ACCEPTED COMMUNITY SERVICE
"In-School"
All HHS Sponsored Events & Service Learning Projects
All official Holmdel High School Extra-Curricular Club Volunteerism
"Out-of-School"
All Fundraisers (not the act of donating; rather, organizing/orchestrating fundraisers), Community Service, & Service Learning Projects that take place outside of Holmdel High School
Remember: Not all volunteer (unpaid) work is considered community service. We are specifically looking for work with nonprofit organizations and those that directly benefit the community.
1. Hospitals – Bayshore, Riverview, and Centrastate were the most common hospitals our students used for service hours. Senior citizen/Nursing homes – Sunrise Assisted Living
2. Religious service projects/ Volunteering at the cultural center
3. Chinese School volunteer teachers and assistants
4. First Aid/Fire Departments including EMT training/Police Explorer
732-946-3239 http://www.holmdelfirstaid.org/
5. Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts – community events only(not meetings), Most Eagle scout projects (please check with NHS advisor)
6. Habitat for Humanity
Phone: (732) 728-0441 https://www.habitatmonmouth.org/
7. ASPCA/SPCA
8. Public Libraries
Hazlet: 732-264-7164 http://www.hazlettwp.org/library2
Middletown: 732-671-3700 http://mtpl.org/
Eastern Branch: (866) 941-8188 http://www.monmouthcountylib.org/
9. Sports Camps-volunteer service only
10. Monmouth County Parks (VIP: Volunteers in Parks)
Coordinator of Volunteers at 732-842-4000, ext. 4283 melissa.bezahler@co.monmouth.nj.us
11. Bayonet Farms Earth Day Festival
12. Holmdel Day
13. American Cancer Society
14. Count Basie Learning Center- Tutoring must be affiliated with a structured organization. Private tutoring not accepted.
15. Aslan Youth Ministries, tutoring, outreach, etc
Janis Marler Janis@aslanyouth.org Phone: 732-741-7824
16. Middletown Women’s Club
Email: Barbara Mitchell durness1354@verizon.net
17. Mission/Relief work projects
18. Soup Kitchens/ Lunch Break
Phone: Cindy Sagosz (732) 747-3430
19. Cinderella’s Closet
http://www.cinderellasclosetmc.org/
20. Calico Cat Thrift Shop/Cupboard & Pantry
Phone: 732-671-8775 http://monmouthcog.org/index.html
21. Senior Centers
lincroft.avc@sunriseseniorliving.com
22. Love, Inc./ Project Angel
Phone: 732-542-7012 www.loveincnj.org
23. Teach-2-Learn
Email: kdougherty@holmdelschools.org
24. Clean Ocean Action
(732) 872-0111 http://www.cleanoceanaction.org/
25. Holmdel Township Green Team/Community Garden
Matthew Conlan http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/479/Community-Garden https://sites.google.com/site/greenteamholmdel/
26. Husky House
http://www.huskyhouse.org/volunteer
27. 3Hearts4Paws
Phone: (732) 970-3654 http://www.3hearts4paws.com/
28. HABcore
Phone: 732-544-1975 www.habcore.org
29. Furnished with Love
Phone: 732-222-1923 www.loveincnj.org
30. Lifeguard Ecumenical Foundation
John Amabile Jr. www.lifeguardnj.org
31. Little Bunnies
Hope Raymond http://www.littlebunnies.org/littlebunnies/Welcome%21.html
32. First Presbyterian Church Red Bank
Phone: (732) 747-1348 www.towerhillchurch.org
33. Challenged Youth Sports
James Gelpke jgelpke@holmdelschools.org
34. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation
Rosemarie Contereras rcontreras@emmanuelcancer.org
35. Relay for Life
https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=103184
If you are interested in joining the Holmdel Volunteer Group in order to receive additional updates about community service opportunities in Holmdel, head to the Volunteer Opportunities page from the HHS school counseling website.
Types of Volunteer work that are NOT considered community service by the NHS Faculty Council:
1. Service at a private doctor’s office/EMO
2. Service at a private law firm
3. Service at a family-owned business or private business of any type. This includes
Private tutoring (not done through an established organization)
Private Babysitting (unpaid or paid)
Helping a neighbor (not through an established organization)
Work with an organization where volunteering is a requirement for your (or someone else's i.e. little brother's) membership
Example: "pay to play" athletic leagues, such as the Hawks, where parents and/or siblings must volunteer time in order for a
child to play
8. Internships (personal development is not community service)
9. Political Campaigns
10. Job Training, CIT/ Counselor in Training: Job training is considered as getting ready for a paid position and therefore is not considered volunteer work even if unpaid [Note: some park system volunteers may still qualify]