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We cannot thank our Day of Caring Spring 2017 volunteers enough for the hours of hard work on May 24th for our Spring 2017 Day of Caring. Collectively, they logged 150 hours of volunteer time (in one day!) and if that time was money, this crew would have donated over $3500 to through the United Way. The accomplishments at both the Family Center of Washington County and Good Samaritan Haven were astounding and each of our volunteers deserves a huge high five and a round of applause.
Brooke Jenkins, Executive Director at Good Samaritan, told us, “the work these volunteers were able to do whittled down a list of projects that would have taken me, my staff, and our regular volunteers nearly 2 years to complete!” Wow! Two years of work in just one day – that is nothing short of amazing!
The team at Washington County Family Center was equally enthusiastic, emailing me this note for you, “We are super excited that our gardens are cleaned up — we have families that don’t have access to gardening or fresh fruit or vegetables that are looking forward to planting. The classrooms will start planting soon for their farm to table summer veggie eating experience! Thank you GMUW Volunteers!”
We’ve posted photos of the project at Washington County Family Center and Good Samaritan Haven on our blog. If you’re wondering what a Day of Caring looks like, check them out!
Thanks to all of our volunteers this year’s Day of Caring was one to remember. The generosity demonstrated by these volunteers and the businesses who they work who are helping their employees help the community is unmatched: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, Northfield Savings Bank, and Noyle W. Johnson Insurance Group!
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Upon pondering the effectiveness of the work we did last week within our community at the Family Center of Washington County and the Good Samaritan Haven, I now feel elated and excited by the volunteerism that accomplished this, but true belief in our fellow man/woman that we truly DO make a difference.
Hey, the proof is in the pudding!
So, I’m thinking that we all can be more effective if we just take the next step…
What is that you might say?
Consider our initiatives:
United Way World Wide shows us what’s important and viewed all around us in their 20 second video:
No matter the area or location, we all have seen or know someone who falls within any category of need. Even one day, we ourselves might be in need of specific services.
Guess what? Your local Green Mountain United Way can help…and YOU can help your local United Way by taking that next step by helping others through volunteerism.
Check out our Volunteer page and find the thing that you might be interested in doing to help out!
Whether you are looking for volunteers or simply want to volunteer yourself, you can browse these opportunities HERE. You can also feel free to contact us at info@gmunitedway.org or call our Central Office at 802-613-3989.
You’ll be glad you did and feel free to send us feedback on your experiences!
We can accomplish so much together.