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Even the rain can't put a damper on the Volunteer Center coordinating and mobilizing this year's United Way Day of Caring! Despite having to make a few last-minute adjustments based on mother nature, we had an incredible day full of service and impact!
The largest one-day mobilization of volunteers within the Greater Lehigh Valley and beyond took place on Thursday, June 23rd, and brought together hundreds of corporate volunteers, allowing them to be the first-hand impact that local schools and nonprofit organizations received.
All totaled, we had 500 volunteers out in the community, as companies came together and managed to complete projects for those who needed it. The projects that were postponed have been rescheduled, and many have already been completed. Even if a nonprofit didn't see volunteers on Day of Caring, the projects they had planned won't go unfinished!
"The staff at the Volunteer Center should be proud of their efforts and their impact on the community."
- Thomas Harp, Kiwanis Club of Allentown
|  | Celebrating our fourth year of collaborating with our business partners to engage their interns for community service, we mobilized 120+ interns to make an impact for 7 nonprofit organizations. Interns from Air Products, ArtsQuest, LVHN, PPL, and Victaulic came together to make new friends and to serve their local nonprofits. |
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"I think it's definitely important to come out into the community, show love, and just give back to the community that gave so much to us."
- Oofi Quainoo,
Intern at ArtsQuest, Volunteer Department
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"Thanks to this program I got to know really hard-working people, they inspired me to work like them, to maintain that good energy and positivity." | |
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"Personally, I was glad that my company allowed me the time away from my work to participate in this volunteer opportunity."
- Beth Kulig, Andesa Services
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Companies that provide an opportunity for their employees to engage understand the value, benefits and importance of team building and giving back. The Volunteer Center is at the center of connecting companies and nonprofits, and the United Way Day of Caring, along with our Intern Impact Day, are two significant mobilizations that have such a tremendous impact for the nonprofit community.
Year round, the Volunteer Center helps to connect corporate volunteers for volunteer service and also for nonprofit board service. If you are new to corporate volunteering and engagement and want to connect with our team, please call the office at 610-807-0336 or email vc@volunteerlv.org
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Receiving Two Days of Impact | |
Each of the nonprofits who received volunteers on June 23rd and June 24th for both Day of Caring and Intern Impact Day were overwhelmingly thankful and appreciative to all of the volunteers who came out to make a difference in their communities. The results from each of the projects were incredibly successful, and the volunteers who participated were able to gain a greater sense of community and volunteerism. Nonprofits receive the impact, and the volunteers get to feel it! Hear some of the impact stories below... | |
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"So many of us here at nonprofits are understaffed, so when we get a lot of volunteers like we do on Day of Caring, we are truly appreciative of it."
- Deirdre Govan, Salvation Army
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" I came to this project to sort of give something back to society. It's really exciting, I've never done any of this before so, yeah, Ii's pretty cool!"
- Intern at PPL Electric Utilities
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You Don't Want to Miss This! | |
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This summer's YLEAD program is almost here! The week-long day camp will bring in different developmental trainings and activities centered around leadership and will allow high school students to participate in service projects around Bethlehem. It's a great opportunity to get involved in the community and earn service hours! Each student will receive a minimum of 10 hours of service by participating the program!
Week One begins on Monday, July 11th at 9:00am and runs through Friday, July 15th.
Week Two begins on Monday, July 25th at 9:00am and runs through Friday, July 29th.
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This month brings a lot of excitement for our youth programs. Aside from the upcoming #twoweeksofYLEAD, our Youth Council is having a fun, teambuilding day at Dorney Park! Monday, July 18th at 11:00am, members of our Youth Council will be enjoying the hot, summer sun while riding rollercoasters and spending time with their friends. The bonds the Youth Council allows these students to create is incredible to see, and the Volunteer Center is proud to be a part of that. | |
Interested in joining an Advisory Board? Or want to be a part of today's youth becoming leaders in the community? Our Youth Council Advisory Board is looking for new members! Join our Board and become actively involved in our Youth Council and everything they do! If interested, email Julie Huber at julie@volunteerlv.org | |
Check us out on The PEAK TV! A segment on our very own Volunteer Challenge was done to highlight our efforts in making an impact on our community. You can see the video here! | |
A message from our CEO, Karen Smith
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We are glad to catch our breath after our June programming for over 800 volunteers being engaged through our coordination for Day of Caring and Intern Impact Day! In our spare time, we are hosting our 2-weeks of summer leadership programming, planning for our fall program for volunteer engagement leaders, and working on a new educational program for nonprofit leaders and board chairs.
Our team works hard and is rewarded by seeing the impact and the change that we can be part of in supporting our nonprofit community.
Over the past several months, we have been having strategic conversations around our brand with the support of the team from Klunk & Millan. As you will see in this newsletter and in our future branding, all of our work comes back to the word IMPACT. Stay tuned for our new branding that will include our tag line...
Community Impact Starts Here.
Our team is also working on our website layout, and we will be showcasing a new improved look and accessibility in the months to come!
Thank you to my amazing staff and Board! Check out our employee spotlight for July...
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Meet Julie Booth, CVA!
Julie, a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA), joined our team in the midst of the pandemic and comes to us with strong volunteer leadership and management . Julie serves as our Community Outreach Coordinator who...
- has quickly connected with our nonprofits and has been instrumental in growing our membership.
- has worked to ensure nonprofits know how to access and utilize our website and resources.
- has provided a fresh new perspective on our services and tools to help improve our ability to serve the nonprofits.
- works to connect our corporate volunteers for service projects, including Day of Caring and Intern Impact Day
Thank you, Julie, for working to improve our services and programs at the Volunteer Center and helping us to make an IMPACT!
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