Articles in the Volunteer Week Category
A Los Angeles Times article recently dubbed Seattleites “snow wimps” after our mid-January wintry blast shut down much of the city. Clearly, what the LA
Times didn’t know was that despite the snow, ice, and generally nasty weather, nearly 1,300 volunteers (and volunteer managers!) throughout King County left the comfort of their warm homes to spend the day serving the community in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Students from Seattle University and the University of Washington came…
This month’s volunteer spotlight comes from Communities in Schools of Federal Way where Dean has been a mentor for 3 years. Communities in Schools is a nonprofit that works closely with schools, social services, businesses and thousands of volunteers to get young people the things they need to learn and grow. Dean Anderson has been a mentor with CIS for 3 years, where he has stood out for the unconditional support he provides his mentees Says a CIS staff member, “What sets Dean apart from…
This month’s volunteer spotlight comes from CRISTA Senior Living where Pat Cochrane volunteers as a writing instructor, helping her fellow residents record their life stories. Here’s what Kelly Moeller, Volunteer Coordinator with CRISTA Senior Living, has to say about Pat:
“Pat moved to Cristwood Park, our independent community with her husband Warren. As soon as she arrived, she volunteered to teach a writing class: “Telling Your Life Story” to fellow residents. In this class, each resident is given the opportunity to write personal stories about
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The kitchen at Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) serves roughly 27,000 meals every month to those in need. Each night for dinner, they see approximately 350 guests in their small cafeteria, located in downtown Seattle. That’s a whole lot of chopping and dicing for the three cooks on staff, tasked with preparing enough servings to go around.
After spending Day of Caring volunteering in the Kitchen at UGM, a group of Seattle area lawyers, led by volunteer Mari Horita, got to experience first-hand all the…
This month’s volunteer spotlight comes from YouthCare, a local nonprofit that provides shelter, support, and services to homeless youth. For the past year, Karl Jacobson has been YouthCare’s donation organizer extraordinaire, sorting through used clothing donations, organizing hygiene supplies, and distributing non-perishable food, “all with a smile on his face, a bounce in his step and sometimes a bead of sweat running down his face.” Says Randi McKenna, Volunteer Coordinator with YouthCare:
“Often times we would have to convince Karl to leave at 5pm after
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This month’s volunteer spotlight comes from Wellspring Family Services, a local nonprofit that helps families achieve self sufficiency. For the past three years Faridah Abdullah has been volunteering her data entry skills to Wellspring Family Services, but it is clear that she brings with her so much more. Here’s what Kelly Pearson, Special Events Coordinator at WFS had to say:
“Faridah takes the bus across town to bring her own special sunshine to the staff of Wellspring Family Services. She walks across the busy street,
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In just two short months, our fantastic Bridge to Basics volunteers committed over 100 hours to connecting people in the community to much needed resources. We’d like to spotlight one of our volunteers:
George Lauer just finished his junior year at Seattle University and plans to graduate next year with a degree in Social Work. This term of Bridge to Basics, George went beyond his required service learning hours for school. George’s warm personality and humor made him a great asset to the…
For two years Richard Carter has been volunteering with Wellspring Family Services, an organization that helps families facing homelessness achieve self-sufficiency. Not only does Richard joyfully share his musical talents as a pianist at Wellspring’s annual events, but he has also courageously shared his own experience as a young person experiencing homelessness with donors and State Legislators in Olympia. Thank you Richard for lending your voice, talents and time to help address homelessness in our community.
April 10th-16th is National Volunteer Week!…
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