Press Release Category

Friday / May 06 / 2016

Students, Superintendent Join Celebration During Book Distribution Event at ADT HQ TALLAHASSEE – Volunteer Florida and ADT announced at a book distribution event today that the month-long #BringABook service project collected 10,000 books for Florida students. The event, which was co-hosted by ADT and Volunteer Florida, was held in conjunction with Florida... Read More

Monday / May 02 / 2016

As a student, I enjoyed learning about pedagogical techniques and education-related issues related to adolescents. I also dabbled in human development and consumer health and fine-tuned my problem- solving skills through engineering studies. However, I never really had the chance to put all of my skills and degree to the... Read More

Friday / April 29 / 2016

~ Student winners will earn a four-year Florida College Plan scholarship ~   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott invited Florida K-12 students to participate in the 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month essay and art contests based on this year’s theme, “Honoring Hispanic American Heroes.”... Read More

Tuesday / April 26 / 2016

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman awarded one individual and one volunteer program with the Champion of Service Award. Governor Scott said, “Renee and the Sarasota Downtown Ambassador Program have gone above and beyond to serve... Read More

Monday / April 25 / 2016

Volunteer Florida was thrilled to join the Gubernatorial Fellows for a service project as part of Comcast Cares Day. We painted and landscaped Turn About, a Tallahassee organizations for at-risk teens. To learn more about Comcast Cares day, visit ComcastInTheCommunity.com.

Friday / April 22 / 2016

Emerging Service Leaders Present the Case for Volunteerism and Civic Engagement Volunteer Florida announced today the graduation of ten Volunteer Florida LeaderCorps members following successful project presentations in Orlando.  LeaderCorps members executed regional projects and presented their outcomes to receive a Leadership and Social Justice Certificate from Florida State University’s... Read More

Tuesday / April 05 / 2016

Kicks off Florida Volunteer Month and ADT Always Cares Annual Week of Service TALLAHASSEE — Volunteer Florida today announced it will host a month-long #BringABook service project with ADT employees in Florida. Taking place April 4 – May 7, it’s being held in conjunction with Florida Volunteer Month and the... Read More

Friday / April 01 / 2016

April is Florida Volunteer Month and Volunteer Florida has a line-up of activities to highlight volunteers and their impact in the Sunshine State. Events include a statewide competition for volunteers to win a free cruise, “30 Volunteers in 30 Days” to honor exceptional volunteers, a statewide public service announcement, and... Read More

Tuesday / March 29 / 2016

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – During today’s meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman awarded two Floridians with the Champion of Service Award. Governor Scott said, “It is an honor to present Carole Zegel and Taylor Richardson with the Champion of Service Award today for giving... Read More

Thursday / March 10 / 2016