"Voluntary Services for the Blind has consistenly received excellent volunteer referrals from the Volunteer Center. The staff is very friendly and helpful and fully appreciates our needs."
Claudette A. Tallon
Volunteer Coordinator

"Patti's [Cohen-Hecht] endless energy and contagious enthusiasm for working with volunteers really helped me to understand the concepts presented in the Volunteer Center's volunteer management training series. I especially appreciated her interactive teaching style and the opportunity to network with other volunteer coordinators in the community. I've applied the knowledge to my position as volunteer coordinator, and I'm happy to report that I am actively engaging and retaining wonderful volunteers to work with the families we serve—and in numerous capacities."
Rebecca Blonski, Volunteer Coordinator, Families Network of Western CT, Inc.

Nonprofits: Wishlist

Do you have any of these items? Nonprofit organizations in the greater Danbury area can use certain items for their office or for their clients. If you can provide any of these "Wish List" items, please contact The Volunteer Center at 203-797-1154 or email: volunteers@volunteerdanbury.org. Thank you

Nonprofits Wishlist Form

Blank cassette tapes needed for a literacy program providing ESL classes.

Copy paper or old letterhead needed by a small nonprofit agency. Old letterhead will only be used within the office.

Trial size toiletries are needed at Danbury shelters. They can use shampoos, lotions, disposable razors and toothbrushes and toothpaste for their clients.

Coffee products (ground, instant, regular or decaf) needed for distribution at an area food pantry.

Computer software for kids will be used at an after school program for low income children. The kids are ages 7-17.

Animal shelter can use cat and dog toys as well as bath towels or baby size blankets.

Cell phones, inkjet and toner cartridges will be recycled by a local nonprofit agency.

Preschool program can use puzzles, blocks and books for their play groups.

Gift cards for clothing or health and beauty items will be given to teen girls living in a therapeutic group home.

Snacks and juices (individually wrapped) will be used by a mentoring program for their after school tutoring or field trips.

If you are interested in donating any of these items, please contact The Volunteer Center at 203.797.1154.

Nonprofits: Post your wish list needs here.

"The New Fairfield Senior Center has appreciated the opportunity to work with the Volunteer Center. Posting volunteer opportunities has been made very convenient. We've heard from a number of people. Currently we have a student helping here who found us through the site."
Kathy Hull, New Fairfield Senior Center

"We very much appreciate the help of the Volunteer Center in coming to our aid last fall during our Barn Sale. Through your assistance we obtained two young men to direct and oversee our parking lot throughout the sale. These young men were courteous , very efficient, diligent, and during two very long,hot days never complained. It was truly a wonderful service to us. Thank you."
Anne Maitland and Rita Guariglia, Literacy Volunteers on the Green

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