THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017
COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
4-H — Looking for 4-H leaders.
For information, call Sandra Carlson
at the Oregon State University Ex-
tension at 503-325-8573.
American Red Cross — Needs
registration volunteers (donor am-
bassadors) in Clatsop County to
provide customer service and en-
hance the blood donor experience.
For information, call Angela Basurtto
at 503-528-5430.
Astoria Column — 1 Coxcomb
Drive. Volunteers needed to wel-
come visitors, provide information
and answer questions about the As-
toria Column and the city of Astoria.
For information, call the Friends of
the Astoria Column Visitor Center at
503-325-2963.
Astoria Riverfront Trolley As-
sociation — 111 W. Marine Drive.
Needs conductors/motormen to op-
erate trolley and narrate points of in-
terest. One or more three-hour shifts
per month. For information, call the
503-325-6311.
Astoria Senior Center — 1111
Exchange St. To volunteer, call Lar-
ry Miller at 503-325-3231.
Astoria-Warrenton
Area
Chamber of Commerce — 111 W.
Marine Drive. Volunteers needed at
the chamber and for events. For in-
formation, call 503-325-6311.
Camp Kiwanilong — A large
variety of volunteer opportunities
are available. For information, call
503-861-2933 or go to www.camp-
kiwanilong.org
Caring Adults Developing
Youth (CADY) Mentoring Program
— 800 Exchange St., second floor.
Needs mentors for youths ages 10
to 17 at risk of school failure. Time
commitment: one year, about eight
hours per month. For information,
contact Laura Parker at 503-325-
8601 or lparker@co.clatsop.or.us
Clatsop Animal Assistance
Inc. — Needs volunteers who have
a strong commitment to work on
behalf of the Clatsop County Animal
Shelter’s dogs and cats. For infor-
mation, email info@dogsncats.org
or call 503-861-0737.
Clatsop Care Center — Vol-
unteers needed daily for all three
meals to provide one-on-one as-
sistance to dining dependent resi-
dents. Volunteers must participate
in a 16-hour training program. For
information, contact Mandy Brench-
ley at 503-325-0313, ext. 209.
Clatsop County Animal Shel-
ter — Animal care volunteers age
16 and older needed for one 3-hour
shift per week. Pick up an applica-
tion at 1315 S.E. 19th St., Warren-
ton. For information, or to schedule
orientation, call Leslie Atkinson at
503-325-1000.
Clatsop Community Action
Regional Food Bank — Volun-
teers needed to help hand out
fruits and vegetables at the weekly
produce pantries for two hours on
Thursdays, from April to October,
in Seaside and Warrenton. Ware-
house attendants are needed for
food packing or processing, picking
orders for agencies, light janitorial
and housekeeping, or lawn and
grounds maintenance. Three to
four-hour shifts are available Mon-
day through Friday. To volunteer,
call 503-861-3663.
Clatsop Community College
Outreach Literacy — Needs
volunteer literacy tutors to work
with adults, native and non-native
speakers. Training available. For
information, call 503-338-2557.
Clatsop County Public Works
— 1101 Olney Ave. Adopt-A-Road
volunteers needed to remove litter
two times (minimum) per year for
two years. Safety equipment and
supplies provided. Volunteers must
receive safety orientation. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-8631.
Clatsop Cruise Hosts — Look-
ing for volunteers to meet and greet
cruise ship passengers and crew,
provide information and answer
questions about the Clatsop County
area. Ships arrive in the spring and
fall, about 20 ships each year. Work
all the ships or part of them. For in-
formation, go to www.clatsopcruise-
hosts.org
Columbia Memorial Hospital
— Needs volunteers to provide
assistance to patients, visitors and
hospital staff. Training provided.
For information, go to www.colum-
biamemorial.org. To schedule an
interview, call 503-325-4321.
Columbia River Maritime Mu-
seum — 1792 Marine Drive. Vol-
unteer opportunities for those with
an interest in maritime history. For
information, call the volunteer coor-
dinator weekdays at 503-325-2323.
Columbia Senior Diners —
1111 Exchange St., Astoria Senior
Center. Volunteers needed week-
days to serve tables and for kitchen
help. To volunteer, call 503-325-
9693.
Community Emergency Re-
sponse Team — CERT volunteers
needed for community events and
disaster response with local police,
fire and emergency medical service
agencies. Training includes fire safe-
ty, first aid, traffic and crowd control,
communications, damage survey,
disaster planning and civic events
within city limits. For information,
contact CERT coordinator Kenny
Hansen at khansen@astoria.or.us or
leave a voicemail at 503-325-4411.
Friends of Seaside Library
— 1131 Broadway, Seaside. Volun-
teers needed to staff the fundraising
store. For information, call 503-738-
6742 or stop by the library.
Haystack Rock Awareness
Program — Needs volunteers
for general office assistance and
to assist lead interpreters on the
beach with signage, ropes and set
up during low tides and talking to
visitors about the rock and the local
flora and fauna. Must pass a basic
background test. Children are al-
ways welcome; must be supervised
by a parent. For information, contact
Lisa Habecker at 503-436-8064 or
habecker@ci.cannon-beach.or.us
Knappa Rural Fire Protection
District — Needs volunteer fire-
fighters. Training provided. For in-
formation, contact any of the active
personnel or call Chief Paul Olheis-
er at 503-458-6610.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
— Certified ombudsman volunteers
advocate for the rights, care and
dignity of the elderly and disabled
living in licensed long-term care
facilities. Many residents have no
one to watch out or speak up for
when things go wrong. Volunteer
Ombudsmen talk to the residents,
investigate complaints, and work to
resolve problems. Flexible sched-
ule, four hours a week, mileage
reimbursement available. Training
is provided. For information, call
800-522-2602 or go to www.ore-
gon.gov/ltco
Lunch Buddy Mentoring Pro-
gram — Adults needed to mentor
elementary and middle school stu-
dents once a week during lunch.
For information, call Mary Jackson
at 503-440-0368 or email lunchbud-
dies.mp@gmail.com
NorthWest Senior & Disability
Services — Needs dishwashers
and volunteers to serve and clean
up weekdays at a meal site, and
drivers for Meals on Wheels. For
information, contact Candy Foster
at 503-738-9323.
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteer drivers for
Community Connections, a free
program that transports people to
services and appointments relat-
ed to health and well-being in the
Portland-Metro area. Mileage reim-
bursement available. For informa-
tion, call (503) 717-7171 or email
Alana.Kujala@providence.org
Trap/Neuter/Release/Feed (TNRF),
especially in the Seaside and Knap-
pa/Svensen areas. TNRF involves
setting and/or monitoring traps,
and daily feeding of cats and main-
tenance of any shelters, and is a
proven, science-based method that
along with spay/neuter programs is
the only effective and humane way
of ending cat homelessness and
suffering. Call 503-861-2003 for in-
formation and to volunteer.
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Samuelson chosen as delegate
for National 4-H Congress
Seaside American Legion
Veterans’ Assistance & Rehabili-
tation — Volunteers needed to help
knit/crochet items for hospitalized
vets and cut coupons for military
families. Donations of fabric/yarn
especially welcome. Group meets
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Tues-
day of the month at 1315 Broadway,
Seaside. For information, call 503-
738-5111 and leave a message for
Marilyn Faulkner.
Seaside Downtown Develop-
ment Association — Volunteers
needed to help with local events
happening throughout the year. For
information, call Sarah Dailey at
503-717-1914 or email director@
seasidedowntown.com
Seaside Museum and Histor-
ical Society — Volunteers needed
to help as docents, maintaining
and creating exhibits, and various
events throughout the year. Small
and large projects available. Any
amount of time will be greatly ap-
preciated. Call the museum at 503-
738-7065 or email seasidemuse-
um@hotmail.com
Start Making a Reader Today
— Needs volunteers to read to stu-
dents one-on-one for one hour a
week at local elementary schools.
To volunteer, call 503-391-8423 or
go to www.getsmartoregon.org
Svensen Congregate Meal
Site — Wickiup Grange Hall, 92683
Svensen Market Road. To volun-
teer, or for information, call Debbie
Dunaway at 503-791-7298 or 503-
861-4202.
Titanic Lifeboat Academy —
Volunteer to help care for animals
and assist with sustainable living
projects; minimum commitment
of four hours per week requested.
Some training provided. For infor-
mation, contact Caren Black at 503-
325-6886.
Submitted Photo
Henry Samuelson of Astoria has been selected
as one of the 2017 National 4-H Congress dele-
gates. He started the application process last
fall, with a three-page essay about his 4-H experi-
ences, activities, projects and recognition. Each
congress applicant was required to participate in
the 4-H Summer Conference at Oregon State Uni-
versity and have personal interviews. At the con-
clusion of the conference, 2017 delegates select-
ed to travel to Atlanta this fall were announced.
Samuelson was also selected as a state 4-H am-
bassador for his second year. For information
about how to become a National 4-H Congress
delegate, call 503-325-8573.
Free Medicare information class
is offered Thursday at CMH
The Daily Astorian
A “Get a Grasp on Medi-
care” class is being held
from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thurs-
day in the Coho Room,
on the second floor of the
Columbia Memorial Hospi-
tal Columbia Center, 2021
Marine Drive. There is no
cost, but preregistration is
required.
There are no sales presen-
tations and no special offers,
just free unbiased Medicare
information, including: a
summary of Part A and Part
B benefits and 2017 updates;
Medicare choices during
the annual open enrollment
period; Part D benefits, and
how to enroll; avoiding
health care fraud; and other
helpful resources.
To preregister, call
503-861-4200.
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteers who enjoy
meeting, interacting with and help-
ing people. Opportunities are avail-
able in the hospital gift shop, café,
and as greeters and for spiritual in-
tegration. For information, call (503)
717-7171 or email Alana.Kujala@
providence.org
River Song Foundation —
Looking for people to assist with
SELF-HELP GROUPS
Al-Anon (Astoria) — 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church,
565 12th St.; 12 p.m. Wednesday,
First United Methodist Church,
1076 Franklin Ave. For information,
call 503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thursday,
Crossroads Community Church,
40618 Old Highway 30, Svensen.
For information, call 503-458-6467.
Al-Anon (Clatskanie) — 8 p.m.
Monday, Faith Lutheran Church,
1010 N.E. Fifth St., Clatskanie. For
information, call 503-728-3351.
Al-Anon (Nehalem) — 7 p.m.
Monday, Riverbend Room, North
County Recreation District, 36155
Ninth St. For information, call 503-
368-8255.
Al-Anon (Seaside) — 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, call 503-810-5196
for information.
Al-Anon (Tillamook) — 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, St. Albans Epis-
copal Church, 2102 Sixth St., call
503-842-5094 for information; noon
Friday, 5012 Third St., call 503-730-
5863 for information.
Al-Anon Family Groups infor-
mation, Oregon Area Al-Anon web-
site. oregonal-anon.org
Alateen (Tillamook) — 6:30
p.m. Thursday, 5012 Third St. For
information, call 503-730-5863.
Alcoholics Anonymous — To
find a meeting in Clatsop County,
call 971-601-9220, in Tillamook
County, call 503-739-4856, or go to
www.aa-oregon.org
Celebrate Recovery — 6 p.m.
Thursday, The Table Church, 852
Broadway, Seaside. Faith-based
12-step program designed to help
anyone struggling with hurts, habits
and hangups, including drugs and
alcohol, anger, co-dependence,
domestic abuse or sex, food or
pornography addictions. Being re-
ligious not required. Free dinner
and child care provided. For infor-
mation, call D.B. Lewis at 503-741-
5977.
Eating Disorders Anonymous
— 1:10 to 2:10 p.m. Wednesdays,
River Zen Yoga, 399 31st St. A 12-
Step program. For information, call
Susan Williams at 510-417-5553.
Group — Tuesday nights. Part of
the Pure Life Alliance (www.pure-
lifealliance.org) in Portland. For in-
formation, call the confidential voice
mail at 503-750-0817 and leave a
message.
Narcotics Anonymous — The
Northwest Oregon Area of Narcot-
ics Anonymous (NWONA) holds
meetings in Clatsop County. For full
schedule details, as well as upcom-
ing special events, call the Helpline
at 503-717-3702, or go to www.
nworegonna.org
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sen-
sibly) (Astoria) — 5 p.m. weigh-in,
5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday, First
Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. For
information, call Trisha Hayrynen at
503-298-9058.
TOPS (Seaside) — 9:15 to
10:15 a.m. meeting Tuesday, North
Coast Family Fellowship Church,
2245 N. Wahanna Road. All are
welcome. For information, call 509-
910-0354.
Men’s Sexual Purity Recovery
TOPS (Warrenton) — 9 to 9:45
a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting
Wednesday, First Baptist Church,
30 N.E. First St. For information,
call Marilyn Barnard 503-861-2918
or Jeannie Pike 503-861-1404.
ris, Endorsement Preparation
Program, educational lead-
ership; Jennifer Keefe, mas-
ter’s degree, nursing – educa-
tion; Arisah Wood, bachelor’s
degree, interdisciplinary stud-
ies (K-8).
Seaside: Galina Gandy,
master’s degree, business
administration.
Warrenton: Colleen Ben-
nett, master’s degree, special
education; Tori Bernier, mas-
ter’s degree, health care man-
agement; William Jones, mas-
ter’s degree, management and
strategy; Rachel Wyatt, mas-
ter’s degree, special education.
Kick Butts Group Meets (Nic-
otine Anonymous) — 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway.
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