[PAEE] FW: Invitation from on behalf of the Verizon Foundation from National Wildlife Federation

[Melissa Reynolds]

Fyi for organizations looking for volunteers.

 

Melissa Reynolds

Educational Programs Coordinator

 

Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education (PCEE)

164 S. Main Street

Slippery Rock, PA  16057

Ph: 724-738-9020

Fx: 724-738-9018

www.pcee.org

 

 

From: Eliza Russell, National Wildlife Federation
[mailto:nationalwildilfefederation at nwf.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:55 PM
To: pcee at sru.edu
Subject: Invitation from on behalf of the Verizon Foundation from National
Wildlife Federation





Dear Friend, 

As Spring begins to near and each of us begin to finalize our Spring
calendar of projects ranging from restoration, clean ups, planting and much
more, the National Wildlife Federation, in conjunction with the Verizon
Foundation, would like offer your organization a chance to recruit new
volunteers to assist with your projects.   

The Verizon Foundation's Employee Engagement team is inviting environmental
organizations to post their volunteer projects, especially those scheduled
in April and during Earth Week (April 20th), on the Verizon Volunteer
Connections website. Through this website, Verizon employees will be able to
review your volunteer opportunities and sign up to lend a hand with your
project.  

In addition to supporting the Verizon Foundation's focus on employee
volunteerism, this special initiative also supports the environmental
component of Verizon's corporate responsibility strategy. Verizon's strategy
is to take steps to reduce the environmental impact of its operations,
including greenhouse-gas emissions, and educate Verizon customers how
wireline and wireless broadband can help them significantly reduce their
energy consumption. To learn more, please visit
http://responsibility.verizon.com/home/results/environment/
<http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=v6yF8b6z4KWAwIBekNqlcg..> .   

Requesting volunteers through the Verizon Connections website is easy! You
can submit one or more online volunteer opportunities online at
www.verizonfoundation.org/requestvolunteers
<http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=TF5L2hEFHBKbNWwpBgZilQ..>  . 

If your organization has not previously registered an account on the Verizon
Foundation's online system (e.g. for grants or matching gifts purposes), you
will need to click on the "First time user" link to register an account in
order to submit your volunteer opportunities.  If your organization already
has an account on the system but you don't know the account login
information, you can click on the "Need Help" icon at the bottom of that
login page to submit a request to the Verizon Foundation online support team
for assistance.

For this special initiative, it is important to enter the special code
ED2009 in the "Invitation Code" box at the login or user registration page
(whichever is applicable).  This code will ensure that your opportunities
are highlighted on the Verizon Volunteer Connections system for employees
during Earth Week.   

When deciding which projects to list, think about some of the different
types of volunteer assistance you might need, and consider posting projects
that need volunteer help during weekend or evening hours.  Projects could
include but are not limited to: 

*	Planting (garden, trees, larger scale)
*	Mulching
*	Restoration
*	Building projects (bird house to buildings)
*	Behind the scenes support in the office
*	Mentoring, tutoring and counseling
*	General labor (painting, odd jobs, etc.)
*	Clean ups

Lastly an additional bonus for your organization: Verizon employee
volunteers can also request a Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) grant of
$750 from the Verizon Foundation for any qualified nonprofit where they
volunteer 50 or more hours in the calendar year.  More information about
this grant program can be found at
http://foundation.verizon.com/employee/vip-faqs.shtml
<http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=c5RxcypXi7na7eD1K-2c6w..> .  

We look forward to highlighting your volunteer opportunities to Verizon
employees.  

Thank you for your consideration.
 
Eliza Russell
Director of Education, National Wildlife Federation
703-438-6439


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