| 2010-01-25 - Volunteer Solutions Growing By Leaps and Bounds |
United Way of the Kearney Area is pleased to announce that Volunteer Solutions is growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, there are 27 registered volunteers, 17 registered agencies, and 15 volunteer opportunities available.
Not familiar with Volunteer Solutions?
Volunteer Solutions is a valuable online tool that benefits volunteers as well as community agencies. Volunteers who want to make an impact in their community by donating a little of their time and skills can search through a listing of volunteer opportunities from community agencies. Once registered, one click will put them in contact with the agencies that they are interested in helping.
Community agencies can receive the help they need and educate people in their community about their services, goals, and needs by registering activities and upcoming events that they need volunteers to help with.
Here is a listing of the volunteer opportunities currently available in Volunteer Solutions.
1.The Trails and Rails Museum needs help with their 25th Annual Wagons West Celebration.
2.The Trails and Rails Museum needs help with their archive accessioning and storage.
3.The Kearney Friends Program needs volunteers to be big friend mentors.
4.The Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska needs help in the Child Abuse Resource and Education (C.A.R.E.) Program.
5.Safe Kids of Platte Valley needs help at their Child Passenger Safety Inspection Station
6.The Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska needs help in their Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
7.The Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska needs help in their Compassionate Connections Program.
8.The Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska needs help in their Headstart Program.
9.Families CARE is looking for volunteer advocates and assistants.
10.The Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska needs help in their Minden Senior Center Program.
11.The Trails and Rails Museum needs help with their school group tours.
12.The Trails and Rails Museum is looking for a Summer Greeter/Gift Shop Attendant.
13.The Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education Center is looking for Volunteer Museum Associates.
14.The Kearney Area Adult Education Program is looking for General Education Development (GED) tutors.
15.The Kearney Area Adult Education Program is looking for English as a Second Language (ESL) tutors.
VOLUNTEERS: If you are interested in making a difference in your community by volunteering to help these local agencies, click on the link below to register:
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwotka/volunteer/
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