Volunteer Opportunities

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*Contact Information Updated as Notified*

If you would like your organization listed, email [email protected] with contact information and volunteer opportunities.

7th Street Theatre	Jamie Brand	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 537-7400	misc. repairs/help at events/deliver posters/stage & sound technicians
Aberdeen Eagles	Virgil Papke	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-7520	help with events
Aberdeen Museum of History	Dave Morris	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 533-1976	docents/receptionists/conservation of artifacts/catalog photographs
ALTRUSA International of Central Grays Harbor	Elaine Redner	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 581-5347	serve women, children, and literacy in Aberdeen,Hoquiam, and Cosmopolis
American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter	Karen Kim	[email protected]
Olympia	(360) 528-3361	mass care sheltering/disaster responders/community preparedness educators
ARC of Grays Harbor	Charlene McCarty
Aberdeen	(360) 537-7000	office work/help with events
Cancer Resource Center	Gayle Powell
Hoquiam	(360) 532-4239	provide emotional support and information/help to find funding and collect wigs
Catholic Community Services	Cher Keller	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 637-8563	help children, teens, disabled adults, seniors, and others in need
Catholic Community Services Foster Care	Scarlett Gentry	[email protected]
Aberdeen	360-280-5017	Full time and part time (respite) foster parents
Citizens for Children’s Fund	Betty Miller	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 533-3155	raise funds to help foster children and in-home dependency children
Coastal Harvest	Angela Burton	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 532-6315	assist in repacking and distributing food to food banks throughout SW Washington
Coastal Hawks Special Olympics	Paul and Tara Hosler	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 581-3290	coach/chaperone/mentor/provide transportation for any of the sports/sponsorship
Coastal Interpretive Center	Beth Hunkins	[email protected]
Ocean Shores	360-289-4617	Docents at the Center/outreach/committees/speakers/writers
Coastal Waters District Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts	Rick Strom	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 532-6669	leaders/committee members/youth members
Department of Natural Resources	Jessica Payne	[email protected]
Olympia	(360) 902-1066	brush and build trails/clean up trash/prepare campgrounds
Domestic Violence Center	Gloria Callaghan	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 538-0733	assist victims (free training required)
Elma Police VIP’s	Elroy Papke	[email protected]
Elma	(360) 482-3232	residence checks/update information/traffic control at festivals/patrol
Eyes in the Woods	Kyle Winton	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 870-0534	volunteer with Department of Fish and Wildlife/work on projects/clean up woods
Foster Parents-Division of Children & Family	Dorothy DeLateur	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 537-4340	become foster parents (free training provided)
Four H Club	Tracie Hanson	[email protected]
Elma	(360) 482-2934	leaders for projects or clubs
Friends of the Library in Aberdeen	Becky Durr	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-6352	sponsor children and adult library programs/arrange for displays/sell books
Friendship House	Paula Rowell	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 533-2221	clothing bank workers/Spanish interpreters/office work/teach homemaking
Girl Scouts of Western Washington	Juli Maiuri
Tacoma	(360) 985-7752	leaders/speakers/camping specialists/youth members
Grays Harbor Civil Defense	Chris Yeager	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-2528	learn and teach self-sufficiency and preparedness once a month at Montesano City Hall
Grays Harbor Community Hospital	Karen Shafer	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 537-5103	patient services and staff support
Grays Harbor Fairgrounds/Tourism	Mike Bruner	[email protected]
Elma	(360) 482-2651	inside and outside activities to put on Grays Harbor Fair and events at the fairground
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Landing	Helen Bond	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-8611	help with Seaport Landing/office support/building construction & maintenance/yard work
Grays Harbor Neighborhood Watch Programs	Linda Webb	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 532-6709	leaders and members to help make their neighborhoods a community
Grays Harbor Republican Party	Bruce Daniels	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 500-9548	decorate floats & booths/write letters & p.r./doorbell/work telephone banks/host dignitaries
Grays Harbor Sheriff VIP’s	Brian Rydman	[email protected]
Montesano	(360)(360) 249-3711	vacation checks/deliver bulletins/traffic control and parades/clerical/nighttime fairgrounds patrol
Grays Harbor Youth Center of Catholic Community Services	Charles Scamman	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 589-3259	help with street outreach(must be able to walk and hand out supplies)/volunteer at shelter
Habitat for Humanity	Darlene Triggs	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 533-8090	partner with families to build modest, adequate homes/volunteer in the Habitat store
Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals	Lisa Moore	[email protected]
Raymond	(360) 942-4716	foster homes for cats and kittens/help at adoption days (every Wednesday 3-6 p.m.)
Heart and Hands Pregnancy Care Center	DeDe Higginbotham	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-1104	donate supplies/sort clothes/receptionists/hot liners/consultants (training available)
Hoquiam Association for Youth	Tanya Bowers-Anderson	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 533-7902	become board members/help with activities and special events for youth
Hoquiam Community Services	Tracy Wood	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 532-5700	help organize and run adult runs, summer programs, and festivals
Hoquiam Police Department’s Crime Watch	Betsy Seidel	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 533-5968	residential and commercial building checks/traffic control at events/safety talks/graffiti abatement
Hoquiam Youth Baseball Association	Steve Jump	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 580-7100	concession stands/score games/groundskeeping/umpire/coach and manage teams
KOSW Radio Station	Jaime Delaney-Stevens	[email protected]
Ocean Shores	(360) 289-5679	help make this all-volunteer radio station be successful
League of Women Voters	Shannon Vandenbush	[email protected]
Ocean Shores	(360) 289-4405	nonpartisans work to encourage public education, inclusion, fair and balanced forums
Long Boats	Helen Bond	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-8611	wooden boat maintenance/pulling and sailing/student support
Master Gardeners	Sharon Kulish-Bayles	[email protected]
Elma	(360) 482-2934	assist with gardening projects, tours, children’s garden, & demonstrations (required training)
Montesano Health and Rehab	Ron Wilkes
Montesano	(360) 249-2273	play piano/do activities/transport to appointments
NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor	Nancy Lyle	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 533-7828	help serve Grays Harbor residents who are seeking advice on housing and loans
Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce	Jessie Ellis	[email protected]
Ocean Shores	(360) 289-2451	help in office/work with visitors
Pacific Care Center	Moira Connor	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 532-7882	accompany residents to doctor appointments/arts and crafts/read/play cards
PAVE Pipeline	Vanessa Lewis	[email protected]
Tacoma	800-577-7368	advocate for families who are going through the IEP process at schools
Polson Museum	John Larson	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 533-5862	catalog artifacts/tour guides & greeters/museum conservation & restoration/gardening
Reach & Rise Mentoring Program at YMCA of GH	Megan Haviland	[email protected]
Hoquiam	(360) 537-9622	one year of one-three hours a week mentoring a youth who is 6-17 years old
Salvation Army Family Services	Andrea Resendez	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 533-1062	bell ringers at Christmas time/Food Bandk helpers Monday-Thursday
Senior Companion Program	Karen Keogh	1-888-532-9542
Hoquiam	(360) 532-9542	55+years volunteers give one-to-one in-home support to adultswho are handicapped
Stafford Creek Corrections Center	Dawn Taylor	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 537-2029	speaking engagements/recreation/hobbies and crafts/religious meetings/assistants
Therapy Dogs of Grays Harbor	Marlene Vahl	[email protected]
Montesano	(360) 249-6116	dogs and owners who can come to schools and read with students
United Way of Grays Harbor	Kelley McDonald	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 532-6260	fundraising campaign to help 23 local agencies/help with fall Coat, Shoes, & Blanket Drive
Westport Chamber of Commerce	Leslie Eichner	[email protected]
Westport	(360) 268-9422	assist with April’s Crab Feed & Races and June’s Rusty Scupper’s Pirate Daze
Westport South Beach Senior House	Margie Ekstrand
Westport	(360) 268-0156	clean up/cook/wash dishes Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
YoungLife	Jackie Jamieson	[email protected]
Aberdeen	(360) 581-3756	help with fundraising and weekly mentors for youth

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