Volunteers in the News Media

Posted July 30, 2007

WEB EXTRA: Gov. Crist Speech At Florida Summit
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
With the help of Volunteer Florida, we will engage volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life in this mission. Children, adults and retirees alike ...

Posted June 4, 2007

Donate Supplies for Hurricane Kits
EmeraldCoast.com - Sandestin,FL,USA
With the hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday currently underway, the AmeriCorps Disaster Preparedness Team at Okaloosa-Walton College is asking the ...

Posted May 20, 2007

Teen work guarantees retirees play in the shade
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
The student crews, part of the Learn and Serve America Program, saved Clermont thousands of dollars in repair costs, Parks Supervisor Larry Mauer said. ...

Posted May 15, 2007

Volunteers are priceless for local nonprofit groups
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
Scott VanDeman, director of communications for Volunteer Florida, said there are an estimated 212,000 active mentors in Florida. During the 2004-05 hurricane ...

Posted May 8, 2007

OWC Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
EmeraldCoast.com - Sandestin,FL,USA
AmeriCorps OWC members observe Dr. James R. Richburg, President of Okaloosa-Walton College sign the proclamation declaring May 13-20th as National ...

Nine AmeriCorps volunteers to be honored Monday in St. Lucie County
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) - Vero Beach,FL,USA
Nine AmeriCorps volunteers from throughout the country will be honored Monday for the work they've done in St. Lucie County. ...

Posted April 9, 2007

It's time to celebrate Florida Volunteer Month
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
Florida Volunteer Month reminds us to show appreciation for these volunteers, and take the opportunity to engage more residents in community service. ...

'We need to stop focusing on our lives'
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
PETERSBURG - National Volunteer Week begins next Sunday and falls in the middle of Florida Volunteer Month, which means a month of honoring those who give ...

Volunteer Leaders to Speak at Showcase in Event by President's Council
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
... philanthropic executive Evern Cooper Epps, children's safety advocate Mary Jo Myers, and Wendy Spencer, CEO of Volunteer Florida. ...

Posted February 23, 2007

AmeriCorps honors eight for service
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
INVERNESS - Americorps Citrus Reads, a state-funded program that provides assistants for teachers to help students read, held an induction and recognition ...

Posted February 15, 2007

Volunteers 'feel good' nailing down tarps
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Levine is among 65 eager young volunteers with AmeriCorps that will be in Lake County for the next few weeks to help rebuild communities in Lady Lake and ...

Posted February 8, 2007

Wise donations needed Floridians reminded of tornado dangers
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
... the needs of the tornado survivors now and in the weeks and months to come" said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism. ...

State Offers Tips For Helping Tornado Victims
WESH.com - Winter Park,FL,USA
... how you can volunteer your time, visit www.volunteerflorida.org, the official site of the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. ...

Emergency workers warn volunteers about entering disaster zones
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
"While the urge to provide immediate assistance in disaster areas is understandable, safety has to come first," said Volunteer Florida CEO Wendy Spencer. ...

Cash donations needed Stormy weather ravages central Florida
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
Volunteer Florida said first responders focused efforts on search and rescue and requested that citizens stay out of the area until authorized by local ...

Local volunteers recognized nationally
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
They were recognized during Volunteer Florida's quarterly commission meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn on Blair Stone Road. The lifetime achievement award is ...

Posted January 24, 2007

Building bridges for wheelchair-bound
Pensacola News Journal - Pensacola,FL,USA
Volunteers with Hands On Pensacola are partnering with Volunteer Florida, the Rehabilitation Foundation of Northwest Florida, Woodbine United Methodist ...

Celebrate King's legacy: build ramps for freedom
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Wendy Spencer is the chief executive officer of the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, commonly called Volunteer Florida. ...

Celebrate King's legacy, build ramps for freedom
Gulf Breeze News - Gulf Breeze,FL,USA
I can't think of a better way to serve during the Martin Luther King Day of Service than to participate in Volunteer Florida's 6 Days 6 Ramps project, ...

Event allows everyone to make a difference for a day
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
By TaMaryn Waters. A few hours on a Saturday will be just fine for the many agencies and social-service groups that look forward to people who show up for ...

Posted December 7, 2006

Preserve gets help from AmeriCorps
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... Nielsen guided a visitor through the Cape Haze portion of the preserve to call attention to the park service's recruitment of two AmeriCorps members, who will ...

Posted November 22, 2006

Local preserve has two AmeriCorps posts to fill
Sebastian Sun (subscription) - Sebastian,FL,USA
... Thanks to the federal AmeriCorps program, the park has two new positions to fill and it's hoping to find local residents interested in the environment to fill ...

Posted November 6, 2006

Volunteer Honor Bell Sr. shows there is something in a name
PensacolaNewsJournal.com - FL
... He also is an Escambia County School District mentor and a member of the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. ...

Posted October 27, 2006

President awards Pinellas man with volunteer service medal
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... President Bush shook hands with Tom Cooney after deplaning from Air Force Once this afternoon and presented the middle school helper with the President's Volunteer Service Award. ...

Students are seeking more opportunities to volunteer
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... A study released earlier this month found the number of college students who volunteer around the country has increased by about 20 percent from 2.2 million to ...

Organizations ready to assist those in need
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... Many of the coalition's AmeriCorps volunteers are from out of state, but it is difficult to find temporary housing for them -- a group of them is sleeping on ...

Posted October 23, 2006

Help Your Neighbor by Joining AmeriCorps
EmeraldCoast.com - Destin,FL,USA
The AmeriCorps at Okaloosa-Walton College is seeking a few good men and women to help their fellow citizens by serving on a Disaster Response and Preparation ...

Posted October 17, 2006

Volunteers help Wilma victims with their homes
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
DELRAY BEACH — Working under the blistering afternoon sun, 10 Americorps volunteers ranging in age from 18 to 24 stand on the roof of Venus Clarke's Delray ...

Posted October 13, 2006

MANATEE Habitat project announced
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... in Manatee County. Two positions are open for AmeriCorps*VISTA workers with Manatee County Habitat for Humanity. Both positions ...

Posted October 9, 2006

Volunteers needed for canteens
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... Each unit requires a team of five volunteers. ... If volunteers are able to help, they meet at a designated area, usually the center on Broward Boulevard. ...

Posted September 15, 2006

AmeriCorps program teaches kids to read
Newszap Florida - FL,USA
In a graduation ceremony held at Bartow High School on July 31, AmeriCorps Polk Reads graduated 19 members from this volunteer service corporation. ...

Posted August 25, 2006

AmeriCorps Citrus Reads has funding renewed for 3 years
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... INVERNESS - AmeriCorps has administered the Citrus Reads program for the past nine years, helping students who could benefit from extra help in reading. ...

Posted July 25, 2006

Gibbs grad discovers volunteering's rewards
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
ST. PETERSBURG - At first, the allure of a college scholarship is what drew Natasha Robinson to AmeriCorps, an organization that connects youth volunteers with ...

Posted June 26, 2006

Grant to help Kings Point residents prepare for storms
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... similar scene doesn't play out this year, Ruth Rales applied for and received a $25,000 Emergency Prevention and Readiness Outreach grant from Volunteer Florida ...

Volunteers' repair work after Wilma 'a blessing'
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... get it fixed. Help finally arrived when a crew of volunteers turned up on her doorstep in Belle Glade early Friday. About 440 people ...

AmericaCorps volunteers help rebuild campus Blazing a trail
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... Katrina has left the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park campus devoid of students, youth does have a presence there as AmeriCorps volunteers are on ...

Posted June 14, 2006

Prepare for storms, and to volunteer
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... We all remember the four devastating storms of 2004, when more than 140,000 volunteers stepped up to become the largest volunteer mobilization in the history ...

Florida braces for Alberto
Disaster News Network - USA
... "We're looking at a storm that’s bringing a significant rainfall," said Alex Amparo, director of emergency management for Volunteer Florida. ...

Posted June 8, 2006

Episcopal Church and Mennonite volunteers assist Homeless ...
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
For several years volunteers from St. James Episcopal ... The volunteers are part of the church's Christian Outreach program. Meals are ...

Posted June 7, 2006

Area volunteer shortage spurs plea
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
... "It’s pretty hard to measure," said Scott VanDeman, director of communications for Volunteer Florida. That agency is Gov. ...

Top volunteer has delivered many a meal
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
For five years, the St. Andrews man has delivered meals with a smile to Columbia-area seniors as a volunteer for the Meals on Wheels program. ...

Indian River County Habitat for Humanity volunteers travel to ...
TCPalm - Jupiter,FL,USA
... Romania. Chastain, who has cerebral palsy, is accompanying 14 other local Habitat for Humanity employees and volunteers on the trip. ...

Posted June 1, 2006

Community News
EmeraldCoast.com - Destin,FL,USA
The AmeriCorps program at Okaloosa-Walton College is seeking committed adults to serve as reading tutors in Okaloosa and Walton County elementary and middle ...

Posted May 31, 2006

Police honor volunteers for their dedication
Miami Herald - FL,USA
The Miami-Dade Police Department gave special awards to volunteers at the Rusty Pelican for their hard work and dedication. By STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ. ...

Florida Museum honors Leslie Klein as Volunteer of the Year award
University of Florida - Gainesville,Florida,USA
... She also has served as an interpreter, outreach volunteer, Florida Museum Associates board member and has conducted workshops for the museum at state and ...

Area youths volunteer to help local homeless people
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... Paul eighth-graders have to spend at least one day at the center as part of their community service, a volunteer said, but some pupils such as Danny Delay, 14 ...

Call Bill. He loves to volunteer
Gadsden County Times - Quincy,FL,USA
... theatre should have his hands full. Not Bill Mock. He's also a volunteer with the Boy Scouts. That's another thing his sons Greg ...

Posted May 23, 2006

Boca High honors volunteers
Boca Raton News - FL,USA
... The difference is: she doesn't get paid -- she volunteers. ... Boca Raton Community High School staff honored the volunteers with breakfast and gifts. ...

Posted May 22, 2006

District gives Dividend volunteers their due
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... He also volunteers during the Extended Day Program and has contributed more than 185 hours. "Whatever was asked of him, he did willingly and well,'' Lane said. ...

Harris matches volunteers to needs
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
... Alzheimer's Association. Harris recently honored the volunteers at an awards breakfast at the company's Palm Bay facility. "It gives ...

Posted May 10, 2006

Volunteer earns honor from Bush

Miami Herald - FL,USA
President Bush greeted North Broward Preparatory Schools senior David Tompkins in Fort Lauderdale in honor of all his volunteer work. ...

Bayshore Patriot receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
Bush presented the President's Volunteer Service Award to Julie Whitney, co-founder of the Bayshore Patriots. JulieWhitney, Received ...

President pins honor on Boca Volunteer
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale, the president met Tompkins on the tarmac and gave him a Volunteer Service Award pin and T-Shirt ...

Posted May 9, 2006

Volunteers continue work on museum playground
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL,USA
A new playground at the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science continued to take shape today as dozens of volunteers poured their hearts and hard ...

Volunteers: Our pot of gold
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
April is the month each year designated to honor the most generous people we know — our volunteers. We recently honored them each with a pot of gold. ...

Volunteers spruce up 17 sites
Miami Herald - FL,USA
Whispering Pines Park is a lot brighter and cleaner, thanks to volunteers who pitched in for the fifth annual ''Dare to Care'' event April 29. ...

Commission to recognize students, volunteers
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,US
City commissioners have a light meeting Monday, with a short agenda and a number of proclamations and presentations honoring local residents and ...

DeSoto community is preparing for hurricane season
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... Kathy Broyard, the volunteer coordinator for DDR, has put her vast knowledge of volunteer recruitment to work and has a group of AmeriCorps workers coming in ...

Posted May 4, 2006

Americorps Needs Tutors
EmeraldCoast.com - Destin,FL,USA
Help teach the joy of reading to children by acting as a tutor with the Americorps program. ... OWC is seeking 28 full time and 10 half time AmeriCorps members. ...

20 Ways to Volunteer for Hurricane Season 2006
Quad-Cities Star-Gazette - Gainesville,FL,USA
Said Volunteer Florida Chief Executive Officer Wendy Spencer: "Of course we should all stock up on hurricane supplies and prepare a family disaster plan, but we also should contact a local faith or community-based organization about helping in disaster response." ...

Posted April 17, 2006

THE BIG READ
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... characters. ''I want my parents to read with me at home,'' said Marlon, 6, who picked out his book during the AmeriCorps Dade READS! ...

Volunteers save native plants from bulldozers
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
Dozens of wild blueberry bushes, pawpaws, fetterbush and other native plants were saved from certain destruction today by 30 volunteers who moved them out of ...

North Palm Beach County neighborhood notables: Gardens woman ...
TCPalm - Jupiter,FL,USA
Betty Bell of Palm Beach Gardens, received the recipient of the 2006 Wachovia "Woman Volunteer of the Year" Award presented at a recent Junior League of the ...

American Red Cross volunteers: Helping out around the clock
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... The theme of National Volunteer Week is "Inspire by Example" and that is just what Red Cross volunteers do. One of those volunteers ...

Posted April 10, 2006

A State Park's Best Friend: A Labor of Love (PDF, 2.8MB)
Palatka Daily News - Palatka,FL,USA
George Bush's invitation to come to Washington to receive the President's 2005 USA Freedom Corps Call to Service Award ...

Literacy council looking for volunteer tutors
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
By Pam Whitmer. The nonprofit group is looking for volunteer tutors. It’s not necessary to speak Spanish. And it’s not necessary ...

Volunteers, Heart Ball helping fund lifesaving research
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
The American Heart Association's local offices are at 2975 Bee Ridge Road, Suite B, Sarasota. For more information on programs and services, call 927-4997. ...

Posted April 6, 2006

Retired educator continues to help children with volunteer work
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... the value of education.". Betty Bell has been nominated for the Wachovia Woman Volunteer of the Year Award. She has been president ...

Posted April 5, 2006

Volunteer devotes herself to libraries
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... But it is for her work as a volunteer at the Alachua County Headquarters Library that Sol M. Hirsch, Alachua County Library director, nominated her for The ...

Volunteer performs service just for kicks
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
atty Atchison has had her hand in several volunteer efforts - volunteering as a school nurse, with the Shands Medical Guild and also at Chiles Elementary and ...

Posted March 22, 2006

Sebastian elementary school teacher of the year
Sebastian Sun - Sebastian,FL,USA
... Strickler applied for and won a $12,000 "Learn and Serve" grant to create the garden and her students help maintain this "Hands-On Habitat" under Douglas ...

Posted February 15, 2006

White House recruits Thomasville native

Thomasville Times-Enterprise - Thomasville,GA,USA

President George W. Bush on Tuesday announced the appointments of more than a dozen nationally renowned leaders from the worlds of business, entertainment, sports, education, government, nonprofits and media — including Wendy Spencer, chief executive officer of the Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Volunteer Florida) …

Posted December 23, 2005

HomeLink brings help to seniors
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... after three years of applying for grants from various sources, HARC got a one-year, $125,000 grant to fund HomeLink from AmeriCorps through Volunteer Florida. ...

Posted October 22, 2005

Public response light after Wilma
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
... "While the urge to provide immediate assistance in disaster areas is understandable, safety has to come first," said Volunteer Florida CEO Wendy Spencer. ...

Area roots run deep for state emergency chief Craig Fugate
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... The couple - she's the emergency management program coordinator for Volunteer Florida - shared many interests, including a passion for sea kayaking. ...

Posted October 13, 2005

Hurricane volunteers urged to donate wisely
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
... As residents in South Florida and all along the Gulf Coast begin recovering and rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, Volunteer Florida encourages everyone to ...

Posted September 26, 2005

HOW TO HELP
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... Department of Health and Human Services Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Call Center at (866) KATMEDI (528-6334), or they can visit the Volunteer Florida Web site ...

Millionaires' castoffs may be Charley victims' windfall
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... with retired Florida congressman Connie Mack, who is a driving force behind the private hurricane-recovery organization Volunteer Florida Foundation, hoping he ...

Posted September 15, 2005

What you can do
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... salvationarmyusa.org. Volunteers can register on the Web site listed above or call Volunteer Florida toll-free at 1-800-354-3571. This ...

800 Number Will Help Floridians Help Storm Victims
Click10.com - Miami,FL,USA
... Beginning Tuesday, through the 800 number, Volunteer Florida will be assist Floridians with their offers of time, money, goods and services for those affected ...

How to help hurricane victims
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
On Sunday, the Florida Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, Volunteer Florida, put out a call to Florida residents to join in to help ...

Florida Creates Web Site For Katrina Evacuees
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
... Katrina. Volunteer Florida is urging donors to offer only necessary items such as money, water and non-perishable, ready-to-eat food. ...

What's happening: Hernando
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... The United Way of Hernando County was recently awarded a grant from the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service to manage a volunteer ...

Posted April 18, 2005:

Villages hospital honors Volunteer of Year
Villages Daily Sun - The Villages,FL, USA
THE VILLAGES - More than 300 people cheered and gave a standing ovation when lung cancer survivor Marion Berg was named Volunteer of the Year for her ...

Posted April 15, 2005:

National Volunteer Week, 2005 by the President of the United ...
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - USA
During National Volunteer Week, we recognize the millions of individuals who touch our lives as soldiers in America 's armies of compassion. ...