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House 2 Home success story
A success story about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded House 2 Home Network from the Washington State Commerce Department: Read the rest of this entry »
A growing opportunity in the community
Who knew that taking a position at Whatcom Volunteer Center as the Outreach Coordinator would result in funky tan lines, calloused hands and a black and blue fingernail. While my hands may be less than aesthetically pleasing at the moment, I smile every time I think of the project responsible. For the last two months, I have been working side-by-side with Max Morange from the Bellingham Food Bank and several wonderful volunteers to build raised garden beds and make a new gardening project in our community a reality. Read the rest of this entry »
Out of School and Out to Volunteer
Explorers Member Mows Lawn for Chore Client
The Chore Program would like to thank the Explorers Club for spending their summer free time to help people in need. On June 12th, this wonderful group of girls spent several hours weeding, mowing, trimming, and raking for two adults with physical disabilities. The beneficiaries Read the rest of this entry »
Serving on the Senior Police Force is Fun!
Submitted by Rick Bruland, Bellingham Senior Police volunteer
I will retire soon and want to occupy my time and have fun. I have always been impressed with the Bellingham Police Department because they respect the citizens of Bellingham so much. My nephew is a Bellingham officer and he gave me the idea and the connection to join the Senior Volunteer Police Program. Read the rest of this entry »
HAVING A BLAST IN THE PAST
Posted by Susan in Blog, Hot Opportunities on May 24th, 2010
It’s the season for picnics, walks in the park, ball games in an open field with your friends—Hovander Park! Read the rest of this entry »
House 2 Home Network receives $5,000 grant!
When we arrived for our Whatcom Community Foundation site visit, I was nervous. I was there because my supervisor, Dan Hammill, along with Greg Winter of the Whatcom Homeless Service Center, had applied for a $5,000 grant for House 2 Home Network through WCF. It was my job to tell WCF how H2H works day-to-day. Read the rest of this entry »
Heart and Hands Award Winners
As the director of the Volunteer Chore Program, I would like to take a moment to recognize some outstanding volunteers I have had the privilege of working with. The Heart and Hands Awards took place on April 25th, at Bellingham High School. This year the event recognized outstanding volunteers from non-profits all over Whatcom County, including Sean Humphrey House, Read the rest of this entry »
Joining the fight to end homelessness
I’ve only been at the Whatcom Volunteer Center for a few days and I have already learned so much. My preconceptions about homelessness in Whatcom County have been completely altered. Read the rest of this entry »
Lessons from a Year at WVC
This is farewell and a big, giant, virtual hug to thank you.
For one year, I have been an Americorps VISTA for Whatcom Volunteer Center, and this is my last week. I can’t believe I squeezed it all into one year: Human Race, Make A Difference Day, Heart and Hands, Project Homeless Connect, thousands of emails, hundreds of phone calls, countless hours on Pandora radio, and invaluable relationships throughout the county.
For all of those experiences, I thank you all.
I have learned so much: Read the rest of this entry »
A PUZZLING DILEMMA
If a nonprofit agency gives a service for free, many people don’t understand that the reason they get that free service is because someone else donated money so that agency could continue operating in the community.
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