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Voluntter Opportunities
Community Service Workdays
One-day community service workdays designed to engage citizens in meaningful service to the community.
Work Days are designed to:
*Engage citizens in meaningful service to the community
*Provide a learning experience
*Challenge us to volunteer on a regular basis
Get involved by giving
YOUR TIME- Commit to volunteering one workday or all five!
YOUR TALENT- Use your skills for the good of the community.
YOUR TREASURES- Donate resources such as money, food, supplies, or t-shirts.
Tricounty Youth Service Day (TYSD) is part of a worldwide movement and celebration that recognizes youth and the important contributions they make in our community.
Be part of the excitement. Imagine the possibilities.
Tricounty Youth Service Day 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/trident/volunteer/
Day of Caring is an annual, community-based event rallying thousands of people in the Tri-county area to complete hands-on projects. Volunteer teams from local businesses and organizations wishing to give time and services are matched with participating nonprofit organizations in an effort to improve our community needs.
Your company or organization's one day of service can have a long-lasting impact in your community! Join volunteer teams throughout the Tri-county working together to create a better community.
Day of Caring 2008
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
www.tuw.org
Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.
Make A Difference Day 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
http://usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1994 Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating the King Holiday as a national day of volunteer service. Instead of a day off from work or school, Congress asked Americans of all backgrounds and ages to celebrate Dr. King's legacy by turning community concerns into citizen action. The King Day of Service brings together people who might not ordinarily meet, breaks down barriers that have divided us in the past, leads to better understanding and ongoing relationships, and is an opportunity to recruit new volunteers for your ongoing work.
Participation in the King Day of Service has grown steadily over the past decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans each year engaging in projects such as tutoring and mentoring children, painting schools and senior centers, delivering meals, building homes, and reflecting on Dr. King's life and teachings. Many of the projects started on King Day continue to engage volunteers beyond the holiday and impact the community year-round.
Although the scope of the event grows every year, many people still are not aware of the service component of the holiday. By encouraging the participation of as many organizations as possible, we hope to make next year's King Day of Service the biggest and best ever, engaging more people in service that honors Dr. King's life and teachings.
MLKJ DAY 2008
January 19, 2009
http://www.mlkday.gov
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