Want to clean up the environment and earn up to 6 volunteer hours? The Coral Springs Downtown Lions Club holds an in-town street cleanup project four weekends a year. An easy, quick, and GREEN way to make a difference in your community.

TeenAge Volunteer (TAV). Students are needed to volunteer in many departments throughout the hospital.  Duties include transporting patients, delivering flowers and messages to patients, running errands, delivering medical records to the emergency room, and attending the nurses’ station and the information desk.

Tutors/Playmates: Many volunteers are needed to help with sixty children aged 6-12 after school at Lois Martin Community Center in Dixie Manor, a local housing project. Duties include planning special events, helping with homework, and playing outside.  The program is child-oriented, designed to encourage and motivate the kids to live a successful life.

Operation Smile is a private, not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization providing reconstructive surgery and related health care to indigent children and young adults in developing countries and the United States.  Operation Smile provides education and training around the world to physicians and other health professionals to achieve long-term self-sufficiency. Student associations are being established worldwide, and are truly creating miracles for children through education, leadership, and service. Currently, there are over 250 clubs in middle schools, high schools, universities, and medical schools. These clubs are responsible for raising awareness and funds in support of the mission of Operation Smile.  Join this never-ending challenge to take care of the world's disfigured children. It is one made more worthwhile through each friendship forged and culture bridged -- that is what student associations are all about. Applications are available to download at www.operationsmile.org/studentnews /highcollege.html.

AACY is constantly looking for volunteers! We have many events during the year for our youth caregivers, ranging from fishing trips to cooking classes to stress camps! Our office also needs help with administrative tasks. Please contact us if you want to help!