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  • Organization Volunteer Opportunities

    Organization Contact Phone Number and/or Email Website & Additional Info
    Alternatives For You Erin Hanna

    309-277-0167

    ehanna@alternativesforyou.org

    https://alternativesforyou.org/

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Alexis Ferracuti

    815-228-3828

    aferracuti@peterferracuti.com

    Please contact if interested in volunteering for upcoming events
    Community Food Basket Marissa Vicich

    815-431-0155

    info@ottawafoodbasket.org

    mjvicich@ottawafoodbasket.org

    www.ottawafoodbasket.org

    Friends of Dayton Bluffs Preserve David Manigold

    815-488-1010

    dmanig@sbcglobal.net

    Volunteer Facebook Page

    Habitat For Humanity of Lasalle-Bureau-Putnam County Dan Fitzgerald

    815-434-2041

    https://www.localhabitat.org

    Holiday Inn Express Tina Sabia

    815-320-2230

    tsabia@hmahotels.com

    Volunteer Opportunities Page

    Hegeler Carus Mansion

    April Murphy

    847-922-8135

    April.Murphy@hegelercarus.org

    General Tours

    Summer Sunset Concert Series

    Kids' Day Out

    "The Mansion is not Haunted" Haunted Mansion Tour

    St. Nicholas and Tannenbaum Fest

    Illinois Valley PADS Marissa Temper

    815-433-1292

    ottawapads@gmail.com

    https://ivpads.com/volunteer/
    Illinois Valley Volunteer Opportunities Justine Larabee

    815-250-4959

    Justinelarabee@gmail.com

    Trash Pick Ups
    LaSalle County Medical Reserve Corps Monica Strzalkowski

    859-303-2640

    mstrzalkowski@lasallecountyil.gov

    Community outreach, Opioid 101 classes for first responders, Disaster aid and more
    LaSalle County Health Dept Emergency Preparedness and Response Specialist Monica 
    Strzalkowski

    815-433-3366 Ext. 74316

    mstrzalkowski@lasallecountyil.gov

     
    LaSalle County CASA Chris Engelman

    815-228-6210

    iam4thechild2@yahoo.com

    https://lasallecountycasa.org/

    LaSalle County EMA Corban Flynn

    815-434-2646

    cflynn@lasallecountyil.gov

    Field Service Unit and Ground Search and Rescue Teams

    Lightways Hospice & Serious Illness Care

    Chris McCarthy

    815-460-3262

    cmccarthy@lightways.org

    lrobertson@lightways.org

    https://lightways.org/

    Naplate Volunteer Fire Department Noah Setser

    815-830-0603

    nsetser0203@gmail.com

    Looking for volunteer firefighters who are willing to assist with firefighting, medical aid, and emergency response. Also, looking for people willing to help with fundraising and community engagement.
    OSF Healthcare Anne Czajkoski

    annemarie.E.Czajkoski@osfhealthcare.org

    Ahasta.H.Hladovcak@osfhealthcare.org

    https://www.osfhealthcare.org/saint-elizabeth/giving/volunteer-opportunities/
    Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Jay McCracken

    815-433-0084

    j.mccracken@ottawachamberillinois.com

    https://www.ottawachamberillinois.com/
    Ottawa Canal Association Arnie Bandstra ArniesWoodwork@yahoo.com https://www.facebook.com/OttawaCanalAssociation/
    Ottawa Downtown Association Cassi Skoflanc

    630-362-1255

    skoflanc7@gmail.com

    Volunteer Form
    Ottawa Friendship House Ottawa Friendship House

    815-434-0737

    friends@ottawafriendship.com

    https://friendshiphouseillinois.org/ways-to-give/volunteer/

    Ottawa First Jay LeSeure

    815-488-9275

    jayleseure@hotmail.com

    4th of July Fireworks
    Ottawa River Rescue Squad Randall Phelps

    815-202-5727

    rwphelps.1@netzero.net

     
    Ottawa YMCA Kelly Petterson

    815-433-2395 ext. 24

    kellypetterson@ottawaymca.org

    https://www.ottawaymca.org/support-the-y/volunteer
    Pleasant View Joelle Patterson

    815-587-1053

    Joelle.patterson@lulife.org

     
    Reddick Mansion Association Lorraine McCallister

    815-433-6100

    ljm230@yahoo.com

    http://reddickmansion.org/volunteer1.html
    Rhonda Johnson Photography Rhonda Johnson

    815-488-9852

    rhondajohnsonphotography1@gmail.com

    Contact - Looking for Highway Clean Up Volunteers
    Round Table DeMolay Advisory Council rtcdemolayottawa@gmail.com www.illinoisdemolay.org
    Safe Journeys Julie Donahue

    815-673-1552 ext. 2261

    julied@safejourneysillinois.org

    www.safejourneysillinois.org

    Scouting Museum Mollie Perrot OR Dan Schott

    815-431-9353

    quiltz77@hotmail.com

    d.g.schott@att.net

    https://ottawahistoricalscoutingmuseum.org/
    Starved Rock Historical and Educational Foundation Mike Toohey

    847-337-1812

    MikeToohey001@gmail.com

    Volunteer at the park

    Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development Beth Campeotto

    815-434-0857

    bethc@starvedrockcenter.org

     
    United Way of ELC / Labor of Love Sally Honiotes

    815-433-4003

    unitedway@sbcglobal.net

    sally@unitedwayelc.org

    josie@unitedway.org

    http://www.unitedwayelc.org/volunteer/
    VITAS Healthcare Rosana Kinsella

    815-220-2407

    rosana.kinsella@vitas.com

    https://www.vitas.com/volunteer/apply-to-be-a-hospice-volunteer

    Walk to End Alzheimer's Kayli Lavelle

    815-373-5114

    klavelle@alz.org

    https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2022/IL-Illinois?pg=entry&fr_id=15553

    Wallace-Dickey Cemetery Association Donna Nordstrom

    815-830-0416

    ilwildrice@earthlink.net gen_wallace@outlook.com

    https://genwallace.com/index.html
    Zonta Club Becky Keene

    815-252-9962

    Beckykeene@hotmail.com

    Scholarships, Girls' Tea, Red Stocking, Buckets of Love, Luminary Walk to support domestic violence survivors, and more

     

    Event-Related Volunteer Opportunities

    Events Contact Phone Number and/or Email Website & Additional Info
    Fall Festival (September) Abbie Kennedy

    815-830-0395

    abbiec.gigihill@gmail.com

     
    Festival of Lights Parade (November) Rich Crum

    815-433-5000 ext. 220

    RichC@heritageharborottawa.com

     
    Floret Events Stephanie Stacy floreteventsllc@yahoo.com  
    Infinity Premere Innovations Dylan Conmy dylanconmy1026@gmail.com  
    Ottawa Visitor Center Donna Reynolds donnar@visitottawail.com  
    Rock the Block (July) Rich Crum

    815-433-5000 ext. 220

    RichC@heritageharborottawa.com

     
    Run Today for Tomorrow 5K Emily Hardee

    815-992-5245

    runtodayfortomorrow@gmail.com

    Run Today for Tomorrow 5k walk/run for suicide prevention
    Starved Rock Marathon (May) Robert Hasty

    815-228-7253

    info@runstarvedrockcountry.com

    https://runstarvedrockcountry.net/
    Third Fridays (May, June, July, August & September) Amanda Weygand

    815-293-7099

    openspaceartgallery@gmail.com

    https://www.facebook.com/OttawaILArt
    Wine & Art Walk (November) Rich Crum

    815-433-5000 ext. 220

    RichC@heritageharborottawa.com

     

     

    City of Ottawa Volunteer Opportunities

    City of Ottawa Contact Phone Number and/or Email Website & Additional Info
    Boards & Commissions Tami Koppen

    tkoppen@cityofottawa.org

    https://cityofottawa.org/boards-commissions/ 

    Click here to download Volunteer Application.

    Volunteer Gardening Tami Koppen

    tkoppen@cityofottawa.org

    https://www.facebook.com/Ottawaisblooming/

    Click here to download Volunteer Application.

     

  • If you have any corrections or any other volunteer opportunities to add to this list, please contact us at c.tucker@ottawachamberillinois.com or 815-433-0084!