5th Annual Volunteer Day

Volunteer Connection of Boulder County will host the 5^th Annual I Volunteer! Day on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 8am-noon. This county-wide celebration of service in honor of Earth Day and National Volunteer Week epitomizes what Volunteer Connection has been doing for nearly 40 years -- connecting volunteers with volunteer opportunities. The event is held every year as an opportunity for Boulder County citizens to give back to the local community while gaining familiarity with the great work of local nonprofits. 500+ volunteers will devote over 2,000 hours of service to more than 35 different service agencies throughout Boulder County.

Projects range from building a box turtle pen with the Colorado Reptile Humane Society to prairie restoration with Boulder County Parks and Open Space to making blankets with Project Linus.

A drop-in site at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder offers multiple projects that may be better suited for families with young children, people with disabilities and those unable to meet the entire four hour time commitment at a specific project site. A bilingual site is available at the Sister Carmen Community Center so that the Spanish-speaking community may participate, as well as a Sunday Project at Parenting Place for those unable to attend on Saturday.

The event is in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley and Flatirons Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Builds Colorado day, as well as the CU Volunteer Clearing House’s Better Boulder Better World event.  Over 200 CU-Boulder students are expected to participate.

All participants will receive a T-shirt featuring custom artwork donated by local artist Harriet Peck Taylor, water and snacks.

Volunteer Connection is proud to announce the following Boulder County service agencies are participating in the 5^th Annual I Volunteer! Day:

Association for Community Living, Attention Homes, Balanced Choice Health Care, BeadforLife, Boulder County AIDS Project, Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative, Boulder Emergency Squad, Boulder Housing Partners, Cal-Wood Education Center, Carriage House, Chinook Clubhouse, Colorado Reptile Humane Society, Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center, Eco-Cycle, Frasier Meadows Retirement Community, Growing Gardens, Flatirons Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, HospiceCare & Share Thrift Shop, Lafayette Parks Open Space and Golf, Lafayette Senior Center, Longmont Ending Violence Initiative, Medicine Horse Program, Parenting Place, Project Angel Heart, Project Linus, RSVP of Boulder County, Sister Carmen Community Center, The Acorn School, The Living School, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers and WildEarth Guardians.