Volunteer Opportunities

Regina Silver Cord Opportunity

Students in grades 7-12 have the option to track their service hours towards earning their Silver Cord honor given to Seniors before graduation.  Students must complete and track a total of 200 hours before May of their Senior year to be eligible for this honor.

To learn more, click here.

Area Volunteer Opportunities

United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties has a volunteer list you can be added to.  You pick the kind of volunteering you are looking for and it sends you notices of volunteer activities. http://volunteer.unitedwayjwc.org/

There are various one time and ongoing volunteer opportunities, everything from planting trees, donating blood, being a photographer, picking up trash, helping younger students, shelving the food bank donations from organizations such as Crowded Closet, Ameri Corp, Table to Table, The Iowa Children's Museum, Salvation Army, the Red Cross and more.  You can search by job type, age restrictions, etc.

St Wenceslaus Knights of Columbus

Contact Person Name: Matt.Staab@regina.org, (319) 325-0959

First Saturday each month from 8 Am to Noon. 

We sort cans, bottles and glass and donate the money to local pro-life groups. 

Ten Thousand Villages Volunteers

Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit retail store in Downtown Iowa City that sells fair trade products from around the globe.  

Students must be 16 years or older.

Contact:

Liz Preciado-Genell or Deb Manning

319-519-2104

iowacity@tenthousandvillages.com

105 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City

Iowa City Summer of the Arts

Here are some summer volunteer opportunities for the different festivities going on in IC each summer and throughout the year. 

https://summerofthearts.org/volunteers/

University of Iowa Volunteer Programs

https://uihc.org/communitystaff-volunteers

Summer volunteer opportunity specific to Neuroscience: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/nbs/education/high-school-students

Mercy One Iowa City Volunteer Programs

About:  www.mercyiowacity.org/volunteer-services 

Youth Volunteer Application for students 16 and 17 years of age 

Adult Volunteer Application for adults 18 years of age or older

Volunteer Opportunities at Regina throughout the year

Regal Learning Program (RLP)

Regal Learning Program pairs older students or adults with students who need additional academic assistance.  Applications to help tutor others can be found here and turned into the main office.  

For more information, contact rlp@regina.org

Regina Sports Camps

Check with your coach or with the Regina Activities Director to see if volunteers are needed with various camp opportunities.

Regina Athletic Boosters

The booster club is often looking for concession stand and ticket taker volunteers (both adults and students).  The Regina Fish Fry fundraiser events Fridays during lent is all volunteer run and in need of volunteers each year to serve food, bus tables, etc.  Contact Carolyn Sueppel in the Activities Office at carolyn.sueppel@regina.org to get connected with these opportunities.

Regina Facilities/Grounds Help

Regina is often looking for people to help with various projects around the facilities and grounds.  Examples: raking mulch, pulling weeds, picking up trash.

Please contact Mr. Doug Vollstedt at doug.vollstedt@regina.org

Regina Special Events

Regina Special Events Volunteer opportunities:

Iowa City Family Fun Festival: Weekend before school starts in August

Set up/Tear Down

KidZone Games

Food Tent

Bingo

Soccer Tournament

Basketball Tournament

Dodgeball Tournament

Run for the Schools Race -volunteers for registration and event day water station and directions (October) 

Regina Gala--volunteers of all ages encouraged to help with our biggest fundraiser of the year (February)

Contact Shane Schemmel at shane.schemmel@regina.org