Report Your Family Volunteer Day Fun and Win $1,000 Gift Card!!

Volunteer with your family, and make lasting memories! Kick off the holiday season with loved ones and an act of kindness  or volunteer service on Saturday, November 21st (the weekend  before Thanksgiving). After volunteering, tell us what you've done for a chance to win prizes, including 3 $1000 gift cards to help with the holiday shopping,  or 10 family night out packages, including dinner and a movie for four.  Register here to be eligible to win! There are literally thousands of  dollars in prizes to be given out--You could win one of 3 $1,000 gift cards or  10 family night out packages from GenerationOn and Disney For Change, or toys, books, gift cards, family packs, and holiday grocery baskets from the Cache Valley Volunteer Center.  What is Family Volunteer Day? Family VolunteerDay is a day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their neighbors and neighborhoods.  Each year, thousands of families use the day to teach children valuable real-life lessons about compassion and caring. Volunteering also can be a great way for kids and adults to develop skills, learn more about their community and make friends. There are numerous benefits of volunteering as a family. Family Volunteer Day takes place on  November 21st 2015 Kick off the holiday season with loved ones and an act of kindness or volunteer project on Saturday, November 21st (the weekend before Thanksgiving) to celebrate the 25th Annual Family Volunteer Day, brought to you by generationOn, Disney Friends for Change and the Cache Valley Volunteer Center. JOIN US FOR FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY! Sign up for Family Volunteer Day HERE  for a chance to win a night out with your family, toys, gifts cards, books, grocery baskets, or a $1000 gift card to help you get a jump on holiday shopping!

5 Way to Serve on Veterans Day

November 11 is Veterans Day. Currently, there are more than 22 million Veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces that have reintegrated back into our society; help thank and honor them next week!  

1. Organize a fundraiser to support a veterans service organization as part of the #DayoftheBrave campaign.
2. Sign up to be a volunteer at a VA hospital or facility.
3. Find volunteer opportunities near you to help veterans and military families on Serve.gov.
4. Interview a veteran and share their story as part of the Library of Congress's Veterans History Project.
5. Say thank you to all the military veterans you know and share this list ofVeterans Day freebies and discounts for veterans with them.

Additional resources - including a Veterans Day Teachers Guide - are available at http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/ ...»

ActionSprout Facebook Ad Credit Grants

ActionSprout Facebook Ad Credit Grants

Deadline: November 15  

ActionSprout is on a mission to make Facebook the most powerful channel on the planet for reaching and engaging nonprofit supporters. With support from Facebook, they are distributing $2,000,000 in ad credits to thousands of nonprofits in order to help them start 2016 with more engaged fans and supporters. ~2000 nonprofits will be awarded with ad credits of either $600, $900, $1200 or $1500 over a three month period....»  Check here for more information:  http://www.ysa.org/actionsprout_facebook_ad_credit_grants

Heroes for Change Comic Book

"Heroes for Change' is a comic book from leading comic writers and illustrators. It's beautiful and introduces the goals and sets out the impact they will have collectively. Use the comic to help inspire children to put on their 'blue capes' and work together to change the world. Comics are effective teaching tools because they require readers to not only passively receive information, but also interact with the text and images to construct meaning, and that is the key to the magic. Words and pictures work together!

The World's Largest Lesson have produced a 'Heroes for Change' comic introducing the Global Goals and inviting children to become superheroes themselves, by taking action to end poverty, inequality and climate change.

You can Download the global goals comic book and other teaching resources in English from the TES website. 

Connect With the Cache Valley Volunteer Center

Share Your Story

Every volunteer has a story, and we want to hear yours!  √ How has service made a mark in your life or the lives of those in your community?  √ Why do you volunteer?  √ What impacts have you felt in your community as a result of the service rendered by others? Click here to Share Your Story! Stay Connected to the Cache Valley Volunteer Center

         

Get 5. Give 5. Impact Millions!

Application Period Oct 5 - Dec 5

#GET5GIVE5
SodexoFoundation.org

Each year, Sodexo Foundation recognizes youth-led initiatives that work to improve the quality of life for children and families who are impacted by hunger in local communities. The Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships reward students from K-12 through graduate school who are working to end hunger in their communities. To support their innovative efforts, winners get a $5,000 scholarship for school and a $5,000 matching grant to give to the hunger-related charity of their choice.  Apply today and you could #GET5GIVE5 in your hometown. To apply, for more information, and official rules, visit SodexoFoundation.org

USU Diversity Awards

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