Volunteers Needed: Harvest for Hungry, Annapolis by Candlelight Tour, Historic Hauntings Tours

Many volunteer positions are available through the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County. If you do not see an opportunity below that fits your needs, contact the Volunteer Center at info@volunteerannearundel.org or 410-897-9207. Check their Website: www.VolunteerAnneArundel.org. A few current volunteer opportunities are listed below.

Bay Community Support Services (BAY-CSS)

Come make a difference in your community and assist BAY-CSS by volunteering your time on the BAY-CSS Quality Assurance Committee. BAY-CSS is a leader of services to people with disabilities throughout Southern and Central Maryland. Our services promote the ability of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities to live and work successfully in their communities. Come be a part of our important mission! Quality Assurance members play a valuable role helping us to enhance and maintain the quality of our services. Come be part of the BAY-CSS team and make a difference, meet some incredible new friends, gain personal satisfaction and make a difference to your community. Other volunteer opportunities are also available including an immediate need for administrative support at the main office. Offices are located in Annapolis and Lexington Park, MD. If interested, please contact Brandy Blackstone at 301-863-8870 x44 or via e-mail atblackstoneb@baycss.org. Website: http://www.baycss.org.

Harvest for the Hungry, Oct. 13-31, 2014

The Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County in cooperation with the Arundel County Public Schools Central Office Campaign is collecting nonperishable food and plastic/paper items (no glass, please) at its Heritage Office Complex location in the lobby at 2666 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD., 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Mon. – Fri. The collected items are donated to the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank. Cash donations are also being accepted. To donate, or for more information, stop in at the Volunteer Center office, call 410-897-9207 or email: info@volunteerannearundel.org. You can also donate online athttp://www.21st-education.org.

Historic Annapolis Foundation Annapolis by Candlelight Tour, Nov. 7-8, 2014

A large number of volunteers are needed for the following event:

4:30–9:15 p.m., Fri. & Sat., Nov. 7 & 8, 2014, the 23rd Annual Annapolis by Candlelight Tour:

Historic Annapolis is pleased to introduce you to some of the city’s finest architecture in this annual walking tour of private homes. A large number of volunteers, age 16 and up, are needed and will be placed in different rooms in different homes informing visitors about the history of the home and the objects inside, helping to direct the flow of visitors through the home. Each home is staffed by an HAF volunteer known as a House Captain who will provide information about the home to volunteers upon their arrival for their shift. Volunteers are asked to work a single shift on either Fri., Nov. 7th, or Sat., Nov. 8th. To ensure all houses are staffed and ready to open promptly and to guarantee that shift changes occur smoothly, shifts will be from 4:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m. & from 6:45 p.m. –9:15 p.m. House Captains will receive two additional complimentary tour tickets. Please contact Janet Hall at 410-990-4514 orjanet.hall@annapoli.org for more information about the event. You can also go to the website at www.annapolis.org and click on opportunities and volunteers for a downloadable registration form. Volunteer forms must be filled out and returned by October 15, 2013.

Historic Annapolis: Historic Hauntings Tours, Weekends in October, 2014

Volunteers are needed on weekend nights for the following special event:

7:00-9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturdays in October, 2014, Historic Hauntings Tours:

This October, instead of heading to the usual “haunted house”, come with Historic Annapolis and Watermark on a ghost tour of Maryland’s capital city. This special Historic Hauntings tour takes guests inside the William Paca House, one of Annapolis’s most storied old mansions, and into its “sick room”. One to two volunteers are asked to help haunt the William Paca House “sick” room. Please contact Janet Hall at 410-990-4514 or janet.hall@annapolis.orgfor more spooky details.

International Environmental Data Rescue Organization

IEDRO is a nonprofit whose mission is to locate, rescue and digitize every piece of historic environmental data before it is lost forever. The old data when digitized and provided to the world’s scientists, researchers and educators will save more lives throughout the world than a cure for cancer, HIV and heart disease combined. Needed are volunteer part-time office manager, writers, JAVA & PYTHON Programmers, grant writers, translators (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Italian, Russian, Farsi), newsletter deputy editor, keying volunteers, presenters/lecturers, meteorologists, hydrologists, climatologists, earth scientists, teachers/educators, PowerPoint experts, and those familiar with twitter, Facebook, blogs and other modern communication devices and systems. We also may need travelers to developing countries to set up data rescue sites. For more information, email rick.crouthamel@gmail.com or call410-867-1124. Also, see website at http://iedro.org.

Lifeline 100 Century Ride & Community Health Fair at Kinder Farm Park,Sun., October 19, 2014

Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (BikeAAA) in partnership with Anne Arundel County Police and Recreation & Parks Dept. is hosting the Lifeline100 with 100, 56, 15 (trail only) mile rides and a free children’s bike rodeo and family fun ride. Bike routes will wind throughout scenic Anne Arundel County including downtown Annapolis, the Severn River, southern Anne Arundel County, BWI/Marshall airport and the B&A Trail. There will also be a free, all-day, “Make Health Happen” community health fair by theHealthy Anne Arundel Coalition that day, all at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville; the fair will offer health screenings, fun activities for kids, families and more. Volunteers, sponsors, and participants are being sought for this event. Volunteers are needed to help with parking, registration, rest stops, SAG support, at the Health Fair, children’s rodeo, and more. Civic or high school age community service groups such as the scouts are also welcome to volunteer. For more information and to register visit the website atwww.lifeline100.com. For information about BikeAAA visit www.bikeaaa.org.

Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts has openings in several volunteer positions. Currently the opportunities include performing arts ushering, special events, visual arts and some office assistance. Please contact Louise White, Volunteer Manager at lwhite@mdhallarts.org or 410-263-5544, ext. 23, to discuss details of these volunteer positions and upcoming trainings as follows:

· 5:30 – 7:00pm, Thurs., Oct. 9, 2014 Performing Arts Volunteer Training: Maryland Hall is planning a general Volunteer Orientation for those also interested in performing arts ushering,

· 5:30 – 7:30pm Thurs., Oct. 16, 2016, Usher Training: Volunteers who cannot make this training will have the opportunity to attend a daytime training later in the month.

Spa Creek Conservancy

The Spa Creek Conservancy and the Parole community will come together to celebrate the completion of two stormwater retrofit projects with volunteer planting days at two churches in Annapolis. Hundreds of native perennials will be planted. Many volunteers, of all ages, are needed to join others already committed to help including Church members , the County’s Watershed Stewards Academy, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis, and Spa Creek Conservancy volunteers. For more information, contact Regina Rochez atrrochez2@aol.com. Volunteers are needed on planting days as follows:

· 1:00 p.m., Mon., Oct. 13, 2014: Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church, 15 Parole Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.

· 1:00 p.m., Oct. 27, 2014: Mount Olive AME Church, 2 Hicks Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401.