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Volunteer Connect
11/10-11/16
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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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Content at a Glance:
The Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
The Volunteer Center Reading Coaches
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity
Green Bay Botanical Garden
Community Circles of Support
Unity Hospice
CP Center
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Click Here to list opportunities in Volunteer Connect.
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Volunteer Connect Powered By:
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 Volunteer of the Week
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Cup O Joy is an all volunteer Music Venue in Downtown Green Bay. They have been hosting inspiring shows every Friday and Saturday night at no cost to the public for the past 26 years, with the average volunteer helping 6 hours per month. Artists come from all over the US to play the stage. Their purpose is to let people have a positive and inspiring night out to connect with family and friends in a safe place.
Cup O Joy volunteers are motivated by their Christian faith to inspire others and to provide a welcoming environment for the community. The volunteers do everything from planning the events to seating the last patron who comes in to see the performance. Some of the volunteers also come in mid week to clean the building and do maintenance as needed.
Cup O Joy's volunteers hold this musical marvel together on every level and for some, Cup O joy has become a part time job as the planning and maintenance end of the organization is quite labor intensive.
Cup O Joy would like to thank all of the volunteers who dedicate their time, talent and energy into making this Music Venue possible!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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The Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay will be hosting a Turkey Dinner on Tuesday, November 22, at the Boys & Girls Club located at 1451 Universitiy Ave., and is looking for volunteers to help with set up and cooking prep from 10am - 3pm, food servers from 3pm - 6pm and help cleaning up from 6pm - 8pm. For more information, please contact Jessica Slaby at 920-494-7090, ext. 2063 or
jslaby@bgcgb.org.
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The Volunteer Center's Program, Reading Coaches for Kids is a school based tutoring program offered to kids in K-5 in the Green Bay elementary schools. Volunteers are still needed to listen and assist children with literacy skills for the 2016-17 school year. No teaching experience is required and all tutors receive free training/orientation and on-going support. They only ask for a school year commitment. For more information, please contact Ann Van Ess at 920-429-9445 or
anne@volunteergb.org.
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Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore is offering three information sessions in November! The purpose of an information session is to orient community members to the history of Habitat for Humanity and ReStore and the basics of volunteering at the ReStore. A behind the scenes tour of the ReStore is also available to those who attend. Information sessions also will be counted as an orientation, so attendees are welcome to sign up for a volunteer shift at the end of each session if they would like to become involved. For a complete list of dates and times, please contact Chiara Boss at 920-338-
1650 or
volunteer@restoregb.org, or sign up at https://www.giveffect.com/campaigns/2755-restore-group-volunteer-orientation.
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Green Bay Botanical Garden is getting ready for their 19th Annual WPS Garden of Lights, which runs November 25 - December 30. This is the Garden's largest fundraiser and runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night for a total of 17 dates. They are in need of 51 shifts filled every night of the show to total over 3,000 volunteer hours. Times vary and they have opportunities for everyone! For more information, please contact Anne Basten at 920-491-3691, ext 105 or
abasten@gbbg.org, Complete details can be found at http://www.gbbg.org/event/wps-garden-of-lights/.
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Community Circles of Support is a program of Goodwill NCW and they are looking for help with 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, and meeting 1 on 1 with participants. Volunteer shifts would be Wed or Thur evenings. If you have ever gotten a second chance and would like to make our community safer by being part of the solution, all interested volunteers over age 22 please contact Danel Burchby at 920-840-3037 or
dburchby@goodwillncw.org.
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Unity Hospice is seeking volunteers for their new Resale Shoppe!
Unity, 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 we're looking for energetic, fun and amazing volunteers to help staff the store. The store has a tentative opening date set for April and training of volunteers will begin in January. Volunteers are needed for receiving, sorting, merchandising, cashiers, etc. Unity is committed to providing specialized end-of-life care to all in our communities, regardless of ability to pay. If you are interested in volunteering in this inspiring environment, with an organization that provides the highest level of care to patients and families during life's final days, please contact Kelly Lautenslager at 920-338-1111, or klautenslager@unityhospice.org.
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CP Center is looking for a volunteer to provide one on one supervision with an adult client in the CP Center's warm-water therapy pool Mondays from 1:45-2:45pm. The volunteer would service as an additional support along with their program staff to ensure a safe environment for this individual while swimming. The client has limited communication and mobility so they are looking for someone who values the mission of "Celebrating all abilities and unlocking potential". This is an ongoing need and the CP Center is in need of someone who can be consistent as well as reliable. For more information, please contact Katie Moore at 920-337-1121, ext. 1287 or
kmoore@cp-center.org.
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Looking for additional volunteer opportunities?
Click Here to view our monthly newsletter, Volunteer Times!
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Wishlist
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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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Community Circles of Support: Warm hooded sweatshirts: (plain with no graphics/wording, sizes Lg - 4X), warm lined hats: Lg, warm lined gloves: (med - XL), warm Socks, (calf length), large backpacks, haircut certificates, bus passes, bike lights/locks.
Because this organization is located in Menasha, the Volunteer Center will be accepting donations on their behalf at this location: 984 9th St., Green Bay.
All donations are greatly appreciated!
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Upcoming Events/Fundraisers
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Happily Every After No Kill Animal Shelter will benefit from Life is Manditori concert event being held on Thursday, November 17, at the Meyer Theatre. This year promises to be extra special as HEA celebrates "10 Years of Heart" bringing together a perfect blend of music, purpose and community.
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Looking for additional volunteer opportunities?
Click Here to view our monthly newsletter, Volunteer Times!
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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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