The Volunteer Connection
Winter 2021
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Hey Friends!
Whew! It is hard to believe the holidays and end of the year are approaching so quickly. HandsOn would like to start by thanking all of our volunteers--and their hard work and perseverance through the Pandemic times. We know it has not been easy! We hope you will take the time in the up coming months to relax, rejuvenate, and spend time with your family.
Did you know that November 20th is Family Volunteer Day? As a Points of Light Global Network affiliate, we join families across the globe on Nov. 20 for Family Volunteer Day! Spending time volunteering helps families build bonds with their community and each other. Visit Points of Light to get project ideas. Be sure to share your stories and more by using hashtags #FamilyVolunteerDay #VolunteerTogether, and be sure to tag us, too: @HandsOnNWNC!
Continue reading for more local volunteer news!
Yours in service,
Amy, Kathy, Casey, and Robert
The HandsOn NWNC Team
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Youth Engagement Coalition News |
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YEC QUARTERLY MEETING
Tuesday, Feb 8 at 4 p.m.
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In late September, The Youth Engagement Coalition partnered with Crosby Scholars to host a Fall Youth Volunteer Expo for individuals 18 and under. These events are designed to help youth find volunteer opportunities and connect them with local organizations that value youth engagement.
View the recorded event below, and be on the lookout for our next one in early 2022!
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Apply Today!
Funds Available for Youth-Led Community Projects!
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Deadline to Apply:
November 29th at 5 pm!
Projects eligible for the mini-grants must be led by youth(aged 5-25) and reflect a clear partnership between the youth leader and a community-based organization, and have a clear budget that directs to the project's goals. More details and the application form are online. For questions, please contact Camry Wilborn at WFU.
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Save The Date: Saturday, January 22!
MLK Day of Service Read-In
BACK IN-PERSON for 2022!
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Despite the winter surge of COVID-19 in January 2021, we held a meaningful and successful virtual MLK Day of Service Read-In with the help of our partners in the Youth Engagement Coalition. While we are proud of that accomplishment, we're still *extremely excited* to announce that this event will be held, once again, LIVE AND IN-PERSON, on the campus of Winston-Salem State University!
For more than a decade, HandsOn has partnered with Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and others to present this "Read-In" event that matches youth aged 4-10 with a typically college-aged volunteer to take part in a morning of varied activities that relate to Dr. King's legacy of service, literacy, social justice, and self-sufficiency. We'll be planning carefully with our partners and our WSSU host to help ensure that we keep both our youth participants and our volunteers as safe as possible, while still relishing the opportunity to be together once again, building connections and allowing our participants to enjoy the experience of being on a college campus.
More details will be out shortly, but if you want to be the first to either volunteer OR sign-up a child aged 4-10 to participate, don't hesitate to reach out to Robert TODAY!
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2021-2022 Forsyth County
Governor's Volunteer Service Award Update!
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We're excited to announce that the nomination forms for the 2021-2022 Forsyth County Governor's Volunteer Service Awards are now open! We'll be holding sessions later this month as well as in December to help you craft your most compelling nomination for these meaningful and competitive awards. Each year, dozens of the "best of the best" volunteers from across the county are recognized for the efforts they make to improve the lives of their neighbors and wider community. But we can't share these meaningful stories unless we hear them from you, first! So nominate a volunteer today! We're hopeful that we may once again be able to gather in person for our celebratory breakfast in the Spring, and more details on that will be in a later newsletter. You can learn more about this program on our website.
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HandsOn Board Leadership Development
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Location: TBD
Cost: $50 Supporting Partners
$60 All others
Board Leadership Development is a workshop designed for board members who are in leadership positions or who are moving towards leadership roles on nonprofit boards as officers or committee chairs. Topics include a review of board officer roles and responsibilities, committee chair accountability, attributes of effective board and committee leaders, board policies, executive committee structure and responsibilities, key benchmarks for effective boards, a self-assessment leadership instrument, planning processes and tools, leading and conducting effective meetings, group communications, appraising board and committee effectiveness, and other topics of interest as identified by workshop participants.
If full payment is a barrier to this training, please contact us. This particularly applies to small, grassroots organizations and those led by people of color. While programs cannot be offered entirely for free, we are happy to work within your budget.
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Get Involved This Holiday Season! |
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Christmas for the City is designed to be a meaningful Christmas experience for the whole community, partnering with over 70 nonprofits, 80 churches, 110 businesses and 1,200 volunteers in past years. This year's event will take place on Saturday, Dec 18, 2021, at the Benton Convention Center. Volunteer roles include Photographers, Greeters, Set Up/Tear Down, and many more! |
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With an emphasis on LOVE, PEACE, and UNITY, HOPE Dealers Outreach actively stands against the systems and conditions that lead to marginalization and oppression. H.O.P.E is looking for volunteers for their Dec. 11 Rumble in the Buck Event Opportunities: Ticket Booth, Parking lot, Setup and Tear down, and more
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Gift Mart Bike Ministry, called Cycle/Recyle, is networking across the city to collect and repair bikes to give to a child at Christmas. They are looking for donations and volunteers to help with inventory and repairing bikes. If interested, please contact Chester David or call at 336-525-6482.
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Many folks want to volunteer on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day, but there are few formal opportunities, many of which are filled months (if not years) in advance. These "do-it-yourself" opportunities can be rewarding alternatives for those who want to give back on these special days!
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Host a neighborhood food drive. Encourage your neighbors to put out a few canned goods on their porch, which you and your family can collect on Thanksgiving and then deliver to Second Harvest Food Bank, Maple Springs UMC Food Pantry, or Crisis Control Ministry the Monday after the holiday. This gives you a chance to meet and visit with your neighbors, too-- always a great benefit of service! Sites like NextDoor can make organizing this kind of event easier than ever.
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Bake cookies or make snack mix. Some nonprofits never close-- even on Thanksgiving! Organizations like Ronald McDonald House, and the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home appreciate volunteers that bake homemade cookies or put together their own snack and trail mix bags that they can share with the families they serve. Please be sure to call before dropping off any items.
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Be sure to visit GetConnected and our Facebook every Monday for fresh and local volunteer opportunities!
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