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Volunteer Connect
01/12-01/18
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YOU can change the community. By signing up for just one of these opportunities, you will make a difference. This weekly email features community partners in
need of volunteers or wishlist items.
Spread the word, forward this email onto friends, family and coworkers - we are all building a greater Green Bay through volunteerism!
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Bridge-Between Retreat Center
Green Bay Botanical Garden
Community Circles of Support
Greater Green Bay YMCA
Unity Hospice
American Red Cross
CP Center
New Leaf Foods
The Volunteer Center of Brown County
House of Hope Green Bay
The Salvation Army
Feeding America
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Click Here to list opportunities in Volunteer Connect.
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Volunteer of the Week
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Dal Wood started the KEY (Kiwanis Empowering Youth) Clubs, which recruits volunteers for events such as Kids Cancer, Winter Olympics, Green Bay Botanical Garden, Art Street, fundraisers for those who have been in an accident, The NEW Zoo and for other community events, Blankets for the homeless just to name a few. Dal is the liaison between Downtown Green Bay Kiwanis Club and the KEY Clubs. He is the "go-to" man for the KEY Clubs and their needs.
Because of Dal, thousands of young people have "hit the streets running" to volunteer and assist the community. He started a KEY Club at Southwest, and has since spread to De Pere and Bayport High School. The community can rely on KEY Clubs to provide a high level of volunteerism and awareness of their cause. It is because of Dal that these clubs exist locally.
Dal has gently guided and coached students and adult leaders alike to become better leaders themselves. Always with a cheerful smile and a gentle hand, he motivates others to become volunteers and encourages others to step out of their "comfort zone" so others can benefit through their service.
Dal has consistently gone above and beyond to encourage youth to volunteer and has single-handedly extended the Kiwanis hand by starting KEY Clubs in the local high schools. These additional clubs have nearly 200 students who do nothing but volunteer!
Thank you Dal, for your dedication and being such a great mentor to the youth in our community!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be holding their next volunteer information session on Friday, Jan. 20 from 10-10:45am. These information sessions are for anyone interested in learning about Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore and how they work with Habitat for Humanity to provide decent affordable housing in Brown County. The information sessions are led by the Volunteer Coordinator who will review the history of Habitat and ReStore, basics of volunteering, and a tour of the store. It doubles as an orientation for anyone who wants to sign up to volunteer. For a complete list of times and dates, please contact Chiara Boss at 920-338-1650 or
volunteer@restoregb.org, or visit
https://www.giveffect.com/campaigns/2755-restore-volunteer-information-orientation-sessions.
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The Bridge-Between Retreat Center is looking for volunteers to join their community of individuals passionate about sustainable living, sustainable agriculture, holistic lifestyles, and spiritual balance. Their retreat center and farmstead exists because of their volunteers, and they help with everything from cooking, cleaning, gardening, to painting, fixing things, operating tractors, and building greenhouses. It is safe to say, that without volunteers, the Bridge-Between Retreat Center would not be in operation.
Hours for general volunteers are flexible and are Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm. Special event and overnight volunteers are needed as well. For more information, please contact Dayna Kennedy at 920-864-7230, or
info@bridge-between.com
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Green Bay Botanical Garden is warming up their kitchen for their
Soup with Substance series! They are looking for volunteers to help with this fun and informative event, which takes place on
Fri., Feb 10&24 and Fri., March 10&24. For more information, please contact Anne Basten at 920-491-3691, Ext. 105, or
abasten@gbbg.org. Or please visit their on line sign up: http://signup.com/go/SiQPHo
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Community Circles of Support, a program of Goodwill Industries, has an ongoing need for volunteers to participate in weekly support group meetings for ex-offenders recently released from incarceration. Opportunities include providing support at weekly Circles of Support meetings, conducting intakes with new participants, meeting 1:1 with participants, and/or transporting participants. If you would like to be a part of the solution and have a genuine willingness to help others, please contact Danel Burchby at 920-840-3037, or
dburchby@goodwillncw.org.
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Greater Green Bay YMCA
needs volunteers to help their staff and members with the 2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance! Volunteers are needed to help with crafts, food tables and cookie decorating. This event takes place on Saturday, February 18th from 2:30-5:30pm. For more information, please contact Holly Nickerson at 920-436-9577 or holly.nickerson@greenbayymca.org
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Unity Hospice
, which is a non-profit provider of hospice and palliative care services, is making plans to open the first ever Unity Resale Shoppe in the Green Bay area and they are looking for energetic, fun and amazing volunteers to help staff the store. The store has a tentative opening date set for April, but training of volunteers will begin in January. They are needed for sorting, merchandising, cashiering, etc. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering in this inspiring enviornment, please contact Kelly Lautenslager at 920-338-1111 orklautenslager@unityhospice.org.
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American Red Cross is recruiting Disaster Action Team members for Northeast Wisconsin. These individuals are responsible for helping with fires, floods, tornadoes, etc. There are many capacities in which you can volunteer. They need help in all stages of the disaster cycle, from preparedness to response to recovery. They are looking for volunteers starting in January and they are placed in a rotating schedule. For more information on how you can become a Red Cross Volunteer, please contact Lee Borofka at 920-227-4286 or lee.borofka@redcross.org.
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CP Center
is looking for volunteers to help with their Sensory Social Group which will meet every Wednesday from 8:30am-10:00am and will run from Jan. 18 - March 8, and every Thursday from 4:00pm-5:30pm and will run from Jan. 19 - March 9. Volunteers will assist their therapist with a group of school age children working on social communication activities. For more information, please contact Danielle Schraufnagel at 920-337-1121, Ext 1223 or dschraufnagel@cp-center.org
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New Leaf Foods, Inc is looking for volunteers to help vendors during the
New Leaf Winter Farmers Market. Days of the market are Jan. 14 & 21, Feb. 11, 18 & 25 and March 11. Assistance is needed in the morning from 6:00am - 8:00am to help vendors carry goods from their cars and in the afternoon from 12:00pm-1:00pm to help with clean up. For more information, please contact Kim Diaz at 920-496-9464 or
kimr.diaz@gmail.com, or visit https://signup.com/client/invitation/6775657374/1287440/false#!1287440/false/false
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The Volunteer Center's Veterans Helping Veterans Program is looking for veterans and /or families of veterans to volunteer within our community assisting senior veterans, veterans with disabilities and/or widows of veterans with basic needs. This could include household chore services, snow shoveling, lawn/yard care, friendly home visits and ramp building. For more information on how you can become a veteran volunteer to another veteran, please contact the Volunteer Center at 920-429-9445 or veteransupport@volunteergb.org |
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House of Hope will be participating in the
"Statewide Point in Time (PIT) Count on Thursday, January 26 and they need your help! This is an active street count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January. Volunteers are critical to the unsheltered count process, as many communities wouldn't be able to conduct unsheltered counts without them.
The count will start at 12am on Thursday, Jan. 26 and goes to 5am on Thursday, Jan 26. Please contact
House of Hope at
info@houseofhopegb.org, or go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054dafab2aa7f49-january.
Shifts Available: 12am-2:30am or 2:30am-5:30am
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The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to assist at their Thrift Store located at 1125 W. Mason Street. Thrift Store hours are Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm, and Sat, 10am-4pm. Volunteers are needed to help sort donations, restock the shelves, provide receptionist coverage and test appliances. For more information, please contact Jean VandenLangenberg at 920-593-2375 or Jean_Van@usc.salvationarmy.org. |
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Feeding America is in need of
3-4 volunteers to help with this month's food sort which takes place on
Wed, Jan 18th at the Kroc Center from 2:00-5:30pm. Volunteers will participate in the distribution of food to the tables located in the room, helping the families select their food as well as clean up at the end of the event. Please contact Beth Winkel at 920-429-9445 or sign up to volunteer at:
http://signup.com/go/ChjLyZ.
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The Bridge-Between Retreat Center: Large bags of Wild Bird Seed!
Please consider donating the requested items to this organization by dropping them off at 4471 Flaherty Ln., Denmark, WI. Donations can also be dropped off at the Volunteer Center of Brown County (984 9th St., Green Bay). All donations are greatly appreciated!
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Community nonprofits need volunteers and goods to change the world. Please consider making some dreams come true!
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Events/Fundraisers
New Leaf Foods is hosting Incredible Edible Green Bay Local Foods Celebration on January 26th, at 5:30 PM. This is a free event that celebrates local food initiatives and networking.
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Looking for additional volunteer opportunities?
Click Here to view our monthly newsletter, Volunteer Times!
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Affiliate Partner of the Week
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Angel's Touch Assisted Living
Angel's Touch Assisted Living, located in DePere, WI, specializes in Alzheimer's and Dementia care. They are locally owned and operated by two long-term care nurses with one business philosophy:
"Residents shall have quality of life care by providing a stimulating environment to enhance life by a supportive, friendly, and fun staff specializing in keeping your loved one as independent as possible."
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Please visit their website to learn more about Angel's Touch Assisted Living.
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"AFFILIATE MEMBER PAGE"
For more volunteer opportunities, please visit our new page on the Volunteer Center website!
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Support volunteerism at local nonprofits through the Volunteer Center.
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Give to the United Way of Brown County to fund local nonprofits.
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