Be the Change. Volunteer.
Join Us for the Second Annual
National Day of Service and Remembrance 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 10
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. For a printable flier you can share with friends, family and co-workers click HERE.
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.
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 New Vista Community at Wine Walk - The Big One! The Wine Walk Program 2010 is here! We will be serving wines paired
with local restaurants food samples. There will also be live
entertainment and auctions for the guests as you help at one of the 20
wine tasting stations featuring wines from around the world! Bring your
TAM card and help pour wine. Don't have a TAM card? You can still help
with set up, registration and clean up at the site. Volunteers will
receive a $5 discount on a ticket to a future Wine Walk event. Another opportunity that needs your support is Latinos Against Heart and Stroke Expo with American Heart Association. Help bring awareness about cardiovascular disease and stroke to the
Latino community by providing health, nutrition, and physical activity
information. Work as security for the facility, helping to monitor
traffic flow. Assist with lunch; help with set-up for presentations,
cleanup, and registration.
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!
 Thank you to all the Volunteers who participated in the VolunteerVEGAS program. The voucher for the VolunteerVEGAS Appreciation Day celebration will be sent by the Springs Preserve to qualified volunteers via email the week of August 29th. We hope to see YOU at the Appreciation Day celebration!
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 August 1st.) 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.
For a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Terms & Conditions click HERE.
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. This interactive and informative two-hour training will tell you everything you need to start leading VCSN projects.
The next training is Tuesday, September 21 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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