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Rose Gurn (Pitney Bowes) and Lynn Kieley (Newtown Savings Bank) are the Co-chairs of the CVC.

Rose Gurn and Lynn Kieley have been elected to serve as the Corporate Volunteer Council’s Co- Chairs. Rose has worked for Pitney Bowes for 34 years, where she is a Sr. Global Product mgr. (worldwide responsibility for low and mid-volume mailing products in the mail Finishing Business unit).  She has been a member of the CVC since 2007. Lynn has been involved with the CVC since joining Newtown Savings Bank as the Manager of the White Hills branch. Both are looking forward to the opportunity to lead the CVC.

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Good Neighbors!

 
CVC Members Received the Corporate Good Neighbor Award!

Photo by Fred Ortoli

Birmingham Group Health Services presented Valley United Way's Corporate Volunteer Council with the Corporate Good Neighbor Award at its 31st Annual Meeting on October 20. The award is presented annually to an area group "For outstanding commitment to, and support of, Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc.

The Council has been very supportive of Umbrella down through the years running monthly clothing drives for My Sisters Place, collecting used cell phones and knitting blankets for victims of domestic violence. Most recently over 100 volunteers spent a week in September renovating the shelter for victims of domestic violence - the third time that they have done so through the years.

CVC Ansonia Back to School Clothes for Kids Project - Another Success

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Week of Caring - A Shelter Renovated

Day 1  -  Day 2  -  Days 3 & 4

Read More About Building Harvest House - and watch for Harvest House IV in 2011!

  

Close to seventy companies are members of the Corporate Volunteer Council which is a program coordinated by Valley United Way's Volunteer Action Center. The group's enthusiasm, skill and community spirit is leaving an indelible mark on the Valley and improving the quality of life through their everyday efforts that demonstrate that they and their employees care about the community in which they live and work.

The purpose of the CVC is:

1. Networking: Providing a way for companies operating corporate volunteer programs to exchange information and help other companies in the community start corporate volunteer programs.

2. Community-needs identification: It provides a forum where member companies can learn about community needs for employee volunteers. Information is transmitted when the CVC invites a local nonprofit agency to present information on its need for volunteers during a regularly scheduled CVC meeting.

3. Joint Projects: It provides a way for member companies to work together on a community need or problem that is too large or complex for one company to handle alone. Currently active ongoing projects include:

Since 1994 the CVC has also taken on major projects on an annual basis. The two annual projects are the Week of Caring projects which generally involve a very hands on "construction and renovation" project for an area nonprofit organization and the Back to School Clothes for Kids Project which adopts the neediest children in one Valley grammar school providing children with back to school clothing and encouragement for a successful start to the new academic year. You can  learn more about these incredible projects by clicking on the links below.

News & Notes

CVC Wins Coveted Award

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The CVC in Action:

Voter Registration Drive

Caring Circle Reaches New Milestone

Pat Tarasovic, Bonnie Sinclair and Michelle Fabozzi hold up blankets numbers 698, 699 and 700 as the Caring Circle has now reached the 704 mark in blankets collected for victims of domestic violence.

CVC Anniversary Video

Valley United Way thanks Arson Productions for their outstanding works in producing this video.

If you to would like more information about these projects, the Corporate Volunteer Council or volunteering in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, please call  the Volunteer Action Center at 926-9478. The Center can also be reached by E-Mail by clicking here. 


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