Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Registration required. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • TH (12/12), 9am-noon - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank for agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties. • SA (12/14), 10am-12pm - Teacher’s Pet: volunteers needed to create supplemental educational materials (flashcards, games, etc.) that will be used to help Buncombe County elementary students improve their math skills. • SA (12/14), 10am-1pm & TU (12/17), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store. • SU (12/15), 1-2pm - Knitters of all skill levels are needed to knit baby hats for newborns and expectant mothers served by WNCCHS Pediatric Program and homeless men and women served at A HOPE Day Center. • WE (12/18), 6-8:30pm Volunteers needed to make cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners' John Keever Solace Center. Interfaith Assistance Ministry • ONGOING - Interfaith Assistance Ministry offers emergency assistance to Henderson County residents in financial crisis. Four-hour volunteer shifts available as well as substitute opportunities. Info: iamhendersoncounty.org or 697-7029. Literacy Council of Buncombe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: litcouncil.com, volunteers@ litcouncil.com or 254-3442.
• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language. Tutors provide one on one or small group instruction in Buncombe County. No prior tutoring experience or foreign language skills required. Orientation: Jan. 8 or 9.
Opportunities • Through (12/31) - The Mountain Housing Opportunities seeks low-tomoderate income families for its Self Help Home Ownership Program, "an alternative path to affordable homeownership." No construction experience or
Loving Food Resources LFR is an all volunteer special needs food pantry in Asheville, which provides food and personal care items to persons living with HIV/AIDS or in Home Hospice care with any diagnosis. Info: admin@lovingfood.org or 255-9282. • ONGOING - Loving Food Resources needs volunteers Tue. 9-11am, Wed. 9-11am, Fri. 9am-noon and Sat. 9am11 and/or 11am-2pm. Help is needed with stocking, helping clients shop, driving, food box delivery, sorting, internet related tasks, graphic design and office assistance.
down payment required. Info:
MANNA FoodBank • ONGOING - MANNA FoodBank seeks volunteers to work in its warehouse. Mon.-Sat. daytime and Thurs. evening shifts available. Info: mannafoodbank.org, mgruber@ mannafoodbank.org or 2993663, ext. 245.
3pm - The WNC Alliance
MemoryCare Adminstrative Support Volunteer • ONGOING - MemoryCare, a nonprofit dedicated to providing assessment, treatment and support for memory-impaired individuals and their families, seeks a volunteer administrative assistant 2-3 hours a week on Tue., Wed. or Thur. for general office duties. Info: alexander@ memorycare.org.
Asheville regional airport.
mtnhousing.org or 254-4030, ext. 122. The Rathbun Center • ONGOING - The Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests. Weekend shifts: noon3pm, 3-6pm and 6-9pm. Info: rathbuncenter.org or 251-0595. Western North Carolina Alliance • WEDNESDAYS, noonseeks volunteers to sample water in the French Broad watershed for bacterial pollution. Meets at Westfeldt Park, Highway 280 and Old Fanning Bridge Road near the Bring water, snacks and old shoes. Info: wnca.org or cynthia@wnca.org. CALENDAR DEADLINE The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication. Questions? Call (828)2511333, ext. 365
Mountain Housing
An Evening of KIRTAN
...with
SHANTALA
Saturday, January 18
7pm Presale $18, kids free
On Broadway...Downtown AVL
West Asheville Yoga.com • Tix at BrownPaperTickets.com mountainx.com
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