Volunteer Opportunities

Becoming a member of CLOVE is a great way to meet your counterparts in the many volunteer organizations in the area. Networking is a great asset and a great way to learn and share knowledge. Members enjoy a chance to meet with
other group leaders on a personal level and create lasting relationships which

Download the "2008 Greater Mankato Volunteer Directory"

(Click on organization name below for more detailed information)

Organization:	Opportunities:
Harry Meyering Center, Inc.	Serve people with disabilities through leisure and recreational activities such as craft club, game night and card making.
Blue Earth County Historical Society	Serve as tour guides, gift shop clerks, research center aids, and hospitality aids.
Lifeworks	Serve people with disabilities through visual arts, music, dance, photography, art appreciation, lead book club, crafts.
Habitat for Humanity Of South Central Minnesota	Serve though building/construction, committee chairs, cashiers, stocking shelves, pricing items, processing new donations and picking up merchandise.
Mankato Living at Home/Block Nurse Program	Serve elders to live independently through transportation, respite care, board membership, committee membership, yard/household chores.
Common Good RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)	Serve in organizations that range from schools, hospitals, youth recreational centers, to local police stations.
Friends of the Deep Valley Libraries	Serve through pages past bookstore, annual Book sales, sorting books, library activities, fundraising/publicity/advocacy committee, project bookshelf.
Blue Earth/Nicollet County Guardian ad Litem Program	Serve as an advocate for the best interest of children in court proceedings involving abuse, neglect and other child protection issues. Training is provided.  Email Paul Horrisberger or call him at 507-934-0271 for more information.
Immanuel St. Joseph’s-Mayo Health System	Serve through gift shop, information desk host/ess, STEP Force, flower delivery, music and art cart, hospice, junior volunteers (13-17 yrs.), office and mail projects, intensive care lounge hosts.
Mankato Family YMCA	Serve through coaches for youth sports, youth group leaders, Brother/Sister Program - male mentors especially needed, special events: Healthy Kids Day, Frigid Fun Run, Family Nights, Teen Nights
MVAC Minnesota Valley Action Council - Again Thrift and More	Serve through accepting, sorting, tagging, hanging, or displaying items received for resale; light cleaning, organizing merchandise, sewing, repairing, measuring fabric, cashiering and bagging sold items.
Theresa House	Serve emergency and short-term transitional housing assistance to families and single women through  cleaning, crafts, driving, companionship, youth recreation and study.
VINE Faith in Action	Serve through care giving including friendly visitor, volunteer driver, respite volunteer, handy person, lawn care, snow shoveling, office assistance, hospitality.
ARC of Minnesota Southwest	Serve people with developmental disabilities through office assistance, transportation for people with disabilities, events and fundraisers
SMILES Center for Independent Living	Serve people with disabilities through recreation, fishing & archery events, miracle league baseball, adaptive adaptive ski program, peer mentoring, ramp building, canoeing, board/committee members, fundraising, speakers bureau.
The Holiday Sharing Tree	Serve families in need through a seasonal gift-giving project including gift wrapping, gift sorting, gift distribution, gift shopping, and gift card distribution at places of employment.
Merely Players Theatre	Serve in a community theatre through set design, construction, decorating, lighting, sound, special effects, costuming, make-up and hair, choreography, music, ticket Sales,  publicity, and more.
Wellcome Manor Family Services	Serve women with substance abuse issues through our residential primary and extended care program. Provide the opportunity for women to have their children live with them during treatment.
Betsy Tacy Society	Serve as a tour guide, gift shop staff, catalog packaging, office projects, house and yard maintenance, and other special projects.