Corporate Volunteer Council and Volunteer Center Upcoming Events

Welcome to my first blog post! I am excited to be able to share what is happening in the Valley United Way's Volunteer Center is this innovative new way. Visit regularly to keep up-to-date on the great things VUW volunteers are doing in our community.

For those of you who may not know about the Volunteer Center, we serve the Valley by bringing caring people together to meet community need. Working with employees from Valley businesses that participate on the Corporate Volunteer Council, and with students from local high schools that make up our High School Volunteer Council and Youth Leadership Group, we coordinate a variety of volunteer efforts that improve lives in our community. For more information, visit the Volunteer Center page on http://www.valleyunitedway.org/.

Exciting things are in the works by our Corporate Volunteer Council --
On July 16, we will kick off our first Volunteer Recruitment Social Event from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Basement Systems in Seymour. We welcome all CVC companies -- and all other Valley businesses who are interested in joining the Corporate Volunteer Council. Contact Dan Fitzgerald of Basement Systems at danf@basementsystems.com for more information.

The CVC has chosen Irving and Bradley elementary schools in Derby to be the recipients of this year's Back to School Clothes for Kids program. Student profile sheets will be available beginning June 29. Contact Carol Anzidei at carol.anzidei@valleyunitedway.org to participate in the program.

We are proud to announce plans for Harvest House III -- a house of donated food to be built on Shelton's Riverwalk from September 24 - 28th. Food collected for Harvest House will be distributed to the Valley hungry by seven different food banks and charitable agencies.

More information about all of these events will be posted shortly. Be sure to check the Valley United Way's website -- and my blog -- on a regular basis!

I want to hear from you! How is your company, school or civic group supporting VUW volunteer efforts? Share your comments, ideas, and best practices with other groups by posting them or emailing me.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead