The Barrington Area Volunteer Connection‘s Volunteer Live Event a few weeks ago was a big success for volunteers and nonprofits. We want to thank all the residents who stopped by & our nonprofits for sharing their time.
April & National Volunteer Month are officially over, but it’s always a good day to jump in and sign up on the website for Barrington Area Volunteer Connection (BAVC)! We have seen a lot of activity on our platform from new volunteers and would love to keep the momentum going. We are reaching out to all residents to help make that happen!
Sign up today and create a profile as the first step. Then you search through the open Needs to find opportunities that will be available in the next few weeks or our platform will do the search for you and send you an email. It really is that simple!
Here are just a few of the opportunities that are available in the next two weeks:
Walk On Farms – Pre Open House Work on May 3rd.
Get some time outdoors & help get the Barn in tip-top shape on Friday, May 3
9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Volunteer help can be anytime during this window so you can help as much as your time allows.
Click here to learn more.
Barrington Children’s Charities – P.O.P. (Packs of Plenty) Food Distribution Program
There is still almost a month left of school ! BCC’s program provides a pack full of nutritious food for children to consume over the weekend. Each week, volunteers meet to pack more than 500 bags of food that get delivered to the children who participate in the program.
Any volunteer help accepted – whether it’s one time or ongoing. Packing occurs every Thursday each month during the school year from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM at District 220 school, Sunny Hill Elementary in Carpentersville.
Click here to help out with Packs of Plenty!
WINGS Program – Mother’s Day 5K
This is a perfect family friendly event — Volunteers ages 14 and up can register – Celebrate time with your Mother’s Day with your mom and help other mothers who are in need.
Volunteer spots still open for Registration, Post-race registration, Food Distribution, Course Marshal, and Water Station
Find more details right here.
Barrington Area Volunteer Connection (BAVC) was created to help nonprofits succeed and benefit the community by connecting nonprofits with each other and to volunteers via BAVC’s free & easy to use platform! To learn more about how you can get involved either as a nonprofit or as a volunteer, please visit thebavc.org.
More About the Barrington Area Volunteer Connection (BAVC)
Barrington Area Volunteer Connection (BAVC)‘s goal is to bring all 100+ Barrington area nonprofits, churches and service organizations in a free & easy to use database so that volunteers can easily find opportunities. The foundation of BAVC is a volunteer match platform called Get Connected which serves as a clearinghouse to bring together organizations, volunteers, and collaborators to match volunteer interests with nonprofits needing assistance. GetConnected also offers organizations optional features such as easy record keeping of volunteer hours, as well as mobile check in and shift reminders and other ways to communicate with volunteers. Learn more at TheBAVC.org. Please also visit BAVC’s Facebook & Instagram pages! * BAVC Photos by Bob Lee
