United Way & Volunteer Center Looking
for Community Investment Volunteers
March 9, 2004 - Greater Ottawa County
United Way & Volunteer Center is on the look out
for Community Investment Volunteers, volunteers from
throughout Ottawa County, to serve on panels during
the Community Investment process this spring. Volunteer
panelists will make important decisions regarding the
funding of necessary health and human service programs
in Ottawa County. From now until April, United Way &
Volunteer Center will be recruiting 2004 Community Investment
Volunteers. All new and returning volunteers will be
required to attend an orientation meeting.
“The most important thing for people to know
is that community volunteers are the ones deciding where
the community’s dollars should go.” Says
Abby Reeg, Director of Community Investment for United
Way & Volunteer Center. “Volunteers are trained
to look at budgets, community need and the overall impact
that each program has on our community to ensure that
positive results are being made in key focus areas.”
Last year, over 100 volunteers from around the county
volunteered with United Way & Volunteer Center during
this Community Investment process (formerly referred
to as Allocations). Volunteers represent the community
area where they live and work, and sit on panels based
on the focus area of their choice: Helping Kids Succeed,
Strengthening Families, Fostering Self-Sufficiency,
Empowering the Disabled and Promoting Independence for
Seniors. A panelist’s time commitment could range
from 2 to 3 mornings or evenings, depending on the focus
area of choice.
“We are looking for people who are passionate
about the quality of life in their community,”
says Reeg. “We need volunteers who have some type
of expertise to share (in one of the five focus areas,
in finance, management, or human resources), who represent
our county’s diversity (youth, adults, geographic
areas, plus religious and ethnic backgrounds) and can
commit to attending the meetings they sign-up for.”
For more information on United Way & Volunteer
Center’s Community Investment process or to sign
up to volunteer on a panel, go online at www.gouwvc.org,
or contact Abby Reeg, United Way & Volunteer Center
at 842-7130 or email, info@ottawaunitedway.org.
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