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Come and play a vital role during our busy spring field trip season. School Groups Hosts welcome and assist visiting school groups during field trips to the Putnam. Provide teacher guidance for check in and take your group though a “meet and greet”, highlighting both the student rules. . . more

Come and play a vital role during our busy spring field trip season. School Groups Hosts welcome and assist visiting school groups during field trips to the Putnam. Provide teacher guidance for check in and take your group though a “meet and greet”, highlighting both the student rules of the. . . more

Jane has been matched with Stacy in our school-based program for two years. Jane visits Stacy at her school once a week during the lunch hour. Jane and Stacy spend their time talking, playing board games, reading books and helping with homework. The most important aspect of their. . . more

Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) helps seniors and their family caregivers find answers to questions about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare Advantage, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues. The program is administered through the Insurance Division of the Iowa Department of Commerce. SHIIP is an unbiased. . . more

Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) helps seniors and their family caregivers find answers to questions about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare Advantage, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues. The program is administered through the Insurance Division of the Iowa Department of Commerce. SHIIP is an unbiased. . . more

Genesis Medical Center is looking for volunteer (s) to assist and counselor seniors with their health insurance, medicare and medicaid. You would receive training from the State of Iowa Insurance Division. Need simple computer skills or willing to be trained. SHIIP never endorse or recommend an insurance company,. . . more

Illinois 4-H had a new format called Special interest (SPIN) Clubs. These are ideal for a busy volunteer as it requires a short commitment of just 6 meetings, 1 hour minimum. SPIN Clubs can cover nearly any topic such as cooking, gardening, or video/film-making. SPIN clubs can meet at a. . . more

Illinois 4-H had a new format called Special interest (SPIN) Clubs. This is ideal for a busy volunteer at it requires a short commitment of just 6 meeting, 1 hour in length. Rock Island county and Henry county 4-H is looking for a volunteer interested in cooking or baking. The. . . more

Illinois 4-H had a new format called Special interest (SPIN) Clubs. This is ideal for a busy volunteer at it requires a short commitment of just 6 meeting, 1 hour in length. Rock Island county 4-H is looking for a volunteer interested in gardening. The volunteers need to have proficient. . . more

Illinois 4-H had a new format called Special interest (SPIN) Clubs. This is ideal for a busy volunteer at it requires a short commitment of just 6 meeting, 1 hour in length. Rock Island 4-H is looking for a volunteer interested in video/film-making. The volunteers need to have proficient knowledge. . . more

This is an on-call position to assist with organizing and running site-specific events such as Family Fest, Back to School Bash, YouthFest, etc. more

Snow Angels is a new referral program that connects volunteers with individuals in need of assistance to shovel their sidewalk during the winter. Winter can be especially hazardous for our elderly and disabled residents who may not have the ability or resources to remove snow from their sidewalks. Snow. . . more

King's Harvest is in need of help for early preparation for the Soup Kitchen. Hours would be Wed and Fri from 9 - 11:30 a.m. or Saturday from 6 to 8:30 a.m. We need help peeling and cooking potatoes, supervise the salad and desert, help cook breakfast on Saturday mornings. Assist in General. . . more

One of our newest exhibits is the Spark! Learning Lab. This is a fun, interactive room where visitors can learn about careers in different fields through hands-on technology. Previously featured were medical careers. Currently featuring engineering careers. Since this room is strictly hand-on learning, we need a volunteer to. . . more

One of our newest exhibits is the Spark! Learning Lab. This is a fun, interactive room where visitors can learn about careers in different fields through hands-on technology. Previously featured were medical careers. Currently featured are careers in engineering. Since this room is strictly hand-on learning, we. . . more

Activities include ticket takers/sellers, survey takers, information assistant, score keeper, etc. On the job training. Care should be taken not to expose volunteer to injury or risk. more

Big Brothers Big Sisters offers a number of different mentoring environments for adults to have a positive and memorable experience. Each program is carefully structured and orchestrated to insure the compatibility, safety and success of each relationship created. Mentoring environments include: • Community-Based program – a one-to-one match relationship rooted in community. . . more

A Big Brothers Big Sisters Connector is a community member who helps Big Brothers Big Sisters connect with other businesses or organizations. We are continually looking to expand our partnerships and relationships to educate others on Big Brothers Big Sisters and the impact we make. Some of the. . . more

Big Brothers Big Sisters offers several fund raising/special events for the community to participate in. We are always looking for energetic people with great ideas to help plan and execute these events. The events are: Putt-a-Round which is an indoor mini golf course, Plant Sale and Quad. . . more

Summer can be a great time at the Putnam Museum. Campers explore many types of subjects as we dive into different cultures, STEM topics and even engineering. Camps meet daily from 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. Some camps (grades 6-8) are done in one day.. . . more