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Do you want to do some volunteer work in our community but don’t know where to
start? Does your Sunday school class, civic group, fraternity or sorority want
to do a volunteer project as a group? Contact United Way’s Volunteer Connections
and our staff will match you with a volunteer opportunity that fits into your
schedule and interests.
Here’s just a sample of the types of volunteer opportunities that exist in Spartanburg,
Cherokee and Union Counties:
- Spend some time tutoring an adult to help them prepare for the GED exam
- Serve as a mentor to an at risk youth
- Do some office work – file papers, answer phones, and direct office traffic
- Serve on the Board of Directors for a local non-profit organization
- Spend some time with a senior citizen
- Teach someone how to read
- Get trained to serve on a disaster response team
- Work with animals at a local shelter or clinic
- Help kids in an after school program with their homework
- Paint a room, do some landscaping, or repair some broken equipmentSort or repair
donated items at a local thrift store
- Greet patients at a medical clinic and help them complete paperwork
- Coordinate a local scouting group
- Conduct activities at a local senior center or nursing home
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Ready to volunteer now? Complete and
submit the form below or contact the United Way Volunteer Connections program
at (864) 582-7556. |
