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History: In 1989, the Volunteer Center became an internal department of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and in January 1997, the Volunteer Center again became an independent agency - the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. In April 1997, the Volunteer Center was recruited for a new role - participate in the President's Summit for America's Future, now called America's Promise - An Alliance for Youth, as a Summit delegation convener and a Lehigh Valley delegate to Philadelphia. Today, the Volunteer Center focuses on four main areas of volunteerism: Recruitment, Placement, Recognition, and Training. The Volunteer Center National Network, (450 Volunteer Centers, nationwide), has identified these focus areas as the base standards which reflect program and organizational excellence. Our 14 programs (Day of Caring, Corporate Mini Days of Caring, Project Blueprint, Holiday Hope Chests, Volunteer Program Management Series, Breakfast for Champions Volunteer Recognition Event, Super Senior Recognition Program, "Someone Special", Weekly Opportunities Column in the Morning Call & The Express Times, Volunteer Opportunities Brochure, Business Volunteer Council, "Spirit of Volunteerism" Corporate Awards Luncheon, Board Training and Youth Volunteer Initiative) fall into one or more of these areas. The Business Volunteer Council, established by area businesses in partnership with the Volunteer Center, promotes corporate community service by linking the resources and knowledge of these companies to the needs of non-profit groups serving our communities. The Volunteer Center is affiliated with The Points of Light Foundation and the Hands On Network, and is a member of the following: Volunteer Centers of Pennsylvania; the State Commission Advisory Board for Citizen Service; Keystone Service Coalition; United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley; and Society of Volunteer Administrators of the Lehigh Valley. In 2005, the Volunteer Center recruited, matched, recognized, and trained over 10,000 volunteers, of those 2500 were youth volunteers. The 2005 volunteers saved Lehigh Valley agencies and the community over $33 million. The Volunteer Center collaborates with over 50 area corporations and 450 Lehigh Valley agencies to create educational and human service partnerships enhancing and enriching the Lehigh Valley community. For more information about how you can be involved in making your community a better place to live, please call the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley at 610-807-0336. Our
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Annual Report: Click here to view our 2006 Annual Report Our
Staff: Jane Trotter,
Vice President of Programs Sandy Dech,
Programs & Events Assistant Sandie Kelly,
Information Technology
Administrator Chris Conn,
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