The Comseqogue Youth Club has a community garden at the J.F.K. Middle School in Port Jefferson Station for beginners to experienced gardeners. Help to grow fruits and vegetables that are distributed to local soup kitchens! Hours are flexible. Have fun while helping those in need. Please call Carmela at ext. 16 if interested in this very worthwhile volunteer position.

Coram Elementary School has a 1:1 mentoring program on Monday afternoons from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for K-4th grades. Help with play times, socialization skills, all while providing a positive role model for the children. There is an $18 volunteer fingerprinting fee. This is a school-year program. If this is something you might like to try, please call Carmela on ext. 16.

Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has joined the RSVP family as a new volunteer station.  Their day habilitation program, located in Smithtown, needs volunteers to teach the staff hobbies, such as art, knitting, sculpting, writing, cooking, computers, etc; so they can, in turn, teach their clients who attend the day program.  There are many other volunteer opportunities available to help individuals in various DDI locations throughout Suffolk County; so if interested, please call Carmela on ext. 16.

Huntington Youth Bureau is a new RSVP station that enriches the lives of youth in their local communities.  They work to develop the students’ social, personal and academic skills to help them excel in all areas of their lives.  Volunteers are needed to help in special events, clerical work and as GED tutors.  Please call Carmela on ext. 16 if you are interested in volunteering at this wonderful site.

The American Red Cross needs volunteers to assist in times of disaster. Volunteers with good intake skills are needed to man phones at the Yaphank office. Intake incoming emergency information and relay it to ARC Center. Volunteers can choose a 2-3 hour daytime shift. Training is provided. Call Carmela on ext. 16 if interested.

Calling all line dancers, exercise enthusiasts and arts & crafts devotees  -

 If you would like to work with seniors at a senior center, Bay Area Nutrition Center in Mastic and the Bellport Senior Nutrition Center in Bellport are looking for line dance instructors, Tai Chi instructors and art & crafts instructors.  Please contact Sue at 979-9490, ext. 15 if interested.

Sweetbriar Nature Preserve

Come volunteer at Smithtown’s very own nature center, Sweetbriar.  The nature center is located on a beautiful 55 acre woodland preserve alongside the Nissequogue River.  Join a group of caring, dedicated people whose mission is to provide nature education and wildlife rehabilitation to Town of Smithtown residents.  They are in need of receptionists, gardeners, animal care helpers and educators.  If interested, call Carmela at 979-9490, ext. 16.