Hands On Asheville Buncombe Volunteer Center Annual Report 2013

2013 BY THE NUMBERS

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2013 2,700 4,000 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED

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22,000

FLEX PROJECTS

Hands On plans and manages meaningful done-in-a-day opportunities lead by trained Volunteer Leaders. These 1 to 3 hour projects give volunteers a chance to explore a variety of opportunities that impact our community.

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FLEX VOLUNTEERS

OPPORTUNITIES

HOURS SERVED

HOURS SERVED

“Doing a Hands On project always seems to ground me. When things aren’t going well in my life, I volunteer; and that’s when I am reminded of just how blessed I really am.”

Sharon Port, Volunteer Leader

PORTABLE PROJECTS 5,850

HOURS SERVED

Designed with ultimate flexibility in mind, Hands On’s innovative and fun approach to community service is easy to do alone or in a group at home, work or anywhere!

18 WALKER TOTES FOR SENIORS 148 HERO CRAFT LETTERS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS 35 CRAFTING TOGETHER CRAFT SETS 580 FOREVER FRIEND PET TOYS FOR SHELTER DOGS 90 PROJECT LINUS BLANKETS FOR KIDS IN CRISIS 1,021 KNIT & GIVE HAND-KNITTED HATS & SCARVES 744 READ-CYCLED USED CHILDREN’S BOOKS 5,045 TEACHER’S PET MATH SKILLS SETS

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150 volunteers celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a day of service. Projects included nosew fleece blankets, “adopt me” bandannas for shelter pets, math skills games for elementary students, and cards of encouragement for veterans and home-bound seniors.

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Hands On partnered with Belk to celebrate the department store’s 125th anniversary. More than 96 Belk employees engaged in projects at Avery’s Creek and Oakley Elementary Schools in Asheville and Hazelwood Elementary in Waynesville. They assembled 13 picnic tables and 32 bookcases, built an outdoor classroom and created colorful art to brighten school walls.

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Nearly 900 volunteers from 60 local businesses contributed more than 3,100 hours of volunteer time to complete 64 projects supporting nonprofits, schools, and public entities at the annual Day of Caring.

A record 738 fully-stocked backpacks were assembled and distributed to low-income elementary and middle school students so they could start the school year equipped to succeed!

The most successful Back-to-School Supply Drive was made possible by Mission Hospital’s employee donations and “Stuff the Bus” events sponsored by Mix 96.5, The Asheville Tourists and Paramount Kia.

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CHANGE LEADERS FOR VOLUNTEER PROFESSIONALS

“I am really enjoying sharing yoga with students in this age group, teaching them skills to de-stress, focus, stretch and move their bodies, and so many other benefits. Sometimes I do not know who is benefiting more, the students or me!”

Maggie McMains, Community School volunteer

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Change Leaders U provides networking and learning opportunities CHANGEHands On continued to host two AmeriCorps VISTA for volunteer managers LEADERS throughout our nonprofit FOR VOLUNTEER members in 2013 who worked closely with students, PROFESSIONALS community. parents, school staff, volunteers and community organizations at Enka Middle School. The Community School is a partnership between United Way, the YMCA of WNC and Enka Middle School.

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TRAININGS & EVENTS

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helpful volunteers who are passionate about our mission. Without Hands On, POP would not have been able to grow as quickly or efficiently in such a short amount of time.”

LEADERS Sarah Giavedoni, The POP Project FOR VOLUNTEER

CHANGE PROFESSIONALS

Community School creates enrichment opportunities for students, skill building classes for families and manages a volunteer effort to support this work.