Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October. This year, the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley is celebrating Make A Difference Day the entire month of October.
The Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley is recruiting businesses and organizations to participate in a collection for Country View Care Facility. Participating businesses will encourage employees to bring in items in need between October 3rd and 21st. Collection bins will be provided to you. Contact the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley if interested. Items in need include: board and card games, gloves and stocking hats, word search books, puzzles, AA batteries, body wash and pre-packaged snack items.
You can help so many by being part of Make a Difference Day! Volunteering in the workplace raises employee morale, provides team building opportunities and a sense of loyalty and pride for their company. The business that donates the greatest amount of items will receive the #1 Contributor plaque, a traveling award, to be displayed at your business for the year! To participate or to find out how to have your business become a partner in the Cedar Valley, contact Lauren Finke at the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley at 272-2087.
Judges will select 10 projects for the national Make A Difference Day Awards. To be considered, fill out the official entry form AFTER you do your Make A Difference Day project. Be sure to submit your entry before the deadline.
The awards include $10,000 donations to 10 projects from Newman's Own. Previous honorees who continue to excel will receive donations from the Gannett Foundation. Awards are announced annually in a special issue of USA WEEKEND published during Volunteer Week the April following Make A Difference Day.
The awards include $10,000 donations to 10 projects from Newman's Own. Previous honorees who continue to excel will receive donations from the Gannett Foundation. Awards are announced annually in a special issue of USA WEEKEND published during Volunteer Week the April following Make A Difference Day.
Make A Difference Day is sponsored by USA Weekend and HandsOn Network.
Contact Lauren Finke if your business or organization is interested in participating. Call at 272-2087 or contact her at Lauren_Finke@vccv.org.
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