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Nonprofit to Know #4: Assistance League
That’s right, shopping can support children, domestic violence victims and senior citizens!
Have “no idea” what Assistance League is? It’s okay, Zach, Max, Steven and Brad of Western Washington University didn’t either…until one fateful day when they volunteered there to fulfill a class requirement and walked away with much more than class credit.
Assitance League is a national organization with a Bellingham branch run mostly by volunteers. Basically, they raise money, mostly through their Thrift & Gift Shop (1322 Cornwall Ave) for far-reaching programs: programs you know about, but didn’t know Assistance League was behind it all. Read the rest of this entry »
Project Homeless Connect video
Check out this short video that KVOS made about PHC: #mce_temp_url#
Thank you volunteers! And thank you KVOS for being an awesome media partner.
Our early numbers show that 467 households with 679 people were served last Thursday.
Nonprofits to Know #3: Communities In Schools
Posted by Randi in Blog, Events, Hot Opportunities on March 2nd, 2010
One in three kids in Whatcom County will fail to graduate from high school. I hope you agree with me that even one high school dropout is a real problem: one we can solve together. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s All the Buzz About!?
Posted by Susan in Blog, Events, Hot Opportunities on March 1st, 2010
The WVC offices have been abuzz with activity for the past few weeks–Project Homeless Connect is this Thursday; we’re getting the word out about the free CPR/First aid Training on March 20, our Theatre Guild fundraiser happening April 8, the Heart and Hands volunteer awards event coming up the last Sunday in April and the Human Race kickoff on April 20-22. The buzz is from the activity of the many volunteers that make up a large part of the organizing teams. Read the rest of this entry »
What Volunteering Has Meant to Me
Written by: Lacey Kara, Western Washington University student
I moved to Bellingham, WA from Boston, MA at the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. Not knowing anybody or having any other “niche,” I joined our high school’s volunteer organization called “Key Club.” I felt like I would be accepted here, if anywhere, and I would have the opportunity to meet new people while volunteering at various locations around Whatcom County, and the place I now call home. Read the rest of this entry »
Ferndale Food Bank Director Retires – Thanks Sharon!
Posted by Jodi in Blog, Hot Opportunities on February 22nd, 2010
“My many years with the Food Bank have been an amazing journey filled with laughter, tears, faith & hope. I have seen progression from our use of a small facility at the United Church to our own much larger building at the WTA Park & Ride location. Yet, we continue to grow, and our hope for expansion is in the works.
I am so grateful for the incredible volunteers who give of their time and selves to help our families in need of food. We could not maintain our extremely busy operation without them.
My thanks go out as well to our sponsors and contributors. This community continues to not only step up, but run to the plate when needed.”
–Sincerely, Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson celebrated 18 years as Director of the Ferndale Food Bank in January of 2010, and is reluctantly retiring. She has given 170 to 200 hours a month, every month, for all those years. She really cares about the outcomes of the program, and works hard to make sure all program recipients are served in the best way possible for their needs. Read the rest of this entry »
How Butterfly Wings Change the World
When I first went into the human services program at Western Washington University, we were asked, “Why do you want to become a human services professional?” My answer Read the rest of this entry »
Can’t find a job? Volunteer!
By: Allison Graham, Western Washington University Communications 318 student
Recessions are not fun. They are not fun for the millions of unemployed adults with families to take care of, not fun for people suffering massive pay cuts, not fun for small businesses, and especially not fun for the non-profit sector. When people in the community are lacking money, they naturally donate less to non-profit organizations than they normally would. This is why it is particularly important to spend time volunteering during a recession. Read the rest of this entry »
All Volunteers are Winners
While watching the news coverage in anticipation of the start of the Winter Olympics, I suddenly realized how many volunteers it must take to put on an event of that magnitude. Being in the “volunteer business,” I don’t know why that was the first time I’d thought of that, but the realization just kind of washed over me at that moment. I thought about how valuable the volunteers are that help put on our events such as Make a Difference Day,Heart & Hands, and The Human Race and the work it takes to coordinate a large volunteer effort to make sure all volunteers have meaningful work to do and are recognized for their efforts. And, right now we are mobilizing our own army of volunteers for Project Homeless Connect, an event that helps people experiencing homelessness receive needed services to take their first steps out of the cycle of homelessness. Read the rest of this entry »
Volunteering: Selfless AND Selfish?
Volunteerism is a selfless, sacrificial act…at least that’s what everyone thinks. But let’s be honest, it can benefit the volunteer almost equally, or more. Think about it: volunteering is a way to meet new people, network amongst nonprofits, get class credit, build your resume, gain experience, get personal satisfaction, and stroke your ego a little bit. Amongst all of these secret motivations to volunteer, you know that someone else benefits from the time & energy you put in. Read the rest of this entry »
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