How to volunteer in December | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Martha Cannon, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
December 6, 2017
Children make gingerbread houses at the East Branch Library in 2015.
Looking for something meaningful to do this holiday season? Volunteer Milwaukee, a service of the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee features a calendar full of events for volunteers, both one-time and ongoing. Here are a few of the opportunities in December.
Make a Gingerbread House
Prepare materials and help families decorate a gingerbread house, hand out snacks and clean up Dec. 6, 9, 12, 16 and 19 at various times and Milwaukee Public Library locations.
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Contact Sha’Nese Burnell-Jones at smburn@milwaukee.gov or 414-286-3077.
Christmas Box & Toy Distribution
Check in guests, distribute food boxes and help parents select toys for their children for Capuchin Community Services now until Dec. 22; weekdays 9 a.m.- noon or 1-3 p.m.
Contact Shirelle Jenkins at ccsvol@thecapuchins.org or 414-933-1300 ext. 1123.
Wellness Holiday Event
Share your skills in aromatherapy, massage, meditation/relaxation/visualization or balancing chakras at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Friday, Dec. 15; 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact Kate Jaeger at kate.jaeger@sschc.org or 414-897-5184.
Holiday Luncheon
Set up and serve food to seniors Thursday, Dec. 21, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Interfaith Washington Park Senior Center.
Contact Sarah Moriarty at smoriarty@interfaithmilw.org or 414-933-2332.
Musical/Singing Entertainers
Sing or play Christmas music for older adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and for adults with disabilities at Catholic Charities Adult Day Center weekdays anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Contact Jessica Brandt at jbrandt@ccmke.org or 414-769-3414.
Ring Bells
Encourage giving with The Salvation Army Milwaukee County donation kettles through Dec. 24; two-hour shifts at various locations.
Contact Valencia Clay at valencia_clay@usc.salvationarmy.org or 414-302-4300.
Shovel Snow
Shovel snow in your neighborhood for older adults who receive services from Interfaith Neighborhood Outreach Program.
Contact Mary Steinke at msteinke@interfaithmilw.org or 414-291-7500.