Volunteers are needed in Loudoun and Fauquier counties

American Red Cross needs volunteers to greet donors at blood drives and offer reading materials and refreshments. One-hour training sessions. Call 800-272-0094, Ext. 1, or emailkarlofft@usa.redcross.org.

Arcola Fire Department needs volunteers for EMS, firefighting and administration. Training is provided. Emailmembership@arcolavfd.org or go to arcolavfd.org .

Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department needs volunteers for firefighting, EMS and administration committees. Training is provided. Call 703-729-0006 or emailassistant@ashburnfirerescue.org.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield needs tour guides and help with maintenance and landscaping. Call 703-779-9372 or emailjlewis@nvrpa.org.

Blossom and Bloom thrift shop needs volunteers Tuesdays through Saturdays. Two three-hour shifts are available: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. The shop benefits ECHO and the Arc of Loudoun.703-777-3286.

Blue Ridge Hospice needs volunteers to work with its patient-care team. Training sessions will be scheduled. Call 540-313-9200 or go toblueridgehospice.org.

Blue Ridge Hospice needs help sorting donated items. Call 540-536-5210.

Capital Caring Hospice needs volunteers to provide support to patients and families. Read aloud, run errands, provide moral support or help in the office. Training is provided. Quilters, artists, musicians, photographers, lawyers, notaries, cosmetologists and massage therapists are also needed. Call 703-957-1785 or emailrweaver@capitalcaring.org.

Claude Moore Park needs volunteers to give tours of the 1779 Lanesville House and the Frogshackle Nature Center at Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Rd., Sterling. Call 571-258-3700 or email claudemoore@loudoun.gov.

CrisisLink, a suicide and crisis hotline, needs volunteers 21 and older. Volunteers must complete 60 hours of training and be available three hours a week. Call 703-527-6016 or go to crisislink.org.

English language tutoring program for adults needs volunteers who can commit to eight weeks, one or two hours a week. Emailamanda.frazier@loudoun.gov.

Fauquier Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers at the front desk, the gift shop, the home-care shop and the surgical waiting room desk. Help is also needed with bingo and passing out popcorn at the Fauquier Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Call Lynn Lauritzen at 540-316-2910.

First Night Warrenton needs volunteers to help greet the public, sell buttons and hand out candles for the Grand Illumination at the New Year’s Eve celebration, sponsored by the Bluemont Concert Series. Shifts are two to three hours. Dec. 31, 6-11:45 p.m., in downtown Warrenton. Volunteers get one free admission button and access to the hospitality area for food and beverage. Call 540-341-0260, 540-955-8186, email marshamelk@hotmail.com or go tobluemont.org for volunteer information forms.