Opportunities for Riverside students to give back to the Community
Riverside High School students have the opportunity to engage in community service throughout the Riverside Community to earn an Honor Cord at graduation as well as give back to a community that has already given so much to them. To read more about this project follow this link. Sample forms are completed at this link for students to reference.
This is not an exhaustive list of volunteer opportunities within Riverside. If you have upcoming or ongoing volunteer opportunities you would like us to add, please contact Dr. Anderson at sanderson@riverside.k12.ia.us or call 712-484-2291 ext.204.
Macedonia Volunteer Opportunities
Donia Days Celebration in August
Rachel Allensworth
402-960-1786
Macedonia Heart and Soul Projects
Rachel Allensworth
402-960-1786
Pioneer Trails Museum and Stempel Bird Museum - Docent Duties, Cleaning, Moving Exhibits
Ruby Bentley
712-486-2568
Putting Out Flags for American Legion
Dona Kohl
712-486-2580
Grist Mill and Upkeep of Downtown Gardens
Nancy Raney
712-486-2588
Other opportunities in Macedonia
Macedonia City Clerk
712-486-2323
Carson Volunteer Opportunities
Community Gardens (upkeep, delivering, produce to elderly, etc.)
Lyn Brierly
712-484-3456
Watering Planters on Broadway and Upkeep on Welcome Signs
Sue Jones and Susan Miller
712-484-3969
Rodeo Committee (getting area ready, general construction, work during the rodeo)
Brad Forristall
402-680-5592
Carson Elementary School (cleaning flower beds and other general maintenance)
Gavin Geyer
712-796-8950
Little Kids Activities for Carson Christmas
Randi Henderson
712-310-3877
Other Opportunities in Carson
Carson City Clerk
712-484-3636
Oakland Volunteer Opportunities
Oakland Manor Nursing Home (performing musical numbers for residents, doing speech performances, doing a style show, helping with Bingo, physical fitness activities, Halloween and Christmas parties, etc.)
Taylor Witt (Activities Director)
712-482-6403
Chamber of Commerce Activities (Easter Egg Hunt, Christmas in Oakland, etc.)
Lynelle Jeppesen
Kari Rose
712-482-6431
712-482-6668
Nishna Heritage Museum (docent, cleaning and/or gardening, recording YouTube messages, researching items, cataloguing artifacts, assisting with little kid programming)
Gayle Strickland
402-680-8912
Teach Tech Classes for older people
Jared Myers
402-672-4316
Pamphlets for nonprofit organizations
Mr. Jamie Meek
712-621-9521
Santa's Camp and Wonderland-Volunteer Information
Serving medically fragile children and adults with disabilities
Orien Hodges
402-657-6034
Email: Santa@SantasCampandWonderland.org
Riverside Food Pantry
Nancy Hering
712-482-5594
Other Oakland Opportunities
Oakland City Clerk
712-482-6811