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Residents who are currently experiencing home damage as a result of this week's rainfall should contact the American Red Cross at (386) 226-1400. The agency is logging calls of affected addresses. Information the American Red Cross receives assists in damage assessment coordination, facilitates appropriate levels of response to affected areas and helps determine shelter needs. For additional information and referrals, please call 2-1-1 or 386-253-0564.
Can you believe it, Hurricane Season is just a few days away? Are you ready? Does your family have an emergency plan in place? Is your Disaster Kit all ready to go? Food stashed away? There are many fantastic resources online to help your and your family prepare for the upcoming season.
We also ask that you Get a Plan Now...to Volunteer! Volunteers are essential in being prepared for, responding to and recovering from disasters. The key is to get trained and affiliated before the storm. To prepare our community to effectively utilize and derive maximum benefit from the contributions of volunteers, and to motivate the public to become affiliated with a relief organization before a disaster occurs, the United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties' Volunteer Center and First Call for Help/2-1-1 have established the United in Disasters' Disaster Volunteer Management Program.
Find out how you and your family can assist our community in times of emergency by clicking here.
United Way is currently recruiting volunteers to support our Call Centers, Volunteer Reception Centers, Emergency Operations, Field Operations and more. Complete job descriptions can be found by clicking here. |
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Would you like an opportunity to contribute your unique talents to your community?
Agencies throughout Volusia and Flagler Counties, such as Community Partnership for Children, UCP and the YMCAs, are searching for board members who can share in decision making to improve their services, provide planning vision, and help them to develop and grow. Matching individuals like you with these agencies is the mission of the Volunteer Center Board Bank.
Find out more about how the Board Bank works and local Board Opportunities by clicking here. |
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Our United Way is teaming up with Jessica Rodell, a UF Grad student who is working on her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior. Since many of you are blessed to be employed at companies that encourage volunteerism, we would like to invite you to participate in this project.
Over the past few years, it has become apparent that employers are becoming increasingly involved in their communities, commonly through employee volunteering efforts. Indeed, organizations such as the United Way organize events that draw thousands of individuals and dozens of employers to volunteer each year.
The critical question is then: Do these activities benefit not only the charitable organization, but also the employees and their employers? Taking an organizational behavior perspective, we hope to gain a better understanding of how employer-sponsored volunteer initiatives and employee participation in volunteer activities impact important work related outcomes.
What do we need to conduct this study?
- Participants: We are looking for Corporations to encourage their employees who volunteer to complete an online survey (which takes
approximately 15-20 minutes) about their work and volunteer experiences.
- Coworker and volunteer peer surveys: We are asking that each participant have a coworker and a volunteer peer complete a shorter 5-10 minute survey about the employee's work and volunteer experiences.
- Time frame: We need to have all surveys completed by August 2009.
What will you receive in return for your support?
- Aiding the United Way to better understand employee volunteerism, which can help promote and encourage corporate and individual involvement in the community.
- Feedback report detailing the findings of the study, including evidence of the impact of employee volunteering on their loyalty and commitment to you as their employer.
- Option to be recognized in the final publication (target journal: Journal of Applied Psychology).
And most importantly, satisfaction of knowing you helped a graduate student complete her doctoral degree!
If you have any questions or would like to participate, please contact Jessica Rodell.
PS-Those employed at non-profits may also participate! |
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Are you a member of a group in search of service projects?
A number of the local agencies which The Volunteer Center works with are in search of groups to adopt various service projects.
Some of these include:
- Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services in search of a volunteer group to help collate and label mailing materials; and/or inspect and rewind cassettes; and/or shelve and pull books.
- Center for Visually Impaired to paint their building, which is a 2,400 square foot building in Daytona Beach. They will even supply the paint.
- UCP to assist with construction/installation of a covered patio adjacent to our Education Center.
- VIND works to repair homes that have been impacted by disaster and are currently working with hurricane and tropical storm clients in the repair of their homes. VIND is in search of skilled & unskilled volunteer assistance for their open cases.
This is just a small sample of the work to be done. If your group is interested in finding out more about the above projects or any others available at this time, please contact Laura Zublionis at 366-9080. |
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2009 Live United Community Food Drive
7 Weeks - 7 Food Banks
April 27 - June 12
Countless Ways to Live United
Collect: Non-perishable foods
Deliver donations to:
United Way of Volusia-Flagler
3747 W. International Spdwy, Daytona Beach
Bunnell Service Center
700 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL M-F 9am - 2pm Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
126 E. Orange Ave, Daytona Beach
M-F 9am - 5pm
Select Fifth Third Bank Locations:
1030 W. ISB Daytona Beach, by Daytona College
1129 Beville Rd., Daytona Beach, front of Sams
5100 Clyde Morris Blvd. Port Orange
4 N. Beach St. Ormond Beach
Each Friday the week's donations will be delivered to a different local food bank in Volusia or Flagler County. Over 700lbs of food has been delivered so far! |
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"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer."
~Author Unknown |
SAVE THE DATES:
UW Day of Action:
June 20th (details
coming soon!)
UW Day of Caring: September 11th
Make A Difference Day: October 24th |
The Volunteer Center of the United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties, Inc.
The United Way's Volunteer Center is one of Volusia and Flagler Counties' largest resources devoted solely to the promotion and nurturing of volunteerism and community service.
Working within the community since 1977, the Volunteer Center plays an integral role in United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties' mission to increase the organized capacity of our community to care for its people.
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Advancing the Common Good by investing in the building blocks of a better life. |
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The only site you need to get connected... |
| Search for new opportunities today. 1-800-Volunteer.org is available to you and our agencies, 24-7-365! As of this afternoon, we have over 125 active opportunities including new listings which support Children's Advocacy Center, and UCP.
Help us spread the word about The Volunteer Center and United Way.
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Tell us what you thought!
If you have used utilized the Volunteer Center or 1-800-Volunteer.org to find volunteer opportunities, please take a few minutes to fill out our follow-up survey! |
Don't Throw Away Your Old Cell Phone!
Donate it to the United Way!
Instead of throwing away that old cell phone, or keeping it in your closet for years donate it to the United Way.
Your old cell phone will be recycled to help raise money for the United Way.
Phones can be dropped off:
Flagler County:
UW Service Center
700 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell, FL
Monday-Friday
9am-2pm
Volusia County:
United Way Office
3747 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL
Monday-Friday
8am-5pm
Just another easy way to Live United! |
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Do You Ebay?
The services provided by the Volunteer Center are supported by the generous donations of local Flagler and Volusia County residents and corporations. Thank you for your continued support!
eBay Giving Works and MissionFish have teamed up to provide you with a new way to give and make it possible for United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties to harness the incredible fundraising potential held by the billions of dollars in trade that takes place each year in the world's largest e-commerce platform.
Next time you are selling an item on eBay, consider donating a portion of the sale to your local United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties. Participating sellers are rewarded for their generosity with special eBay Giving Works features that help them get more bids and higher sale prices. The nonprofit receives recognition in the listing and benefits from the seller's success. MissionFish and eBay will also issue tax receipts for your donations.
When listing your items for sale/auction, look for the eBay Giving Works section of the Create Your Listing page:
eBay Giving Works
Select/Search: United Way of Volusia-Flagler Co., Inc.
Select the donation Percentage: 10-100%
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