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Become a USO Volunteer

Dear Prospective USO Volunteers:

Greetings from the USO of Illinois and thank you for your interest in
supporting the troops!  This section of our website is designed to
provide you with specific information regarding volunteers
opportunities and needs within the USO of Illinois.

The USO of Illinois operates four USO Centers in the Chicagoland area.  
Volunteers are needed to serve on shifts to keep the centers open for
business.  Typical duties include greeting, checking ID's for access,
serving food or assisting guests in logging on to a computer.  The hours
of operation for each USO of Illinois Center are listed below along with
the contact person and specific volunteer needs to fill shifts or help
with our duties.

USO O'Hare:  
Linda Mann
lmannuso@ameritech.net, 773-686-7396
Sunday-Saturday: Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

Volunteer needs:

1. Volunteers needed to serve on overnight shifts from 11:00pm to 7:00am. ONLY

USO Midway:  
Bob Stone
bstoneuso@ameritech.net, 773-582-5852
Sunday-Saturday   9AM-9PM

Volunteer needs:
All Volunteer Needs are currently filled.

USO Navy Pier:

312-923-7070
Monday-Tuesday: 10am-5pm, Wednesday-
Thursday 10am-8pm,
Friday & Saturday 10am-10pm and
Sunday 10am-5pm.   

Volunteer needs:
Volunteers are needed to fill the following shifts.

Saturday's:    12:00 - 5:00  and
Sunday's:      12:00 - 3:00

Mondays
10am-8pm

Tuesdays
10am-8pm

Wednesday
10am-8pm

Thursday
1pm-8pm

Friday
5pm-8pm

Saturday
5pm-8pm

USO Great Lakes:
Beth Piccolo
bpiccolouso@ameritech.net,
847-688-5591
Monday-Friday 3pm-9pm,
Saturday & Sunday: 9:30am-9pm

Volunteer needs:
Volunteers are needed to serve on all
shifts.  Shifts are typically set up per the
following schedule:

Weekdays:  3-6pm; 6-9pm
Weekends/Holidays:  9:30am-2pm; 2-5pm;
5-9pm

Volunteer needs may vary.  Call the USO
Great Lakes Center Director, Beth
Piccolo, at 847-688-5591 for details
regarding current needs.

Free Recreation Center at USO Great Lakes Navy Base (pool, music room, art room, children’s room, reading rooms, computer access).
Family Nights and Holiday programs.
No Dough dinner (free meal and program) the night before payday at USO Great Lakes
Drop in Centers at O’Hare Airport, Midway Airport and Navy Pier offer a place to relax, have a free snack and refreshment, watch a movie or surf the Internet on DSL.  
Send a video email!
USO Troupe Entertainment
USO Discovery Kids Programs.  Provides kids with cultural and educational entertainment events.
Monthly family theatre and special event trips.
Support for Homecomings and Deployments
Community Information
USO Great Lakes has a Family Outreach program for local
E1-E4 personnel (furniture, diapers, formula, carseats)

If you are interested in becoming a USO Volunteer,
please click here.
 
  

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