Volunteer Connect
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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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Michele Janda is our Volunteer of the Week
as well as our WPS Volunteer Awards Adult Award Runner-Up
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Michele Janda is a volunteer at St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter. She quietly and without fanfare washes 15 loads of personal laundry for the St. John's guests every single Monday through Friday, from November 1 to April 30. She has done this for 8 years with many of those years coming in 6 days a week for approximately 5 hours each evening. To wash a load of laundry may not seem like much, but to a person homeless it is a loving gesture. Being clean and cared for may mean the difference in receiving a job offer and not receiving an offer during the interview process. Michele washes, dries and folds individuals’ laundry, and leaves a basket of dignity waiting for them each evening. She also washes towels, soiled bedding, donations, etc. She also supports the guests May through October by doing laundry on drop-in Tuesdays.
Michele's efforts provide clean clothes to someone with only the clothes they have on or those they can fit into a backpack. Sometimes these clothes have a very special meaning or attachment to the guests, so having them well cared for and returned is very important to the guests. Losing their laundry in the shuffle of shelter life can be very stressful, but Michele has a clear process that removes the risk of lost laundry items.
Without Michele, St. John's shelter would not be able to complete laundry for a large number of guests, each night. Using staff from other critical tasks may get towels washed, but would not allow the special touch to as many guests. Not only does Michele do the laundry at the shelter, but she also is at the shelter every evening to share in community during dinner. She checks in on guests and their accomplishments, provides laughter and stories, then she quietly gathers the laundry and works - without fanfare, no matter the weather - ice, snowstorms, hail, freezing rain. Michele is, without a doubt, dedicated to ensuring the guests of St. John's have clean clothing, day after day!
Thank you, Michele, for your continued commitment to the guests of St. Johns!
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Dated Volunteer Opportunities
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Cellcom Green Bay Marathon - May 18-20
Distribute packets and t-shirts, greet expo goers, guard course corners, help with cleanup, and more. Many shifts available.
Cellcom Marathon
- Samantha Shefchik
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Cellcom Marathon - May 19-20
Help to clean-up at the start and finish areas, and to act as half marathon course corner guards (stopping traffic to allow runners to come through). Saturday: 9:00 am-1:00 pm; Sunday: 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 12:00-4:00 pm.
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity
- Jennifer Maier
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Cellcom Marathon - May 19-20
Work in the food and beverage tents (volunteers must be 18 or older to volunteer in the beverage tent), milk and food distribution, 5K Course Monitor and course clean up (must be 18 or older). Saturday: 7:45 am-2:00 pm; Sunday: 7:15 am-3:00 pm
YMCA
- Laurie Zastrow
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Blood Drive Helpers - May 21, 24 or 30
Greet and sign in donors or watch snack area. May 21 - 8:00 am-1:00 pm; May 24 - 9:00 am -2:00 pm; May 30 - 9:00 am-2:00 pm or 10:00 am-2:00 pm
American Red Cross
- Rachel Harmann
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Man a Booth at Community Events - June 2, June 25, June 29, and July 14
Man a Girl Scout Booth. Assist girls and adults with a hands-on bubble activity and/or Plinko board game and talk with girls and adults that are interested in the Girl Scout experience. Multiple locations and times.
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
- Kristin Gallagher
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Safety Town Safety Buddies (Grades 6-12) - June 18-July 27
Work with children ages 4-9 during a week-long summer safety camp. As a Safety Buddy volunteer, you will work with a group of 3-4 students under the direction of a classroom teacher. The daily tasks include: assisting students with classroom activities and crafts, guiding students walking and riding pedal cars on the mini Safety Town, and
participating with students during guest presentations. Volunteers need to be available for the full morning of all 5 days of the week(s) and will need to arrive at least 15 minutes before the children to receive instructions for the day. 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Monday through Friday of the week(s)you sign up for. Minimum age: 13
Center for Childhood Safety
- Emily Gossens
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Family Farm Day - June 22 & 23
Friday:
Help with event set-up. 12:00-4:00 pm.
Saturday:
Run the registration booth, assist in parking cars (1st shift on Saturday), help in the food booth, assist the staff in butter making, be a baby animal attendant, staff the New Leaf information booth, be a corn grinding assistant, or help with miscellaneous tasks. All day shifts are available (9:30 am-3:30 pm) or pick from any of the available shifts between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm. Note that volunteers must arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled shift.
New Leaf Foods
- Kim Diaz
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Titletown Ultramarathon - June 30
Host an aid station with Girls on the Run. Volunteers will do light food prep, refill food, interact with runners, fill water bottles, and provide support as needed. 10:00 am-12:00 pm, 12:00-2:00 pm, or 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
Girls on the Run of NEW
- Kathy Olson
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Water Station Volunteers - July 21
Distribute water and/or Gatorade to participants of the Packers 5K run/walk.
Click on this link to sign up
(then scroll to Water Station #2, click on the “7am-9:30am” time slot box, then click on the “Volunteer” button to complete your sign up).
7:00 am-9:30 am. Minimum age: 7
Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Jeanne
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Ongoing/Long-term Volunteer Opportunities
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Hospice Volunteer - Flexible
Visit with patients and their families, assist with clerical support for the hospice staff, and aid hospice staff in community outreach. Flexible. Minimum age: 16
Aseracare Hospice
- Alison Holbrook
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Driving Opportunity - Flexible
Transport children to and from out-of-home placements to visits with their parents or occasional medical appointments to Milwaukee or Madison. Most visits occur in Green Bay. There are some transports to relative's homes in other counties. Volunteers are reimbursed $.545 cents per mile & for meals if out of county for extended hours. Typically, the volunteer would drive the same children on the same day & time each week. Car seats & installation training are provided by the Department. Volunteers can choose the days of week, time of day, and types of drives they prefer.
Brown County Health & Human Services
- Glen Tilot
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Child Care Volunteers - Tuesday & Thursdays
Play with children while their parents are attending programming. 6:30-7:30 pm.
Freedom House Ministries
- Lydia Davison
Receptionist - Shifts vary by day
Answer phones and greet people as they arrive at the front desk. Open shifts vary by day.
Freedom House Ministries
- Lydia Davison
Handy Men or Women - Continued need
Help mow the lawn, build shelves, help with facilities repair, etc.
Freedom House Ministries
- Lydia Davison
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Volunteer Administrative Assistant - 3-4 hours a week (Mon-Fri)
Detail oriented person to help assemble admission binders and legal packets, file patient Rx orders, rotate files, and create memorial binders.
Any day, Monday - Friday, 3-4 hours/week.
Hospice Compassus
- Karen Ganiard
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Clothing Donation Organizer - Once per week
Organize clothing donations, organize supply cabinets and help with light office cleaning. Flexible.
Howe Community Resource Center
- Pamela Miller
Friday Afternoon Coverage - Friday afternoons
Answer phones and cover the Resource Center. Flexible.
Howe Community Resource Center
- Pamela Miller
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eBay Assistant - Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Fridays
Prepare special, unique donated items for sale on our eBay store. Clean and prep items, research values, take photos, write item descriptions. Mornings or afternoons. Minimum age: 18.
St. Vincent de Paul
- Lynn Mullins
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Unity Resale Shoppe LLC - Flexible
Receive and sort merchandise, merchandising, cashier, and more.
Flexible.
Unity Resale Shoppe LLC
- Kelly Lautenslager
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Wellspring Volunteers - Monday and Wednesday Shifts
Seeking compassionate individuals who would like to make a positive difference in other women's lives. Volunteers do not need experience or special skills.
Wellspring of Lutheran Social Services
- Angela Cheslock
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For More Volunteer Opportunities,
View Our Volunteer Times!
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LaForce Seeks Local Green Bay Charity
to Support in Annual Community Campaign
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Every fall, LaForce employees raise funds and awareness for a local charity in our annual Community Campaign. We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2018 Community Campaign, which will be held in September. Green Bay-area 501c3 organizations are encouraged to nominate themselves to be the 2018 Community Campaign recipient. A fillable form is available to download at
https://laforceinc.com/who-we-are/community-involvement/
. All nominations forms must be completed and emailed to
MB-Marketing@laforceinc.com
by Friday, May 25.
Filling out the nomination form does not guarantee an organization will be chosen as the recipient. A select team of employees will vet each submission, and Green Bay employees will then vote to select a single charity to support in the 2018 Community Campaign.
Contact:
Courtney Roszak, Public Relations & Events Coordinator, at 800-236-8858 ext. 2293 or
croszak@laforceinc.com
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Kids Making a Difference Contest
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Now through June 2 at 11:59 p.m. CST, kids age 6 to 12 involved in a community service project that has made a difference in the lives of others, and who are permanent residents of and currently residing in Wisconsin, are encouraged to enter the 2018 “Kids Making a Difference” contest.
The ten most inspirational “Kids Making a Difference” will be chosen as Shopko’s Kick-off Kids and experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run onto legendary Lambeau Field following kickoff to retrieve the kicking tee at a Green Bay Packers home game.
In addition to the unforgettable experience of starring as Kick-off Kid at a Green Bay Packers home game, winning kids will also receive:
- Four tickets to a Green Bay Packers home game
- “Kids Making a Difference” story and photo feature on the back cover of the Green Bay Packers game day program
- Feature on Tundra Vision screen
- Story and photo feature on Shopko’s website
For more information on the contest or to enter, community members can follow this
link
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Book to Action Book Club: Mental Health Awareness for Military Members and Veterans
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Would you like to participate in a fun book discussion AND engage with our community? We will read books focused on a different topic each month, and then meet to discuss the books. Hear about volunteer opportunities in our area focused on that month's topic and available resources.
Hosted by the Volunteer Center and the Brown County Library. Book check out is available at the Central Branch!
Join us on Monday, May 21 at 6PM
Brown County Library - Central Branch
515 Pine Street, Green Bay
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Affiliate Partner of the Week
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Mission:
To bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income single-family homeowners with an emphasis on military veterans, the elderly and disabled.
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AFFILIATE PARTNER PAGE
For more volunteer opportunities, please visit our 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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