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Community Connections VolunteerConnect is hosting Community Connections, a community-wide volunteer recognition event, on Wednesday, October 27th, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Janssen Pharmaceutica in Titusville. We appreciate the support of Janssen in sponsoring this special event, at which we will honor Craig Lafferty, the retiring President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Mercer County, with our first Founders' Award. Nonprofit organizations from across the greater Mercer County area will honor their volunteers with VolunteerConnect ChangeMaker Awards. For more information, please contact Rob Kantenwein, Director of Operations, at rob@VolunteerConnectNJ.org. Nonprofits needing to submit volunteers can do so online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ChangeMaker-Awards.
The Past, Present and Future of Environmental Volunteerism in Central New Jersey Volunteers, nonprofit executives and community leaders came together in June for a town hall style conversation to discuss the key challenges to raising the level of civic engagement and volunteerism to support environmental efforts in our community. The panel featured Jim Waltman, Executive Director, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Linda Mead, Executive Director, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Barbara Bromley, Mercer County Horticulturist and Master Gardner Advisor, and Pam Mount, Lawrence Township Councilwoman and Former Mayor.
Give a Day, Get a Disney Day Disney's volunteer incentive program ended at the beginning of April, when the number of volunteers who committed to opportunities posted there reached one million. Many thanks to the 200+ volunteers who participated in the VolunteerConnect Disney Give A Day Get A Disney Day volunteer programs. You were great! You helped with research, data entry, grant writing, our Volunteer Fair and our Family Food Drive. The 57 households participating in our Family Food Drive collected 8,606 POUNDS of food! Thanks for making a difference!
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VolunteerConnect * P.O. Box 615, Princeton, NJ 08542-0615 * phone: 609-921-8893 * fax: 866-211-9475 * email: info@VolunteerConnectNJ.org.
Our Mission is to enrich the lives of Central New Jersey residents by promoting effective volunteerism and service. We do this by:
- Providing a free, user-friendly and current web site that functions as a volunteer clearinghouse, helping potential volunteers find suitable opportunities through organizations (e.g. non-profits, community groups) that will effectively use them.
- Providing appropriate training and professional development to the organizations' leaders and staff, offering workshops and other resources to help them effectively recruit, utilize, retain, and recognize volunteers
- Partnering with nonprofits, foundations, corporations, government agencies/officials, and other public and private entities to support initiatives and efforts that match our mission and contribute to the public good.
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