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Area residents have an opportunity to help Stamp Out Hunger by donating non-perishable, non-breakable food items on Saturday, May 12.  Letter C
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All children who attend kindergarten round-ups at twenty-one area schools this spring will receive a special gift from United Way of Southwest M
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Women United for Early Childhood, a women's leadership initiative of United Way of Southwest Minnesota, will sponsor the fifth annual "
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United Way of Southwest Minnesota needs volunteers to help review local non-profit organizations that apply for Community Impact Grants. Volunt
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A Live United Award which is a special recognition by United Way of Southwest Minnesota was presented recently to an individual who is a volunte
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CLICK HERE to be linked to the Volunteer Connection.

We encourage you to sign-in (no one will call and bother you) as you can indicate if you want e-mail notification of opportunities, sign-up in a disaster response skills bank and more.

 

If you want a preview of agencies and the opportunities available, click on the "agency" tab.

 

 


 

LIVE UNITED!  Make a difference!  Get connected with opportunities to be involved with organizations in this area that need and appreciate volunteers.

 

  • One time projects
  • Group activities
  • Ongoing opportunities
  • Leadership roles

EVERY DAY, ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE ACCOMPLISHING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS BY VOLUNTEERING.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SUPER-HUMAN TALENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

 

WE ALL HAVE SPECIAL TALENTS.  THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP.  PUT YOUR SPECIAL SKILLS TO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.  THE VOLUNTEER CONNECTION LINK BELOW CAN HELP YOU DISCOVER THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!

 


 

 

Several volunteers from The Schwan Food Company helped "spruce" up the Kitchen Table Food Shelf in Marshall.

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A volunteer works with Junior Achievement in an elementary classroom to help students learn about the free enterprise system.

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Benefits of Volunteering -

Whether it is important to you to solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise.  By volunteering you can:

 

  • Make important networking contacts
  • Learn or develop skills
  • Teach your skills to others
  • Enhance your resume
  • Gain work experience
  • Build self-esteem and self-confidence
  • Improve your health
  • Meet new people
  • Feel needed and valued
  • Express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization
  • Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community
  • Make a difference in someone's life