Summer job/volunteer opportunities in the area
With the 2022 school year coming to a close, opportunities for work experience and aiding the community through volunteer hours are opening up for all students. Here is a list to help you get started on searching for places to apply:
Volunteering:
- Fayetteville Manlius Food Pantry (stock shelves, sort food for those in need)— contact [email protected] to apply to volunteer
- Francis House (provides a home for extended family to persons with terminal illness so they can die with dignity and surrounded by their loved ones)
- Helping Hounds Dog Rescue (walk dogs, interact with adopters, present to kids in schools to teach kids ways to stay safe around dogs, help pups find homes!)
- Rescue Mission (help those who are struggling by collecting food, clothing, and by providing shelter for the homeless)
- Manlius Library (work the Café, stock and organize shelves, pull items from shelves for daily holds, etc.)
- Fayetteville Free Library— contact [email protected] to apply to be a Teen Volunteer, https://airtable.com/shr4OrKhGvIeYB2Zp— online application
- Manlius Senior Activity Centre (assist with the lunch program, work at special events, raise funds, serve on committees, teach classes, etc.)
- Rosamond Gifford Zoo (help with special events, assist in education programs, help maintain and beautify zoo grounds, interpret zoo exhibits for visitors)
- Food Bank of CNY (help stock shelves, carry in packages, help with special events, assist in the warehouse and out in the community)
- SEARCH FOR MORE IDEAS HERE: https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/orgs.jsp?r=20.0&categories=36&l=Syracuse%2C+NY%2C+USA
Job Opportunities:
- Circle K (315-682-2633)— (be a cashier, stock up, drive, asst. store manager, etc.)
- Tops Manlius (315-682-7261) and Tops Fayetteville (315-637-8039)— https://www.topsmarkets.com/careers (cashier/front end, cart associate/shopping assistant, produce clerk, floral clerk, grocery clerk, general merchandise clerk, etc.)
- Instacart Shopper w/ Wegmans (shop for people’s instacart orders & deliver them to their houses — work whenever it works for you)
- YMCA Camp Evergreen
- Manlius Recreation Center— Summer Playground Counselors (guide kids through fun activities in the Manlius area; arts and crafts, gym, field games, onsite events— day camp)
- Wegmans (cashier, carry out, stocking, etc.)
- Green Lakes State Park (315-637-6111)— (lifeguard, must be certified; tough to find a lot of jobs there, perhaps go and ask to apply)
- Rosamond Gifford Zoo (birthday party host, zoo camp instructor, gift shop associate, café cashier, barista, concessions associate, etc.)
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