VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to sort and unpack daffodils for its annual Daffodil Days campaign, which helps local cancer patients and their families. Volunteers are needed Monday, March 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at FedEx, 4 Lakeland Park Drive, Peabody. Contact the American Cancer Society at 800-ACS-2345 (227-2345).GIVE BLOOD: The American Red Cross - Northeast Division is seeking blood donors in the wake of the recent snowstorm. To locate a local blood drive, call 800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543).HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS * Beverly Hospital seeks volunteers for its Hospital Gift Shop on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Training will be provided. Call 978-922-3000, ext. 2307. * The Shaughnessey-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking volunteers to help patients, supervise activities, work in the gift shop, and help with the concierge service. Training will be provided. Call Judy Soroko at 978-825-8515. * The VNA Care Network and Hospice seek volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families on the North Shore and Cape Ann. Training will be provided. Call Susan Smith, 888-663-3688, ext. 1402.HELP THE HOMELESS: The Transitions Program, 149 Washington St., Peabody, seeks donations of groceries, linens, small household goods, personal hygiene items, gift certificates and furniture to help homeless men and women ease into traditional residential lifestyles. The organization helps those in need gain skills to become self-sufficient. Call 978-538-5392.HAVEN FROM HUNGER: The Haven from Hunger, 71 Wallis St., Peabody, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for the distribution of groceries, and at 5 p.m. for dinner. All are welcome. Haven from Hunger is in need of the following food items: pasta, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, and jelly. Call 978-531-1530.VOLUNTEER WITH ANIMALS * The Marblehead Animal Shelter, 44 Village St., Marblehead, is looking for volunteers to work at least two hours each week or every other week. Training will be provided. Set your own hours or join a scheduled team. Fill out an application Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, 4 to 6 p.m., or Saturday, noon to 3 p.m., or online at www.marblehead-animal-shelter.org. Call 781-631-8664. * North Shore PetLink is looking for volunteers in the North Shore and Cape Ann area to provide foster care for the pets of people in need of temporary assistance. Call Rita at 978-927-0217, ext. 208, or e-mail rlevin@chaos-inc.org. * Northeast Animal Shelter is seeking volunteers to foster pets, some of whom need temporary homes where they can recuperate from surgery. Others are newborns that need around-the-clock care or simply attention to become more lovable and well-mannered. Call 978-745-9888 or visit www.northeastanimalshelter.org/help_foster.DRIVERS NEEDED * The American Red Cross, 85 Lowell St., Peabody, seeks volunteers to transport clients to and from medical appointments during business hours. Vehicle is provided; a current driver's license and clean driving record are required. Call 978-531-2280. * Volunteer drivers are needed for the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program, a free service offered to cancer patients who need rides to their cancer treatments. Rides are provided Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patients are asked to call 800-ACS-2345 in advance to arrange for rides. * SeniorCare Inc.'s Meals on Wheels program is in need of drivers to deliver daily lunches to elders in their homes for about an hour on weekday mornings. Call Jane Militello, 978-281-1750. * Drivers are needed to take elders to local medical appointments or to deliver meals to those who are homebound. Drivers who are willing to go to out-of-town medical facilities are also urgently needed. Beverly is especially in need of drivers and Ipswich needs help with Meals on Wheels. Call 978-281-1750.INDEPENDENT LIVING: Anchor to Windward provides services to adults with learning disabilities in Marblehead and is looking for volunteers to share time and talents such as cooking, art, or crafts. The nonprofit organization offers programs to support independent living. Call Pam Foye at 781-639-0063.DONATIONS: CAB Health & Recovery Services, a drug and alcohol treatment agency, needs new, unopened toiletries for its female clients. Wish list includes sample-size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and other toiletries. Donations of new socks, underwear items, new or used bed linen (twin size), towels and comforter sets (adult and children's) are also needed. Call 800-323-2224, ext. 685, or e-mail info@cabhealth.org.SUPPORT THE TROOPS: The Marine For Life program assists Marines leaving active duty as they transition back to civilian life. The program is looking for employers interested in hiring Marines and veterans to act as mentors. Visit www.m4l.usmc.mil.HELP FAMILIES: Wellspring Cape Ann Families in Gloucester needs volunteers for its Nurturing Program to help families build healthy relationships with each other. Call 978-281-7856 or e-mail Stacy Randell at srandell@wellspringhouse.org.RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS: The American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts needs receptionists in its Beverly and Newburyport offices. Call Jeannine Coletta, 978-462-8243.MELANOMA AWARENESS: The Melanoma Foundation of Peabody is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising activities to support school-based skin cancer education. Activities include recruitment of businesses to sponsor a race in August. Call Steve Fine at 978-535-3080, or e-mail steve_fine@comcast.net.ASSIST SENIORS * The AARP Tax Aide Program seeks volunteers in the Beverly area to help middle- and low-income taxpayers, particularly those over age 60, file their personal income tax returns. Training will be provided. Call Jackie Dort at 978-281-1750, or call 866-927-1046. * SeniorCare's Money Management Program is seeking volunteers to assist North Shore and Cape Ann elders with checkbook management and bill paying for four to six hours a month. Training will be provided; one-year commitment requested. Call Debby Beveridge, 978-927-1046, ext. 374. * North Shore Elder Services seeks volunteers to serve as friendly visitors, food shoppers, money managers and more for independent elders in the community. Volunteers are also needed to work in the gift store, The Inspired Gift, which supports elders in need. Call Joanne Hogan, volunteer coordinator, at 978-750-4540, ext. 288. * North Shore Elder Services is also looking for volunteers to serve three hours a month and provide service at a weekly supper club at Fairweather Apartments, 11 Porter St., Danvers. Training and support will be provided. Experience in food service is helpful. Call Joanne Hogan at 978-750-4540, ext. 228. * The Beverly Council on Aging, 90 Colon St., Beverly, is seeking volunteers to prepare meals and serve and clean up after meals one day a week from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., volunteer to assist the transportation coordinator for two to four hours a week, or volunteer to give instruction in introductory computer classes and to monitor computer labs up to three days a week. Call Gail, 978-921-6017.BEVERLY BOOTSTRAPS: The Bootstraps Thrift Shop, 198 Rantoul St., Beverly, is in need of volunteers to help operate the store, which benefits the food pantry and other community outreach programs in Beverly. Call Kathy Kirlis at 978-927-1561.MENTORS NEEDED * The North Shore Jewish Coalition for Literacy is looking for volunteers to help children with reading and language skills at local schools. Orientation training will be provided. Call Joyce Morgan Kennard, 781-631-4366. * Children's Friend Youth Mentoring program has a long waiting list of North Shore children ages 7 to 14 eager to be matched with a caring adult friend. Mentors get together with the child they are matched with for activities approximately six hours a month, at their convenience. Program offers free tickets to sporting and entertainment events when possible. Mentors must commit to the match for at least one year. Ongoing support for mentors is available. Call 508-527-4882 or 978-744-7905, ext. 210.HELP KIDS * Wellspring Cape Ann Families needs volunteers for child care, mentoring teens, assisting parents, mailing newsletters, and other activities. Training will be provided. Call 978-281-7856 or e-mail ckennedy@wellspringhouse.org. * Due to a shortage of foster homes throughout the North Shore, children in need of help are sent to other communities, becoming separated from their schools, friends, family and other supports. To support a child in your community by becoming a foster parent, call 978-825-3862 or 800-KIDS-508. * Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking fun-loving, dependable people to play and develop relationships with children living in shelters for homeless families and domestic violence victims in northeastern Massachusetts. A commitment of one, two-hour shift a week is required for at least six months. Training is held regularly. Visit www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org or contact Christina Laverentz at 978-557-2182.nnnGood Causes appears Fridays in Life North. If you know of a nonprofit cause worthy of consideration /whether a car wash, a blood drive, or a fund-raising dance - let us know. Mail submissions, including a phone number, to Good Causes, c/o Rebecca Schoonmaker, Essex County Newspapers, 32 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA 01915, or e-mail to rschoonmaker@ecnnews.com.
