The following are some of the volunteer opportunities currently open in Freeborn County. If you can help with any of them or would like to volunteer for others, call Pat Stumme, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program director, at Senior Resources, 377-7433.

Humane Society of Freeborn County: Do you like animals but have no space for a pet; do you miss having a pet to play with on a sometimes basis? Check out ways to connect at www.hsffc.org; call volunteer, Karen Meyerson at 373-0569 or director, Christa Stieler at 377-8501. You can do as much or as little as you like.

St John’s Lutheran Home, Thorne Crest Retirement Community, Good Samaritan Society and Oak Park Place: Can you assist with a wheelchair? Help residents in wheelchairs get from their rooms to special events, outside activities or the chapel on Sunday mornings. The joy you share comes back to you many times over.

Red Power Round-Up: June 2011 is coming closer are you ready for the Round-Up? As a ticket booth volunteer for the Red Power Round-Up, you’ll meet folks saluting the historical lines of International Harvester and Farmall tractors. Call for Pat at Senior Resources 377-7433, to get the details and sign up for the ticket booth schedule that suits you best during the Round-Up, June 21-25. Orientation will be June 15-16.

RSVP, a program of Senior Resources of Freeborn County, receives some funding through the United Way of Freeborn County, the Minnesota Board on Aging and the Corporation for National and Community Service.