Share Your Time & Talent

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YOUR TIME & TALENT

To submit a volunteer need, contact Paula Brown at pbrown@LIFEseniorservices.org or (918) 664-9000, ext. 1207.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

American Red Cross

You have the power to help save a life as a volunteer at American Red Cross. Their mission is to help prevent and relieve suffering in our state and around the world, and the organization is continuously recruiting volunteers for the roles of blood ambassadors, blood canteen workers, transportation, and more. The first step is to apply using their Volunteer Connection system. Create a profile, which takes less than five minutes, and submit your volunteer application and background check. Upon receipt of both, a recruiter will contact you to discuss opportunities and determine a match. Visit redcross.org/local/ oklahoma or email Hunter Harris at edward. harris@redcross.org.

Joy in the Cause

Joy in the Cause was founded in 2014 and has grown to serve thousands of individuals annually. Volunteer opportunities abound to create handmade items that provide comfort for individuals who are facing a life-altering crisis. Their main program, Joy to the Rescue, provides backpacks for kids in crisis and care packages for those battling cancer and other illnesses. Many projects can be done at home if you prefer not to be at the facility. Those projects include cutting bandanas into triangles, punching and cutting fleece into 12-by-12 squares, or warehouse tasks like assembling backpacks with the items. Visit joyinthecause.org or contact April at projectscoordinator@joyinthecause.org.

Tulsa SPCA

The Tulsa SPCA's mission is to improve the lives of dogs, cats, and their human companions. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is always looking for volunteers to walk dogs, sit with cats in the cat room, help stock the warehouse, keep the kennels and shelter area clean, as well as the reception and lobby areas of the clinic. You may help with clients during clinic days, or assist at the clinic with other tasks. Most volunteers go through basic orientation and clinic orientation. Submit an online application at tulsaspca.org/become-a-volunteer or contact Taylor Roepke at TRoepke@TulsaSPCA.org.

American Song Archives

Tulsa is lucky to have two iconic musician archives in one city with both the Woody Guthrie Center, and Bob Dylan Center in downtown Tulsa. They need volunteers! Help with docent duties, archive support, special events, etc. Archive volunteers will be trained in object handling procedures, and may assist with condition assessments, cataloging, data entry, and object relocation/rehousing. The Bob Dylan Archive® collection exhibits more than 100,000 exclusive cultural treasures spanning Dylan’s career. And as part of the Tulsa-based American Song Archives, the Woody Guthrie Center® current holdings include the largest collection of primary resource materials in the world, with special collections ranging from the 1930s to present day. For more information, contact Quinn Johnson, qjohnson@woodyguthriecenter.org

For more information about these volunteer needs, call LIFE's volunteer program at (918) 664-9000.

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