Bone Builders Exercise Leader - Be a peer exercise leader at the Becker Area Senior Center. Help fellow seniors to keep in shape and increase bone health while you do the same! Receive training on the leadership of a 1 hour Bone Builders exercise routine to assist with the prevention of bone density loss and osteoporosis. Use your enthusiasm to inspire others to follow along with the routine. Volunteers would lead class at least 1 time per week. Call Charlotte, 763-635-4505/877-560-7787.
Outdoor Classroom Leader - Share your love of the outdoors with students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Sherburne County. When school groups visit the Refuge, volunteers are needed to staff an outdoor learning station and share the topic information with students as they rotate into the area, or while the volunteer escorts them through. Volunteers needed primarily in the fall and spring for about 3 hours 1-2 times per month. All topics, materials and training provided. Call Greg, 763-389-3323 X12.
Health Insurance Counselor – Serve through the Central Minnesota Council on Aging to assist Medicare beneficiaries with such things as; supplemental insurance selection, discussing Medicare Saving Programs, working with prescription assistance programs, helping individuals compare, enroll and resolve issues regarding their Medicare Part D benefits, and other forms assistance. Hours are flexible throughout the year, 18 hour training required. Next training in St. Cloud September 2014: 9/17, 24, 26, 9 AM-3:30 PM. Volunteers set the radius from home they are willing to travel to do in-home counseling. Call Brenda, 320-253-9349.
For other volunteer opportunities contact: RSVP/The Volunteer Bridge, 763-635-4505/1-877-560-RSVP (7787), charlotte.strei@ci.stcloud.mn.us www.shercounitedway.org
