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High Priority Volunteer Opportunities

Friendly Visitors
1-2 hours each week (or as you choose), depending on the number of connections and length of each conversation.

Make new friends or deepen relationships with those you have known. Call, Zoom, or visit in person with neighbors to brighten someone’s day and be lifted up yourself. Offer quick daily or weekly check-ins, engage in longer conversations, play a game together in person or online, perhaps meet for a meal. We’ll find a good fit for your interests and schedule!

Transportation Team
Occasional or regularly-scheduled. Time commitment for each ride varies.

Drive neighbors for medical appointments, shopping or errands, activities, shared meals or other social engagements. Requests may be direct or by referral, and they are shared with the Transportation Team as soon as they arise. Some community members have ongoing, predictable needs, and rides can be scheduled well in advance. As the Upper Valley has welcomed new neighbors from other countries, rides are needed while drivers’ licenses are being obtained (often a too-long process!) We do our best to fill every request. We ask for at least two days’ notice, and sometimes reach out for a more urgent need. Lend a hand when it’s convenient for you. 

Handy Helpers
Occasional or regularly-scheduled

Odd jobs of all kinds: Yard and garden work. Snow removal. Moving boxes or furniture. Light home maintenance tasks. Be on the team to respond to requests as they arise, or share some regular hours when you’d be available to help, and we’ll connect you with someone who’d love your assistance.

Meal Makers & Bakers
Occasional or regularly-scheduled.  

Food is love! Join the list of chefs, cooks, and bakers that help fill community bellies and hearts. Provide meals or special treats for neighbors. Bring light refreshments to gatherings. Contribute your favorite dish to a large community feast. Tell us what you most like to create in the kitchen or what you have made in abundance, and we’ll reach out when there’s an opportunity to share your best.

Errand Express
Occasional. Time commitment for each errand varies.

This team transports items, not people (though you can be on the Transportation Team too!) Pick up and deliver medications, food, or other necessities for a neighbor. Move furniture, boxes, medical equipment, or other items. Help CCL with a supply run if you’re out and about when a need arises. Sometimes there’s a request to transport items or hand-deliver paperwork further away (for example, to Concord, Manchester, or Boston.) We ask for two days’ notice, but sometimes reach out for a more urgent need. Run an errand when it fits your schedule.

Program & Event Aides
There are lots of roles! Occasional or regularly-scheduled tasks. Time commitment varies. 

Help staff programs and events. Host pre-planned gatherings (like Aging in Our Community conversations, Galentine’s Day, or a community lunch). Join in or substitute on an ongoing team (like the Lyme Food Pantry crew or Neighborhood Captains). Share a skill or passion, through an educational program, a wellness service, or a community performance (like a drawing class, Reiki treatments, or a variety show number). Jump into event logistics (like set up, clean up, registration, parking, or food service). Promote opportunities (put up posters, tell friends, help with social media or other marketing).