Volunteer opportunities, Week of Dec. 9
* Cape Coral Police Volunteer Unit seeking volunteers
Would you like to serve your community by volunteering a few hours each week?
The Cape Coral Police Volunteer Unit will be holding an academy class the week of Feb. 8, at Police Headquarters. Upon successful completion of the academy classes, you must volunteer at least 16 hours per month.
Our patrol division needs volunteers. The patrol division patrols the streets of Cape Coral, assisting with the enforcement of non-moving violations such as handicap parking, parking in a fire lane, median parking, parking on a sidewalk, parking in front of a fire hydrant, etc.
They do vacation house checks, direct traffic at crashes, etc. They work special events such as Red, White & Boom, the Coconut Festival, etc. and other events as assigned. They make deliveries to the court system in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, go to the police station 1100 Cultural Park Blvd., and fill out an application. You will be interviewed, fingerprinted and subject to a background check. Applicants must be over 21 years of age, a resident of Lee County and possess a valid Florida driver’s license.
Soon, you could be wearing a police uniform in one of our 14 volunteer police cars.
The deadline for applications is December 23. For more information, call 239-242-3346.
* Red Sox seeking singers for Spring Training National Anthem
Do you think you have what it takes to sing in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 10,000 people? The Boston Red Sox are currently looking for new talent to fill approximately 14 spots to perform the National Anthem for the upcoming 2016 Spring Training season at JetBlue Park.
Auditions will be held at JetBlue Park, located at 11500 Fenway South Drive in Fort Myers, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 4-7 p.m., and on Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 4-6 p.m. All ages are welcome to audition. Reservations must be made in advance by calling Brennan Whitley at 239-226-4783.
If anyone is unable to attend these dates, he or she may contact Whitley about submitting an audio recording. All reservations must be made by Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. Space is limited.
The Red Sox open its 17-game exhibition season Monday, Feb. 29, at 1:05 p.m. with a single admission double header against the Boston College Eagles and the Northeastern University Huskies.
For more information, call 239-226-4783 or email jbpevents@redsox.com.