Saturday Wish List for the Myrtle Beach area

Donations: North Strand Helping Hand will attempt to collect 10,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly during the “Sixth Annual Great Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive.” The collection will take place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 11, the donation center, the Bi-Lo parking lot, Main Street, North Myrtle Beach. Also selling hot dogs with the proceeds to benefit NSHH. Call 399-0862 or visit www.northstrandhelpinghand.org.

Volunteers: If you like helping seniors and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Agape Hospice pairs volunteers with patients, and we are looking for folks willing to give of their time and talents. If you are interested, call 307-4740.

Donations: South Strand Helping Hand would love to have your donations to serve residents of the South Strand. Food can be dropped off from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday at 812 Poplar Drive S., Surfside Beach, S.C. 29575-2510. Monetary donations can be mailed to the same address. Call 238-4594, e-mail sshelp@frontier.com or visit www.southstrandhelpinghand.org.

Grant writer wanted: South Strand Helping Hand is looking for someone to help write grant applications. We submit three to four grants per year so the time commitment is minimal. If you are interested: 469-446-0664 or evie.mlr@gmail.com.

Volunteers/donations: Kind Keeper Animal Rescue, a new no-kill animal rescue in North Myrtle Beach, needs a 17-inch handicap toilet; lumber for repairing front decking; gravel and labor for driveway; siding repairs; cleaning supplies; pet supplies and food; volunteers for yard work, cleaning and other tasks. Monetary donations of any amount are highly appreciated. Call 855-1398, e-mail kindkeeper@yahoo.com, visit kindkeeper.org and our fundraiser page, www.petcaring.com/kind-keeper.

Donations: Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Strand is in need of program supplies such as construction paper, paints, colored pens, glue and more, and items for imaginary play, outdoor play area and board games. Items can be dropped off at 1404 Carver St., Myrtle Beach. Call 712-1977 or visit www.bgclubgs.org.

Volunteers/donations: Kare Team Sanctuary is in great need of volunteers who can commit to three hours per week, late in the afternoon, to care for fully vaccinated, rescued canine friends; dry food, gently used towels, thin blankets and other supplies are needed for the no-kill shelter for abandoned and abused dogs. Call 399-9290.

Volunteers: Help4Kids is in need of volunteers for the food drive to be held April 18, at the Surfside Beach Wal-Mart and the Neighborhood Market at Ocean Lakes. Two-hour shifts available. Call 651-4310 or info@help4kidssc.org.

Volunteers: Heartland Hospice is in need of volunteers to sit with patients or help in the office. Whatever your talents are and whatever time you can generously spare, we want to talk with you. Training is complimentary and can be provided on your schedule. Call 444-0813.

Volunteers: Meals on Wheels of Horry County needs a driver for our Little River route on Fridays to deliver meals and substitute drivers for other routes in Myrtle Beach. Call 340-5982.

Donations: Pawleys Island American Legion is asking local individuals and businesses for monetary donations to help send rising high school senior boys to the American Legion Palmetto Boys State conference. It is a summer leadership and citizenship program. Donations of any amount can be sent and made payable to Pawleys Island American Legion Post 197, P.O. Box 3295, Pawleys Island, S.C. 29585, or call 704-599-9107 for more details.

Donations: Put your dollars to work solving our community’s biggest issues by tackling the root causes of problems. A donation to United Way of Horry County focuses on the key building blocks of a good life: education, income and health. All donations stay in Horry County, moving lives from hopelessness to independence. Call 347-5195 or visit Unitedwayhcsc.org.

Volunteers/donations: Bikini Beach Cat Rescue is in need of volunteers to help with website and Facebook, to add pictures, videos and updates, to work events and help with golf fundraiser. It needs quality items to auction, such as jewelry, framed pictures, gift cards, etc. All money raised goes for reducing clinic prices, currently at $45 for a spay or neuter. Monetary donations also are needed to help people in need. Tax-deductible receipts are available. Mail to: Bikini Beach Cat Rescue, P.O. Box 15664, Surfside Beach, S.C. 29575. Call 655-7881 for volunteering.

Donations: SC-CARES is in need of volunteers to help with animal feeding and cleaning, for building repairs, fundraisers, grant work and food pickup, newspapers, 39-gallon and kitchen trash bags, unsalted/roasted peanuts and gift cards. Call 485-0923.

Volunteers: Ayusa, a high school international exchange program, is seeking host families for students coming for the 2015-16 school year. Learn about another culture and share your America. Kids represent more than 60 countries and have their own medical insurance. Applications accepted until Aug. 31. Call 650-1030 or go to www.ayusa.org.

Volunteers: The State Health Insurance program is seeking volunteers to help counsel Medicare beneficiaries and report Medicare fraud. The training is open to the public, to be held 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. April 14 and 21, at Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, large conference room, 1230 Highmarket St., Georgetown. Call 436-6252 or email kives@wrcog.org.

Donations: Family Outreach needs the following items: diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6), any size pull-ups, baby wipes, diaper rash ointment, baby bath, baby bottles, receiving blankets, pacifiers, new or gently used baby and toddler clothing, sizes newborn to 5T, baby and toddler shoes, volunteers and monetary donations. Call 234-2350.

Volunteers: Guardian Ad Litem program is in need of volunteers who are willing to give their time and effort to assist children in need. You would be assigned a case where you could become the voice for that child. You must be 21, have no criminal history and not appear on the child abuse registry. You will be provided with a free, 30-hour training class that will ensure you have the necessary information to do the job. To volunteer, call 347-9750 or visit www.scgal.org.

Donations: North Strand Housing Shelter is in need of coffee, sugar, creamer, boxed cereal, breakfast bars, Pop-Tarts, tall kitchen and 30-gallon trash bags, paper napkins/towels/plates, plastic flatware/cups, toilet paper, cleaning products, dishwashing detergent, HE clothes washing detergent, restaurant equipment for new kitchen, gift cards from Wal-Mart, gas stations and more. Also need used or new wire shelves for storage in new facility. Call 756-9488.

Donations: Tara Hall Home for Boys is in need of cash donations and/or gift cards for supplies, materials and food items. Call 546-3000 or 546-3666; donations can be mailed to Tara Hall, P.O. Box 955, Georgetown, S.C. 29442.

Veterans: Rolling Thunder SC3 is looking for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to recognize for their service and sacrifice. A special tribute honoring these veterans will be held at noon May 2 in the social hall at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Myrtle Beach. If you know someone who has served: 910-579-3668 or jmfy444@optonline.net, or 399-0356.

Donations: Friends of Surfside Library need paperback or hardback books, children’s books, puzzles, DVDs and CDs for monthly book sale. Leave at the circulation desk or call 238-5869 or 238-5032 for pick up. No textbooks, magazines or encyclopedias.

Volunteers/donations: Whiskers Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in the Loris area is looking for passionate volunteers to help clean and maintain the cat sanctuary and kitten nursery. Volunteers needed to recover cat trees, also volunteers that can update social media sites, help with grant writing, foster and/or help with adoption events, Craigslist sales of donated items and fundraising also are needed. Donation needs are bleach, laundry detergent, wet and dry Friskies, Costco, Sam’s or Wal-Mart gift cards, kitty condos and scratching posts. We also collect clean aluminum cans for recycling to raise funds to support the sanctuary. Call or text 455-6199; daren@warssc.org.

Volunteers: Smith Medical Clinic is in need of volunteer nurses. Schedules are flexible, with the following clinic hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Call 237-2672.

Volunteers/donations: Girl Scouts of Eastern S.C. is looking for caring, committed volunteers to help with troops here in Horry and Georgetown counties. Training will be provided to ensure your success. Schedules are flexible. You must be 18 and out of high school, pass a background check and join Girl Scouts. Monetary donations for registrations to assist girls in need also are appreciated. Contact Field Director Gina St. Lawrence for the Myrtle beach area, 626-5190, ext. 308, or Terrie Thomas, field director for the Georgetown area, at 626-5190, ext. 302. You can also email ginastlawrence@girlscoutsesc.org.

Volunteers/donations: Prayer shawl ministry is in need of yarn and volunteers to knit or crochet shawls, blankets, hats, lap robes for area hospitals, hospice and veterans. We meet from 9:30-11:30 a.m. every Wednesday, fellowship hall, New Life Lutheran Church, 7311 S.C. 544, Myrtle Beach. Call 860-690-4868 or 655-7208.

Volunteers: Horry County Literacy Council is looking for people who would be interested in volunteering in the following areas: community outreach, board of directors, dyslexia tutors, math tutors, general literacy tutors, literacy screeners, data entry, general office support. Call 839-1695.

This story was originally published April 10, 2015 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Saturday Wish List for the Myrtle Beach area."