Volunteers Are Booming at
AVDA
“When you are good to
others, you are best to yourself.”
Benjamin Franklin
AVDA is unveiling a new era of volunteering. We
are reconnecting with previous supporters and welcoming new friends as we
encourage people to become a part of AVDA’s mission. Volunteering is easy, rewarding and will be a
vital part of our team.
Volunteers have been at the center of AVDA since
our inception. The Board of Directors are all volunteers and are often joined
by community members who help us with special events. Active donors routinely
enlist family and neighbors to support AVDA’s needs by holding fundraisers and
drives for supplies. These dedicated volunteers help us direct more of our
operating income directly to our participants.
Here are examples of volunteering opportunities:
Respite care*
Organizing inventories
Speakers bureau Lifeskills activities
Donation drives Graphic designing
Special
events Light office work
Resource fairs Program assistants*
*Direct service volunteers must complete a background screening and 30 hrs
of training.
With AVDA’s recently announced five year strategic
plan, it is an opportune time to establish an active volunteer program of
supporters whose talents, ideas and energy can help us achieve our goals. Plans
are underway for a volunteer work area to be located at our administrative
offices and designated opportunities / assignments are being development. Whether you have a little or a lot
of time, AVDA volunteers do make a difference by extending and enhancing the
time and talents of our organization in meeting participant needs.
Would you like to be an agent of social change and
join AVDA’s mission as a volunteer? The first step is to attend a one hour
agency orientation which is held the last Wednesday of the month, 4:00 p.m. at
our administrative offices. Follow up
interviews will be scheduled individually by appointment. To make a reservation,
call the Volunteer Coordinator at