Volunteers M thru Z on 1015thepoint.com

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS M THRU Z
Make A Wish
donate.wish.org/volunteer	Alina Schreiber 1719 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, FL 33606 Phone 813-288-2600 Fax 813-288-2605 information@suncoastwish.org
Volunteering is a great way to help. We invite you to share the power of a wish® whether you can give a few hours each month or a few days each year.
Mayor's Beautification Program
www.mbptree.org/	Mayor's Beautification Program Raina O'Neil raina.oneil@Mbptree.org 813-221-8733 PO Box 2104 Tampa, FL 33603
Volunteer Opportunities - Throughout the year, the Mayor's Beautification Program offers numerous volunteer opportunities. We can accomodate any size group, date/time. We can also tailor any project to suit your needs. Typical projects include everything from shoreline restoration projects and tree plantings to litter cleanups and invasive plant removal projects. We offer opportunities throughout the year, as well as on-going park, median, shoreline and neighborhood adoption projects. All of our volunteer opportunities build a sense of community as neighborhood residents invest their time back into their community. The Mayor's Beautification Program provides all necessary supplies, tools, gloves and water for its Environmental Service Projects. Please contact us at 813-221-8733 for more information about volunteer opportunities.
Meals on Wheels
www.mowaa.org	727 573-9444 mowaa@mowaa.org
Take Action - End Senior Hunger. There are many ways to end Senior Hunger in your area. Below are suggestions of some ways you can help end Senior Hunger. Visit our website to learn more.
Mended Little Hearts
www.mlhofstpete.org	Jamie Masengale jrmas13@verizon.net
We are parents and caregivers in the bay area of children affected by congenital heart defects / heart disease who have formed a support group to exchange experiences and ideas. We have seen our children go through numerous open-heart surgeries, catheterizations, and other types of invasive surgeries. We try to secure the best future for our children by raising awareness, raising monies and giving to research in hopes that they will benefit through future developments in technology and procedures.
Miles For Hope
www.milesforhope.org/	Miles For Hope Barb Barb@MilesForHope.org 727-647-6548 PO Box 5292 Clearwater, FL 33765
Miles for Hope is dedicated to funding brain cancer research. Our annual event, "Moving Towards a Cure" will take place on September 26, 2009 at Coachman Park in Clearwater. Volunteers are needed to help facilitate the event. click here for more information, to register for the event or to register as a volunteer.
Morton Plant Mease
www.mpmhealth.com/volunteer	(727) 734-6262 Mease Countryside Hospital Mease Dunedin Hospital Morton Plant Hospital Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Morton Plant Mease Outpatient Centers and other locations
Morton Plant Caring Partners and the Auxiliary of Mease Health Care provide unparalleled support to the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care. These volunteer groups participate in everything from routing phone calls to operating gift shops to visiting patients.
Neighborly Care Network
http://www.neighborly.org/	(727) 456-0222, ext. 291 12425 28th Street North Suite 200 St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Neighborly Care Network is currently looking for volunteers. Our volunteer program welcomes all ages and groups are encouraged to volunteer together. Time commitments and locations are dependent upon volunteer work performed, and all volunteers are fully trained, free of charge. Knowing you can make a difference in someone’s life is a wonderful feeling! For more information call 727-456-0222, ext. 291, or please email phazell@neighborly.org.
Ocean Conservancy
www.oceanconservancy.org	Southeast Atlantic Regional Office 449 Central Avenue, Suite 200 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-895-2188
The Ocean Conservancy of Florida is seeking volunteers to work with our Pier Walker program and to assist in marine debris removal! We have several opportunities for you to be involved: We hold a beach clean up every third Saturday of the month as well as work with local anglers to promote the monofilament line recycling program in the bay area. For more information on the up and coming International Coastal Clean up, as well as other opportunities to join us please contact intern-fla@oceanconservancy.org Join us in our efforts to "Start a Sea Change" on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ocean-Conservancy-Florida/80186947028?ref=mf.
PARC
www.parc-fl.org	PARC 3190 Tyrone Blvd. North St. Petersburg FL 33743 Phone 727-345-9111 Fax 727-345-7130 volunteer@parc-fl.org
Our Mission is to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to exercise their independence, enjoy an enhanced quality of life and experience life to the fullest. More than ever, Americans are connecting to their communities through volunteer service. PARC is no exception. More than 500 volunteers help to support PARC’s day-to-day operations and special events throughout the year.
Pinellas Village
www.parc-fl.org	Pinellas Village Jackie Tatsak jtatsak@ccdosp.org 727-399-2500-24 8384 Bayou Boardwalk Largo, FL 33777 www.pinellasvillage.org/
Pinellas Village is a not-for-profit apartment community and self-sufficiency program for single parents. We can use volunteers to assist in our boutique, paint apartments, or provide administrative assistance. Individuals and organizations can also organize drives to collect personal hygiene and cleaning items or gift cards for our residents.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
www.rmhc.com	Download this volunteer reference sheet to learn how you can get involved.
Volunteers are the backbone of Ronald McDonald House Charities. More than 30,000 volunteers from around the world spend millions of hours each year preparing meals for families, hosting movie and pizza nights, cleaning and organizing kitchen and play areas and maintaining gardens and landscaping.
Sacred Lands Preservation and Education
sacredlands.info	Erik Anderson sacred.lands.stpete@gmail.com 727-347-0354 1620 Park Street N. St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Click here for volunteer opportunities.
We are looking for people of all skill levels to assist with a wide variety of tasks; such as event setup, breakdown, food prep, food servers, greeters, security, parking, and etc. We try to spread out the task load so everyone has the opportunity to experience and enjoy some of the event for themselves. The more volunteers for each event the better. Also a need for people with clerical and computer skills to assist with such tasks as typing, printing, copying, etc. Sacred Lands is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit and in a position to apply for grants and could use assistance in this area as well. Speaking from personal experience this is a great opportunity to be a part of an incredible organization, meet a lot of interesting people, and participate in a wide variety of experiences, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org	Click here for volunteer opportunities.
Your faith in our efforts and your commitment to your community make it possible for us to achieve our mission. Your gifts of prayer and financial support are an investment-an investment that will be repaid many times over by the thousands of lives changed each day.
Science Center of Pinellas
sciencecenterofpinellas.com	7701 22nd Avenue North St. Petersburg FL 33710 Phone 727-384-0027 Fax 727-343-5729 scenter5@tampabay.rr.com
You and your group or organization can play an important role in the lives of children by volunteering at The Science Center! We have a wide variety of opportunities available to suit your interests, skills and time availability. You don't have to have a science background, or any specific skills for that matter! You just have to be willing to have fun and make friends!
Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida
www.siberrescue.com/	Dawn Bauer d.bauer71@yahoo.com 727-391-8934 PO Box 8727 Seminole, FL 33775
The Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida rescues stray, abused, surrendered and unwanted Huskies. We make sure they are up to date on vaccinations and heartworm preventative, are spayed or neutered, and microchiped. We are in DESPERATE need of Foster homes for these dogs. We also could use volunteers to help us with fundraising.
SMART (Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy)
www.smartriders.org/	Janet Parks info@smartriders.org 941-746-1493 4800 CR 675 Bradenton, FL 34211
Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with special needs. Assist with leading horses for lessons, help students tack and untack horses, help instructors with lessons, care of horses, grounds keeping, fund raising. Nonprofit organization.
SPCA Tampa Bay
www.spcafl.org	Nicole Hartwell 9099 130th Avenue North Largo FL 33773 Phone (727) 586-3591 ext. 127 volunteer@spcatampabay.org
The SPCA's goal has always been to provide food, shelter and medical attention and to find new homes for the many companion animals we take in each year. We are proud of the programs that we offer and hope that you will choose to be a part of our organization, knowing that you can make a difference for our four-legged friends who cannot speak for themselves.
St. Joseph's Hospital
www.sjbhealth.org	Click here to download a volunteer application.
If you are a loving, caring, energetic person, why not become a valuable resource and an important part of the St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care family? Whether you give our patients and families a little extra "TLC" or help our hospital team members behind the scenes, YOU , volunteers, from teens through seniors, make a big difference.
Suncoast Primate Sanctuary
www.suncoastprimate.org	Click here to download a volunteer form.
You can enrich your life and the lives of animals by volunteering your help at the Sanctuary. No one is too old or too young. We have volunteers from 8 to 80+ years young.
Suncoast Hospice
www.thehospice.org	Kathy Roble kathyroble@thehospice.org (727) 586-4432 5771 Roosevelt Blvd. Clearwater, FL 33760
Provide support to hospice patients, their families and hospice staff in many ways. It's as simple as providing a supportive presence to a patient feeling alone or providing a welcoming greeting to those in Pinellas county who visit our community service centers. There's a place for virtually everyone and training is provided at no cost.
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
http://tampa-fl.toysfortots.org/	SSgt Sadi Workman Address:5121 W. Gandy Tampa Fl 33611 813-267-8270 sadi.workman@usmc.mil
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
UPARC
www.uparcfoundation.org	Deborah Dunn-Simeone UPARC Volunteer Coordinator 1501 N. Belcher Rd Clearwater Fl 33765 727-799-3330 ext 7632 ddjs325@aol.com
It is the mission of the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., to enhance the dignity and independence of persons who are developmentally disabled in the Upper Pinellas area. UPARC is dedicated to enabling individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities to choose and realize their goals of where and how to live, learn, work, and play and is further committed to supporting the families of individuals served, realizing that the family is the central unit of society. At UPARC, we are always looking for volunteers for different needs. High on the list, are people willing to befriend one of our consumers. Someone to go for a walk, bike ride or any short outing with one consumer. There are many other needs for volunteers at UPARC also. At our Ribbon Tree Gift Shop, at Largo Medical Center is another top of the list need, there are many evening and weekend hour we need to have filled.
YMCA
www.ymca.net	Click here to find your local YMCA.
At the YMCA, your time and talent go a long way. Every hour you spend as a YMCA volunteer translates into the caring attention a child or teen needs to grow up healthy and resilient. It translates into support for families so they can be successful and strong. Into healthier lives for people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and incomes. Into a safer, more viable community that's a good place to live and work.
YWCA
www.ywca.org	Contact: Patsy Buker 655 2nd Ave. So. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-896-4629-30 patsy@ywcaoftampabay.org
The YWCA strives to empowwer women, eliminate racism and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. We operate a homeless shelter & day care centers and we help pregnant teens and we provide mentoring for young girls. We need adult mentors, help with special events, office assistance and Board members. We also accept donations at our thrift store.
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