Volunteer Opportunity Directory "Section S - W"
| Salcha Fair Association |
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Melissa Wilts-Markgraf
Office Phone: 488-6420
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: PO Box 140086
City: Salcha
State: Alaska
Zip: 99714
E-mail: N/A
Website:Visit the Website
Services Provided: The Salcha Fair.
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Volunteer Help: One to two hours during the fair to clean, do running,
help run kids corner and operate the food booth.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Salcha Neighborhood Watch Program |
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Sajid Khan
Office Phone: 488-6077
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 377-3270
Address: 8945 Richardson Hwy
City: Salcha
State: Alaska
Zip: 99714
E-mail: sazz786@gci.net
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Provides training on how to keep your home, neighborhood and community safe and healthy. |
Volunteer Help: Prevention, awareness and reporting of neighborhood crime; Create neighborhood goodwill.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: No
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: No
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: No
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: No
Long-Term Positions: No
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| Salcha Rescue |
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Chief Rob Weathers
Office Phone: 488-5274
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: N/A
City: Salcha
State: AK
Zip: N/A
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Emergency care and rescue response to the community. |
Volunteer Help: Become a trained EMT or help with swift water rescue, wilderness rescue, ice rescue and low angle rope rescue.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: No
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Salvation Army | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Major Richard Greene
Office Phone: 452-3103
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 452-3113
Address: 1602 10th Ave. Mailing
Address: P O Box 70405
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99707
E-mail:
majorr@mosquitonet.com
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Assists through
family and emergency services as well as the Dental Care Access Program;
provides rent; utilities; clothing; school, work and household supplies;
after school, youth center and preschool; support groups (M.O.P.S.). |
Volunteer Help: Volunteer as a medical/dental professional, supportive clerical staff, or a trained case worker.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Santa's Clearing House c/o Daily News-Miner | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Nava Peterson
Office Phone: 459-7511
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: c
Fax: 451-9060
Address: P.O. Box 70710
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99707
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Annual holiday donation drive program provides gifts and food to approximately 900 households in mid-December.
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Volunteer Help: Volunteers sort, repair & clean toy donations; prepare food boxes, register families, deliver donations.
UW Member Agency: N/A
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: No
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| Special Olympics Alaska |
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer: Nicolle Egan
Office Phone: 907-222-7625 ext 629
Toll-Free: 1-888-499-7625 Ext 629
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: 3200 Mountain View Drive
City: Anchorage
State: AK
Zip: 99501
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Year-round sport
training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and
adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
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Volunteer Help: Help with sports training, events, games, fundraising,
outreach, or other special projects.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Mitch Flynn
Office Phone: 457-1508
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 457-1512
Address: 585 Old Steele Creek Rd.
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99712
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Responds to
fires, responds to medical emergencies, and provides fire prevention education. |
Volunteer Help: Become a trained fire fighter or trained EMT.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: No
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: No
Families: No
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Tanana Valley State Fair | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Lloyd D. Husky
Office Phone: 452-3750
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-7971
Address: 1800 College Rd.
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: info@tananavalleyfair.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Recruit over 1000 volunteers to assist with the planning and management of the Fair each August.
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Volunteer Help: Call for more information.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Tutoring for Educational Excellence | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Robinson
Office Phone: 452-6112
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 488-9393
Address: N/A
City: N/A
State: N/A
Zip: N/A
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Tutoring for children grades K-6. | Volunteer Help: NSYC trains youth between the ages of 12-18 to represent and judge their peers in actual criminal cases.
UW Member Agency: Tutor children with specific needs.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: No
Families: No
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: No
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| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Beverly Reitz
Office Phone: 456-0410
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-0428
Address: 101 12th Ave., Room 236
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: bev_reitz@fws.gov
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge system is to preserve a national network of lands and waters for the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife and plants of the United States for the benefit of present and future generations. | Volunteer Help: Some positions are limited, but volunteers can help with environmental education programs, conducting fish and wildlife surveys, helping with conservation events, performing clerical and administrative and computer/technical duties.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| United Way of the Tanana Valley | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: N/A
Office Phone: 452-7211
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 452-7270
Address: N/A
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99709
E-mail: unitedwy@alaska.com
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: N/A
| Volunteer Help: Help with the annual campaign, serve on the board of directors, committees, and plan special events.
UW Member Agency: N/A
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| United Way's Volunteer Action Center | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Bev Fantazzi
Office Phone: 452-7211x23
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 452-7270
Address: 565 University Ave., Suite 1
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99709
E-mail: uwvac@alaska.com
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Referral assistance to people interested in volunteering, training on a variety of volunteer and nonprofit related topics, and technical assistance to those starting new projects involving volunteers.
| Volunteer Help: N/A
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Week's Field Community Park | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Joan
Office Phone: 457-6989
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 457-6987
Address: 483 McKinley View Dr.
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99712
E-mail: joanrobson@gci.net
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Develop and
maintain Weeks Field Park.
| Volunteer Help: Help develop the gardens during the spring and summer. Weekly Thursday morning work sessions. Individuals and families welcome. Short term projects available.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: No
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| World Eskimo Indian Olympics | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Roxie Commack
Office Phone: 452-6646
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-2422
Address: 529 6th Avenue
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: roxy@weio.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Local non-profit which
sponsors annual four-day Olympic competition. Athletes are required to be
one-quarter native.
| Volunteer Help: Assistance with clerical duties such as answering the phone, paperwork, and possibly errands (going to the post office or the
bank).
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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Section A | Section B - E | Section F | Section G - L | Section N - R
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