Give A Kid A Book Leadership Team  is our volunteer of the week!

Give A Kid A Book is an annual program in its 26th year. It was started in 1989 by library staff and then taken over by the Friends of the Brown County Library. The Friends of the Brown County Library are people like you who value books, reading, education, and the continued pursuit of knowledge. They recognize the vital role the Brown County Library plays in making sure that local residents have lifelong access to these resources. 

Each year, over 10,000 books are distributed through the Give A Kid A Book program to low-income families through the Salvation Army Toys for Tots Christmas program. This leadership team, which has been in place for over 5 years, has been responsible for the successful recruiting and retention of program sponsors like Brown County Community Women's Club, Nicolet Bank, Barnes & Noble and the Reader's Loft. They also continue to work with the Green Bay Packers to ensure the project benefits from the support of a Packer wife as the project's celebrity spokesperson. 

These ladies coordinate a year round project to ensure that all registered families are able to receive 2 books per child. They start reconciling the previous year's activities in January, and in February and March, they start to schedule dates for the kick-off-event, book collection dates and distribution timing. In April and May they secure or confirm sponsors and the summer is spent updating the advertising plan, working with the Packers' wives, and planning the media campaign. 

The Friends of the Brown County Library could not possibly manage to maintain this program without the Give A Kid A Book leadership team. Their efforts to support young readers would not be as successful without this program. Literacy is vital to a child's scholastic success, yet in Brown County, 38% of our lower income students are not reading at grade level in 3rd grade. Through this program, they are hoping to change that.

This team of women have been life-long supporters of the Library and education. They utilize their knowledge, background and love of books to assist the children of our community to become readers. It is known that children who become readers during their earlier years will do better throughout school.

Thank you leadership team for guiding our youth in the community to become better readers!

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  Salvation Army  is looking for 60 volunteers to assist with Coats for Kids collection on Sunday, September 24th, from 11:30am until kickoff (3:25pm). Volunteers are needed to assist in collecting coats and monetary donations from tailgaters, and Packer game attendees. Volunteers must be 18 and older, must be outgoing and be able to stand for the duration of the activity. For more information, contact Jean VandenLangenberg at 920-593-2375 or jean_van@usc.salvationarmy.org.

 Breast Cancer Family Foundation is in need of volunteers for this year's 10th Anniversary Pink Pumpkin 5k Walk/Run taking place on Saturday, October 7th, at NWTC beginning at 8:00am! As a volunteer, you will be helping in a variety of roles ensuring that their participants are registered, signed in, and ready to have a great race day experience. This years volunteers will receive a 10th Anniversary volunteer shirt to help celebrate 10 years strong! For more information, please contact Diane Gaywont or Heather Frank at 920-498-2285 or info@bcff.org.

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Parent Pals Program, a program of Brown County Health and Human Services  has an ongoing need for mentors to work one on one with a parent on daily living skills such as: budgeting, nutrition, setting household routines, connecting them to other community resources such as Goodwill, St. Vincent de Paul, Paul's Pantry, etc. Orientation, training, and ongoing case management are provided. Mentors must be able to commit to at least 2 visits per month with their parent. Matches are based on compatibility and mileage reimbursement is available.  For more information, please contact Glen Tilot at 920-448-6023 or  tilot_gg@co.brown.wi.us.

Definitely De Pere is looking for volunteers for their De Pere Farmers Market Thursdays now through September 28th, from 3:00-8:00pm. Opportunities and shifts are as follows: Beer Tent: 2 persons to serve craft beer from 3:00-5:30pm, or 5:30-8:00pm, (must be 18+ years of age), Children's Area: 1 person needed for Scavenger Hunt, prize table, and summer activities from 3:00-5:30pm, or 5:30-8:00pm, (great opportunity for students looking for hours), Information Booth: 1 person needed to offer summer produce Baycare bags to market attendees, answer any questions, and other various market event duties from 3:00-5:30pm, or 5:30-8:00pm. For more information, please contact Heather Kostelnik at 920-403-0337 or heather@definitelydepere.org

Unity Hospice is seeking volunteers to visit hospice patients in their own home or assisted living facilities for Companion Visits. These visits provide socialization for the patient and periods of respite for the caregivers. Visits last an average of an hour and appointment times are always worked around the volunteer's schedule. Mileage reimbursement is provided. For more information, please contact Kelly Lautenslager at 920-338-1111 or  klautenslager@unityhospice.org