Volunteer Opportunities Of The Week: Muddy Puddles Fest, MLK Library

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Each week, Patch will be highlighting volunteer opportunities in the Hudson Valley. This will be a chance to help your community and be an opportunity to give back — perhaps in a way you didn't consider before.

This week we are putting the spotlight on some opportunities hand-selected by our friends at Volunteer New York!; all opportunities can be found at https://www.volunteernewyork.org.

Teen Moving Day
The Sharing Shelf is looking for teens (and their parents) to help move bags, boxes, and containers of clothing from its warehouse to a storage pod in its parking lot to help make room for back-to-school supplies for its upcoming backpack drive. This project occurs both indoors and outdoors and volunteers should dress appropriately for the weather and be prepared for manual activities. This is the perfect opportunity for teens looking to gain community service hours.
Date: 7/30-7/31 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
Organization: The Sharing Shelf
Location: Port Chester

Muddy Puddles Mess Fest
During this year's Muddy Puddles "Mess Fest," volunteers are needed to oversee activities such as the preschool tactile tent, arts and crafts, pie-in-the-face table, and more. Volunteers receive station assignments and parking instructions prior to the event, and they will receive T-shirts and printed instructions upon arrival for their shift. Event team leaders will be stationed around the camp with headsets in case anyone has questions or needs help throughout the day. Volunteers must be 17+.
Date: 8/2 from 4-8 p.m. and 8/3 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Organization: Ty Louis Campbell Foundation
Location: Carmel

Library Assistants
Volunteer Library Assistants are needed to help with a variety of tasks at the MLK Freedom Library, which holds a collection of fiction and nonfiction books and media on the Civil Rights Movement, African American leaders, culture, nonviolence, peace, and more. Volunteers are needed to support communications efforts; assist with programs and book discussions; update the database; organize books; help patrons, and more.
Date: Flexible schedule
Organization: Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence
Location: White Plains

Find a full list of opportunities at https://www.volunteernewyork.org.