{"id":260494,"date":"2026-08-06T18:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/260494\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:16:09","slug":"volunteers-times-news-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/260494\/","title":{"rendered":"VOLUNTEERS \u2013 Times News Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published August 06. 2026 01:08PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Whitehall Historical Preservation Society seeks volunteers for its Aug. 15 Cleanup Day to prepare for the annual flea market. Tasks include weeding, mulching, dusting, cleaning and organizing supplies. Contact Alice Lieberman at 610-776-7280 or WHPS@verizon.net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank needs volunteers Tuesdays at 9 a.m. to pick up Aldi donations in Trexlertown and deliver them to the food bank in Allentown. Contact Amy Hitch at 610-821-1332 or amy.hitch@allentownfoodbank.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Wildlands Conservancy is recruiting volunteers for its Stream Team from 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 14, at Earl Adams Memorial Park to maintain streamside vegetation and care for native trees. Contact Jake Metzger at 610-965-4397 or jmetzger@wildlandspa.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Catch Our Rising Stars seeks Lehigh Valley college students and faculty to help promote a Sept. 20 performing arts showcase at Northampton Community College through local schools and social media. Contact Roy Jaymesen at 610-451-4798 or rxraad@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 The Salvation Army Children\u2019s Services is recruiting short-term foster parents to provide temporary care for children in crisis. Placements range from several days to a few weeks, and no prior experience is required. Contact Emily Anthony at 610-821-7706 or emily.anthony@use.salvationarmy.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Center for Animal Health &amp; Welfare needs volunteers to help clean cat areas, do laundry, restock supplies, wash dishes and assist with feeding. Volunteer shifts are 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Carolynn Southwick at 610-252-7722 or csouthwick@healthyanimalcenter.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u2022 Museum of Indian Culture seeks volunteers to help set up canopies for the Roasting Ears of Corn Festival. Volunteers receive free admission to the festival. Contact Edna White at 610-797-2121 or edna@museumofindianculture.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Visit www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities or contact 610-807-0336, vc@volunteerlv.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published August 06. 2026 01:08PM \u2022 Whitehall Historical Preservation Society seeks volunteers for its Aug. 15 Cleanup Day&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-260494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}