**REVISED date**
Name of Event/Activity: 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Boca Raton
Date: Sunday, November 12th, 2017 (Set up on Saturday, November 11th, 2017)
Location: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432
Website: www.alz.org/walk
Contact info to register/sign up: Send emails to jsiesel@alz.org
**Original posting of this event can be found at the following link: https://pbccanblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/nearly-20-new-volunteer-opportunities/**
Name of Organization: Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society
Name of Event/Activity: Youth Volunteer Corps for Ages 14-18
Location: Palm Beach Zoo
Details of volunteer activity: Have you ever wondered what is it like to work in a zoo? Do you like working with and meeting new friends? How about talking to people in small and large groups? If your answer is yes to these questions, then the YVC may be a perfect fit!
The 2017 Application Cycle is now OPEN! Application deadline is April 30.
Website: http://www.palmbeachzoo.org/
Contact info to register/sign up: http://www.palmbeachzoo.org/volunteers
Name of Organization: Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center
Details of volunteer activity: Volunteers range in age from 12 years old to retirees. There are many ways to help at Vinceremos; horse care, rider support, office help, maintenance – tell us what you like to do and we will be so grateful for your help! You don’t need horse experience to volunteer at Vinceremos. You just have to come willing to learn and experience the joy of helping those with disabilities.
- Volunteers help with horse care and barn chores.
- Volunteers help in the lessons helping with horses and riders. You may lead the horse or sidewalk with the rider during lessons.
- Office Volunteers assist with paperwork, database organization and phone coverage.
- Special Event Volunteers assist us in every area during special events; the Benefit Auction or Special Olympics or other horse shows.
Website: https://vinceremos.org/
Contact info to register/sign up: For more information call the office at (561) 792- 9900 or email –volunteer@vinceremos.org
Date of Event/Activity: October 5th, 2017
Name of Event/Activity: The KVJ 5K Glo Run
Location: Downtown WPB
Hours: 5:30 PM -8:30 PM
Details of volunteer activity: We need volunteers to hand out medals and water throughout the course. We may also need help with check in.
Website: littlesmilesfl.org
Contact info to register/sign up: https://www.trackitforward.com/site/67245/event/384038
**For the events advertised below, please fill out a volunteer form at the following link: www.aaodog.org; email blasts will be sent out when volunteers are needed – DO NOT just show up – shirts available for a donation fee of $15 to wear at the event**
Date of Event/Activity: Saturday, October 21st
Location: Along the North side of Okeechobee Blvd, between the Australian Ave off-ramp and the I-95
Hours: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Details of volunteer activity: Volunteers will help clear the old landscaping, so that it can be replaced in the near future. Volunteers will also remove plant overgrowth, litter and exotic plant species. The City of West Palm Beach will provide all necessary tools and supplies that volunteers may need, including cold water.
Volunteers are to park in the Marriott West Palm Beach parking lot, as there are marked parking spaces when entering from Okeechobee for guests. We will all meet in that parking lot, and walk over to the work site at 9:00 AM together.
**This event is going to be limited to the first 50 volunteers that are at least 16 years of age, and confirm their attendance. If there is an overwhelming response, we will work on putting together a second volunteer event (please see event flyer and volunteer application attached below). **
Website: littlesmilesfl.org
Contact info to register/sign up: Call Brandon Zickar at (561) 804-4938, or email at bmzickar@wpb.org
