Make Lasting Holiday Memories With These 5 Volunteer Opportunities In Long Valley

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Volunteering is a meaningful way to connect with neighbors in Long Valley and make lasting holiday memories for both yourself and the people you help.

Volunteering also fosters a sense of shared responsibility and purpose, leading to a more vibrant, resilient, and engaged community with a higher quality of life.

Many of the organizations that make life better in Long Valley depend on volunteers, including food banks, animal shelters, veteran services, and others.

Here are five ways to volunteer in and around Long Valley:

• Operation Chill Out: Organized by St. Luke's Parish, Operation Chill Out is an all-volunteer, mobile outreach service that helps homeless veterans, men, and women. The group is looking for volunteers and donors to help provide winter clothing for those in need.
• Wreaths Across America: Washington Township will be participating in Wreaths Across America on Saturday to support fallen veterans. Volunteers and donors are needed to make sure that a wreath is placed on the grave of all veterans at Long Valley cemeteries.
• Ethos Farm To Health: This organization looks to combine agriculture, physical and mental health, and wellness on a local level. There are several ways to volunteer, including in marketing, construction, and agricultural capacities.
• Eleventh Hour Rescue: This nonprofit, based in Morris County, is an all-volunteer organization that strives to save cats and dogs who are about to be put down in shelters. The group needs volunteers to help with adoption events, community outreach, sanitation and repairs, and other capacities.
• LV Middle School PTA: The Long Valley Middle School PTA is seeking volunteers to help in both short-term work, like helping with fundraising events, and long-term, like becoming a chair or committee member.