Are you looking for something to do and want to help the residents of your community and the Mount Washington Valley area? There are several programs and services that rely on volunteers. The following volunteer opportunities are available:
Freedom Food Pantry
The Freedom Food Pantry provides food for those in need who reside in the towns of Effingham, Freedom, and the Ossipees.
Volunteers are needed on Saturday mornings from 9-12 when we hand out food.
Volunteers must be physically fit (able to lift somewhat heavy boxes and bags of groceries and able to stand for up to 3 hours). We ask that a volunteer plans to work one Saturday a month (if snowbirds, then for the time they are in Freedom). Sometimes, due to having snowbirds leave, we have an extra need during the winter months. The jobs needed to be filled are filling clients' orders, running the lift to bring the food from the basement upstairs, carrying the orders out to shopping carts and then to clients' cars. We would welcome your attending some Saturday to see how it all works (as well as any potential volunteer). Contact Peg Nichols, co-director (603 - 539-1602), if you have additional questions.
Freedom Village Store
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you have a few hours each month in which to help the community? The Freedom Village Store is looking for volunteers to greet and assist customers, to help organize and run educational and social events, and to help ensure 11 Elm St remains a vibrant community gathering place. The store is open Tuesday - Sunday from 10:00 - 2:00 and volunteers open and run the store during their shift, and also are responsible for closing the store. Shifts are scheduled in 2 hour increments and you can volunteer on a weekly basis or biweekly basis. There are volunteers who are "on-call" if someone cannot work their schedule, and volunteers are provided with a calendar at the beginning of the month with “open” dates to help them plan ahead. If you would like more information or would like to volunteer, please contact Bill Carney at wac0662@verizon.net or Kate Chaput, at chaputkate@gmail.com Click on the link to learn more about the store:. Freedom Village Store
Friends of the Library is always looking for volunteers to support the library. The Friends of the Library support the library in a variety of ways: Volunteers help library operations by hosting special events, organizing lectures, providing funds that help support the library. The Friends of the Library needs a programming person(s) to plan 5-6 various events per year and could use individuals to help with event set up. We’re also looking for an Art Exhibit Coordinator. The Art Exhibit Coordinator would plan 3 – 4 art events per year with a reception to kick off each event. In addition, look for opportunities to help with bake sales. For more information or to volunteer, please email the Friends at friends@freedompubliclibrary.org or call Cindy at 603-651-1891. To learn more about the library, click on the link. https://www.freedompubliclibrary.org/
