Organizations need volunteer help

Sat., July 16, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

The following nonprofit organizations would like volunteer help. If you’re interested, please contact them directly:

Women’s Center: Volunteers needed to work in thrift store (pick up furniture, sort, stock, handle sales) and office (Web site maintenance, training/advice about computer software programs, printing/copying projects, filing/administrative projects). Also, volunteers needed to participate in crisis intervention; training provided. Survivors needed to tell their stories. Hours/days flexible. Phone 664-9303, Linda.

Big Brothers Big Sisters: Volunteers needed to act as community-based mentors for 2 to 4 hours a week. Volunteers will be matched with children. Call Ruth, 667-0975.

Hometown Heroes: Volunteers needed for fall after-school programs to teach kids various hobbies and skills. Past volunteers taught kids to juggle, build birdhouses, make ice cream, design logos, etc. We’re open to suggestions. Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. Presently only at Post Falls Ponderosa Elementary, but want to expand to other elementary schools. Call Camy, 777-9086.

Lake City Playhouse: Volunteers needed to work performances in exchange for a free show. We need box office help, concession sales and ushers. Call Bekkah, 667-1323.

Adopt-a-Grandparent, Life Care Center of Coeur d’Alene: Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis to “adopt” a resident of Life Care Center for visits and outings once or twice a week. Volunteers also needed to accompany groups of residents on shopping and other trips. The object is to provide companionship and love. Call Michelle, 762-1122.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Organizations need volunteer help

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

72-year-old Spokane motorcyclist dies in I-90 crash in Cd'A

‘A chilling image’: Judge rules on appeal in Meridian man’s viral arrest

Boundary County man accused of shooting at law enforcement was intoxicated, searching for police on his property, deputy says