Village Neighbors seeks volunteers, call managers

WENDELL — The nonprofit serving people ages 60 and older in Shutesbury, Leverett, New Salem and Wendell will hold a volunteer orientation on Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting on Zoom and in person at the Wendell Senior Center will begin at 6:30 p.m. Those at the orientation will learn about the nonprofit and find out about the wide range of volunteer activities to choose from.

Email volunteers@villageneighbors.org or leave a phone message with a contact number at 413-345-6894, ext. 3, to receive a Zoom link and additional information.

Village Neighbors is also in need of call managers, who work from home to answer requests from members, connect members with volunteers waiting to assist, assess needs and services, train and oversee other call managers, handle vendor services, and work with the membership/volunteer committee to triage concerns for members and volunteers. Anyone who is interested in being a call manager can email servicerequests@villageneighbors.org.

Accessible outdoor winter recreation coming to Wendell State Forest

WENDELL — Residents are invited to register for accessible outdoor recreation activities coming to the Wendell State Forest this winter.

All Out Adventures, a Northampton-based nonprofit that offers adaptive sports excursions for people with disabilities and their families and caregivers, can be reached at info@alloutadventures.org or 413-584-2052. Registration is required and you must call to reserve your time.

The schedule for Wendell State Forest is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 14, 21 and 28, and Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25. There are weather makeup dates of March 4 and 11.

People can enjoy the winter woods with ice skating, gentle hockey games, sit-skiing, cross country skiing, kick sledding, hiking and snowshoeing. People are encouraged to bring a lunch and warm up next to the outdoor fire.

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