Volunteer Opportunities
Beach docents wanted
Edmonds Parks & Recreation is looking for people who want to spend a few hours volunteering as Beach Docents this summer at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station.
The station is open noon– 5 p.m. every weekend from
Memorial Day through Labor Day. This volunteer opportunity is perfect for
weekend marine biologists, or anyone who enjoys meeting and sharing ideas with
beach visitors, and who wants to help preserve Edmonds' waterfront beauty and
learn about tidepool plants and animals.
Volunteering as a Beach Docent at the Olympic Beach
Visitor Station is a great opportunity to make a difference in the community.
Call Sally Lider at 425-771-0227 for more information or to request a volunteer application.
South County Senior Center volunteer opportunities
Feel wanted, valued, and needed! Get free job
training or use the skills from your former job. Make new friends!
Jobs include sorting clerks and cashiers for the
Thrift Store, receptionists for the front desk, drivers for day trips (CDL
license not required), administrative office help, cosmetologists, special
events/program planning, nutrition program and coffee bar workers, instructors
for classes, publicity/marketing assistant, membership/database updating.
Please call the SCSC administration office about
volunteer opportunities at 425-774-5555.
Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Log
Cabin volunteer opportunities
The Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce
has positions open for volunteers at the Log Cabin Visitor’s Bureau in
beautiful downtown Edmonds.
The Log Cabin is open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Volunteers at the Log Cabin provide
visitors with information about Chamber and City activities, events, lodging,
shopping, and dining in Edmonds, as well as information about living and working
in Edmonds.
This is a great way to get involved in the
Edmonds community. If you are interested please contact the Log Cabin at
425-776-6711.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), sponsored by Catholic Community Services, seeks persons over 55 for many interesting and meaningful volunteer opportunities in the community.
There are more than 400 RSVP volunteer opportunities throughout the county, just waiting to be filled.
RSVP enrollees receive free supplemental liability, accident and automobile insurance covering them while they perform their volunteer duties along with an ongoing personal recognition program and the chance to meet new people and learn new skills.
RSVP exists to help volunteers 55+ find fulfillment in their volunteer work and matches your lifetime of skills and experience to the organization of your choice. RSVP is America’s largest volunteer network for persons over 55 and the only agency where the collective contribution of the senior volunteer is recorded.
For more information please email John McAlpine at johnm@ccsww.org or call (425) 257-2111 x 3374 or toll free at 1-888-240-8572.
Meeting Notices
Wednesday Networking Breakfast -
Promote your business
and network
Every Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. at Fairwinds-Brighton Court,
6520 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.
Hosted by the Edmonds Chamber Ambassadors
Free and open to all, includes continental breakfast.
T.O.P.S. meets weekly
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a national non-profit
weight-loss support group that focuses on pursuing healthy lifestyle choices
and goal weight management. T.O.P.S. meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at
Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 - 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Visitors are
welcome. Info: 425-778-3895 or 425-776-0682.
50-plus singles to meet
A social club for single people age 50 and up meets on the
second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Denny’s Restaurant
(904 North 155th St., Seattle).
Other activities include dances, walks, theater, potluck, dining,
etc. For more information call
425-771-9301 or 206-364-2977.
Toastmasters
meet weekly
Meet over breakfast with a fun group to practice and improve
communication and leadership skills. The Edmonds Toastmasters club meets
every Friday morning at 7 a.m. in the back room of the Pancake Haus (530 5th
Ave S). Come on by for a visit!
For more information call 206-949-8025.
Edmonds VFW Post 8870 meets monthly
The Edmonds VFW Post 8870 and Edmonds VFW Ladies Auxiliary
meets at noon on the second Friday of the month at the South County Senior
Center in Edmonds.
Information: Duane/Julie Pounds at 206-362-3935 or quartermaster@vfwpost8870.org.