staff the registration table at an event
Be a judge or help with face painting at the Lego Contest
Help kids assemble a telescope kit
Lead a hike or assist a hike leader
Help local Girl Scouts earn a merit badge at one of our scout programs
Volunteer at Ghosts of Ridgefield by playing a ghost or leading a tour group along the hike
Assist children with projects at an art program
Serve refreshments at one our events
Bring your leaf blower and help us clear a hiking trail
Do you have an area of expertise you would like to share?
We also host guest speakers and program leaders on various topics. Some recent programs with volunteer leaders have included the following topics: race relations in the Antebellum South, a walking tour of historic Main Street, butterfly conservation, invasive plants, wildflowers, and women?s roles during the American Revolution.
Please contact us for more information. We would love to hear from you!
Website: www.ridgefielddiscovery.org
Email: info@ridgefielddiscovery.org
Phone: 203-438-1063
Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield
-This is a great volunteer opportunity for high school students. Volunteer opportunities for students are limited to the summer vacation period and weekdays during the school year when school is not in session. Essentially all volunteer activities are confined to the days and times our kitchen is in operation: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 am to 12 noon.
One possibility would be in the packaging area where all the meal items each client is to recieve are brought together and packaged for delivery. Substitutes for positions in the kitchen preparing food and later delivering meals have been filled by mother-daughter teams from the National Charity League chapters for a number of years.
Other than packaging the only area that comes to mind is the need to weed and prune limited outside areas where we have foundation plantings several times during the spring and summer. This of course could be done when the kitchen is closed. All other outside upkeep is the responsibility of the Ridgefield Housing Authority.
For further information contact Darwin Yoran at 438-6251.
Conservation Commision-project for volunteers:
-The Ridgefield Conservation Commission is a town commison charged, among other things, with looking after the town's 2500 acres of opens space.
The project that we need help with is clearing away invasive plants. Invasive plants are the ones that cover over the natural vegetation. They result in damage to the envioronment by elimninating the variety of plants and trees that are relied on by birds, insects, and animals, thus affecting the natural envioronment. Specifically, we are targeting autumn olive, a tree that was introduced to the country by the US Department of Transportation to control bank erosion. The properties that make it good for erosion control (hardiness, rapid growth, and easy spreading) have resulted in its taking over open fields and meadows.
The project will be to help our summer employees clear several areas of these trees. The espected time would be five or six days probably scheduled over several weeks. The number of volunteers could be four to six persons.
Contact: Ben Oko, Chairman
The Friendly Shopper program, which is organized through the Ridgefield Department of Social Services, matches volunteers with local senior citizens who need a companion to take them shopping.
Ridgefield Friendly Shopper Program:
-The Friendly Shopper program, which is organized through the Ridgefield Department of Social Services, matches volunteers with local senior citizens who need a companion to take them shopping.
Volunteers are needed to escort seniors to do their shopping, hair appointment and doctor visits. Each Friendly Shopper is considered a volunteer employee of the Town of Ridgefield and is covered under the Town’s liability insurance.
The emphasis is on “friendly”. Friendly Shopper volunteers provide much needed friendship and socialization to individuals who would otherwise be homebound or isolated.
We ask the volunteer to commit to one year, one hour a week. Some have been quite generous with their time and have developed real friendships with the recipients.
Contact:
Carole Konner, Director of Social Services
(203) 431-2777
socialservices@ridgefieldct.org
Ridgefield Discovery Center:
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield is a non-profit organization whose goal is to foster a love of nature, an interest in science, and an appreciation of history and the cultural arts in all persons, particularly the young. We offer a diverse calendar of events for families, children, and adults in the areas of nature, art, history, science, and astronomy.
Part of The Discovery Center?s mission is to keep these programs affordable so they are accessible to all. To this end, we rely on volunteers to assist our program leaders, or to develop and run new programs.
Our calendar is very flexible, we offer programs and classes during the week and on weekends, day and evening. We have volunteer opportunities for those who would like to help at a program once in a while or on a regular basis. We also host volunteers of all ages, middle school through adult.
Some volunteer opportunities include:
Help build a campfire
Staff the registration table at an event
Be a judge or help with face painting at the Lego Contest
Help kids assemble a telescope kit
Lead a hike or assist a hike leader
Help local Girl Scouts earn a merit badge at one of our scout programs
Volunteer at Ghosts of Ridgefield by playing a ghost or leading a tour group along the hike
Assist children with projects at an art program
Serve refreshments at one our events
Bring your leaf blower and help us clear a hiking trail
Do you have an area of expertise you would like to share?
We also host guest speakers and program leaders on various topics. Some recent programs with volunteer leaders have included the following topics: race relations in the Antebellum South, a walking tour of historic Main Street, butterfly conservation, invasive plants, wildflowers, and women?s roles during the American Revolution.
Please contact us for more information. We would love to hear from you!
Website: www.ridgefielddiscovery.org
Email: info@ridgefielddiscovery.org
Phone: 203-438-1063
