Adult Volunteers at the United Way of Bay County

Community Volunteering

The Volunteer Resource Center
909 Washington Avenue,
Bay City, Michigan
989.893.6060

The Volunteer Resource Center (VRC) provides a free service 1-800-volunteer.org, an electronic center for volunteerism throughout Bay County. We help volunteers find opportunities, connect nonprofit organizations with resources and assist businesses with their community involvement efforts.How to use 1-800-volunteer.org for individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations:

For individual volunteers: Use the find a volunteer opportunity search engine to view all volunteer listings.
For businesses: Contact Cindy Miller for more information.
For non profits organization: Click on create an account and follow instructions if your agency is not already listed. When an agency posts their volunteer opportunities on the 1800volunteer.org website, their opportunity will be sent to the Bay City Times for promotion as well.

*If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Miller or 989.893.6060 ext. 17.Q: What Benefits does 1-800-volunteer.org provide to volunteers?A: 1-800-volunteer.org provides volunteers with a simple yet powerful way to manage their volunteer activities. It provides automated search and e-mail tools (VolunterAlert) to notify volunteers when opportunities and events become available that matches their interests. Using this site, they can express their interest in specific opportunities and maintain their personal calendar for their past and future volunteer activities. Volunteers can also maintain their own Record of Service hours and all that are validated by a participating volunteer.org agency.

Volunteer Resource Center Events
Bay County Volunteer Opportunities:
February 21 - Students United Retreat
April 30 - National Volunteer Week
May 23 - Pine Ridge Clean Up
June 23-August - Students for Literacy
July 5 - Styles for Students
September 12 - Day of Caring
October 2 - Comedy Night
November 22 - Family Volunteer Day
December 12 - Healthy Futures Event
*Please contact Cindy Miller at 893.6060 ext. 17 for more details.

Habitat for Humanity
Habitat groundbreaking is April for the first new house of the year! Habitat plans on building four houses this year, two in the summer and two in the fall. They plan on being completed with the four houses by June 2008. If you are interested in working with Habitat please email Cindy Miller for more details.

Corporate Volunteering:
Do You Have a Corporate Volunteer Program Where You Work?

Facts:

53% of companies agree that employee volunteering provides a way to implement corporate business goals.
85% of companies agree that employee volunteering help create healthier communities.
74% of companies agree that employee volunteering means to improve a companies image
56% of companies strongly agree employee volunteering is a way to help employee morale.

Corporate volunteering provides increased visibility and networking for the companies and its employees. It lays a foundation for stronger more effective marketing and public relations and volunteering can build relationships with customers, elected officials your clients. To learn more about creating a corporate volunteer program in your company, please call United Way’s Volunteer Resource Center, 893.7508.

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