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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017
Seaside Elks deliver Thanksgiving
food boxes to local families
Grants move sound system
closer to Liberty Theatre
The Daily Astorian
The Liberty Theatre has
been awarded two large
grants to purchase and install
a permanent sound system in
the theater: $22,000 from the
James F and Marion L Miller
Foundation, and $15,000
from the Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation. Additional
grantors are needed to ful-
fill the remaining need of
$5,000.
The Liberty Theatre cur-
rently pays between $1,000
and $1,500 per event to rent
an adequate sound system
for Liberty-presented per-
formances, which often add
hours of setup/tear down time
before and after each event.
Outside promoters have to
rent or bring their own sound
system for their shows. Hav-
ing a sound system designed
specifically for the Liberty
means the theater can control
sound quality, train engineers
in-house, and provide con-
sistent, optimum experiences
for its patrons.
Engineers have been
brought in to model and study
the acoustics of the theater,
and will be providing assis-
tance in the purchase and
installation of the system.
Open house introduces people
to Healthy Hearts program
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — The Clatsop
County Community Advisory
Council for Columbia Pacific
Coordinated Care Organiza-
tion (CCO) is sponsoring a
12-week program, Healthy
Hearts, beginning in Janu-
ary. There is an open house
from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the Bob Chisholm Commu-
nity Center, 1225 Avenue A
in Seaside, which includes
information on the program,
dinner and demonstrations.
Healthy Hearts is a col-
laboration with Providence
Seaside Hospital, Sunset
Empire Park and Recreation
and Columbia Pacific CCO,
and is open to all Oregon
Health Plan members with a
Providence primary care pro-
vider. To sign up for Healthy
Hearts, email Sarah Lacoste-
Brown at lacostebrowns@
careoregon.org
Seaside Elks Lodge
Seaside Elks Lodge, through donations to its Holiday Helpers program and with assistance from a Elks National Foun-
dation Beacon Grant, was able to deliver 126 boxes of food to local families. The boxes contained a turkey, eggs, fresh
vegetables and fruit, along with canned and boxed food, batteries, toilet paper, toothpaste and more items needed by
families. More than 30 volunteers helped pick up, sort and deliver the boxes. Among them were Past Grand Exalted
Ruler Jim Damon, right, and his wife, DJ, who are pictured. For information about the Seaside Elks Lodge, call 503-738-
6651 or email seasideelks@yahoo.com
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
4-H — Looking for 4-H leaders.
For information, call Sandra Carl-
son at the Oregon State University
Extension 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 Basurt-
to 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
operate trolley and narrate points
of interest. 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 Veteran Van Drivers
— Volunteer drivers needed for the
Disabled American Veterans van for
one or more trips per month. The
van leaves Astoria at 7 a.m. for the
Portland Veterans Administration
Hospital and returns in the early af-
ternoon. To volunteer, contact Dick
Lang, Astoria DAV van coordina-
tor, at 503-298-8757 or dicklang@
charter.net. Drivers receive free
breakfast and lunch vouchers for
the hospital canteen on every trip.
Astoria Warming Center —
1076 Franklin Ave. Winter overnight
emergency shelter for homeless
persons needs volunteers for three-
hour shifts from evening through
the night to help with welcoming
guests, serving dinner, cleaning
the kitchen, monitoring the sleep-
ing area overnight, and closing the
shelter in the morning. Volunteers
also needed for weekly litter patrols
in the neighborhood. To volunteer,
email
astoriawarmingcenter@
gmail.com
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
Cannon Beach Academy
— 3781 S. Hemlock St., Cannon
Beach. Volunteers needed for
breakfast or lunch preparation and
cleanup, reading groups, math
groups, lunch/recess duty and
housekeeping. Shifts are 1.25
hours or longer. For information,
call 503-298-5245.
Caring Adults Developing
Youth (CADY) Mentoring Pro-
gram — 800 Exchange St., second
floor. Needs mentors for youths
ages 10 to 17 at risk of school fail-
ure. 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
Museum — 1792 Marine Drive.
Volunteer opportunities for those
with an interest in maritime history.
For information, call the volunteer
coordinator weekdays at 503-325-
2323.
Columbia Senior Diners —
1111 Exchange St., Astoria Se-
nior Center. Volunteers needed
weekdays to serve tables and for
kitchen help. To volunteer, call
503-325-9693.
Community
Emergency
Response Team — CERT vol-
unteers needed for community
events and disaster response with
local police, fire and emergency
medical service agencies. Training
includes fire safety, first aid, traffic
and crowd control, communica-
tions, 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. Vol-
unteers needed to staff the fund-
raising store. For information,
call 503-738-6742 or stop by the
library.
Knappa Rural Fire Protec-
tion District — Needs volunteer
firefighters. Training provided. For
information, contact any of the ac-
tive personnel or call Chief Paul
Olheiser at 503-458-6610.
Long-Term Care Ombuds-
man — 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. Vol-
unteer Ombudsmen talk to the
residents, investigate complaints,
and work to resolve problems.
Flexible schedule, four hours a
week, mileage reimbursement
available. Training is provided. For
information, call 800-522-2602 or
go to www.oregon.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 lunch-
buddies.mp@gmail.com
NorthWest Senior & Disabil-
ity Services — Needs dishwash-
ers 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 re-
lated to health and well-being in
the Portland-Metro area. Mileage
reimbursement available. For in-
formation, call 503-717-7171 or
email Alana.Kujala@providence.
org
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteers who en-
joy meeting, interacting with and
helping people. Opportunities are
available in the hospital gift shop,
café, and as greeters and for spir-
itual integration. For information,
call 503-717-7171 or email Alana.
Kujala@providence.org
River Song Foundation —
Looking for people to assist with
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.
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 appre-
ciated. Call the museum at 503-738-
7065 or email seasidemuseum@
hotmail.com
Start Making a Reader To-
day — Needs volunteers to read
to students one-on-one for one
hour a week at local elementary
schools. To volunteer, call 503-
391-8423 or go to www.getsmar-
toregon.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.