Volunteer at FIRC!
Urgent Volunteer Needs
Volunteers are critical to our success. It would be impossible to serve the community without the amazing people who volunteer in our Thrift Store, Food Bank, Parenting Education, office support and Bag Lady projects. The time, dedication and talent of our volunteers made up over 8,000 hours over the last year.
The Thrift Store saw more donations and sales over the last year than ever before. Without the help of the volunteers to sort donations and keep clothing racks and book shelves organized, the store would not have been able to keep up with the customer demand.
The Food Bank volunteers monitor the food bank hours and organize the donations. As the community began to realize the hunger facing Summit County residents, the donations started piling up and the 180% rise in demand cleared the shelves. Our Food Bank volunteers spent countless hours keeping the Food Bank stocked for
clients in need.
Families United is very fortunate to have the talent and professional experience of community experts like Susan Turner and others who assist with parenting classes and Bright Beginnings visits and allow FIRC to reach more families in the community.
The Bag Ladies were the new volunteer project in 2009 started by Kay Bullington and Becky Morgan. They motivated and organized a group of over 20 creative women with sewing talent to turn unsold Thrift Store materials into shopping bags, purses, ice pack holders, wine bags and more. Since their start in February, they raised nearly $4,000 to benefit the food bank and emergency service programs.
Thank you to all who have dedicated your time to support the FIRC programs and staff and who have helped increase the awareness in Summit County for basic needs assistance and parenting education.
If you are interested in volunteering for FIRC in one of these areas, please contact Anita
at anitao@summitfirc.org or call 970-262-3888 ext. 306.