CAMP PENDLETON
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve: The group needs volunteers in government and civilian workplaces to continue its mission of gaining employer support for reservists and guardsmen. (800) 336-4590 or esgr.mil.
Key Volunteers: Training is offered for military spouses who want to become key volunteers. The volunteers offer support to military families, particularly during deployments. Training is at the Religious Development Center on base. (760) 725-6637.
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores: Tour guides are needed at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site. Volunteers are also needed at the Marine Corps Command Mechanized Museum. Volunteers assist with research, restoration and development of school programs. Training provided. sue_oside@yahoo.com or (760) 433-1544.
CARLSBAD
Carlsbad City Library Adult Learning Program: Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in reading and writing. Orientation is provided. Location: 1207 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite O, Carlsbad. (760) 434-2998 or carlsbadlibrary.org.
Carlsbad Arts Associates: Volunteers assist at Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office events. Projects include Cannon Art Gallery's art education program for area schoolchildren, concerts and the Multicultural Arts Festival in the spring. (760) 434-2903.
City of Carlsbad: Teach a child to swim, take lunch to the homebound or become a receptionist at the busy community center. (760) 434-2929.
Museum of Making Music: Volunteers assist staff in the museum's gift shop, greet visitors, give tours and help with administrative duties. (760) 438-5996, ext. 219.
Read to kids: The Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive, and Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane, are looking for volunteers to read to children Saturday mornings and to assist kids with their homework weekday afternoons. (760) 434-2877.
Senior Volunteer Patrol: Participants 55 and older are needed to enter a three-week Senior Volunteer Police Patrol Training Academy, which trains seniors to help reduce crime and provide a number of law enforcement services in the community. The training program is held each spring. (760) 931-2214.
CARMEL VALLEY
Carmel Valley branch library: The library, at 3919 Townsgate Drive, is looking for teen and adult volunteers to help with the front desk, shelving, word processing and programs. (858) 552-1668. Adults: ask for Carolyn. Teens: ask for Eileen.
DEL MAR
Del Mar Art Center: Volunteers are needed at the gallery in Del Mar Plaza, Suite 315B, 1555 Camino del Mar. Answering phones, greeting guests and watching over the center. Training is provided. The nonprofit organization focuses on fostering awareness and understanding of fine art in the community. (858) 481-1678.
Del Mar Community Connections: This senior services support group is looking for volunteers to help with clerical tasks, neighborhood coffees, fundraisers and driving. Location: Del Mar City Hall Annex, 1050 Camino del Mar. (858) 792-7565, dmcc@dmcc.cc or dmcc.cc.
Del Mar Foundation: Volunteers are needed to help with programs. The foundation sponsors cultural and athletic events and helps to improve local beaches and parkland. (858) 635-1363 or delmarfoundation.org or e-mail info@delmarfoundation.org.
Del Mar-Solana Beach Sunrise Rotary Club: The group welcomes volunteers to help host fundraisers for local youth clubs, high schools, senior centers and community projects. Nigel Mallett, (858) 454-3225 or e-mail nmallett@farmersagent.com.
Del Mar TV: Produce TV programs and video projects by volunteering for the producers' group. Completion of classes required. Internships for college or high school credit available. Location: 240 10th St. (858) 755-3268, (858) 481-2882 or delmartv.com.
ENCINITAS
Out and About Transportation Program: The Encinitas Community and Senior Center is looking for volunteers to give rides to seniors. Volunteers are reimbursed for mileage. (760) 943-2256.
Encinitas Historical Society: Docents are needed to greet visitors and students at the 1883 schoolhouse. Volunteers learn how to maintain archival files and retrieve research material. A two-hour orientation will be provided. Time requirement: a Friday or Saturday afternoon twice a month. (760) 942-9066 or (760) 753-5726.
Hospice of the North Coast resale shop: The shop helps support patient care and bereavement services. Volunteer salespeople and cashiers are needed at 278 N. El Camino Real in the Camino Village Shopping Center. Jean Cole, (760) 943-9921.
San Dieguito Heritage Museum: Volunteers are needed at the museum, 561 S. Vulcan Ave. Training is provided. Volunteers must serve at least one afternoon each month, greeting visitors, helping with the newsletter, researching, cataloging, fundraising, planning events and helping with restoration projects. (760) 632-9711 or sdhmuseum@aol.com.
Seacrest Village: Volunteer opportunities include assisting with activities, providing entertainment, visiting with residents, accompanying residents on outings, monitoring the fitness center for safety and calling bingo games at these two retirement communities. Volunteers must be 13 or older. (760) 632-0081.
OCEANSIDE
Brother Benno's: Volunteers are needed to help the poor and homeless in various ways, including feeding, clothing, counseling and educating at the center, 3260 Production Ave. (760) 439-1244, ext. 104.
Buena Vista Audubon Nature Center: Volunteers needed to lead tours for schoolchildren and Scout troops when they visit Buena Vista Lagoon and the nature center at 2202 S. Coast Highway. Training is free, and schedules are flexible. Volunteer receptionists are also needed. (760) 439-2473.
Canine Companions for Independence: Volunteers raise puppies, work as kennel assistants, do clerical work, assist with public relations and special events, help with grounds maintenance, etc. A minimum age of 18, or 14 with an adult present, is required to volunteer at the Southwest Training Center in Oceanside. (760) 901-4300.
Caring Neighbors and Senior Companion Services: Retirees are sought to volunteer with minor home repairs (such as installation of grab bars, repair of window screens, and minor electrical and plumbing repair) through Lutheran Social Services. Services are geared to low-and moderate-income seniors. Offices are in Oceanside and Escondido. (760) 967-8255.
Casa de Amparo: Mentors age 55 and older are needed to work with children up to age 5. Mentors work a minimum of 7.5 hours a week with the benefit of a stipend. Casa de Amparo helps at-risk and abused children and their families. Dorothy Mann at (760) 754-5500, ext. 27.
KOCT Oceanside community television: The nonprofit TV station seeks volunteers, age 18 and older, for a variety of tasks: research free programming; tape and photo librarian; public access outreach and education; “Inside Oceanside” segment producer; van and truck maintenance; promo script writer; Web page photographer; bulletin board art producer; handyman; receptionist; and clerical assistant. (760) 722-4433 or koct@koct.org.
MainStreet Oceanside: The group is looking for volunteers. (760) 754-4512 or e-mail at MSOEvents@pacbell.net.
Meals With Love: Volunteers are needed to deliver, prepare and pack nutritious meals for homebound individuals in the Vista and Oceanside areas. The nonprofit organization also needs volunteers to serve on board of directors and help with fundraising and marketing. vomow.org or (760) 726-1225.
North County Humane Society: Volunteers are needed to help care for animals at the shelter. (760) 757-4357, ext. 1244.
Oceanside READS Learning Center: The Oceanside Public Library literacy program needs volunteers to tutor children and adults at the center, 321 N. Nevada St. Tutors must be at least age 14. Training provided. (760) 435-5680.
Oceanside Senior Center: Volunteers, age 21 and older, needed to work in the library or at the front desk at 455 Country Club Lane. Entertainers are needed to perform during lunchtime in exchange for a free lunch, and volunteers are needed to help in the kitchen and dining room and with fundraising events. (760) 435-5250.
Tri-City Hospice: Volunteers are needed to visit hospice patients and their families. Requires 25 hours of training. (760) 940-5855.
Tri-City Hospital Auxiliary: Volunteers work in all areas of the hospital and knit baby caps and blankets for newborns. (760) 940-3125.
RANCHO SANTA FE
AniMeals: This program provides food for dogs and cats of homebound elderly and disabled individuals. Contact the Helen Woodward Animal Center, 6461 El Apajo. (858) 756-4117, ext. 341, or animalcenter.org.
Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild: The guild needs members and volunteers. The guild buys more than half the library's books and most of the books on tape, conducts after-school programs and provides computers. The guild also owns and maintains the land, building and furniture and operates the Book Cellar, which sells used books. (858) 756-4780.
SOLANA BEACH
Casa de Amistad: Volunteers needed to help students in kindergarten through grade 12 with school work and reading. Must be able to work at least once a week on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons or evenings. Training required. (858) 509-2585, ext.1442.
VISTA
Vista Historical Society Museum: Volunteers are needed to work one day per month for five hours. Duties include greeting visitors, assisting with mailings, research, answering phones and computer work. (760) 630-0444.
Out & About Vista Senior Transportation: Volunteers drive senior citizens to doctor appointments, grocery stores and other places. Drivers reimbursed for mileage. (760) 639-6161.
Vista Art Foundation: The nonprofit group is looking for adult volunteers. The foundation operates the Vista Village Art Gallery, a gift shop, the Young Artists Gallery and the Artists In Residence program and supports Art at Creek Walk, an outdoor visual show on the second Sunday of each month from May through October. Location: 127 Main St. (760) 622-4891 or e-mail info@vistaartassoc.com.
Vista Sheriff's Volunteer Patrol: Men and women 55 and older are needed to serve as extra eyes and ears for law enforcement. Volunteers are trained to work in teams to patrol the community. Bernard Gardner, (760) 940-4434.
Volunteer listings appear on an occasional basis in the North sections of the Union-Tribune. Send information for consideration to: Volunteers, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 1152 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069, or e-mail to
northcounty@uniontrib.com, or fax to (619) 260-5099.
