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Northshore October 2019

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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 72 OCTOBER 2019 I N - D E P T H program manager Marc Mahan, CVA. Among them are trail stewards, who monitor and maintain trails. "We really rely on the volun- teers to be the eyes and ears on the property," Mahan says. There are also beach cleanup crews, who clean up and document the trash they find; folks who help run events; tree stewards, who help water newly planted trees; and people who work on bird surveys and plo- ver fencing. The Trustees is also growing its team of citizen scientists who do things like monthly beach profiling to measure beach erosion and accretion, Mahan says. volunteer.thetrustees.org Help the MSPCA at Nevins Farm and Northeast Animal Shelter care for animals. Nevins Farm in Methuen, which shelters about 6,000 animals per year, including farm animals, relies on volunteers for feeding and watering the animals, as well as daily ken- nel work and barn chores like cleaning litter boxes, mucking stalls, and cleaning chicken coops. Nevins Farm also wants to grow its community outreach team (they especially need Spanish and Khmer speakers) to spread the word about Nevins's pet food pantry, low-cost vaccine clinics, and spay and neuter services "so people know that we're here to help them," says Lancia. Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, one of the largest no-kill animal shelters in New England, saves 3,000-5,000 dogs and cats per year, says volunteer coordinator Becca Toltz. There, volunteers care for the animals directly (walking, feeding, playing), and they also clean and do laundry, unfold newspapers and cut rags, greet visitors, and help with adoptions. "To efficiently run this place, we need a minimum of 300 volunteers and currently we only have 250," Toltz says. "The volunteers are really the heart and soul of this organization." mspca.org/adoption-centers/nevins-farm-adoption- center/nevins-farm-volunteer-program/northeast ani- malshelter.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/ Help Northeast Arc support people with developmental disabilities through direct service and social interaction (playing bingo, planting flowers, doing art projects, play- ing sports), administrative work (pa- perwork, filing, copying), and help- ing with special events. Director of volunteer services Suzanne Ryan says the group wel- comes individuals as well as corporate volunteers, who often come as part of a team-building exercise. She's also open to ideas or programs that volunteers want to do. "I could sit down with them and we could plan," she says. ne-arc.org/ volunteer Help Salem Arts Association support emerging and professional artists by volunteering in its gallery, working in the retail shop, teaching a workshop, or helping to set up or staff special exhibitions (such as October's "Dark Arts" exhibition), says James Bostick, president of the Association's board of the Salem Arts Association. It also needs volunteers with special skills like bookkeeping, accounting, or public relations. salemarts.org/support Help the Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Al- liance defeat young adult and adolescent cancer by offering your special skills, like web design, writing, marketing, or public relations, to get the word out about this all-volunteer organization. Volunteers also help with the Alliance's annual bike riding fundraiser, Reid's Ride. You might decorate and hold signs on 28-mile North Shore route to provide encouragement and turn-by-turn directions; hand out water along the route to riders; fold t-shirts; or help with food for the post-race party at Stage Fort Park in Glouces- ter. "It doesn't matter where they volunteer," says Alliance co-founder Lorraine Sacco. "Showing up is the biggest part of volun- teerism." cancerinyoungadults.org

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