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Nassau
County Volunteer Center
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July
2005 to June 2006 Accomplishments
- Recruited 3308 volunteers recruited
- Maintained Community Board Bank
- Continued the Nassau County Nonprofit Leadership
Institute; (Sponsored 2 workshops - 15 agencies)
- Maintained Community
Information & Referral Service, 831 calls
received
- Continued Holiday
Program - 375 families, 1,010 clients, of which
557 were children (Adopt-A-Family)
- Coordinated the City
of Fernandina Beach Volunteer of the Year
- Co-sponsored Rayonier's
"Concerned Good Citizen" Volunteer Award
- Co-sponsored Volunteer
of the Year Awards with Town of Hilliard, Greater
Nassau Chamber of Commerce, Amelia Island/Fernandina
Beach/Yulee Chamber of Commerce, Nassau Sheriff's
Department, Smurfit-Stone and The Fernandina Beach Optimist
Club, Town of Callahan
- Co-sponsored proclamations
for National Volunteer Week
- Sponsored 21st
Annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon - 400 attended
and 11 awards presented
- Published quarterly "Volunteer
Visions" newsletter - distributed over 4000
annually
- Continued administration of $12,000
in FEMA funds to local agencies
- Continued coordination of Corporate
Volunteer Council.
14 corporations are
members. 2005-2006 projects included G.O.K.I.D.S.
supplies for countywide students - $9,500 worth of supplies
and gift certificates distributed to 16 county schools;
Hosted a Spring Fling Dinner & Dance for
senior citizens (275 attended and took second place in the walking category at the eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Parade)
- Co-sponsored annual Peanut
Butter & Jelly Drive with Nassau County Girl
Scouts, Collected 950lbs.
- Co-sponsored food
drive with St. Michael's Academy
- Maintained free notary services for nonprofit agencies
- Maintained website volunteernassau.org
- Served as collection site for donations for victims of Katrina and oversaw the disaster fund for victims
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