The Pen Pal program is a great way for adults age 55+ to connect with local 5th grade students through the power of the pen – or the click of computer keys. Volunteers are matched with students of Amber Bauer, teacher at James Conger Elementary school in Delaware. Both the students an
Connections Volunteer Center – Delaware County residents are taking part in Make a Difference Day (MDD), the largest single-day of volunteering in the country. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we all have the power to do something that improves the life of another. Ev
Originally Posted on USA Today This is part of a series about Make A Difference Day award winners. Organizers of winning projects receive $10,000 grants to further their charitable work. USA TODAY will host an awards event in Washington, D.C., on May 6. Make A Difference Day in Delawa
The United States has a long history of volunteerism. From the colonists banding together to survive the New World to Ladies’ Aid Societies during the Civil War to the founding of the first volunteer Bureau in 1919 to today’s use of the Internet to engage volunteers. The “how” may hav
Connections Volunteer Center, a program of HelpLine, is offering another full year of community training opportunities in 2015. Visit the website, www.connectionsvoluntercenter.org, to review the new catalog and register online. All trainings are open to the public and provide CPEs fo
Connections Volunteer Center, a program of HelpLine, is offering 15 community training opportunities in 2014. Visit the website, www.connectionsvoluntercenter.org, to review the new catalog and register online. All of our trainings are open to the public and provide CPEs for social wo
