Location:
Village Exchange Center (1609 Havana St, Aurora, CO 80010) and then to locations in metro Denver, Aurora, and Thornton.
Time Commitment:
This flexible position requests 2-6 hours per week. Deliveries are made Mondays 1PM – 5PM and Tuesdays 9:30AM – 1PM. Volunteers are able to sign-up for delivery time slots that work best for their schedule each week.
How to Apply:
If you are an existing volunteer interested in taking part in the deliveries, send us an email at ircdenver.volunteer [at] rescue.org and we’ll connect you with our coordinator, Mary Alice.
If you’ve never volunteered with us before, sign up HERE to attend an upcoming virtual IRC General Information Session as the first step in the process of becoming an IRC volunteer.
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