VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

At the Kennewick Senior Center

500 South Auburn

Kennewick, WA  99336

(509) 585-4303

The Kennewick Senior Center is open to anyone fifty years "and better".  The Center offers a wide variety of programs including social, health, recreational, fitness, travel, and education.  You can experience life long learning and wellness, through safe, quality programs and services.

Volunteerism is an essential element in all of the programs, activities, classes, and services offered at the Kennewick Senior Center.  Volunteer opportunities are available in many areas.  Some of the areas in which we need volunteers are:

*Entertainers             

*Travel Guide

*Service providers

*Special Events Assistance

*Folding monthly newsletter

*Activity hosts and hostesses

*Front desk/Office assistance

*Instructors to teach crafts, seminars, etc.            

*Singers in the Kettlescrapers Musical Group

*Kitchen help - food servers/dining room help, meal delivery drivers (Meals

  on Wheels)

*V.I.P.S City of Kennewick Volunteers in Parks courtesy cart and information booth attendants. (See below.)       

Volunteering provides opportunities for self-development, self-fulfillment, creativity expression, and personal growth for both provider and recipient.

V.I.P.S (Volunteers in Parks) are housed at the Information Booth near the Playground of Dreams in Columbia Park and will provide Columbia Park users with information and assistance on park amenities.  V.I.P.'s will also operate the golf cart program traveling the park providing users with information, water, and general assistance. For more information on the 2008 season, call (509)585-4279.

It is easy to become a volunteer at the Kennewick Senior Center.  You may contact the Center directly at (509) 585-4303 or visit them at 500 South Auburn, Kennewick and complete a Volunteer Enrollment Form, Authority for Release of Information, and a Washington State Criminal History Form.  These forms, located below, may also be printed, fully completed, signed, and returned to the Kennewick Senior Center.  Another option is to sign-up through the Volunteer Center at (509) 582-0631 and be referred to the Kennewick Senior Center. 

Reward yourself and others....become a Kennewick Senior Center volunteer!                                         

    Volunteers are the foundation of the Kennewick Senior Center.

For your convenience, you will find below a Kennewick Senior Center Volunteer Application for individuals interested in volunteering. This four page form may be printed, completed fully by applicant, signed, and returned to the Kennewick Senior Center, 500 South Auburn, Kennewick, WA 99336. 

Kennewick Senior Center Volunteer Enrollment Form

and

Authority of Release of Information Form

Part I - (2 pages)

Part I consists of two pages. To proceed to the second page select the bold right arrow at the top right of the page. Print off the pages and fully complete all areas, sign, and date and proceed to Part II.

Authority for Release of Information

                          Part II - (1 page)

Part II consists of one page.  Print off the pages and fully completem sign, date, and return with the rest of the application (total of three pages) to the Kennewick Senior Center, 500 South Auburn, Kennewick, WA 99336