BVU Volunteer Connect

Community Bed Build for Kids in Need

Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of serving others in need while making an incredible impact in your community and Lorain County. Join Good Knights of Lorain County at a monthly bed build. Volunteers sand, saw, assemble, stain, and drill out the final head boards. Linen bags are also assembled in preparation for deliveries. Training provided on site! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/38rdjakw

It only takes an hour to start making a difference in a student's life!

Volunteering with Y.O.U. gives you the opportunity to assist students in critical thinking of their work experience, transferable skills, and helping to make their resumes as marketable as possible. Boost student's confidence through mock interviews, or be a guest speaker and talk about your entrepreneurial experience, financial literacy, technology, or any topic that can enhance the student's experience as they prepare for the world of work. Monday - Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/c37bthny

Fall Harvest Weekends Volunteers Needed!

Most harvesting takes place in September and October, and Lake Metroparks Farmpark demonstrates how it's done! Many volunteers are needed during the Fall Harvest Weekends. Roles may include: greeters, help with soup demonstrations, apple butter making, food samples, crafts, or making popcorn.
Saturdays & Sundays, Sep 30 & Oct 1, Oct 7 & 8, 9am -5pm.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/bdfu4pjv

Beautification Projects at Boys & Girls Clubs NEO LeBron James Clubhouse

Join Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio and volunteers from the Mission Continues to support the LeBron James Club in Akron for a Done-in-a-Day event where multiple projects will be started and completed. Volunteer roles may include painting, moving furniture, building garden beds, building benches, and more. Saturday, September 9, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/yc7hakpe

Volunteer Fun at the Akron Pride Festival!

The Akron Pride Festival returns to downtown Akron THIS WEEKEND with a variety of volunteer opportunities available. Volunteer activities are available throughout the day at different time slots throughout the weekend: assist at the 5K race Friday evening, run games and inflatables at the Children's Area, sell merchandise at the Merch Tent, team up to keep the festival footprint free of trash, and more. Volunteers receive t-shirt, lunch, snacks/water, raffle tickets and volunteer appreciation party! Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4n7vmn5j

Friday, August 25, 1:00 - 9:00 PM and Saturday, August 26, 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Volunteer Fun at the 11th Annual Cleveland Big Wheel Relay!

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center serves thousands of children and adults with stuttering, hearing loss, deafness, language disorder, reading and learning issues, and stroke recovery. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, registration, raffle and t-shirt sales, children's activities and more. Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/cjwj4kdw

Love Theatre? Volunteer at the BorderLight Festival!

Join BorderLight Cleveland for "The Fringe", an exuberant inside / outside theatre festival taking place in the Playhouse Square neighborhood. Volunteers will work Front of House (ushers, programs, greeters) and on the Street Team (flyers, promotion, wayfinding) and special event support. Volunteer Perks: complimentary tickets, t-shirt, and entry to special events. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3r7hwaz6

Thursday, August 3, 5-10 PM, Friday, August 4, 5-11PM, and Saturday, August 5, 11AM - 11PM

BorderLight Festival The BorderLight Fringe Festival will take place in the Playhouse Square neighborhood Thursday, August 3 - Saturday, August 5, 2023. The Fringe is an exuberant theatre festival with shows inside and outside across multiple venues. Volunteers play a critical role in the success of the Festival, and vo...

Join in the fun at United Cerebral Palsy's Christmas in July Challenge!

UCP of Greater Cleveland is seeking volunteers to help out at their Christmas in July Challenge. Volunteers may help with set up, checking in guests, activities stations, directing cars, and tear down. Sunday, July 23, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM or Wednesday, July 26, 12:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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Ultimate Christmas in July Challenge During the “Ultimate Christmas in July Challenge,” adults and children alike will complete holiday-themed challenges such as the one-mile reindeer dash, the wreath ring toss, Rudolph’s nose “cornhole,” and the chimney gift toss. Challenges will be adaptable to accommodate all ability level...

Volunteers Needed - Groups welcome!

Grab a group of your co-workers, family, or friends, and help Fresh Air Camp breakdown camp and prepare supplies for storage. This involves packaging supplies and moving them to several staging areas in preparation for movers to load them into moving vans. There is a need for light to heaving lifting, work can be adjusted depending on physical ability. Camp is held at Hiram House Camp in Moreland Hills Ohio. Friday June 16 8am-2pm. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/2s8hzzve

Here's just one way to get outside and volunteer during Great Outdoors Month!

Join Canalway Partners on Friday, June 16 from 5:00-9:30pm, for the Towpath Twilight Ten-Ten. Volunteers will help at water stops, be course marshals, and offer finish-line help. This is your chance to check out Camp Cleveland, the Towpath Mounds. and see sweeping views of Cleveland as the sun sets. Great for groups too! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/yknftxdx

Thank you Levy for supporting our volunteers at the April 22 Homeless Stand Down. With your help, over 600 community members experiencing homelessness received a hot meal!

Celebrate Earth Day at a Stream Sweep!

To celebrate Earth Day, Brook Watershed Partnership is hosting a series of cleanup events in both the Dugway Brook and Doan Brook watersheds. Individuals, families and community groups will have the chance to show the Dugway Brook and Forest Hill Park some love by pulling trash, debris, and invasive vegetation from the stream corridor and surrounding trails and roadways. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/37zs5v6e

Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16, 1-3PM
Saturday, April 22, 10AM - 12PM

Volunteer registration for the 2023 Homeless Stand Down is officially open!

Join BVU and 80+ on-site partners to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Sign up at volunteerconnect.bvuvolunteers.org/hsdvolunteer

Volunteer and have fun at Empower Pop-Ups starting in May!

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Empower Pop-ups are fun and focused on people with developmental disabilities learning something new. Volunteers help with Try-It activities in sports, fitness, art or music; self-advocacy activities, and employment advocacy. Events take place outdoors the first and third Thursdays, May - October, 3-4 hour shifts. Various locations around Cuyahoga County. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/m9vsce3f

Deliver Meals to Home-Bound
Jewish Family Services, Inc. has an urgent need for volunteer drivers to deliver nutritious kosher meals to the elderly and home-bound. Volunteers pick up meals between 8am-9:30am in Beachwood. Takes approximately 2 hours to make your delivery of smiles and meals! Bring a friend and share the deliveries and rewards! Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/yrryxak6

Great Need for Red Kettle Bell Ringers!
Now is your opportunity to get in on the action and raise funds to support your local Salvation Army. ALL FUNDS RAISED AT THE RED KETTLES ARE KEPT IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE RAISED. Ring by yourself, with your family, friends, colleagues or organization. Monday - Saturday, 10am-2pm or 2-6pm
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/45hnejbm

After a three-year hiatus, Medworks is ready to safely revive their FREE Dental Clinic at Huntington Convention Center, November 18 & 19. Volunteers are needed to serve upwards of 1,000 patients over this two-day event. Both clinical and community volunteer roles are needed. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3sca5p5s

Loved meeting all the amazing small business owners at NEOHCED's Small Business & Resource Fair

Family Fun Run Photographers Needed!

Beech Brook needs the help of photographers to document their big event with photos of race participants and families and children engaging in family-friendly activities before the race. Special guests at this event will be Beech Brook foster families who make a daily impact on our most vulnerable children. Sunday, October 23, 2022, 8:30 am - 10:00am.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/35mvwdju

Volunteers make all the difference! 100% of the 2022 Clam Bark proceeds benefit the pets at Northeast Ohio SPCA No-Kill Pet Shelter!

We need lots of volunteers to set up the day before the event and on event day, Saturday October 1st at Bratenahl Village Park. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/2u4bpwck

On Friday September 16, Canalway Partners will be hosting Towpath Strolls, family-friendly games along the Towpath. We need volunteers to help with greeting people when they come to the event and helping at the game stations. Fridays, 4:45-8:00pm. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3zb2b4aw

Environmental Health Watch is seeking volunteers to work with artists on the construction crew, pre-event set up (Friday), running, parking, and check in (event day), and post-event clean up for Fresh Fest 2022. Fresh Fest Cleveland celebrates the arts and urban agriculture, promotes health and wellness, and showcases fresh and local food, all while breaking down the barriers of this unified and fertile neighborhood in Slavic Village. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2wsd2s

Friday, September 9, 2022, 12-5pm, and Saturday, September 10, 12:00 - 9:00pm

Honored to be the first group of team volunteers at a great new organization, Goods Bank NEO, a resource center dedicated to helping those that help others!