By Flickr User Noel Zia Lee (Creative Commons)
If you’re like me, and you live too far from home to celebrate Thanksgiving with family this year, how about volunteering some time to make turkey (Tofurkey!) day a little more special for those in need? I’ve gathered up some Thanksgiving Day related volunteer opportunities to help spread the cheer. For those of you not partaking in Thanksgiving festivities, I’ve also gathered some fall-related opportunities follow below. Happy holidays, everyone!
Volunteer Opportunity: Thanksgiving Day – Meal Delivery (Washington, DC)
Organization: Emmaus Services for the Aging
In their own words: “Emmaus Services for the Aging meets the needs of homebound senior citizens on Thanksgiving Day by delivering meals to them and spending time visiting during the morning.”
In their own words: “For the past 10 years we do an annual feeding on Thanksgiving Day. We cook and deliver 3500 meals.”
Volunteer Opportunity: Atlanta Half Marathon Volunteer
Organization: Atlanta Track Club
In their own words: “Earn your turkey this Thanks Day by becoming a part of the Atlanta Track Club volunteer team for the Atlanta Half Marathon and Thanksgiving Day 5K on Thursday, November 25.”
Volunteer Opportunity: Volunteers needed for Thanksgiving Lunch at low-income senior housing (Ontario)
Organization: LINC Housing Corporation
In their own words: “Volunteer with LINC Cares and make a difference in the lives of low-income seniors!”
Volunteer Opportunity: Thanskgiving Dinner for Individuals disabled by autism (Gaithersburg, MD)
Organization: Community Support Services, Incorporated
In their own words: “If you are seeking to give back to the community on this important holiday, here is an excellent opportunity for you to brighten the day of an individual disabled by autism and/or other developmental disorders.”
Job: Volunteer Coordinator & Educator (Evendale, OH)
Organization: Gorman Heritage Farm
In their own words: “Gorman Heritage Farm, a non-profit 120-acre educational farm located in the Village of Evendale, just north of Cincinnati, provides the opportunity to explore and learn the history, methods and values of a working family farm in a natural setting.”
Volunteer Opportunity: Farm Based Educator (Weston, MA)
Organization: Land’s Sake, Inc. of Massachusetts
In their own words: “We talk about anything from the changing of the seasons and soil science to local sustainable agriculture.”
Internship: Kartemquin Films Fall Internship (Chicago, IL)
Organization: Kartemquin Films
In their own words: “Interns at Kartemquin will have the opportunity to learn how a local non-profit media arts organization is run and how social issue documentary films are created, from development to distribution, all while collaborating with a team of filmmakers who have produced emotionally compelling, challenging, and socially relevant documentaries through thirty-eight films in over forty years.”
Event: Responsible Rural Tourism Program (Rajasthan, India)
Organization: Development Foundation Worldwide
In their own words: “Our rural tourism program showcases the rural life, art, culture and heritage at rural locations, thereby benefiting the local community economically and socially as well as enabling interaction between the tourists and the locals for a more enriching tourism experience.”
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