Volunteer Calendar

FEBRUARY

• 9 - Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge volunteer recruitment day, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Destin Community Center. www.ecwildliferefuge.com, (850) 650-1880

• 21 - Covenant Hospice volunteer training workshop, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Simon’s Episcopal Church, 28 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach. Kappy Smith, (850) 729-1800

DOLLAR AND SERVICE DONATIONS

• Adopt-A-Dog needs bedding, sheets, blankets, comforters, dog beds, pillows, chair pads, towels, chews, treats, food canned and dry, flea control, heartworm preventative, HP 78 printer ink black, 45 color. Drop off items at Three Dog Framing, Santa Rosa Village. Victoria, (850) 622-5828

• American Lung Association of Florida accepts donations of used automobiles. (800) 586-4872, (850) 386-2065

• Boys and Girls Clubs seek donations of old automobiles. (800) 246-0493

• Caring and Sharing of South Walton needs peanut butter and jelly. Closed on Saturdays during summer. (850) 267-2866

• Feline Friends cat rescue organization, needs bleach, food, litter and pet carriers or cash. (850) 837-3869

• Friends of Coastal Branch Library needs books, audio and videotapes and CDs. (850) 267-3848

• Goodwill Industries, (800) 924-4003

• Guardian ad Litem Program needs caring volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in Walton County. (850) 892-8676

• St. Rita's Catholic Church, Santa Rosa Beach, accepts money to purchase goats for refugee families in Sarajevo. (850) 267-3302

PEOPLE NEEDS

• AARP Tax-Aide needs counselors. Training and certification provided. One day a week through April 15. Dave Doring, (850) 835-5470.

• Bark Park Inc. needs volunteers, members and donations. www.barkparkinc.org, Spike Alfassa, (850) 267-3936 or Pat Carlyle, (850) 585-1146

• Beach to Bay Connection Inc. (850) 267-2227 or beachtobay@mchsi.com

• Beaches of South Walton Visitor Center, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday - Friday. Carley McMillian (850) 267-1216

• Big Brothers Big Sisters, (850) 664-5437

• Boys and Girls Club of South Walton, (850) 622-0623

• Boy and Cub Scouts of South Walton, (850) 683-0330

• Caring and Sharing of South Walton, (850) 267-2866

• CERT program trains members to be able to assist emergency personnel, Casey LaMarre, (850) 892-8065

• Child Abduction Response Team, Captain Sunday or Sergeant, (850) 892-8186.

• Children's Volunteer Health Network facilitates immediate health, mental and dental care through volunteer healthcare providers and community volunteers for uninsured area children. Office assistance, healthcare providers, drivers and donations needed. Charlotte Blanton, (850) 622-3200

• Coastal dune lakes preservation, Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, (850) 729-6456

• COPE Center, (850) 269-2223, (850) 892-8045

• Covenant Hospice, coffee, (850) 729-1800

• Crisis Line, (850) 244-9191, (850) 682-0101

• Elder Care Services, (850) 892-7030

• Family Birth Place at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast seeks volunteers to work four-hour shifts. Sharon Hoppner, volunteer services manager (850) 278-3081 or shoppner@shhpens.org

• Foster parents for children and adults with developmental disabilities and special needs. The CIRCLE Program of Lakeview Center, (850) 494-7400

• Foster families needed, (850) 833-3772, (800) 307-8874

• Friends of Camp Helen need volunteers, Thursday mornings, 8:30 a.m., on eastern edge of Walton County, 23939 Panama City Beach Parkway. (850) 233-5059

• Friends of Eden State Gardens needs volunteer gardeners, Tuesdays, 9 a.m., to work Eden’s gardens. Take gloves, clippers, etc. Fig Leaf Gift Shop volunteers needed, one day per month, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (850) 231-0677, (850) 654-5783

• Front Porch Neighborhood Watch Program needs old cell phones for 911 cell phone Community Program. Drop off phones at 211 Cypress St., Fort Walton Beach; Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (850) 225-2481

• Habitat for Humanity of Walton County construction and committee members, (850) 835-0067

• Helping Hands & Hearts mentoring program working with Children’s Volunteer Health Network in Walton County seeks volunteers to spend time with a child who needs support, direction, friendship and understanding. (850) 622-5437, kate@BeachtoBayou.com

• Learning Wheel Buddies volunteers, (850) 547-2511

• Long-Term Care Ombudsman, (850) 595-8013, (888) 831-0404

• Quest International, host English-speaking foreign exchange students ages 15 - 18. www.questexchange.org, (866) 540-4029, or e-mail foreignexchangeorg@yahoo.com

• RSVP program needs volunteers in Walton County of all ages, one hour a week. Tuesday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Gina Smith, (850) 547-2511, (850) 893-7030

• Sasquatch Zoo, Crestview, (850) 682-3949

• Sea Lab jellyfish monitoring volunteers (800) 250-9465, www.dockwatch.disl.org

• Seaside Repertory Theatre, (850) 231-3033, info@seasiderep.org

• Shelter House, (850) 863-4777

• South Walton Turtle Watch, walk beaches looking for sea turtle nests, 6 a.m. Sharon Maxwell, (850) 897-5228 or swturtlewh@cox.net

• South Walton Community Council, (850) 314-3749

• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, (850) 267-0299

• Volunteers needed to teach computer classes at Destin Library. Will Rogers, (850) 837-8572, or send resume to 150 Sibert Ave.

To have your organization listed, e-mail your information to The Sun at sunnews@link.freedom.com at least 14 days before publication. All submissions must have a telephone number.