It's official..SPRING IS HERE...even though it doesn't feel like it today. So keep thinking spring!
Reminder...fill out and mail back your 2010 Census forms!
Volunteer Fact of the week:
According to World Volunteer Web (www.worldvolunteerweb.org)
* 73% of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteering experience over one without
* 94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills
* 94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted
Have a wonderful weekend and BOILER UP!
To volunteer contact: Samantha at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us or 765-742-9077 x 227
The International Center is seeking volunteers to help with their annual International Food Bazaar event on April 17th from 11am-2pm. They will also need many volunteers to help with set up for the event on April 16th from 3 pm- 7:30 pm. Shifts will vary.
Westminster Village is currently seeking volunteers interested in escorting residents to and from activities at Westminster Village. Volunteers will also engage and participate in the activity with the resident. Opportunities are available daily and include a wide range of activities.
Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs is seeking volunteers for their “Sunshine & Smiles” Program where mothers/fathers & their pre-school age (or younger) children visit a nursing facility typically once monthly to interact with the residents. Visits last one hour & may include playing with toys and games, reading, singing or doing a craft.
Serenity Hospice is searching for volunteers to be a companion to their patients, relieving the family members for a couple of hours. Volunteers will ease their cares and enjoy visiting with someone who may change your life while you are making a heart print on theirs.
Volunteers are needed to help plant and weed the Three Sisters Garden for the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. Volunteers are needed from May to August as needed. This garden is used as a demonstration garden in the educational programs at the park.
The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help with their local fundraiser. All funds raised will be used for services provided in the local area. Volunteers will be stationed outside of Wal-Mart taking donations. Shifts available are: March 27th & 28th from 10 am to 1 pm or 1 pm to 4 pm and Sunday.
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4 hours a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
The Friends of the West Lafayette Public Library need volunteers to help with their Spring Book Sale. These volunteer opportunities are suitable for groups. Opportunities are available on March 25th & 26th from 2pm to 5pm for set up and March 28th & 30th from 6:30pm-8:30pm for clean up.
Volunteers are needed on April 24th to help with Arbor Day events for Tree Lafayette. Volunteers will meet at the Menards on Creasy Lane in Lafayette at 9:00 am. Visit here to sign up.
Food Finders Food Bank needs volunteers to fold and staple plastic grocery bags to postcards for their Letter Carrier's Food Drive in May. Volunteers have the option of coming to Food Finders for a few hours to work on this project (individual or group) or picking up some bags to take back with them to work on at home on their own time. They have close to 40,000 bags that have to be mailed out next month.
Join WREC, Purdue University, and other volunteers to sample 200+ stream sites on Friday, April 9th. Volunteers will be staged at one of three locations: north (Beck Agricultural Center), south (Tippecanoe SWCD office), and west (Chicot Park, Independence).
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Volunteer 3/19/2010
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Lafayette Brewing Co. on St. Patrick's Day for the United Way Benefit and thank you to the bands who rocked! We really appreciate all of your support! It still amazes me to see how this community comes together and supports so much in the area...you guys are great!
Volunteer Fact of the Week:
According to the United States Department of Labor, there were 63,361 people volunteered for an average of 50 hours each in 2009.
That's a lot of volunteering and I like it!
Also, don't forget to fill out your 2010 Census, it only takes a few minutes to do! I have already filled mine out and mailed it back.
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. I hope that you can find something that catches your eye. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us or at (765) 742-9077 x 227.
Food Finders Food Bank needs volunteers to fold and staple plastic grocery bags to postcards for their Letter Carrier's Food Drive in May. Volunteers have the option of coming to Food Finders for a few hours to work on this project (individual or group) or picking up some bags to take back with them to work on at home on their own time. They have close to 40,000 bags that have to be mailed out next month.
The Volunteer Center is looking for a few volunteers to help a community member with a disability with organizing, sorting, and disposing of household items due to a downsize in housing. This opportunity will take place over an extended time frame. This person also needs help with transportation for various errands every so often (this is a separate request).
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with their Daffodil Days event. Volunteers are needed from March 22-29 for a variety of jobs. Specifically, March 22nd they are looking for people to help wrap the flowers, March 23-24, they are looking for people to help deliver orders and March 25-29 volunteers are needed to help with site sale locations (selling the flowers at a specific location).
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
Volunteer Fact of the Week:
According to the United States Department of Labor, there were 63,361 people volunteered for an average of 50 hours each in 2009.
That's a lot of volunteering and I like it!
Also, don't forget to fill out your 2010 Census, it only takes a few minutes to do! I have already filled mine out and mailed it back.
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. I hope that you can find something that catches your eye. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us or at (765) 742-9077 x 227.
Food Finders Food Bank needs volunteers to fold and staple plastic grocery bags to postcards for their Letter Carrier's Food Drive in May. Volunteers have the option of coming to Food Finders for a few hours to work on this project (individual or group) or picking up some bags to take back with them to work on at home on their own time. They have close to 40,000 bags that have to be mailed out next month.
The Volunteer Center is looking for a few volunteers to help a community member with a disability with organizing, sorting, and disposing of household items due to a downsize in housing. This opportunity will take place over an extended time frame. This person also needs help with transportation for various errands every so often (this is a separate request).
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with their Daffodil Days event. Volunteers are needed from March 22-29 for a variety of jobs. Specifically, March 22nd they are looking for people to help wrap the flowers, March 23-24, they are looking for people to help deliver orders and March 25-29 volunteers are needed to help with site sale locations (selling the flowers at a specific location).
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
Friday, March 12, 2010
Get out there and Volunteer!!! 3-12-2010
I came across a poem about volunteers (on Energize, Inc.'s website) and I wanted to share it with you because what you do as volunteers is amazing and I feel like it fit.
Your Name Is Volunteer
Written and submitted by Nancy Jo Grim
RSVP Director, May 20, 2005
Your Name Is Volunteer
Your name is love, because you showed me love and compassion when I needed it the most.
Your name is patience, because you took time to listen to me when my stories were long and my heart was heavy.
Your name is kindness, because you used your healing hands to touch my pain and guide me when I was lost.
Your name is mentor, because you taught me the lessons that life cannot teach so soon.
Your name is a volunteer, you are love, patience, kindness, a mentor and so much more…
We celebrate you the volunteer.
So THANK YOU volunteers!
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in getting involved in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us or at 742-9077 x 227
The Volunteer Center is looking for a few volunteers to help a community member with a disability with organizing, sorting, and disposing of household items due to a downsize in housing. This opportunity will take place over an extended time frame. This person also needs help with transportation for various errands every so often (this is a separate request).
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with their Daffodil Days event. Volunteers are needed from March 22-29 for a variety of jobs. Specifically, March 22nd they are looking for people to help wrap the flowers, March 23-24, they are looking for people to help deliver orders and March 25-29 volunteers are needed to help with site sale locations (selling the flowers at a specific location).
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
Have a great weekend! :)
Your Name Is Volunteer
Written and submitted by Nancy Jo Grim
RSVP Director, May 20, 2005
Your Name Is Volunteer
Your name is love, because you showed me love and compassion when I needed it the most.
Your name is patience, because you took time to listen to me when my stories were long and my heart was heavy.
Your name is kindness, because you used your healing hands to touch my pain and guide me when I was lost.
Your name is mentor, because you taught me the lessons that life cannot teach so soon.
Your name is a volunteer, you are love, patience, kindness, a mentor and so much more…
We celebrate you the volunteer.
So THANK YOU volunteers!
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in getting involved in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us or at 742-9077 x 227
The Volunteer Center is looking for a few volunteers to help a community member with a disability with organizing, sorting, and disposing of household items due to a downsize in housing. This opportunity will take place over an extended time frame. This person also needs help with transportation for various errands every so often (this is a separate request).
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with their Daffodil Days event. Volunteers are needed from March 22-29 for a variety of jobs. Specifically, March 22nd they are looking for people to help wrap the flowers, March 23-24, they are looking for people to help deliver orders and March 25-29 volunteers are needed to help with site sale locations (selling the flowers at a specific location).
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
Have a great weekend! :)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Volunteer Needs 3-5-2010
Think spring...think spring...think spring! That's what I tell myself everyday. I love when the weather gets nice again, it's such a great feeling. It also means the start of outside volunteer projects again! And who doesn't like to get outside?! So keep that in mind as the weather gets nicer. :)
The Volunteer Center would like to congratulate our February 2010 Take a Volunteer to Lunch winner Amy Wood, who volunteers at the Lafayette Crisis Center. She will receive a lunch for two at Lafayette Brewing Co. She has spent over 350 hours providing crisis intervention with compassion to those in need. Not only does she provide a caring ear to those in distress, she also serves the Crisis Center in other areas. Amy is a Crisis Center Trainer and helps train new trainers and volunteers. Congratulations Amy and Thank You Lafayette Brewing Co.!
Random Volunteer Fact:
A study in Washington D.C. came up with the top 3 reasons why people volunteer:
1. They feel compassion for people in need.
2. They feel needed.
3. Volunteering gives them a new perspective on their community.
Why do you volunteer? (Feel free to comment!)
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is looking for committed volunteers to assist with planning our 2010 event. As a member of the committee you will have the opportunity to fight back against cancer, work with a fun group of people, and help plan one of Tippecanoe County's largest events. Volunteers are needed to assist in many areas of the committee including Team Development, Promotions, Advocacy, Mission, and many other types of activities.
If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities call the United Way of Greater Lafayette at 742-9077 x 227, email samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us, or check out our website www.glvb.org
The Volunteer Center would like to congratulate our February 2010 Take a Volunteer to Lunch winner Amy Wood, who volunteers at the Lafayette Crisis Center. She will receive a lunch for two at Lafayette Brewing Co. She has spent over 350 hours providing crisis intervention with compassion to those in need. Not only does she provide a caring ear to those in distress, she also serves the Crisis Center in other areas. Amy is a Crisis Center Trainer and helps train new trainers and volunteers. Congratulations Amy and Thank You Lafayette Brewing Co.!
Random Volunteer Fact:
A study in Washington D.C. came up with the top 3 reasons why people volunteer:
1. They feel compassion for people in need.
2. They feel needed.
3. Volunteering gives them a new perspective on their community.
Why do you volunteer? (Feel free to comment!)
Here are this week's volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact me at samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us
Westminster Village Bazaar Workshop Instructors Wanted! The instructor will organize a workshop, from idea conception to (thrifty) supply purchase, for interested residents to create quality hand-crafted items, which will be sold at our annual fundraiser. Instructors will be reimbursed for supply purchases. The volunteer should be creative, patient and able to create simple yet professional looking projects on a low budget!
The Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center in Delphi, Ind. is looking for volunteers who can give 4hrs. a week to help with the following: baby feeders, animal care, maintenance, cage building and repair, clerical, rescue, data entry, phones, or grant writing. If you are interested learning more please visit www.wildcatwildlifecenter.org
The Tippecanoe County Public Library is in need of 3 Library Link volunteers. Library Link volunteers are matched with homebound patrons with similar reading interests. Volunteers select, deliver, and retrieve library materials monthly. Volunteers are typically needed for 2 hours a month.
The Compeer Program at Mental Health America is in need of male volunteers, 18 and older. Volunteers will spend time with an individual recovering from a mental health challenge. Training and support is provided.
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is looking for committed volunteers to assist with planning our 2010 event. As a member of the committee you will have the opportunity to fight back against cancer, work with a fun group of people, and help plan one of Tippecanoe County's largest events. Volunteers are needed to assist in many areas of the committee including Team Development, Promotions, Advocacy, Mission, and many other types of activities.
If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities call the United Way of Greater Lafayette at 742-9077 x 227, email samantha@uw.lafayette.in.us, or check out our website www.glvb.org
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