Latest Events & News from VCRI
October News:
R.I. Families: Mark Your Calendar Now for Family Volunteer Day!
Looking for a meaningful way to spend time with your family this holiday season? Participate in Family Volunteer Day! Sponsored by VCRI, the HandsOn Network and the Disney Channel, Family Volunteer Day, Family Volunteer Day is a national day of service that encourages families to get involved in their communities. Nearly a dozen nonprofits across the state of Rhode Island will be sponsoring special opportunities for families on Saturday, Nov. 22. Read full news item.
September News:
Presidential Candidates Come Together to Honor Community Service
Barack Obama and John McCain differ on most of the issues this election season, but on Thursday the two presidential nominees came together to voice their support for the one thing they can both agree on – the importance of volunteering in America. Read full news item.
Rhode Island Aids in Gustav Relief, Preps for Possible Storm at Home
R.I. Red Cross volunteers train year-round in preparation for possible deployment to emergency situations. In early September, several of those volunteers got to put their skills to use when they were deployed to the Gulf Coast to assist with Hurricane Gustav relief. Meanwhile here at home, VCRI, along with several other organizations, planned a statewide disaster drill to ensure that all of the state's emergency shelters in 39 cities and towns are ready to go in the event that a hurricane strikes here. Read full news item.
August News:
National Report on Volunteering in America Released
In its recently released “Volunteering in America 2008” report, the Corporation for National and Community Service ranks Rhode Island 41st in the nation for its overall volunteer rate and 46th in the nation for overall volunteer hours.
On the surface, those numbers make it sound like Rhode Islanders don’t care. Clearly, though, that’s not the case. Read full news item.
Volunteer Hour is Worth A Lot, According to Independent Sector
Volunteers may lend their time for free, but the service they provide to their communities doesn't come cheap. That's because according to the latest calculation by the Independent Sector, the estimated value of a volunteer volunteer time is $19.51 per hour for 2007, up from $18.77 per hour in 2006. Read full news item.
July News:
Koch Eye Associates Employees Come Together to Care for Community
Koch Eye Associates’ employees don’t typically spend their work days painting or picking up trash, but July 29 was no ordinary day at the office. That’s because July 29 marked the company’s 6th annual Koch Eye Cares Day, a community celebration that matched 126 Koch employees with non-profit organizations across the state for a day of volunteer service. Read full news item.
June News:
Disaster Manager Returns After Assisting with Flood Relief in Indiana
As the Volunteer Center of Rhode Island's Program Manager for Disaster Services, Don Corbishley is often responsible for training volunteers how to respond to a disaster. Last month, though, he had to put his own lessons in action when he was called to Indiana to assist with the state's flood relief efforts. Read full news item.
April News:VCRI Announces "Outstanding Volunteer Award" Winners for 2008
The Outstanding Volunteer Award, sponsored this year by The Washington Trust Company, is presented annually during National Volunteer Week, held this year from April 27 thru May 3. This week is about engaging individuals in service, inspiring a nation to join a movement for change, and recognizing deserving volunteers. These awards serve to emphasize the important role volunteers play in Rhode Island and to recognize the time and talent invested by volunteers in nonprofit organizations throughout the state. Read full story and profiles of award winners...
March News:
Giving Back, Getting More and Really Getting Connected
-RI’s Businesses filling the gaps through Employee Volunteer Programs & Skilled Based Engagement-
Does the company you work for-or the one you manage-have an employee volunteer program (EVP)? That is, does it have a planned, managed effort to motivate and enable employees to effectively volunteer in Rhode Island? If not, then your company is behind the curve and missing a chance to meet their goals for success....read full news item
February News:
Extreme Volunteering Hits Rhode Island
Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in Warwick, R.I. in February and, as you may have guessed, things moved fast! Backing up the efforts of all of the extremely generous and extremely amazing people at Disney & ABC at this build were countless numbers of volunteers!...read full news item
