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May Program: Principles and Power of Pro Bono Volunteerism

CVC-TC Program: Principles and Power of Pro Bono Volunteerism

In this session, Tracy Nielsen and Joy Altmann from HandsOn Twin Cities will share the power of pro bono volunteerism and the impact that it can make for companies, nonprofits, and individual volunteers.

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2022 CVC-TC Annual Celebration

2022 CVC-TC Annual Celebration

Join us for the CVC-TC annual celebration event on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 1pm – 4:00pm at Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park. We are excited to finally come together and enjoy some appetizers, desserts, and network with one another.

Justice Alan C. Page will be making an appearance to say hello and take pictures.

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Volunteer Opportunities: Greater Twin Cities United Way

Join Greater Twin Cities United Way for Flavors of Our Community – a food initiative focused on increasing access to culturally specific food items at local food shelves.

Our community is home to many cultures with a variety of meaningful foods and flavors. It is important that our neighbors experiencing food insecurity have access to foods and spices that are familiar and significant to their culture. In partnership with local nonprofits, Greater Twin Cities United Way developed 7 pantry packs.

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Wanted: Volunteer Engagement Specialist

Second Harvest Heartland is seeing a full-time volunteer engagement specialist to support the ongoing volunteer portion of its volunteer program.

The main responsibilities of this role include recruitment and placement of ongoing volunteers; communication, training, and support of volunteer supervisors; and ownership of administrative tasks that support a best-in-class volunteer experience.

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CVC Member Pulse Survey Results

Thank you to the 11 Corporate Members and 6 Associate Members who completed our recent survey. If you have ideas for survey questions for either corporate or associate members, please submit them to [email protected].

Corporate Results

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Save the Date: 2022 CVC-TC Annual Celebration

Mark your calendars for the CVC-TC Annual Celebration event on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 1pm to 4:00pm at Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park.

We are excited to finally come together and enjoy some appetizers, desserts, and network with one another.

Justice Alan C. Page will be making an appearance to say hello and take pictures. In addition, you can learn more about his Page Foundation and from CVC-TC Associate Member Organizations at the volunteer fair!

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21 Polar Plunge Jumpers Support Special Olympics Minnesota

Twenty one ECMC Group volunteers braved the cold water to support Special Olympics Minnesota through the Polar Plunge!

Each year, the Polar Plunge challenges thousands of brave jumpers at numerous locations around Minnesota to jump into a lake during the winter months. All funds raised go toward programming and events for more than 8,200 athletes statewide.

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Volunteer Opportunities: Second Harvest Heartland

Second Harvest Heartland is experiencing a large shortage of volunteers putting us behind on food repacking and impacting delivery of high demand produce and other food items to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.

We offer shifts Mondays-Saturdays morning through evening from 4-40 spots.

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Volunteer Opportunities: Hammer Residences

Hammer Residences has created a new volunteer program called “Cooks in the Kitchen”. We are inviting small groups of 4 to 6 volunteers to cook two recipes at a time in our Central Office kitchen in Wayzata, MN.

These two meals are then distributed to four of our homes which are often short staffed. Having prepared meals available allow the staff at the homes more time to focus on the personal care and needs of the individuals living there. Recipes, groceries, and supplies are all provided. Hammer Central Office employees piloted the program by testing out the recipes. The homes just loved the meals!

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Blue Cross Associates Share the Love with Local Seniors for Valentines Day

Blue Cross associates share the love with local seniors for Valentine’s Day

Each year nearly 400 local seniors receive valentines put together by volunteers at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

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CVC-TC 2022 Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting 2022

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Meeting on February 24. We had over 35 people on the Zoom call!

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Member Spotlight: Caroline DeVinck

Let’s meet our new CVC President: Caroline DeVinck


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CVC Updates: 2022 Annual Meeting, Celebration

Annual Meeting to be virtual on Feb. 24, Celebration Postponed

Due to the current climate of COVID and the uncertainty in the rise of cases in the next few weeks, we are moving the Annual Celebration to an outdoor network setting in the late spring.

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Associate Members Celebrate Martin Luther King Day

Feed My Starving Children was open for volunteering at all eight of its permanent packing facilities where over 1900 volunteers packed meals for 2 hours on this MLK Day of Service. These volunteers were able to pack enough food to provide a FMSC meal a day for a year to over 1,100 children in countries like Nicaragua, Uganda and Haiti.

 

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Let's Meet a CVC Member: Megan White

Member Spotlight: Megan White

Currently: Institution Relations Manager, Open Arms of Minnesota

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CVC Results: January 2022 Member Survey

Thank you to the 10 Corporate Members and 11 Associate Members who completed our recent survey.

If you have ideas for survey questions for either corporate or associate members, please submit them to [email protected].

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Sharing the Love – Hybrid Version

In November 2021, on the very same day that Subaru announced their own electric car, the Solterra, a different kind of “hybrid event” was taking place across the country for Subaru of North America--their annual employee volunteering celebration.

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MLK Day 2022

MLK Day 2022

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Let’s meet a CVC Member: Tera Stoddard

Let’s meet a CVC Member: Tera Stoddard

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CVC-TC January 11, 2022

Stress, Burnout & Compassion Fatigue - Skills & Resources to support CVC members

Kick off 2022 by learning about tools and resources that you can leverage to adapt, cope, and navigate through future burnout and compassion fatigue.

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