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Volunteer Connect
12/08-12/14
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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:
Greater Green Bay YMCA
Bethesda Thrift Shop-Green Bay
NeighborWorks of Green Bay
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Unity Hospice
The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park
American Red Cross
CP Center
Downtown Green Bay
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Green Bay Botanical Gardens
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Salvation Army
Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
National Railroad Museum
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Volunteer Connect Powered By:
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 Volunteer of the Week
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Tom Blaney decided 13 years ago that he wanted to make a difference in his community. In 1992, Tom suffered a heart attack and was told that only half of his heart was functional and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In order for Tom to lead a normal life, he would need a heart transplant.
After an 11 year wait, he received news that a match was found and he would get the transplant he needed. Ever since the procedure, Tom has dedicated his life to paying it forward and making a positive impact on those in need. "Nearly 14 years ago, I received the best donation of all time," Tom said. He wanted to give back and he had heard so many good things about
The Salvation Army and the work that they do in their community, so he decided he would help out during their annual Christmas Red Kettle campaign by ringing bells every day at various red kettle locations throughout the community.
Tom is involved in many initiatives during The Salvation Army's Christmas Campaign and also helps with Christmas Assistance Distribution as well as the Coats for Kids Collection every year. Though most of his 550 volunteer hours each year are spent manning a kettle location, Tom enjoys helping where ever he is needed.
"Bell ringers like Tom make more of an impact than they will ever know. His generosity and sincere care about the well-being of this community is overwhelming," said Major Bob Mueller, The Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay Coordinator." Having a volunteer like Tom, helps to ensure that dollars donated to the kettles during the Christmas Campaign, will provide funding through the holiday as well as year round for The Salvation Army's programs for those in need.
The Salvation Army would like to thank Tom for his many hours of volunteering and for helping make the Red Kettle Campaign a success!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Greater Green Bay YMCA is in need of volunteers on
Sat., Dec. 31 to help with the
26th Annual US Bank Eve! this is a FREE, FUN, FAMILY celebration. Volunteers are asked to help with carnival games, bounce houses, food and craft tables. The event will take place at both the East and West side YMCA locations and will be filled with memorable activities for you and your family. For more information, please contact Holly Nickerson at 920-436-9577 or
holly.nickerson@greenbayymca.org
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Bethesda Thrift Shop-Green Bay is expanding into adjacent retail space at their current location and
is in need of 10-20 volunteers to help them get ready to move into their additional space.
Volunteers are needed during the month of December to help them clean out the storage space, which will be turned into additional retail space as well as move and sort merchandise. Individuals can volunteer during their normal
store hours which are M-F, 9am-6pm, Sat., 9am-5pm. They are closed on Sundays. For more information please contact Kelly Udell at 920-544-5849 or
kelly.udell@mailblc.org.
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Neighbor Works of Green Bay is seeking a
Community Building & Engagement Volunteer as well as a
Bilingual Spanish Community Building & Engagement Volunteer. These positions can also serve as internships. The volunteers will work in collaboration with NeighborWorks staff to connect with their neighbors. Duties may include helping to create newsletters, creating a system to connect clients with their neighborhood associations, and assisting with mailing lists. For more information please contact Jaime Notzen at 920-593-3716 or
jaime@nwgreenbay.org.
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Muscular Dystrophy Association is seeking volunteers to assemble boxes and put kits together for their Shamrock program on
January 10, anytime between 9am-5pm. Volunteers will assemble the boxes and kits for the Northeastern Wisconsin area in their local Green Bay office. The Shamrock program is where the MDA asks local grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to sell Shamrocks in the months of Jan., Feb., and March to help raise funds for research, support group, and summer camp. For more information, please contact Beth Arves at 920-499-4571 or
BArves@mdausa.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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The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park
is looking to grow their Giraffe Volunteer Program! Giraffe Volunteers supervise and oversee their Giraffe Feeding Experience, a daily opportunity for zoo visitors to feed and meet the giraffes. Volunteers must be comfortable handling monetary sales as well as interacting with and educating members of the public. All training is provided by the Zoo staff. Shift times vary with options at 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm. If you have a love of animals and would like to help grow their Giraffe Volunteer Program, please contact Angela Kawski at 920-662-2405 or volunteer@newzoo.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 to
start training in December and January and they will be placed on 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 hosting CP CAFE and is looking for volunteers to assist their therapists with a group of school-age children working on healthy eating habits to gain more accepting behaviors towards new foods. This group meets every Tuesday from 4pm-5pm and is held at one of the Festival Foods locations. For more information on how you can help, please contact Danielle Schraufnagel at 920-337-1121, Ext. 1223 or dschraufnagel@cp-center.org.
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Downtown Green Bay is looking for volunteers to help vendors during
New Leaf Winter Farmers
Market
which runs
Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25, and March 11.
Assistance is needed in the morning from 6-8 am to help vendors carry goods from their cars and in the afternoon from 12-1pm to help clean up. This will involve helping vendors move their goods to their booths and work with the staff on hand at the establishment to determine where the vendors will be setting up and then general clean up at the end of each day. For more information, please contact Sara Hujar at 920-617-5928 or
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Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be holding their next volunteer information session on
Mon
., December 12, at 4pm. 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
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Green Bay BotanicalGarden's 20th Annual WPS
"Garden of Lights", opened
Nov 25 and runs through - Dec 30. This is the Garden's largest fundraiser and will run every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night for a total of 17 dates. They need 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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Heritage Hill State Historical Park is celebrating
"The Spirit of Christmas Past" and is looking for volunteers to help with concessions, and crafts. They also have positions for volunteers to be dressed in period clothing and help as greeters, historic dancers or assisting interpreters. The event is on
Dec. 10th and 17th and volunteers are needed between 11:30am - 6:10pm for both dates. For more information, please contact Sue Storzer at 920-448-5150, ext 103 or
s.storzer@heritagehillgb.org, or go to
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National Railroad Museum
is in need of volunteers for
Holidays on the Rails which starts Monday,
December 5 and runs through Saturday, December 10. Volunteers are needed from 8am - 2:30pm each day of the event. This special program features fun activities and crafts, cookie decorating, a train ride, and a visit with Santa! Holiday on the Rails is open to the public and school groups.This program is designed for children pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade. For more information, please contact Greg Balza at 920-437-7623 or
gbalza@nationalrrmuseum.org.
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Looking for additional volunteer opportunities?
Click Here to view our monthly newsletter, Volunteer Times!
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YWCA's Child Care & Learning Center: Acorns, peach pits, dried gourdes, pods, leaves, anise stars, twigs, sticks, logs, feathers, cinnamon sticks, lotus pods and loofahs.
Please consider donating the requested items to this organization by dropping them off at 230 S. Madison St., Green Bay. 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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Upcoming Events/Fundraisers
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The Friends of the Brown County Library are looking for donations of books for their 2016 Annual "Give A Kid A Book" campaign.
Donate NEW, UNWRAPPED, UNMARKED books that are fun for, babies, children or yound adults up to age 18
by Dec 10. Books can be brought to any Brown County Library, Nicolet National Bank, The Reader's Loft, Barnes & Noble, and The Volunteer Center of Brown County. Just look for the Give-A-Kid-A-Book donation box! Financial donations can be made and the library can shop for you! Make checks payable to "Friends of BCL, GAKAB" and mail it to 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301.
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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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