Calling all volunteers to attend the 2010 Spring Volunteer Forum!
This forum will be April 15th and will include representatives from a number of local groups from the HELP Network. The individual groups will speak about what they do in our community to help those in need.
Among the groups that will be represented are the Island County Readines to Learn Foundation,Oasis for Animals, South Whidbey Commons, Friends of Friends, South Whidbey Youth Connection, Helping Hands, Saratoga Community Housing, the Senior Services of Island County Volunteer Chore Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County, DSHS, Pregnancy Care Clinic, Whidbey Island Nourishes and Kid’s First Island County.
We have highlighted two of those organizations on our blog site and you can click on the highlighted links above to read more about those particular organizations. You can be assured that we continue to post articles on these organizations; they are such a great help to the people in our community.
These organizations, among others, play an important role in helping to strengthen the quality of life for our island neighbors. Having all of our volunteers know about these various organizations is important. They can share this information and refer clients to other resources in the community. There are so many helping hands and it’s just a matter of making everyone aware of the opportunities that exist.
For example, Friends of Friends can provide financial assistance to individuals needing medical attention or prescription drug help.
Helping Hands can help people with unexpected expenses and utility bills.
Members of the Good Cheer Team at the Food Lifeline Conference.
While each organization that will participate in the forum has specific and individual criteria for their programs, just having the Good Cheer volunteers know where to refer island residents for help is so important.
The forum will be from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on April 15th at the Langley Methodist Church; 3rd and Anthes Streets in the Fellowship Hall.
Good Cheer is proud to announce that volunteer hours rose by more than 6000 in 2009 over that of 2008.
In 2009, volunteers logged more than 25,935 hours at various duties at Good Cheer; supporting both the food bank and the thrift stores. What a wonderful group we have; people helping people in the best way possible.
Once again, if it weren’t for you – our volunteers – we wouldn’t be able to do what we do!
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