Volunteers: Nov. 20, 2003

AARP: Tax aide program needs tax counselors; 992-3019.

Adopt-a-canal: Cleanup volunteers. Keep Collier Beautiful, 352-4344 or e-mail: litternot@aol.com.

American Cancer Society: Rides to and from treatment, clerical work, data entry, mailings and answering phones. Training will be provided; 261-0337, ext. 111 or 117.

American Red Cross: Collier County Chapter office, all capacities, 596-6868 or Lee County Chapter, (239) 278-3401.

Angel Flight Southeast: Pilots and ground support; 434-4525 or www.angelflightse.org.

Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum: Education docents a few hours each month; 395-2233 or 466-6391.

Beth Tikvah Jewish Prisoner Outreach Services: Correspondents to mail inquiries from offenders and chaplains, advocacy/outreach assistance and clerical support needed; 591-2649.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Florida: Change a child's life by becoming a mentor; 403-0815.

Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce: Greeters, newsletter help; 992-2943.

Bonita Community Health Center: Greeters, information desk, waiting room, mailroom and parking lot transporters; 949-1050.

Boys and Girls Club of Collier County: Homework assistance for grades K-12; 430-1562.

Care Club of Collier County: Assist with clients and social activities; 353-1994.

Center for English to the Haitian People: teaching and tutoring of English language to Haitian people; 825-4345.

Child Care of Southwest Florida Inc.: organize events; 643-3908 or DonnaP@ccswfl.org.

Civil Air Patrol: Emergency services, aerospace education and cadet program help; 404-8101 or 643-2226 or go to www.flwg.cap.gov.

Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 93: Assist in recreational boating safety education and other Coast Guard missions; 775-4502.

Cocohatchee Nature Center: deckhand volunteers to assist passengers on and off the vessel, support staff during special events and group tours as needed; 592-1200.

Collier Adolescent Mentor Program: Role models for juvenile offenders, weekly contact; 417-6340.

Collier County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Drivers and instructors for computer classes; 352-4433 or 649-1122.

Collier County Clerk of Courts: Variety of clerical duties and courtroom mediation; 732-2706.

Collier County Health Department: Florida licensed nurses to administer shots, nurses with or without a Florida license for adult health clinics, language interpreters and clerical help needed; 774-8204. Also needs meet and greeters for visitors to the department; 774-8596.

Collier County Historical Society: Palm Cottage guides, meetings or special events and group projects; 261-8164.

Collier County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center: Clerical, phones, maintenance; 417-6277 ext. 104.

Collier County Museums: Tour and event guides, gardeners, children's and other program assistants, gift shop sales, greeters and attendants for welcome center, reenactors for special events; 774-8476.

Collier County School District: Retired professionals to share experiences in classrooms. People with travel experiences or background in history especially needed; 254-4607 or boveeja@collier.k12.fl.us.

Collier Harvest: Surplus food pickup; 261-4525.

Collier Pregnancy Centers: Counseling, material assistance, education and mentoring; 262-6381.

Community Foundation National Endowment Funds, Inc.: computer expert to design web pages; 596-0944.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida: 403-4212, or www.conservancy.org.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: Nature interpreters, school group guides, library and administrative assistance, visitor center greeter and grounds maintenance; 348-9151, ext. 112.

David Lawrence Center: Clerical and administrative support, special projects and Encore resale shop assistance; 354-1484.

District VIII Long Term Ombudsman Council: Volunteers to help secure the rights of residents in assisted-living facilities; (239) 338-1493, or (888) 831-0404.

District School Board of Collier County: Volunteers at all schools; 254-4604, or ogdende@collier.k12.fl.us.

Early Years Education Foundation: Volunteers for office help and newsletter; 430-6900, ext. 2052 or early years@naples.net.

Elderly Outreach: Visitors to the elderly and transportation providers; 455-2655.

Encore I, 28 10th St. S., and Encore Once More, 3105 Davis Blvd.: Sales clerks, acquisitions representative and clerical support staff; 775-6815.

Everglades National Park: help staff Gulf Coasts Visitor Center; (239) 695-3311.

Family Resource Center, food pantry workers, pantry and volunteer assistant coordinator, bilingual receptionist and clerical worker, refugee and immigration assistant, tutors in English, English as a second language teachers; 793-0059.

First Assembly of God, Naples: Drivers Monday-Friday; 774-1165.

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice: Clerical work in Naples; 417-6325.

Florida State Parks' Americorps: National service program; 495-7091 or 486-2155.

Floridians for Humane Farms: Help animals short term; 261-7013 or omega@worldnet.att.net.

Food Pantry at Catholic Charities: Stock food storage facility in Naples; 793-0059.

Foster Grandparent Program of Southwest: Tutors in primary classrooms; (239) 332-5346 or (800) 332-5346.

4-H Club: Leaders to organize new clubs or assist club members; 353-4244.

Friends of Gummi: Kitten shelter needs help in mornings; 417-0919 or www.friendsofgummi.org.

Fun Time Development Center: Working with children, gardening, crafts etc.; 261-8284.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Inc.: (800) 586-3186.

Golden Gate Area Chamber of Commerce: Visitors center; 455-3100.

Guadalupe Center in Immokalee: Help in the soup kitchen, clothing distribution and child-care center; 657-4361.

Guardian Ad Litem Program: Representatives for abused, abandoned or neglected children in court. Call Collier County, 774-8432; Lee County, (239) 335-2146; or (800) 269-6210 or go to www.naples.net/presents/guardian.

Gulf Coast Skimmers: Water ski show; 732-0570.

Habitat for Humanity: Home store needs sales help, cashiers, furniture movers, cleaners and assistant manager. Construction help in Naples and Immokalee, 775-0036.

Harvest Time Ministries: Sorting and delivering food and clothing twice monthly; 947-6016 or 947-4196.

Hispanic Services of Catholic Charities: help others to help themselves; 390-0685.

Homeschoolers of Collier County: experienced crafters needed to help children; 513-3721.

Hospice of Naples: Patient/family support, pet therapy, retail shop and office/special events; 261-4404 or hospiceofnaples.org or mshaughnessy@hospiceofnaples.org.

Hotline for Crisis Center: volunteers for 24-hour crisis response telephone line, work at home; 649-1404 or 649-5660, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Human Rights Advocacy Committee: New members to review the care and treatment of developmentally delayed; (239) 338-1434.

Humane Society of Collier County: Reception desk, dog walking, animal training, pet education and therapy, kennel and facility maintenance, fund-raising and special events. Must be at least 17 years old; 643-1880 ext. 18.

Immokalee Child Care Center: Potential board members to get involved from on-site child care to fund-raising events; 261-1774 or e-mail Naplesiccc@aol.com.

Immokalee Friendship House: Volunteer coordinator needed, database entry and help with thrift shop; 657-4090.

Immokalee Neighborhood Services: Volunteers with a van or truck to pick up donations in Naples/Marco area and deliver to Immokalee. Call 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Fridays, 657-4377.

Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: Tour guides, re-enactors, grounds crew, greeter and attendants for welcome center; 658-2466.

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Southwest Florida: Help elderly stay independent; 992-3505.

J. Timothy Hogan Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Help with securing grants and fundraising; 263-8838 or spanfl@eathlink.net.

Joe Logsdon Foundation, office help, computer and graphics literate helpful but not necessary; 417-8400.

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida: Work with K through 12th grade students; 949-2190.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: (239) 931-4055.

Juvenile Justice Detention Center: Filing, tutoring and data entry; 417-6277.

Kidney Foundation of South Florida, Naples Chapter: publicity and to assist with fund-raisers throughout the year; 659-5202.

Kowiachobee Animal Preserve, various positions; 352-5387 or 253-7826.

League of Women Voters of Collier County, writers and computer or word processing skills needed for voter education; 263-4656 or 263-2533.

Learning Connection: Work with students, administrative and clerical volunteers; 649-0501.

Lee County Manatee Park: Interpretive naturalists as program guides; (239) 432-2038.

Lee Memorial Health System: Information desk, gift shop, office, patient care and more. (239) 334-5388.

Lely Elementary School: Working with small groups in various classes; 417-3755.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Work on premier event, seasonal volunteers accepted; 992-5781, or kolvaj@lls.org.

Literacy Program of the Collier County Public Library: Marco Island and East Naples Branches, tutors in basic literacy and English; 774-6514, or e-mail: marcolit@collier-lib.org.

Literacy Volunteers of America, Collier County: Answer phones, help with monthly mailings, tutor in English and read to children; 262-4448.

Lutheran Services of Florida: Help troubled teens and their families and motivated teens to join Teen Advisory Group; 278-5400.

LUVS for Youth Haven: Resale shop and warehouse; 263-0960 or 774-2904.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida: Volunteers needed as wish granters, public speakers, special events, fund raisers and office work; 992-9474 or e-mail: sfla-naples@wish.org.

Manatee Middle School: 417-3700, ext. 208.

Marco Island Charter Middle School: front office workers, lunch monitors, tutors and mentors; 389-4818.

Marco Island Hospital Auxiliary: Assistance with blood bank, clerical, patient care, telephones and sunset services; 394-4929.

Marco Island YMCA: After-school tutoring, sports and others; 394-3144, ext. 275.

Meals On Wheels: Deliver meals to the homebound; 775-0443.

Menagerie Foundation: A sanctuary for endangered big cats, all types of help; 353-2717.

Mental Health Association: Office help; 261-5405.

MSHome: Run functions and various duties for group; 593-1905.

Museum of the Everglades: Everglades City. International greeters; 695-0008.

NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Letter writing, fund raising, mentoring with at-risk children, more; 455-2886.

NAMI of Collier County: Companions who are also peers for Compeer Program; 340-1199 or jevans9062@aol.com.

Naples Botanical Garden: Help needed for holiday plant show, global garden project at Avalon Elementary School, 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, welcome center, horticulture maintenance, development assistant and handyman; 643-7275.

Naples Children's Theatre Circle of Friends: Behind-the-scene support; 596-1758 or visit the Web site: www.kidsplay.homepage.com.

Naples Community Hospital and North Collier Hospital: Patient, family care and clerical functions; NCH, 436-5200 or North Collier, 513-7703.

Naples Depot and Lionel Train Museum: Display operators, outdoor train drivers and gift shop staff. Will train; 262-1776.

Naples Equestrian Challenge Inc.: Therapeutic riding program for children with disabilities; 596-2988.

Naples Free-Net: Volunteers with computer experience for Naples and Immokalee facilities; 417-0643.

Naples Orchestra and Chorus: Orchestra and chorus need volunteers; 353-5413.

Naples Players at the Sugden Community Theatre: Volunteers for backstage, ushers, data entry, costumes and set construction. Actors also needed; 434-7340, ext. 14.

Naples Preserve and Hedges Family Visitor Center: Boardwalk nature interpretation, greeting visitors and limited invasive plant control; 261-4290.

Naples Woman's Club Thrift Shop: helping customers, pricing, cash register and more; 262-6461.

Nearly New Shop: Sales and showroom presentation. Proceeds benefit Sunrise Children's Foundation; 649-7571.

Neighborhood Health Clinic: Front desk greeters, telephones, special events and translators; 261-6600, ext. 26.

Our Place Senior Center: Vineyards Community Center, 6231 Arbor Blvd. Meal delivery to homebound elders and recreational activities; 353-7024.

Out of the Closet Thrift Store: Sales and stocking; 261-5618, or 417-8400.

PAT's Kids Club: After-school care program; Tanya Mustari, 436-3960.

PAT's Tot Care: Child-care program. Help holding, reading to and nurturing infants and toddlers in Naples and Immokalee; 430-6900 ext. 2052.

Project HELP: 24-hour crisis hotline at home. Resale shop, rape crisis team, Friends of Project HELP, special events and fundraising; 649-1404 or 649-5660.

Quest for Kids: Mentor students every other week in Collier County, training provided; 403-7174 ext. 324.

Reach Out and Read: Read to children in pediatricians waiting room; 658-3155.

RSVP: People aged 55-plus; 774-8833 or www.naples.net/presents/rsvp/index.htm.

Roberts Center, Immokalee: Meal delivery, preparation, serving and cleanup assistance to homebound elders; 657-2823.

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: Staff and visiting biologists' assistants; 417-6310.

Rose Garden: A charity shop to benefit the Naples ProLife Council; 262-0444.

St. Matthew's House: Thrift store workers; 774-0500.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store: Thrift store workers to sort, price and work cash register; 775-2907.

Salvation Army: Thrift store volunteers; 774-1445. Volunteers to train for disaster services; 775-9447.

School-on-Wheels, Immokalee and East Naples: Women tutors to teach conversational English one-on-one to immigrant women for 90 minutes per week; 657-6242 or 530-8522.

Service Corps of Retired Executives: Business-oriented volunteers, including women and Spanish-speaking, to counsel small business owners and those wanting to go into business; 254-9440.

Senior Companion Program of Southwest Florida: Seniors, 60 and over to be companions to homebound seniors. 20 hours per week; (239) 332-5346.

Senior Friendship Centers: Give medical care to people aged 50 and over on limited incomes; 263-7425.

Senior Help Line: Phone assistance to Sheriff's Office with senior problems and needs; TRIAD/S.A.L.T., 261-3113.

S.H.A.R.E. Sailing of Southwest Florida: Sailing trips for Southwest Florida's disabled. All capacities; 417-0146.

Shelter for Abused Women: Options Thrift Shop. Clerks, packaging of children's supplies and Spanish interpreters; 775-3862.

Shy Wolf Sanctuary: Education and experience center. For information, call 352-9177 or after 4 p.m. and on weekends, 450-4541 or e-mail shywolfsanctuary@aol.com.

Social Security Office: Work in the reception area and internally; 530-3364 ext. 205.

Southwest Florida Holocaust Museum: Special events, educational and administrative; 263-9200.

Special Olympics Collier County: Fund raising and staff positions; 775-1991.

Substance Abuse Coalition of Collier County: Committee members; 643-6101 ext. 2232.

Sunrise of Collier County: Sharing with adults with disabilities; 643-5338 ext. 238.

Take Stock, mentors to meet with high school students in schools who have been selected to receive a scholarship, 40 minutes per week; 643-4755 or lisalandry@educationforcollier.org.

The von Liebig Art Center: Reception, registration, gift shop, and library; 262-6517, ext. 103.

Teddy Bear Museum: All capacities; (866) 365-2327.

Teen Court of Collier County: Adults and teens for court education and diversion program; 732-2776.

Teen Rape Support Group: 649-1404 or 649-5660.

Triad Senior Services: Fort Myers. Homebound elder assistance; (239) 477-1437.

Tutors: For migrant students one day a week at 3:30 p.m.; 498-4302 or 947-1466.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 93: safety patrols, radio watchstander, on the water training and boating skills; 353-7246.

Volunteers in Police and Emergency Services; 213-4851 or tvastola@naplesgov.com.

Visiting Nurses Association of Southwest Florida Inc., office assistant; 262-7900.

Visually Impaired Persons Center: Reception duties, readers and fund raising; 597-7629.

Voter Service Committee of the Education Fund of the League of Women Voters of Collier County, help register voters and explain the voting process in Collier County; 263-4656.

WGCU Radio Reading Service: Read to the blind on the radio 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday; 590-2530

Wishing Well Foundation, Inc.: Grant wishes, arts and crafts at hospital and fundraising; 213-0397.

YMCA of Collier County: After-school programs, helping with homework, leading an art or music project, more; 598-5143.