AmeriCorps Members Share their Service Stories
LAUDERHILL, FL (May 9, 2011) — The fifth annual AmeriCorps Week will take place May 14-21, 2011. AmeriCorps, which has been in existence for nearly two decades, works with community organizations to help them reach more people and better achieve their missions. Since 1994, 637,000 men and women have joined AmeriCorps nationwide, and they have given more than 770 million hours of service to their country. AmeriCorps Week shines a spotlight on AmeriCorps members' impact in communities across the nation in order to motivate more Americans to join AmeriCorps or volunteer in their communities.
“We are proud to be part of AmeriCorps and grateful for the members who are getting things done.” said Lynn Wilson, Director of National Service at HandsOn Network, the national office that sub-grants Corps members to local volunteer action center, Volunteer Broward. Volunteer Broward is in its third year of AmeriCorps programming through the Network. “AmeriCorps members have made a tremendous local impact, allowing us to extend our outreach and services by recruiting thousands of community volunteers to work alongside them.” states Dale Hirsch, Executive Director of Volunteer Broward.
Volunteer Broward is planning several events during AmeriCorps Week, allowing community residents to learn about, and participate in, AmeriCorps programs. Events include AmeriCorps information and orientation sessions, hands-on service projects and outreach activities. Participants are also invited to join in the celebration through the popular social networking site, Twitter by “tweeting” into the conversation stream about the important work of AmeriCorps and using hashtags #handsoncorps, #acweek, #1000TWOL or #volbrow. For more information, contact Volunteer Broward at 954-233-1293 or visit the websites www.volunteerbroward.org and www.AmeriCorps.gov.
About HandsOn Network
HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute, is the largest volunteer network in the nation and includes more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers in 16 countries. HandsOn includes a powerful network of more than 70,000 corporate, faith and nonprofit organizations that are answering the call to serve and creating meaningful change in their communities. Annually, the network delivers approximately 30 million hours of volunteer service valued at about $600 million. For more information, please visit www.HandsOnNetwork.org.
About HandsOn Corps
The HandsOn Corps AmeriCorps program engages National Direct and VISTA members in service to mobilize local communities around critical issues and challenges. HandsOn Corps AmeriCorps members identify, train, and manage volunteer leaders who will then develop and manage high quality, impact-driven projects, engaging others and further enabling the work of grassroots nonprofit organizations. The HandsOn Corps model provides vital infrastructure and brings more skilled leaders into service focusing around 3 critical national issues: Education, Economy, and Environment.
About Volunteer Broward
Volunteer Broward connects provides meaningful, hands-on volunteer experiences for civic-minded businesses and individuals in order to positively affect change in Broward County. To learn more about Volunteer Broward, upcoming service opportunities, or to schedule a volunteer orientation at your place of business, please call 954.233.1300 or visit us online at www.VolunteerBroward.org
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