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Thanks for volunteering with a Summit County organization ... they can really use your talents and time! Please look at the below table to find an opportunity that best meets your schedule. The table is primarly sorted by the time commitment required for the task - from the least amount of time at the top, to the most at the bottom.
| Organization | General Tasks | Time Commitment | Requirements | Volunteers Needed | Duration | Contact Info. | |
| The Summit Foundation | Help at various special fundraising events including golf tournament, Parade of Homes, Rubber Duck races and Mountain Art Gathering | As available | No special requirements or training needed | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Corinne (970) 453-5970, or ckelly@summitfoundation.org | |
| Summit Mountain Meals | Meal delivery to home bound people in Summit County | 1 - 4 hours/month | Auto insurance, valid drivers license, willingness to drive throughout Summit County in all weather conditions | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Mary Jane Hayhurst (970)453-7898, summitmeals@gmail.com | |
| DCC Food Bank | Food distribution, Mon. & Wed. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Fri. 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | 2 hrs/month | Personal interview, training, compassionate people skills. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Jude (970) 468-2461 | |
| FIRC Food Share America | Food distribution, 3rd. Sat. of the month, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | 2 hrs/month | Enjoy working with people | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Anita (970) 262-3888, ext. 306 | |
| Summit Prevention Alliance | Greenhouse Help-Weekend opening and closing of the green houses | Roll up greenhouse plastic @ 7:30AM, open greenhouse doors & light watering w/ removal of yellow/dead leaves on plants.Close at 6:30pm – roll down greenhous plastic, shut & lock doors. AM or PM weekend shifts of 45 min.available. | N/A | Weekends thru Oct. | Summer/Fall 2010 | Holle Vliet at (970)389-7777 | |
| Summit Prevention Alliance | Greenhouse Produce Donation Help-drive produce from the green houses at the Senior and Community Center in Frisco to the FIRC food bank | 8:45AM Tuesdays; 9AM Fridays, 1 hour/week | N/A | Open | Through October, 2010 | Jannine Walldan (970)453-9333 | |
| Summit County 4-H Youth Development Program | Positive adult role model to kids ages 5 to 18 | 2 hrs/month, 1 year commitment | Background check, leader training available, must enjoy working with kids | Open | Ongoing | Kathy Kralik (970) 668-4142, kkralik@co.summit.co.us | |
| Summit County Animal Shelter | Walking & socializing dogs, socializing cats | 1-2 hours weekly, or regularly as arranged | Personal interview, 2 hour orientation & training, application form, parent must accompany if under age 14 | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Mary Pat Swartsley (970) 668-3230, ext. 4543 | |
| Habitat for Humanity | Individual, group and team volunteers to help build homes in Summit County | 2 to 20 hours/month | Mimimum age 18 to work at construction site; other ages accepted for cleaning, organizing, landscaping | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Nancy Shockey (970) 367-5127, execdirsummit@gmail.com | |
| High Country Conservation Center | Recycling Volunteers, Zero Waste Events, Board or Committee positions | 1 to 8 hours/month | Areas of expertise, general assistance | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | (970) 668-5703, info@highcountry conservation.org | |
| Summit Prevention Alliance | Volunteers needed for planning & operation of 3 Greenhouse Gardens Arriving Spring 2010 | 4 to 12 hours/month | No experience necessary, beginner gardeners welcome | Open | Spring 2010 | (970) 453-9333, Joanna@SummitPreventionAlliance.org | |
| FIRC Bright Beginnings | Family Home Visits | 45 mins./week | Enjoy working with families, Spanish skills optional, background check required, training provided. | 10+ | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Anita (970) 262-3888, ext. 306 | |
| Summit County Open Space & Trails | Trail maintenance/building, weed pulling, seedling tree planting | Varies by project | Enjoy working outdoors | Open | May thru October, 2010 | Claudia Wiley (970) 668-4092, claudiaw@co.summit.co.us | |
| FIRC Summit Thrift & Treasure | Sorting, pricing & organizing donations | 4 hrs./month | Enjoy working "behind the scenes". | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Anita (970) 262-3888, ext. 306 | |
| Mountain Mentors | One-on-one youth mentoring | 8 hrs./month for 6 month minimum | Mentors must be 21 or older, background check, genuine interest in young people. | 20-30 | 2009 & 2010 | Sarah Provino (970) 668-9184, sarahp@co.summit.co.us | |
| FIRC Office Assistant | Packet assembly & copying. | 1-3 hrs./week | Clerical, office experience. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Anita (970) 262-3888, ext. 306 | |
| For Pet's Sake Thrift Shop | Sorting, displaying and selling items | 1 - 3 hrs./week | Enjoy working with the public | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | (970) 453-4339 | |
| SOS Outreach | Assisting staff with kids on the mountain in a SOS “Learn to Ride” session at Breckenridge or Keystone in the winter. Helping with outdoor recreation activities in the summer. | Varies | 18 years of age, responsible, positive attitude, good with kids, patient, and enthusiastic. For winter must have snowboarding or skiing experience. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Summit office(970)763-7168 or Tbisio@sosoutreach.org | |
| Summit County Libraries | Story Hours,shelving, processing new materials, checking materials in & out, working with the magazine collection, filing order slips, straightening and putting shelves in order |
1-4 hrs./week | Organization, detail oriented. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Joyce, (970) 668-5555; Janet (970) 468-5887; (970) 453-6098 | |
| Advocates for Victims of Assault | Helping with fundraisers, babysitting, driving clients to appts., office assistance. | 3-4 hrs./week | Willingness to help. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Amy Jackson (970) 485-0074 | |
| FIRC Familes United | Data Entry | 3-6 hrs./week | Typing skills. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Anita (970) 262-3888, ext. 306 | |
| Summit County Senior & Community Center | Front desk senior concierge, RSVP Program (meal delivery & medical transportation). | 3-6 hrs./week | Training provided, RSVP background check required, age 55+. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Lorie or Christy (970) 668-2940 | |
| Summit Community Care Clinic | Patient assistance, office assistance. | 3-6 hrs./week | Volunteer application & background check required. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Shelly (970) 668-4059 | |
| Casa of the Continental Divide | Court Appointed Special Advocates for children of abuse and neglecttd> | 3-10 hrs./week | Volunteer application & background check required.30 hours of training is provided. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | mtncasa@colorado.net | |
| Advocates for Victims of Assault | On call response to crisis calls. | 12-24 hrs./week | 30 hours training. | Open | Ongoing thru' 2010 | Amy Jackson (970) 485-0074 | |
| Friends of the Dillon Ranger District | Forest Stewards, Trail restoration & maintenance, Trail building and Adopt A Trail | As Available | Enjoy working outdoors, training provided | Open | Summer 2010 | fdrd.christiane@gmail.com or call (970) 262-3449 | |
| Early Childhood Options | Childcare for children ages 2 to 5 at Silverthorne Elementary so parents can attend a Family Litercy class through CMC | Tuesday & Thursday mornings | Experience caring for children | 2 to 3 people | Summer 2010 | Jason Read (970) 513-1170, x311 | |
| Swan Center | Care & maintenance for 36 horses. | 4 hours at least once a month | 14 years of age or older unless accompanied by parent. Volunteer application downloaded online, one day training class to learn feeding routine. Love of animals, especially horses. | Open | Ongoing | John Longhill (970) 468-0924, swancenter@mindspring.com | |
| Avon Walk for Breast Cancer | Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Rocky Mountain Event | As available | Interest in helping with the event | Open | June 25-27, 2010 | annie.dc@avonwalk.org |