Be the Change. Volunteer.
Join Us for the Second Annual
National Day of Service and Remembrance This year marks the 10th anniversary of September 11th.
Join United Way of Southern Nevada’s Volunteer Center by taking part in the
second annual National Day of Service & Remembrance - Helping
Heroes. Our Helping Heroes project will focus
on assisting at-risk and homeless veterans in southern Nevada in
partnership with U.S. Vets, a local nonprofit organization. U.S. Vets
provides housing, job training and counseling for veterans in need.
This project is perfect for individuals, families, and groups.
So gather your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues at home, work or
school and beginning Monday, September 6 through Friday, September 10th
start creating cards and banners to show your appreciation of our homeless
veterans in southern Nevada. All completed cards and banners should be
dropped off at the Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada at 1660 E. Flamingo
Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119 (Monday – Friday from 9am – 4pm). Personal
hygiene or other donation items should be delivered to U.S. Vets at 525 East
Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89101 (Monday – Friday from
8am – 6pm). Your appreciation banners will be used to decorate the
U.S. Vets facility and honor our local heroes. Your cards and notes
will be given to homeless veterans during US Vet’s outreach efforts. If
you have any questions, please contact Pam, at 702-892-2358 or PamelaB@uwsn.org.
The
Volunteer Center is looking to build our volunteer mural team! Our
next upcoming event is Saturday, September 11th for the National Day of
Service and Remembrance. If you have experience painting murals and
are interested in sharing your talents please click HERE for more details and to sign up. More
information about this years volunteer opportunities for the week of
September 11th will be posted soon. Check back frequently for more
details and to sign up.
Opportunity Village Fire Response Volunteers
 Have you already cleaned out your house to donate
items to
Opportunity Village? Are you now looking
to help with fire recovery efforts? Through a generous donation from
Freeman
of
trailers to haul donations volunteers are now needed to help receive
donations at three different locations in southern Nevada.
Multiple days and shifts are available and volunteers are limited to
signing
up for 2 to 2.5 hour shifts due to the heat. Volunteers are encouraged
to
sign up for multiple days if you are interested in helping for more than
2
hours.
Please consider your health and only sign up if you are physically
able to be
out in the heat. Due to the generosity of Sam's
Club
volunteers will have
chairs, coolers, water and snacks at each donation site to help combat
the
heat. Volunteers are encouraged to bring additional water/snacks,
cooling
items and sunscreen. Click HERE to sign up.
VolunteerVEGAS
Serve your community for a day, and we'll Spring for the Preserve!
 Did you take
advantage of the Disney “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” program but now you’re
wondering ‘what’s next’? Did you find
out too late that all the Disney tickets were reserved but still wanted to
participate?
Starting on Mother’s Day,
Sunday, May 9th join us for VolunteerVEGAS. Serve
your community for a day, and we’ll Spring for the Preserve!
VolunteerVEGAS is
brought to you through a partnership between United Way of Southern
Nevada’s Volunteer Center and the Springs
Preserve. Families with children ages
5 and up and volunteers will be able to sign up for a qualified volunteer
opportunity with one of our participating partners. (Qualified volunteer service must take place between May 9th and August1st.) Once you have completed your day of service
and it has been verified by the participating partner you will qualify to for a
voucher for a FREE day at the Springs Preserve on the National Day of Service and Remembrance - Saturday, September 11th
for the VolunteerVEGAS Appreciation celebration.
We hope you’ll join us in support of our community and the
many organizations that provide vital services to those most in need. By sharing your time and talents you help us
to build a stronger, healthier and safer community. For a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Terms & Conditions click HERE.
To stay up to date on qualifying opportunities as they are posted make sure you like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.
For a list of qualifying volunteer opportunities click HERE. If you're an organization looking for toolkits and resources about family/youth friendly volunteering click HERE.
HOT Opportunities
 Are you new to volunteering and don't know where to start? Want to help out where you're needed the most? Just interested in volunteering somewhere new? Hot opportunities need a large quantity of volunteers, are unique opportunities or are new opportunities we want to share. Check back weekly to see what we're featuring for you to participate in.
Support Goodie Two Shoes at Back-to-School Fair! Volunteers will assist children in selecting the shoes of their choice
from GTSF’s shoe-store-on-wheels and assist with general distribution
activities. Groups of volunteers are welcome! Goodie Two Shoes mission is to provide disadvantaged children and children in crisis with new shoes
and socks as well as other items deemed esseetial for good health and
positive development. Another opportunity that needs your support is Life Coach with Project Elevate,
a Project Sunshine of Nevada Program. Project Elevate’s mission is to empower
young adults who are emancipating/aging out from the child welfare system by
teaching them the "Essential Readiness Skills" necessary to live
independently. Project Elevate will be a platform to teach and share critical
information that will help this at-risk group make wiser choices, develop
positive beliefs about their futures, and take personal ownership of their
lives—no matter how problematic their life circumstances have been. The Life
Coach plays a critical role in guiding the youth through this process.
Save the Date!
Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others, is
sponsored annually by USA WEEKEND Magazine and its 700 carrier
newspapers. Make A Difference Day takes place on the 4th Saturday in
October each year.
Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, October 23rd so you can sign up and participate in a Make A Difference Day volunteer opportunity. If you are a business interested in participating in this year's Make A Difference Day please email Pamela Breary HERE.
Help Others Volunteer... Be a Project Leader!
Are you interested in assuming a more active role in our community? Are you the kind of person who can inspire others to do their best?
Then share your passion for making our community a better place by attending Project Leader Training and become a Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada Project Leader! Project Leaders help assure projects are fun, meaningful and successful.
The next training is Monday, August 23 at 6PM. Click HERE to sign up.
Be a Fan - Be our Friend - Follow us
The Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada is finding ways to better connect to YOU! Watch for us on all your favorite social networking sites. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, become our friend on MySpace or tweet with us on Twitter to stay up to date on the latest events and community opportunities. And wait till you see what's coming from us this Fall on Facebook Causes. (Still secret... Shhhh.... Stay tuned!)
   
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Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada, a program of United Way Southern Nevada
About United Way of Southern Nevada
United Way collaborates with volunteers, stakeholders and community leaders to uncover key strategies designed to develop community-based solutions to southern Nevada's most pressing health and human service issues. Beyond quick fixes, these strategies are delivering long-term solutions, aligned with benchmarks and achievement standards, to change community conditions. For more information about southern Nevada's most pressing needs and how United Way's Community-based Agenda is improving lives, go to www.uwsn.org
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