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Volunteer Connect
08/03-08/09
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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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Service League of Green Bay
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Greater Green Bay YMCA
Girls on the Run-Northeast Wisconsin
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Woodside Senior Communities
The Gathering Place
Circles Green Bay
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
Greater Green Bay YMCA
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Parent Pals
Curative Connections
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Unity Hospice
The Einstein Project
Green Bay Botanical Garden
Curative Connections
CASA of Brown County
Greater Green Bay YMCA
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Volunteer of the Week
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Mary Steeno is our volunteer of the week as well as our
WPS Volunteer in Education Award Runner Up!
Mary tutors kindergarten children at Nicolet School and of the 21 students in the class, none of them attended 4k. She assists the teacher by working with the children 1 on 1 with letter identification, their alphabet, counting, writing, reading, and also reads stories to the children and helps during "center time". She listens to their personal stories and is a caring adult in their lives.
Mary provides TLC to the children that they would not receive if she did not volunteer in the classroom. She helps the children to stay on task while the teacher is teaching guided
reading sessions in small groups. She motivates the children to do their best and is a regular weekly tutor in the class.
Mary goes above and beyond when it comes to volunteering. Even though she is only required to volunteer one hour per week, she comes in three times a week and totals 5-7 hours each week. From September to December 2016, she put in 99 hours of tutoring. The teacher has indicated that their class has one of the highest achieving groups of children because of Mary's help. Literacy is the key to success and Mary is opening the door for them to do well in school and to love reading.
Mary first began tutoring with the Reading Coaches program through the Volunteer Center of Brown County in September of 2016. She loves helping the children and saw the need for additional assistance in the classroom and added to her tutoring sessions each week.
Mary is helping the children to reach academic success and to meet benchmark standards in education.
Thank you Mary for giving of your time so that these children can have a better future!
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Dated
Volunteer Opportunities
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Service League of Green Bay is looking for volunteers to help with their
2017 Back to School Store on Monday, August 7th from 8am-2pm, and Tuesday, August 8th from 7:30-8pm. Volunteers are needed to help putting together backpacks and organizing items for the store, personal
shoppers, (if you are bi-lingual that is a plus), clerks (sitting positions), teenage runners, various attendants for the store departments, and take down help at the end of the day on Tuesday. For more information, please contact
Nicole Baumann at 920-915-8702
or
nbaumann8@gmail.com.
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Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore
will be holding volunteer information sessions on Monday, August 7th, 11am-12pm, and Saturday, August 12th, 10-11am. These information sessions are for anyone interested in volunteering with the ReStore and learning about their partnership with Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity to provide decent and affordable housing in Brown County. These information sessions will also double as orientations for anyone who wants to sign up to volunteer. They have an URGENT need for Saturday afternoon cashiers from 1-5pm! For more information, please contact Chiara Boss at 920-338-1650, or volunteer@restoregb.org.
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Greater Green Bay YMCA is looking for fun and energetic volunteers to help with their "Summer Block Partie" taking place at their East Side location, Tuesday, August 8th, 4:30-8:30pm. Volunteers are asked to help assist with face painting, carnival games, bounce houses and with the Kids Fun Run!
For more information, please contact Holly Nickerson at 920-436-9577 or holly.nickerson@greenbayymca.org.
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Girls on the Run-Northeast Wisconsin is looking for volunteers to help with their
Coach Kit Assembly Night. The dates to choose from are
Monday, August 14th, Tuesday, August 15th, or Wednesday, August 16th from 6-9pm each date. Volunteers are
needed to help assemble 35+ coach bags for Girls on the Run teams. Bags will be filled with the essential materials used for the 10 week season. For more information, please contact
Kathy Olson at 920-209-5866 or
kathy.olson@girlsontherun.org
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Heritage Hill State Historical Park is in need of volunteers to help with their
"Laura Ingalls Wilder Days" on August 12th and 13th from 10:00am-4:30pm. Volunteers are needed from 8-10am for helping with set up,
10:00am-4:30pm for event activities which include taking tickets, directing guests and traffic, kids activities, and helping interpreters with demonstrations, and from
4:30-6:30pm to help with take down. For more information, please contact
Liz Jolly at 920-448-5150
or
liz@heritagehillgb.org.
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Woodside Senior Communities is looking for volunteers to help with their Annual Carnival taking place on Friday, August 11th, from 12:30-4:00pm. Volunteers are needed to help with set up, game running and clean up after the event. You can work the entire time or other shifts are 12:30-2:00pm and 2:00-4:00pm. This carnival is for their visiting children and residents of the Senior Community. For more information, please contact Debbie Menard at 920-405-3207 or dmenard@woodsidelh.org |
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The Gathering Place is in need of volunteers for their 5th Annual Community Day, "Anything is Possible!", taking place on Thursday, August 24th, from 5:00-6:30pm. (2) volunteers are needed for food preparation; cutting up fruit, potato salad, baked beans, condiments, and cake, beginning at 3:30pm and serving food; hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, salads, baked beans, at 5:00pm. (1) volunteer is needed from 3:30-6;00pm to grill hamburgers, brats and hot dogs, and volunteers needed to help with clean up at 6:30pm. For more information, please contact Susan Mader at 920-615-0783 or lthegatheringp2@new.rr.com
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Ongoing
Volunteer Opportunities
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Circles Green Bay
is a program offered to financially struggling families (Circle Leaders
) who are goal oriented and desire more stability. They have an ongoing need for volunteers
(Allies
) to support educational programming, empowerment, meals and childcare-through weekly encouragement and motivational meetings.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Schmohe at 920-593-3474 or
jens@gbcc.me.
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Aging & Disability Resource Center
has an
URGENT and ongoing need for one or more volunteers to help package meals for the ADRC Nutrition Program in De Pere, 600 Grant Street. (De Pere Community Center)
Volunteers are needed
Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30am each day
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Volunteers will be responsible for packaging meals into meal trays for participants who are on the Meals on Wheels program within the De Pere community. This role involves packaging approximately 60 meals into the meal trays/bags while abiding by serving safe food guidelines such as wearing a hat/hairnet and gloves while working with food. For more information, please contact
Sandy Groeschel or Abby Panure at 920-448-4312
or
groeschel_sj@co.brown.wi.us.
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Greater Green Bay YMCA
is seeking volunteers to help with their program,
"Blessings in a Backpack" every Thursday during the school year from 4-5pm.
Help to serve and feed the future of Green Bay by packing food bags for elementary school students at one of our at-risk after school programs. On Thursdays during the school year, volunteers are needed to assist with set-up, distribution, and clean-up of kid friendly, ready-to-eat meals that students in Y's Baird, Beaumont, Doty, Eisenhower, Howe, and Sullivan Elementary After School Programs can bring home to eat during the weekend. This is a great opportunity for small groups, families, or friends! For more information, please contact Holly Nickerson at 920-436-9577 or volunteer@greenbayymca.org.
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Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, which is located in Appleton
has an ongoing need for food sort volunteers Monday - Friday. Shifts available are 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm. Volunteers will participate in a packaging, labeling, sorting, or cleaning project. This could range from labeling canned goods to be shipped to food pantries, sorting meat products to provide meal programs with real protein, boxing fresh produce to send to homeless shelters, or packing bulk product into family friendly sized portions. For more information, please contact Liz Wollenberg at 920-202-3689 or lwollenberg@feedingamericawi.org
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Parent Pals, a Program of Brown County Health & Human Services Department
has an ongoing need for volunteers to mentor parents needing assistance with learning skills such as budgeting, meal planning, preparation, or just being an emotional support for an overwhelmed parent. Volunteers must be able to commit to seeing their assigned parent at least two or three times per month at mutually convenient times.
Optional monthly support meetings are offered for any volunteers but
orientation and training are provided.
Matches are based on compatibility. For more information, please contact
Glen Tilot at 920-448-6023
or
tilot_gg@co.brown.wi.us.
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Curative Connections has an ongoing need for individuals to join their "Heroes" drivers team! These drivers are needed to drive senior and individuals with disabilities to doctor appointments, jobs, grocery store and more. They offer a flexible schedule so you can work as often or a little as you would like. Drive shifts include 7:30-12:00pm, or 12:00pm-5:00pm. Great candidates for this position include retirees, students, new residents looking to get involved in their community and employees wanting to fulfill corporate volunteer goals. For more information, please contact Robin Cannedy at 920-593-3578 or rcannedy@curativeconnections.org.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters has an
ongoing need for individuals to mentor a child in their program. All it takes is
one hour once a week to change the life of a child for the better, forever. Being a Big Brother, Big Sister or Big Couple is one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do. Not to mention, one of the most fulfilling. You have the
opportunity to help shape a child's future for the better by empowering them to achieve. For more information, please contact
Ann Nolan at 920-489-3547 or annp@bbbsnew.org.
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Unity Hospice is seeking individuals who have a talent for knitting or crocheting!
Volunteers would be knitting or crocheting red, white and blue lap blankets for veterans of Unity's program and will be given 25 hours of credit per blanket. The yarn is provided by Unity all you need to do is provide your love of this art and your time. For more information, please contact
Kelly Lautenslager at 920-338-1111 or
klautenslager@unityhospice.org,
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The Einstein Project has an ongoing need for
individuals or groups to help with creating artwork on thousands of thank you cards which will be given in appreciation to their wonderful educators. You do not need to be a Picasso or Rembrandt to qualify. Everyone is welcome including children, seniors, business groups and everyone in between.
They will supply the markers, crayons and embellishments - all you have to do is supply the creativity! You can work at home or in your office as a team project and return them when you are finished, or at the Einstein Project site. Business hours for the Einstein Project are: M-Th 8:00am - 4:30pm, Friday, 8:00am - 12:00pm. For more information, please contact
Kristi Franz at
920-884-8800, or
kristi@einsteinproject.org.
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Looking Ahead
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Green Bay Botanical Garden is in need of volunteers for their upcoming Fall Family Art Festival taking place on Saturday, September 9th from 9:00am - 4:00pm. Shifts have not yet been determined but they will have needs in the following areas: concessions, parking attendants, raffle ticket sales, greeters, and in the children's activity stations. There will be 3-4 hour shifts available in both the morning and afternoon. A full schedule will be posted when it becomes available. For more information, please contact Anne Basten at 920-491-3691, Ext 105 or abasten@gbbg.org.
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Green Bay Botanical Garden is in need of volunteers for their NEW event, Brews, Bistros, & Bonfires on Saturday, September 9th from 6-9pm. Volunteer assignments will be determined one month prior to the event. For more information, please contact Anne Basten at 920-491-3691, Ext 105 or abasten@gbbg.org.
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Curative Connections is seeking volunteers for their Ball-A-Palooza Miniature Golf Challenge on Wednesday, September 13th. Various times are available and include: 2-5pm set up (10 people needed), 4-5pm registration (3 people needed), 7-8pm clean up (3 people needed), and 4-7pm runners (2-3 people needed). Set up volunteers will assist with arrangement of tables/chairs, silent auction prizes, and course activities. Registration volunteers will check in gofers and direct them to the event. Raffle sales volunteers will sell raffle tickets to golfers, Clean up volunteers will assist with the clean up of the tent area, and silent auction area. Volunteer runners will work various areas as needed for the smooth running of the event. For more information, please contact Kelly De Grant at 920-593-3576 or kdegrant@curativeconnections.org |
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CASA of Brown County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is seeking volunteers who wish to dedicate their time and talents to children; in particular children who have been abused or neglected. They will be holding training sessions on: Saturday, September 16th, 8:30am-4:00pm, Tuesday, September 19th, 5:30-9:00pm, Saturday, September 23rd, 8:30am-4:00pm, and Tuesday, September 26th, 5:30pm-9:00pm. All it takes is one hour once a week to make a difference in a childs life. For more information, contact Taylor Connell at 920-437-2272, Ext 108 ortaylor@casabc.org |
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Greater Green Bay YMCA is looking for individuals to mentor 2nd and 3rd grade students in their Learning with Legos program Mondays, September 25th - October 30th, from 3:45-5:00pm. The mentor will work one-on-one, or two-on-one with students to utilizes the experience of play to teach lessons in developing predictions, problem solving, testing hypotheses, and learning about the components and engineering of simple machines. Incredible friendships just happen to be built along the way! The Y will provide all the materials, lessons, and training and this is only an hour and a half a week commitment for 6 weeks. For more information, please contact Holly Nickerson at 920-436-9577 or volunteer@greenbayymca.org. |
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Community Partner Wishlist
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Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay:
Backpacks, binders, board games, colored pencils, clothes (new or gently used), crayons, deodorant, dividers, dry erase markers, erasers, facial tissues, flash cards, folders w/pockets.
Items can be dropped off at 1451 University Ave, Green Bay, 54302 or items can be dropped off at the Volunteer Center of Brown County, 984 9th St, GB, 54304!
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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
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Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin Green Bay would like you to join them for their 9th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk on Sunday, August 27th from 12-4pm at Green Isle Park.
The day will include a beautiful walk to raise awareness and acceptance through Green Isle Park, as well as a full menu of family activities which includes facepainting, music, bounde houses, raffles, other outdoor activities, and lunch!
If you enjoy DSAW-Green Bay's programs and services, now is your time to give back. The majority of their programs are fully funded by fundraising that takes place at this event.
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Green Bay Botanical Gardens
has 2 upcoming events in September.
Fall Family Art Festival, Saturday, September 9th, 9:00am-4:00pm.
Celebrate with us as the Garden commemorates the anniversary of opening its doors to our community! See the Grand Garden, view the works of over 35 art and craft vendors, shop plant sales and see displays by local garden clubs. Also enjoy fun activities for children of all ages. Admission is FREE for the whole family! This event will be held rain or shine.
NEW! Brews, Bistros, Bonfires, Saturday, September 9th, 6-9pm.
Be inspired by the beauty of a crisp fall evening in Green Bay Botanical Garden's new outdoor Grand Garden! Watch the flames from bonfires dance on the lawn, groove to live music, savor a variety of tasty foods from local restaurants and sip frothy Green Bay brews!
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Affiliate Member of the Week
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NeighborWorks Green Bay
NeighborWorks Green Bay is a nonprofit corporation that strengthens neighborhoods and improves lives by revitalizing housing, enhancing neighborhood character, and promoting and preserving homeownership.
NeighborWorks Green Bay engages the community to promote homeownership and provide housing choices. It strengthens neighborhoods and enhances neighborhood character in Green Bay's original neighborhoods. By building a better Green Bay, NeighborWorks Green Bay creates a stronger, more vibrant community for all of Brown County. NeighborWorks Green Bay is part of a network of more than 235 independent, community based nonprofits through NeighborWorks America.
Please visit NeighborWorks Green Bay's
website for more information.
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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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