The question of "Why volunteer?" has been posed again and again – and the answers range from to connect with people, to help, to learn new skills, to make a difference, etc. It feels good to volunteer – we know that.
 
So, instead, let’s ask why non-profit organizations need volunteers. Limited funding would be the simplest answer; which is true, but there’s so much more! 

Here are some other reasons to inspire you to volunteer...
 
  1. Non-profit organizations represent broad and diverse community missions and depend on broad and diverse engagement to help fully explore opportunities and address needs.  
  2. Non-profit organizations often hire people with specific expertise related to their mission and service and need volunteers to provide professional expertise in other areas.
  3. Non-profit organizations are often doing the work that individuals cannot do alone – housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, etc. Volunteers help expand the outreach so that more people can be served. 
  4. Non-profit organizations benefit from volunteers who bring new approaches to their challenges; who share new ideas and perspectives, and bring best practices from corporate settings.
  5. Non-profit organizations need to develop long-term relationships for sustainability. Their future success depends on volunteer engagement today!
 
Non-profit organizations need YOU and there’s no other way around it! Please visit the 2nd Annual Central PA Volunteer Fair tomorrow to support the organizations listed below and explore how your expertise, passion, skills, and resources can make a difference! 
 
Wednesday, April 20
Virtual Attendance beginning at 11:30 AM
Live Participation beginning at 4:30 PM
You will get to learn more about the needs of these great organizations:

ALS Association
American Red Cross
Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
Bountiful Blessings Inc.
Brethren Housing Association
Caitlin's Smiles
Canine Rescue of Central Pa
Capital Area Greenbelt Association
Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association
Capital Blue Criss CHIP Program
Christian Churches United
Community Check Up Center
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dauphin County Library System
Daystar Center
Downtown Hershey Association
Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region
Gather the Spirit for Justice
Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA (GSHPA)
Girls on the Run Capital Area
HACC Foundation
Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society
Harrisburg Young Professionals
Healthy Steps Diaper Bank
Highmark Caring Place
Historic Harrisburg Association
Homeland Hospice
Hospice of Central PA
Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg
Kiwanis Club of the Linglestown Area
LivingWell Institute
Lower Paxton Twp. Lions Club
Messiah Lifeways
Middletown Home
Middletown Ministries
Midwest Food Bank Pennsylvania Division
National MS Society
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
New Hope Ministries
Oaks of Central PA
Open Stage
PA Breast Cancer Coalition
Partnership for Career Development
Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association
Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees - Dauphin County Chapter
Pennsylvania Finance Agency
Pennsylvania National Fire Museum, Inc. 
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
Petapalooza PA
Pink Hands of Hope
Reclaim Artist Collective
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Rotary Club of Colonial Park
Rotary Club of Harrisburg
Someone To Tell It To
Suicide Prevention Alliance
Susquehanna Service Dogs
The Arc of Dauphin County
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Program, It's About Change
The Teal Blanket Fund
Theatre Harrisburg
Tomorrow's Smile INC
Tri County Community Action
UPMC
Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania
Vision Resources of Central PA
Voce
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
Wildheart Ministries
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
WITF Live Inspired
Young Professionals of Color—Greater HARRISBURG

And more!