Hi inga-ga:
First, I'd like to congratulate you on your willingness to give of
yourself in volunteering. It is a very rewarding thing to do. :-)
I've done some research for you, keeping in mind the areas you've said
you like to avoid, and found the following volunteer opportunities
that might interest you and put your varied skills to use.
So, in no particular order:
1.
Opportunity: Festival Support at the World Festival of Sacred Music
Location: Various places throughout L.A.
Description: "The World Festival of Sacred Music is a sixteen-day
celebration of the rich sacred music traditions of the people of Los
Angeles, with more than forty-five musical events produced in venues
ranging from the city's major stages to intimate places of worship.
The main categories of volunteer opportunities are as follows:
1. Marketing Distribution
2. Fundraising/House Parties
3. Visual Arts/Urban Prayer Flags
4. Support Festival Events-Onsite (September)"
(From http://www.la-volunteer.org/MonthAother/worldfest-091402.html)
Contact: Katrina Olsen, (310) 206-1335,
volunteer@festivalofsacredmusic.org
Organization Website:
http://festivalofsacredmusic.org/festival_2002/home.html
2.
Opportunity: Los Angeles Times Festival of Health & Fitness
Location: University of Southern California, University Park Campus
Description: "The event, which is free to the public, will be open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 5th and on Sunday, October
6th. The festival will rely greatly on the generous assistance of
volunteers who will welcome attendees, assist with registration, staff
lectures and interactive activities, and escort speakers throughout
the Festival." (From http://www.troutco.com/health/)
Contact: Call the volunteer hotline at (213) 237-6503
Organization Website: http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofhealth/
3.
Opportunity: AIDS Walk Los Angeles
Location: West Hollywood
Description: "Volunteers can help with activities ranging from
distributing food to signing in walkers" (From
http://www.la-volunteer.org/MonthAother/aidswalk-102002.html)
Contact: Suzanne Forrester, 213-201-9255
Organization Website: http://www.aidswalk.net/losangeles/index.htm
4.
Opportunity: The Da Camera Society
Location: Los Angeles
Description: "The Da Camera Society is looking for some special people
to help out in the areas of production, outreach, administration and
hospitality. If you know of some outgoing people who love great music,
enjoy exploring Los Angeles and want to be a part of an exciting team,
then the Da Camera Society Volunteer Corps wants to meet them!
The Da Camera Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to
enriching the cultural landscape of Southern California." (From
http://www.la-volunteer.org/other.html)
Contact: Heidi at 213-477-2956
Organization Website: http://www.dacamera.org/
5.
Opportunity: Tree People
Location: Los Angeles
Description: "TreePeople has been inspiring the people of Los Angeles
to take personal responsibility for the urban forest for almost 30
years. We have ongoing projects such as plantings and tree care events
in neighborhoods, schools and in our mountains. We need volunteers to
help plant, prune, stake, berm, mulch or water - depending on the
event. So if you don't mind getting your hands in the dirt and want a
chance to meet good people with similar interests, please contact us
to get started!" (From http://www.la-volunteer.org/other.html)
Contact: Call 818/623-4879
Organization Website: http://www.treepeople.org/
However, since it is hard to gauge what someone else will find "very
interesting", I will also provide for you websites that list multiple,
varied opportunities in your area. Please browse through them to see
if there are other ideas of interest to you.
L.A. Works:
http://www.la-volunteer.org/index.html
List of Projects:
http://www.la-volunteer.org/projects.html
SweetCharity.la
http://www.sweetcharity.la/
Volunteer Center (matches your skills with opportunities):
http://www.sweetcharity.la/search/volunteer.php3
Volunteer in Santa Monica:
http://www.smmirror.com/volume2/issue31/volunteer.html
For even further *individual* opportunities, I suggest browsing
through the results of the Google Search I used to answer this
question:
"volunteer opportunities" "santa monica" OR "Beverly Hills" OR "Los
Angeles"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22volunteer+opportunities%22+%22santa+monica%22+OR+%22Beverly+Hills%22+OR+%22Los+Angeles%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=20&sa=N
I hope this sets you on the road to finding interesting, fulfilling
work in the volunteer world. If you need any clarification of what
I've provided, please ask for it using the Clarification process
before you rate this answer.
Thanks - and good luck!
websearcher-ga |
,
0 Comments
)