ESCONDIDO
Lake Hodges Native Plant Club: Club members are looking for volunteers to work in their native garden Wednesday and Saturday mornings in Escondido. (760) 745-4005.
Downtown Business Association: Escondido's DBA is looking for men and women to help with events and to act as liaisons between business members and the association. Volunteers will become Downtown Diplomats and will assist visitors at such events as Cruisin' Grand, Tour de Fork, Escondido Street Faire and the Jingle Bell Cruise. (760) 745-8877.
San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau: Volunteers needed to answer telephones, greet visitors and assist with clerical and computer projects. Knowledge of North County is desirable. Volunteers are asked to work at least four hours a week. (760) 745-4741.
Escondido Children's Museum/Museo para los niños: Volunteers needed for the front desk and to help coordinate Saturday programs. The museum is in Studio One at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 380 N. Escondido Blvd. (760) 233-7755 or escondidochildrensmuseum.org.
Escondido Public Library: Volunteers are needed to provide tutoring to adults in reading, writing and computer and workplace literacy. Must be at least 18 years old and willing to work at least three hours per week. Training provided. (760) 839-4219.
Meals On Wheels: Needs volunteers to help deliver meals to homebound seniors in the Escondido area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. (760) 736-9900.
Palomar Medical Center: The auxiliary needs volunteers for a variety of positions. Must be able to work at least one four-hour shift a week. (760) 739-3081.
Reach Out and Read: This national nonprofit literacy program needs volunteers to read to children. Training sessions are in Escondido. (760) 520-8324.
Y-ME San Diego: This nonprofit organization needs hotline volunteers who are breast cancer survivors, as well as people to help with office tasks, at 254 E. Grand Ave., Suite 205. Public speakers also needed. Training provided. (760) 839-1491.
FALLBROOK
Drivers needed: Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary Courier Service needs volunteers who can take patients to doctor, dentist and physical therapy appointments. (760) 599-3397.
Fallbrook Hospice: Volunteers provide companionship and perform simple care-giving tasks for hospice patients. (760) 728-1435.
Love on a Leash: The Fallbrook-Temecula chapter of Love on a Leash, a nonprofit group that provides pet visits to nursing homes, retirement facilities and schools, invites volunteers and their dogs to participate. Dogs must be well-groomed and have basic obedience skills. Nancy Makowski, (951) 302-6757.
Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary: Volunteers needed to assist with admitting, clerical duties and patient transportation. Bonnie: (760) 728-8706.
People to People Services: The organization links job seekers and employers at no cost. Volunteers needed for office work and counseling. (760) 728-0175.
POWAY
Friends of the Kumeyaay: Volunteer docents are needed to lead tours at the Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center of Pauwai. Residents at least 18 years old may apply at the Community Services Department, 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway. (858) 646-9616.
Pomerado Hospital Auxiliary: Volunteers are needed for the hospital's reception desks, gift shop, wheelchair service, emergency department and offices at 15615 Pomerado Road. (858) 613-4659.
Poway Historical Museum: The Poway Historical Museum needs volunteers and docents for the museum and Nelson House, a restored farmhouse. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Docents work once a month, and volunteers assist as needed. (858) 486-3064 or (858) 748-1383.
Poway Senior Center: Volunteers are needed to help with home-delivered meals, bingo games and operating the snack bar. Mary Supanchick, (858) 748-6094, ext. 305.
RANCHO BERNARDO
Rides and Smiles: Volunteers needed to give rides to seniors in the Rancho Bernardo and Poway area. Drivers use their own vehicles, choose the rides they wish to give and receive liability insurance and mileage reimbursement. (858) 674-1124.
RANCHO PENASQUITOS
Diamond Gateway Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol: The patrol is looking for people to help conduct home security inspections, visit homebound seniors, fingerprint children, issue parking citations and more. The patrol serves Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs and Carmel Mountain Ranch. Volunteers must be 50 or older and willing to invest at least 24 hours a month. Training is provided. (858) 538-8092.
SAN MARCOS
Project CARE: The program assists seniors who are living on their own. Volunteers are needed to do minor home repairs and provide transportation for medical appointments and shopping. Stanley Sweatt at (760) 744-0467.
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents: The center at California State University San Marcos seeks volunteers to assist in shelving and processing books in the center's library. Training provided. (760) 750-4070.
Send information for consideration to: Volunteers, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 1152 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069.
