We have opportunities to serve folks in need in our community and hope you’ll participate!
Moore School Food Pantry, Highland, alongside Temple Emmanuel, supports Moore Elementary School by providing a food pantry for students of Moore School and their families. For the month of September, we are asking for donations of canned beans (no green beans please). We have busy this year and would love to have your help. Please sign up for “Moore Elementary Pantry Fall Volunteering.” Please click here to view the online sign up sheet.
Volunteers Needed for Ashley Elementary
For several years, Highland folks have volunteered at Ashley Academy, an elementary school in East Winston, working with the students and supporting the staff. Ashley is a Title 1 school and needs volunteers. We would love to have you join us and help these precious children of God this year. Please let me know if you are interested. We can arrange opportunities for weekly volunteers for those who like a regular schedule as well as stand alone opportunities throughout the year. We also have opportunities such as helping out at curriculum nights, fall festival, book fair, and more.
Volunteer orientation will be held Thursday, September 3 at 9:30 a.m. at Ashley. All volunteers, returning or new, should plan to attend the orientation, as well as anyone who is not sure if they want to volunteer and may want some additional information. The process to be a volunteer in the school system is simple, but you do need to be approved prior to volunteering in the schools. To apply to be a volunteer go to wsfcsvolunteers.com and fill out the volunteer registration form. All new and returning volunteers need to apply annually. If you have any questions please reach out to Emily Collins, 336-408-3170.
The Earth Care Committee is collecting used sneakers for the GotSneakers recycling program. This organization has developed this recycling program that helps to keep sneakers out of landfills and helps organizations raise funds. Please check your closets (and under your bed) for any unused sneakers that you wish to donate. You can place them in the box in the Gallery Hallway. To learn more about this program, please visit their website www.gotsneakers.com. Thank you!
Community Care Center on New Walkertown Road in Winston-Salem is a volunteer-based, free, non-profit healthcare clinic that treats the whole person and family. They provide health care services and medicines to uninsured patients who don’t qualify for federal or private insurance and have family incomes below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Their medical, dental and non-medical staff donate over 10,000 hours annually. They have evening hours every Monday and Thursday. Churches from Salem Presbytery provide dinners for the volunteers each Monday. If you’d like to prepare and deliver a dinner for 20 people, please contact Debbie Cesta at debbie.cesta@habitatforsyth.org
Current needs at The Shepherd Center:
- Volunteers are needed for their Phone Pals and Card Connections programs (sending cards, making cards, making phone calls)
- For small groups that might feel comfortable working together outside, they have older adults that need help with yard work
- Items are needed for Door Drops and items vary from month to month
Current needs at Senior Services:
- Senior services can always use more hand sanitizer, bags to support contactless delivery, and other cleaning and protectives equipment such as masks, gloves, etc.
- There is an ongoing need for comfort and care items – please contact the volunteer coordinator, Holly Beck, at 336-721-3411.