Opportunities for Volunteering

The Santa Susana Mountain Park Assn. needs volunteers, including biologists, botanists, ecologists, people with computer skills, trail guides, docents, speakers, planners, fund-raisers and organizers. For more information, call (818) 704-9304.

Goodwill Industries Volunteers needs help with its antique fashion shows at major hotels, country clubs and churches. The shows feature gowns dating back to the 1860s. Volunteers are needed to work as male and female models (minimum age 17), pianists, commentators and dressers. Pianists should be familiar with 1920s, 1930s and contemporary popular music. Goodwill Industries provides education, job training and placement services for people with disabilities and other vocational disadvantages. For more information, call Robin Braislin, GIVS coordinator, or Cathy Hoyt at (213) 223-1211, Ext. 230 or 229.

The Los Angeles City Department of Animal Regulation needs volunteers to care for shelter animals, help reunite lost pets with their owners and promote the adoption of homeless animals. A volunteer informational meeting will be held Jan. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the East Valley Animal Care and Control Center, 13131 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, and on Jan. 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the West Valley Animal Care and Control Center, 20655 Plummer St., Chatsworth. For more information and reservations, call the Department of Animal Regulation volunteer office at (213) 485-8542.

A national network of volunteers called doingsomething, geared toward matching busy professionals with short-term volunteering opportunities, is looking for volunteers. The group works with a wide variety of agencies. Some of the activities include helping at a block party in Hermosa Beach, sorting donations at a thrift shop for HIV/AIDS patients, working with seniors and the homeless. Volunteers are always needed to help with publicity, writing, phone calls, mailings and creating videos and slide presentations. The group also will be helping at the Heart Walk and Run in Woodland Hills on Feb. 9. For more information, call (310) 391-3907.