Friday, September 12, 2014

Volunteer Opportunities Available for September

We currently have the following volunteering opportunities at LCS...

NEW! Receptionist - Main Office - We are currently looking for a volunteer receptionist for the front desk at our main office in Wilmington on N. Rodney Street. Candidates need to posses excellent communication skills, phone skills, basic computer skills, some experience with office machines such as printers and fax machine a plus. Ability to be flexible and willing to learn new things. This opening is for Thursdays from 8:30 am until 3:30 pm.  This is the perfect position for a retired individual who may want to keep their professional skills polished, or for an individual looking for some job experience and skill building for a future job. Interested candidates should send resume (if available) to Cher Frampton at cframpton@lcsde.org.  Opening is available immediately. 

 
NEW!
Photographer Needed for day of the 23rd Annual Hunger Walk Run
- We are in need for one or even two additional photographers for the morning of the walk/run being held on Saturday, September 20 in Rockford park. Hours are from 7am until about 11:30am -12pm.  If you are passionate about photography and would like to help out the morning of, give us a call! 302-654-8886, x 107. Ask for Cher Frampton or email cframpton@lcsde.org.


LCS Walk/Run September 20, 2014
in Rockford Park.  Click Here to Register!

Deadline! Walk/Run Teams  - There is still plenty of time to register on-line!  Be part of the largest Lutheran Fundraising and Annual Celebration in Delaware! Lot's of fun and for a great cause and hosted at gorgeous Rockford Park in Wilmington. Prizes, snacks, music...don't miss out! Click below to register, it's fast, it's easy and makes fundraising a breeze!Deadline for online registration - 4pm, Thursday, September 18. You may register the day of the event, registration opens at 8am.



Pantry Workers - St. Stephen's - We are in need of some good reliable pantry volunteers at St. Stephen's pantry on Broom Street in Wilmington. Duties include stocking shelves, packing bags, taking client referrals and getting their grocery orders to them, opening and closing the pantry, receiving food deliveries, keeping in good communications with the pantry coordinator and the volunteer coordinator.

Pantry is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm. We are especially in need of people on Thursday and Fridays. But we take people any days. 10 Openings.
You can work 1 day a month, 1 day a week, all week,  2 days a week...it's entirely up to you. All we ask is that you are reliable and show up when you are scheduled unless there are circumstances beyond your control.  The work at St. Stephen's is vital to the community feeding over 25,000 people a year and the volunteer staff is critical to keep the day to day operations running.
If you are unable to work the 9 to 12 shift we are also in need  of after hour stockers who can work with some special need populations. The shift is from 12 to 2 or until  you are finished (which is often before 2pm)  4 Openings

Pantry Workers - Zion Lutheran Church - Our pantry in Zion Lutheran Church on Lancaster Ave in Wilmington is also in search of similar workers for their pantry. Their hours of operation vary slightly. They are open from 9am till 11:30am on Tues, Wed and Thurs.
If you would like to work at this location, please let us know, they are also in need! 5 Openings.



Volunteer Mentors: We are looking for experienced mature volunteers who are interested in mentoring younger or special needs individuals who need one on one coaching at our St. Stephen's pantry on Broom Street in Wilmington. We try to give everyone the opportunity to volunteer despite age or ability and we are currently in need of some extra help to work with these special individuals. This is an special job that requires a person with patience, maturity, who is open to diversity in the work place and willing to give individualized attention to one of our volunteers to help them grow and develop in the work place. Up to the challenge? Than this is the position for you!  3 Openings.


If any of these positions are of interest to you contact the LCS Volunteer Coordinator, Cher Frampton at cframpton@lcsde.org or 302-654-8886 x 107.


Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Volunteer to Your Health!

Older Adults Who Volunteer are Happier and Healthier, Study

 
A new study reveals that older adults who remain active by volunteering are much happier and healthier. 


Researchers at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences looked at the data available on the psychological health benefits older adults receive from formal volunteering. They evaluated 73 studies that were published over 45 years and involved adults aged 50 years and above. All these adults were in formal volunteering roles.

They found that adults involved in volunteering received more... Read More.