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Pine Mountain Valley,
Shiloh,
Waverly Hall,
West Point,
Whitesville,
Lake Harding
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HARRIS COUNTY GEORGIA VOLUNTEER
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Click on the links below to
see the listing for each organization.
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Boy Scouts
of America
Contact: Boy Scout Office
Age Requirement: Some of the positions with Boy Scouts are
available at the age of 18, and the rest are available at 21.
About the Boy Scouts: The Boy Scouts of America's mission is
"to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in
other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in
achieving their full potential."
Volunteer Information: Volunteers lead the activities of Cub
Scouts and Boy Scouts. Some volunteers help with packs while others work at
the district or council level. Adult volunteers act as role models to the
boys as they teach them values for their lives.
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Callaway
Gardens Volunteers
Georgia Highway 27
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Contact: Sandy Mullins, Director of Volunteer Services,
663-5034
About Callaway Gardens: Callaway Gardens was created to
provide a wholesome family environment where all may find beauty,
relaxation, inspiration, and a better understanding of the living world.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are used in twenty
locations throughout the Gardens. They are broken down into three areas:
Information, Education, and Horticulture. Specifically, Volunteers are
needed at the Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center, the John A. Sibley
Horticultural Center, the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, the Ida Cason
Callaway Memorial Chapel. the Pioneer Log Cabin, and Mr. Cason's Vegetable
Garden. Additionally, volunteers are used on trails throughout the Gardens
and in offices doing clerical work.
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Carpenter's
Way Ranch
1645 Hunter Road
Cataula, GA 31804
Contact: Development Director Karen Johnson, 322-5406
Age Requirement: high school and above (depending on task)
About Carpenter's Way Ranch: Carpenter's Way Ranch is a
foster home for boys of abuse, abandon or neglect who are between the ages
of 6 and 18. It is a Christian ministry which teaches life skills while
providing a stable family environment.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help with
special activities and to work as tutors in the school and after school
hours. Groups may help by working on the grounds doing general yard work.
Families may "adopt" a boy to take on weekends and include in
their regular family activities.
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Department
of Family and Children Services
134 North College Street
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Community Resource Specialist Pamela Farley,
628-4226, ext. 23
Age Requirement: 16 and up
About DFACS: The Department of Family and Children Services
helps the community in three major ways. First they provide public
assistance. Second, they give emergency assistance, and third, they teach
employability skills.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed in the office
and to help with programs. A Christmas toy drive, Adopt-A-Grandparent, and
the Christmas for needy families programs are all volunteer driven. One new
program is being added this year: a clothing closet.
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F.D.
Roosevelt State Park
2970 Highway 190
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Contact: Park Office, 663-4858
Age Requirement: Under 16 need adult supervision, 16 and up
About FDR State Park: F.D. Roosevelt State Park exists to
preserve and protect the varied resources encompassed in the park, while
giving the public access to these resources.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are used in two areas:
interpretive planning and general maintenance. In the interpretive planning
area, volunteers help with environmental programs, and general maintenance
gives volunteers a chance to help keep the park in good shape.
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Fellowship
of Christians United in Service (F.O.C.U.S.)
off Highway 27
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Christ the King Catholic Church, 628-5158
Age Requirements: None
About F.O.C.U.S: The Fellowship of Christians United in
Service provides affordable family clothing, free food and other aid to
needy families in Harris County. Their purpose is to minister to the
material and spiritual needs of the community and share Christian
fellowship.
Volunteer Information: F.O.C.U.S. operates a thrift shop
Wednesday-Saturday, which is run by local volunteers. Clothing is sorted,
hung and sold at the shop. Thanksgiving is when the most volunteers are
needed to help with the Thanksgiving food drive. People are needed to
collect, buy and sort food, as well as making and distributing the baskets.
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Good
Shepherd Therapeutic Center
Bar Rest Ranch Road
Warm Springs, GA 3180
Contact: Alice Andes, 655-2354
Age Requirements: 14 and up (may be younger
depending on task)
About Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center: The
Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center works with the handicapped, the elderly
and children to provide therapy for mental and physical handicaps through
animals.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are used
to assist with programs such as the Animal Assistance Program, which takes
animals to nursing homes, and the Therapeutic Horse Program, which uses
horseback riding as therapy. These two programs need experienced
volunteers to feed the animals over the weekend. The Able House, a boys’
home, also uses volunteers.
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Harris County
4-H
121 North College Street
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Steve Morgan, 628-4985
Age Requirement: 9 and older, parents encouraged to work
with younger children
About 4-H: 4-H is the youth development program of the
University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension Service. It is a "learn
by doing" program with many opportunities to develop knowledge,
leadership and citizenship skills.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help with
special interest groups such as shooting sports, poultry and livestock
judging, camping, horsing and cotton boll. Knowledge is not required.
Project group leaders are also needed for District Project Achievement
categories. Fundraising help is needed at the rodeo and the Ossahatchee
Pow-wow.
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Harris
County Unit of the American Cancer Society
Contact: Jeff Blais, 663-5123
About the American Cancer Society: The ACS is an
organization, which works with the community to promote cancer awareness and
control. It also helps with rehabilitation needs and patient services for
cancer patients and their families. Raising money for cancer research and
education programs is another goal of the ACS.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are used to raise money
and help at fundraising events. Relay for Life is one such event, in which
people are needed to form teams and raise money.
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Harris
County Unit of the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus
Carver Resource Center
757 Carver Circle
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Interim Director of Operations Lonnie Grooms,
596-9330
About the Boys and Girls Club: The Boys and Girls Club
operates a summer recreation program at the Carver Resource Center for
children ages 6-12. The program runs from 9 am to 6 p.m. with extended hours
from 7:30 am to 8:45 p.m. The program is run as a block rotation with time
scheduled for recreation and social activities.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help run the
activities such as sports/fitness, cultural arts and the Ready to Read
program.
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Harris
County Habitat for Humanity
Contact: Rob See, 663-8400
Age Requirement: none, adult supervision for under 14
About Habitat for Humanity: Habitat is a Christian
Organization working to eliminate sub-standard and low-income housing by
partnering with families who help build their own new houses and houses for
others by giving of their own time (500 hours of "Sweat Equity")
and by paying for the material and professional costs associated with
building their new home. Habitat offers a hand up, not a hand out. They meet
monthly on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM at Hamilton United
Methodist Church. Meetings are open to the public.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed for
fundraising, supervised house construction and organizational support. No
experience is needed.
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Harris
County Housing Authority
Williams Street
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Josephine Ramsey, 571-2930
Other Phone Numbers: 1(800) 342-9258, 571-2800, 628-4266
Age Requirement: 16
Volunteer Information: Volunteers can be used to make
telephone calls to the elderly, to visit public housing residents, to help
with yard work, to recognize birthdays, and to assist in youth recreational
activities such as after school tutorial programs and sports activities.
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Harris
County Library
138 North College Street
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Library Director Anne Graffagnino, 628-4685
Age Requirement: 16 and older
About the Library: The Harris County Library is committed to
meeting the educational and informational needs of the community, as well as
encouraging pre-school children to develop a love of reading.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are used to shelve books,
find and replace out-of-place books, and help with Children's' programs,
such as weekly storytelling and the summer reading program.
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Harris
County Recreation Department
Moultrie Park
10695 Georgia Highway 116
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: John Magazu, 628-4621
Age Requirements: no age requirement, must be certified by
the National Youth Sports Coaches Association
About the Recreation Department: The Harris County
Recreation Department provides recreational opportunities for children and
teenagers. Teams are organized in soccer, football, cheerleading, baseball,
softball, t-ball, and basketball for ages 4-18.
Volunteer Information: Coaches are needed in all ages of all
sports.
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Harris
County Schools
- Harris County Carver Middle School
184 South College Street, Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: PTA President or officers, Principal Arnold Jackson, Assistant
Principal Diann Kelly or any faculty member, 628-4951
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help with projects in
classrooms, to run off papers, to tutor students, to speak to classes on
subject area topics, to help in the offices, to donate materials for
projects or prizes for contests, to take pictures for the yearbook.
HCCMS Library: The library needs volunteers who are at least high
school age, to shelve, bind, cover, catalog books, to change bulletin
boards, to create displays or to work with the magazine collection.
Training is available for all tasks. Please contact Librarian L. Sears by
phone, 628-5737 or by email, abcbaby@earthlink.net.
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- Harris County High School
Hwy. 116, Hamilton, GA 31811
628-4278
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- Mulberry Creek School
Highway 315, Cataula, GA 31804
Contact: Principal Jeff Branham, 320-9397
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- New Mountain Hill Elementary After School Enrichment Program
33 Mountain Hill Road, Fortson, GA 31808
Contact: ASEP Director, School Administrator, 323-1144 or 323-0896
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed between 3:45 and 6:00 to
help with the program. Storytellers and people with special skills such as
artists, dancers, clowns, puppeteers, ventriloquists, magicians,
musicians, singers, or any other interest, are needed to help teach the
children about different areas.
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- Park Elementary After School Program
Highway 27, Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Bessie Curry, school, 628-4997 or home, 628-7285
Age Requirement: 8th grade and up
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to assist with the after
school program from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. People with special interests and
skills are needed, as well as tutors. Any skill can be put to use!
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- Pine Ridge Elementary
15750 Highway 315, Ellerslie, GA 31807
Contact: Rita Farless, of the school, 568-6578
Age Requirement: 18
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help in classrooms.
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Harris
County Senior Center
10254 Georgia Highway 116 East
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Director Pam Sanchez or Volunteer Coordinator Jo
Nix, 628-5587
Age Requirement: 14 and older
About the Senior Center: The Harris county Senior Center is
a place where seniors may come together to participate in programs offered
such as fellowship, games, t.v., movies, crafts, ceramics and educational
programs.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to provide and
help with programs and activities. Help is also needed to maintain flower
beds and do yard work and other manual tasks.
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Harris
County Volunteer Fire Departments
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Antioch VFD meets the first Monday of each month at the
fire station located at 210 Lickskillet Road. The meetings begin at 8:00
PM. Contact R.M. Land, 324-1880.
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Cataula VFD meets the second and last Thursday night
each month at the fire station located at 107 Raymond Drive. Meetings
begin at 7:00 PM. Contact Chief Jim Gaus, 576-4653.
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Ellerslie VFD meets the third Monday of the month at the
fire station located at 13425 Warm Springs Road. Meetings begin at 7:00
PM. Contact Rick Camp, 561-0628.
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Hamilton VFD meets the first and third Mondays of each
month at the fire station located at 210 Walton Street. (This is part of
City Hall.) Meetings begin at 7:00 PM. Contact Chief Rodger Hamby,
628-5790, Assistant Chief John Steward, 628-4231, or Hamilton City Hall,
628-5321.
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Hopewell VFD (will soon merge with the NW Harris VFD)
meets the first Tuesday of each month at the station on Hopewell Church
Road. Meetings begin at 8:00 PM. Contact Chief Roger Duke, 663-8611.
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Melody Lakes VFD meets the second Tuesday of each month
at the fire station located at 934 Melody Drive in the Melody Lakes
subdivision. Meetings start at 7:30 PM. Contact Chief Bill Waltman,
582-3014.
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Mountain Hill VFD meets the second Monday of each month
at 210 Lickskillet Road. Meetings start at 7:00 PM. Contact Chief John
Gelsomino, 327-7348 or 649-5636.
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Northwest Harris VFD meets the first and third Thursday
at the fire station located at the end of Whitesville road at the old
school. Meetings start at 7:00 PM. Contact Chief Ron Rollins, 663-4447,
or Captain Cason Callaway, 663-2266.
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Pine Mountain VFD meets the second Saturday at 9:00 AM
and the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are held at
the fire station on McDougald Avenue behind Pine Mountain City Hall.
Contact Chief Mitt Smith, 663-4626, Otto Medeck, 663-4744, Andy Kober,
663-8886 or the Pine Mountain City Hall, 663-2213.
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Pine Mountain Valley VFD meets the second and fourth
Tuesday at the fire station located on Park Lane behind the Pine
Mountain Valley ball field. Contact Chief Jack McClung, 628-5726 or
Assistant Chief Ricky Hood, 628-5970.
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Shiloh VFD meets the second and fourth Monday of each
month at the fire station on Main Street next to City Hall. Meetings
begin at 7:00 PM. Contact Chief Keith Marion, 846-2190 or Assistant
Chief Ric Buren, 846-4495.
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Waverly Hall VFD meets the third Saturday of each month
at the fire station located on GA Highway 85, just south of the Village
Green Park. (no time given) Contact Chief Tommy Ward, 582-2844 or
Waverly Hall City Hall, 582-2381.
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West Point Fire Department volunteers meet the second
Thursday of each month at the fire station located at 100 West 7th
Street. Meetings start at 6:00 PM. Contact Chief Gary Harrison,
645-3508. This fire department is made up of both paid staff and
volunteers.
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Morning
Star Animal Shelter
10247 Georgia Highway 116
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact:
706-628-0007
About the Animal Shelter: Morning Star Animal Shelter takes
in stray animals or those put up for adoption, and places them in a foster
care situation until they are adopted.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to act as
"foster parents" for animals brought to the shelter. Help is
needed in the shelter as well.
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Mountain
Hill Schoolhouse Foundation, Inc.
47 Mountain Hill Road
Fortson, GA 31808
Contact: Membership Chair Bea Land, 322-2969
About the Mountain Hill Schoolhouse Foundation: The Mountain
Hill Schoolhouse Foundation works to preserve the schoolhouse, research the
best possible use and maintenance of the schoolhouse, and to engage in
cultural, educational and charitable activities designed to benefit a wide
cross-section of the population which surrounds the building.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to help do
manual labor around the schoolhouse such as cleaning, trash removal, grounds
keeping, etc...
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Pine
Mountain Tourism Association
101 Broad Street
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Contact: Ambassador Coordinator Kathy Gilson, 663-4000
Age Requirement: none
About the Tourism Association: The Pine Mountain Tourism
Association promotes the community to visitors, tries to keep them here
longer and encourages them to return. They provide services, information and
directions to visitors.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to act as
ambassadors of the community. They keep the Welcome Center open on weekends
and help with office work.
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West
Central Georgia Chapter of the Red Cross
3940 Rosemont Drive
Columbus, GA 31904
Contact: Lillian Sullivan, Office of Volunteers; Executive
Director Sharon Lyon; or Disaster Coordinator Gwen Baer, 323-5614
Age Requirement: 14 and up (depending upon task)
About the American Red Cross: The Red Cross is dedicated to
people and their well-being and helping those who suffer. They also provide
relief to disaster victims and services to US servicemen and their families.
Volunteer Information: Volunteers are needed to teach health
and safety classes and water safety classes, help at blood drives, work to
aid disaster victims and help with the armed forces emergency services
program.
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Georgia Technical College Adult Learning Center
Carver Resource Center
757 Carver Circle
Hamilton, GA 31811
Contact: Margaret Zachary, 628-5661
Age Requirement: adults
About the Adult Learning Center: The goal of the Adult
Learning Center is to help prepare adults for the GED test and to reach out
to illiterate people.
Volunteers Information: Volunteers are needed to tutor math
and reading. The program runs from 8-12 at the Center, but tutoring can be
arranged at more convenient locations.
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This listing of groups, agencies, and
organizations needing volunteer help in Harris County was being compiled by
Katy Gustashaw, as senior at Harris County High School as a Girl Scout
project. She is now a student at Georgia Tech.
If your group is not listed above and you would like to be
included in the directory, or for more information, please
e-mail
tcreations@gmail.com.
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