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You can get involved with the New Hampshire Association for the Blind by:
No matter which part of the state you live in, there are meaningful ways to help in your own community or at the McGreal Sight Center in Concord. If you’re looking for gratifying volunteer work that fits your lifestyle – look no further. Many of the opportunities listed below offer a great amount of flexibility based on your schedule.
The Association provides professional on-going training and support, recognition, opportunities to learn more about the field of blindness and visual impairment, and inclusion in Association sponsored events.
In-Home Community Visitors
Volunteers are matched one-to-one with a client within their community to provide in-home practical support with tasks such as reading mail, letter writing, companionship, and escorting a client on walks in their community.
Volunteer Drivers
§ Community Drivers
Drive your own vehicle and accompany a client to appointments, shopping, errands and recreational activities.
§ Program Support Drivers
Provide transportation to clients attending support, educational and training programs that help promote independent living.
Clerical Assistant
Provide administrative support to Association staff. Projects include data entry, telephone and internet research, and special projects.
Recording Studio Volunteer
Reading and editing a variety of materials in our state-of-the-art studio at the McGreal Sight Center; provide technical assistance preparing written materials in alternate formats for our clients who are blind or visually impaired. Training provided.
Special Events Volunteer
Provide assistance with special events such as the Annual Blind Awareness Walk, Annual Spooky Silent Auction, and other Association sponsored events.
Educational Program Assistant
Welcome and assist clients attending educational programs at the McGreal Sight Center in Concord.
Public Education Assistant
Assist Association staff at senior health fairs, conferences and workshops held statewide.
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For more information please contact Anne Aubertin, Volunteer Administrator at aaubertin@sightcenter.org or by calling 1-800-464-3075 or 603-224-4039 ext. 317.
Your skills and experience can have a dramatic impact on another’s life. Volunteer opportunities are available statewide, within your own community and at the McGreal Sight Center in Concord.
Read how one of our valued volunteers uses his talent and expertise to make life easier for our clients.
Anne Aubertin, Volunteer Administrator
On April 7, 2008 Anne Aubertin arrived at the New Hampshire Association for the Blind to serve as our Volunteer Administrator. Anne replaced Lynne Saltonstall who retired this past spring.
For over two years, Anne worked as an Americorps VISTA volunteer. VISTA, a federally funded program, stands for Volunteer In Service To America. VISTA volunteers work in communities throughout the country in programs that serve low-income individuals and families.
Click here to read more.
New Volunteers
Concord Based
Susie Lodi
Jean Foote
Stella Scheckter
Judith Goodier
Christine Kingsley
Sandra McArdle
Lynne Saltonstall
Seacoast Based
Peggy Foster
William Foster
Richard Lyons
Linda Crevier
Ruth Arsenault
Carolyn Barrett
Alice Childress
Diane Ficarra
Janice Hall
Eleanor Hodgkins
This past year, the New Hampshire Association for the Blind made a difference in the lives of over 1500 people who are blind or visually impaired.
As our population ages, the number of people needing our services is dramatically increasing.
Your financial support will help ensure the continuation of our important services and help hundreds of individuals maintain their independence.