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AMEDISYS HOSPICE

* Patient assistance: Volunteers needed to sit with patients. Free group or individual training available. 499-0018.

AMERICAN RED CROSS

* Hospital Volunteers: Time commitment of one day a week at area hospitals. 265-3455, ext. 125

HUMANE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY

* Pet Socialization: Volunteer spends one-on-one time with shelter animals to exercise, play and love them.

* Pet Therapy: Volunteer accompanies pets to assisted-living homes for visits with residents. 624-5302, ext. 228.

MCKAMEY ANIMAL CARE & ADOPTION CENTER

* Cat & Dog Caregivers: Volunteers socialize with animals, show them love and attention, and exercise puppies or older dogs in the play yards.

* Fostering: Volunteers open their homes to foster a dog, cat, kittens or pups for an overnight stay or until adopted.

* Transportation: Volunteers take animals to adoption centers, rescue organizations or other centers that have made requests for particular breeds.

* Adoption: Volunteers assist with animal handling and presentation at local pet stores that sponsor weekend adoptions.

All volunteers must attend an orientation class, which is held at the McKamey Center every two weeks. www.mckameyanimalcenter.org, 305-6500.

READ CHATTANOOGA INC.

* Tutors: Volunteers needed to work one-on-one with nonreaders, training included in Laubach method; volunteers needed in Adult Ed classrooms to work with students who need extra help in math and reading; individuals to assist/monitor students in the computer lab, training included.

* Office Assistant/Receptionist: Individual needed to answer phones, greet visitors, assist tutors and students on Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.

READ 20

* Readmobile Assistants: Volunteers will assist Readmobile coordinator, read aloud and participate in book-related activities for children up to 10 years in age. 209-6190.

SALVATION ARMY

* Adopt-a-Block Program: Volunteers needed to participate in community service activities in East Lake on the second Saturday of each month.

* Family Store: Help staff receive, sort, price and place donations in store showroom.

* Social Service: Volunteers assist caseworkers with office and administrative duties.

* Youth and Adult Programs: Volunteers will help with after-school recreation, education and mentoring programs for youth; assist with adult education, computer literacy and English-as-a-Second-Language classes for adults. 756-1023.

SAMARITAN CENTER

* Barbie Patrol: Groups and individuals needed to groom and dress Barbie dolls and action figures for sale in thrift store.

* Toy Preparation: Groups and individuals needed to make sure donated games and puzzles have all pieces before being resold at thrift store.

* Prayer Partners: Encourage others through anonymous notes and prayer in the Secret Samaritan prayer program.

* Thrift Store Assistance: Individuals needed to sort and process donated items.

* Volunteer Coordinator Assistant: Help with secretarial work such as organizing files, making copies and sending out letters. 238-7777, ext. 24.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

* Tournament staff: Volunteers needed to staff Special Olympics bowling tournament Oct. 19-20 at Holiday Bowl on Brainerd Road. Work shifts are 2:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Monday. Volunteers will make sure athletes bowl in correct order and are ready to bowl when it’s their turn. jeebpbr@hotmail.com

TRINITY HOSPICE

* Caregiver Assistance: Volunteers provide support and companionship to patients with terminal illnesses and their families by writing letters, reading to patients, running errands, baking, yard work or making blankets and lap quilts. Free training, time commitment of one to three hours per week. 892-3737.

UNITED WAY’S VOLUNTEER CENTER

* Barger Academy: Volunteers needed to help students paint portable classrooms, landscape front lawn and repair mosaic fountain at the school’s front entrance. 355-1881 or Allyson.dean@yahoo.com.

* Club Discovery: After-school program at Creative Discovery Museum for children ages 8 to 12 with disabilities and their typically developing peers. Volunteers needed Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., through Dec. 2, to help children with art activities, chaperone field trips; commitment of 14 hours over seven weeks. 648-6046.

* Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents needed to work 20 hours a week with special-needs children in day-care centers, Head Start programs, hospitals and nonprofit agencies. Shifts are 8 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday. Volunteer must be 60 or older, meet low-income eligibility requirements and reside in either Hamilton, Bradley or McMinn county. 757-5273.

* Little Miss Mag Child Care Center: Volunteer with musical training in early childhood education needed for music instruction three hours a week. 266-5286.

* Outdoor Volunteer Club: Single, environmentally aware volunteers meet to do trail and garden maintenance 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Pot Point House. Light refreshments around the fire afterward. 653-0091

* Reflection Riding: Weeding group meets each Thursday, 9-11 a.m., to maintain grounds at Riding. 653-0091

* Tennessee River Gorge Trust: Anyone interested in becoming a land steward, willing to volunteer two to four hours twice a month, is invited to a Land Stewardship Volunteer Orientation Session. Choose from either Thursday, Nov. 6, 7-8 p.m., or Monday, Dec. 8, noon to 1 p.m., at the Tennessee River Gorge Trust office, 535 Chestnut St., Suite 214. 653-0091.