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CREATING A STRONGER COMMUNITY BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT PARTNERS. VOLUNTEER EXPO TITLE SPONSOR HOSTED BY SEPTEMBER 13-19 EVENT PROGRAM & SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2020 VIRTUAL

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CREATING A STRONGER COMMUNITY BYENGAGING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORTNONPROFIT PARTNERS.

VOLUNTEER EXPO

TITLE SPONSORHOSTED BY

SEPTEMBER 13-19

EVENTPROGRAM &SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

2020 VIRTUAL

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WELCOME..............................................................3EXPO ACTIVITIES..................................................4-5SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.......................................6-10PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS....................10-19

TABLE OFCONTENTS

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WELCOMETHANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE 2020VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER EXPO! The Volunteer Center is thrilled to be celebrating over 46 years ofsupporting the nonprofits in our community. While our goal is to be thehub of volunteer activity in Brown County, we know that much of thework is being done by our nonprofit partners and dedicated volunteers.This is why we created the Volunteer Expo.

Now in its 3rd year, the Volunteer Expo has provided the opportunityfor nearly 800 community members the chance to network with manylocal nonprofits, as well as discover the ways they could serve in ourcommunity. We hope that you, too, will find an opportunity to make animpact in our community through the Volunteer Expo.

While the 2020 Volunteer Expo looks vastly different from years past,our goal to connect community members with nonprofits in need hasnot changed. Typically held over the course of an afternoon, in 2020,the Volunteer Expo is now an all-virtual event taking place throughoutthe week of September 13-19. The Volunteer Center will host thisevent on our Facebook page and on other online platforms. VolunteerExpo attendees will also have the opportunity to help the VolunteerCenter give $1,000 to a participating organization via a poll that will bereleased on Friday at 6 PM!

We want to thank the planning committee, all of the participatingorganizations, Title Sponsor Fox Communities Credit Union, and allothers who make this event possible. We would also like to thankAlonzo Kelly of Kelly Leadership Group, LLC, and the team at DowntownGreen Bay & Olde Main Street Inc. for their assistance in helping usmake this event a great virtual experience for all attendees!

- The Volunteer Center Team

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Provided in partnership with Downtown GreenBay, Inc. & Olde Main Street, Inc.

Since we began planning the Volunteer Expo,we have been working with the DowntownGreen Bay & Olde Main Street teams to provideExpo attendees with information aboutdowntown Green Bay and businesses willing toprovide discounts/coupons for all attendees.More information about each business and thecoupons they are offering can be found on ourFacebook event!

For more information about Downtown GreenBay, visit: downtowngreenbay.com.

Alonzo is the President and CEO of Kelly LeadershipGroup, LLC

Alonzo Kelly is a "dynamic Executive Coach, Professor,3x Best Selling Author, and Radio Host. He has gainedinternational and global attention as a premierconsultant and strategist. Alonzo is recognized as onethe nation’s leading experts on leadershipdevelopment, strategic thinking, planning, and actingwhich results in individual and organizational goalachievement." For more information,visit: www.alonzokelly.com.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION BY ALONZO KELLY

EXPOACTIVITIES

COUPONS FOR DOWNTOWN AREA BUSINESSES & MORE

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On Friday, September 18 at 6PM CST, the Volunteer Center willrelease a link to a Doodle poll via our Facebook event.Volunteer Expo attendees will be encouraged to take the poll and select one organization of their choosing to receive the funds.The Doodle Poll will close automatically on Sunday, September 20 at11:59PM CST.The Volunteer Center will announce the recipient on Monday,September 21 via Facebook.

Funds provided by the Volunteer Center of Brown County

We're excited to offer the opportunity for Volunteer Expo attendees tohelp the Volunteer Center gift $1,000 to a participating organization!

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EXPOACTIVITIES

HELP US GIFT $1,000 TO A PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION!

BE SURE TO JOIN US ONFACEBOOK TO PARTICIPATEIN THE VOLUNTEER EXPOFUN!

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SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

DAY 1September 13 10 AM ACTS 1:8 MINISTRY

Facebook Spotlight

12 PM ADRC OF BROWN COUNTY Facebook Spotlight

2 PM BAY BEACH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Facebook Spotlight

4 PM BOARD ON AGING & LONG TERM CARE VOLUNTEER OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM Facebook Spotlight

A NOTE ABOUT THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Facebook posts that spotlight each organization and anopportunity to comment on those posts.Zoom sessions hosted by several individual organizations thatwe encourage you to attend.

Note: Links to the recorded Zoom sessions will be postedlater.

The opportunity to help us gift $1,000 to a participatingorganization.

The goal in creating this virtual experience is to provide attendeesthe opportunity to learn about each participating organization andto be able to be more engaged with the organizations. Therefore,we have created a variety of ways for you to learn about eachorganization. Throughout the week, you will see the following:

**NOTE: The information needed to partricipate in the Zoomsessions (marked in red below) will be posted in the Facebookevent.**

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SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

DAY 3September 15 7 AM CIRCLES GREEN BAY

Facebook Spotlight

9 AM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: ACTS 1:8 MINISTRY Via Zoom

11 AM DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 3 Facebook Spotlight

8 AM BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Facebook Spotlight

10 AM BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY Facebook Spotlight

11 AM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: GREATER GREEN BAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Via Zoom

2 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: RETIRED/SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM & READING COACHES FOR KIDS PROGRAM Via Zoom

4 PM BROWN COUNTY VOLUNTEER SERVICES Facebook Spotlight

6 PM CASA OF BROWN COUNTY Facebook Spotlight

DAY 2September 14

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SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

9 AM GREATER GREEN BAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY/RESTORE Facebook Spotlight

11 AM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: BROWN COUNTY VOLUNTEER SERVICES Via Zoom

12PM HAND OF HOPE, INC. Facebook Spotlight

2 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: GREATER GREEN BAY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE Via Zoom

DAY 4September 16

DAY 3 CONT.September 15 12 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: BAY

BEACH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Via Zoom

1 PM ENCOMPASS Facebook Spotlight

3 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: UNITY HOSPICE RESALE SHOPPE Via Zoom

5 PM FREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES Facebook Spotlight

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SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

7 AM LITERACY GREEN BAY Facebook Spotlight

9 AM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER Via Zoom

10 AM NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM Facebook Spotlight

12 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: FREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES Via Zoom

3 PM NEW LEAF FOODS Facebook Spotlight

6 PM NEW ZOO & ADVENTURE PARK Facebook Spotlight

DAY 5September 17

4 PM HAPPILY EVER AFTER ANIMAL SANCTUARY, INC. Facebook Spotlight

5 PM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER Via Zoom

7 PM LAUNDRY LOVE GREEN BAY Facebook Spotlight

DAY 4 CONT.September 16

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SCHEDULE OFEVENTS

DAY 7September 19 10 AM ST. VINCENT DE PAUL GREEN BAY

Facebook Spotlight

1 PM THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER GREEN BAY Facebook Spotlight

4 PM UNITY HOSPICE RESALE SHOPPE Facebook Spotlight

9 AM ON BROADWAY Facebook Spotlight

11 AM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION: ADRC OF BROWN COUNTY Via Zoom

1 PM SERVICE LEAGUE OF GREEN BAY Facebook Spotlight

3 PM SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER Facebook Spotlight

5 PM ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER Facebook Spotlight

6 PM POLL LINK RELEASED - TAKE THE POLL TO SELECT THE ORGANIZATION YOU THINK SHOULD RECEIVE THE $1,000 GIFT!

DAY 6September 18

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ORGANIZATIONS

ACTS 1:8 MINISTRY

ADRC OF BROWN COUNTY

BAY BEACH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Mission: To train Christians to evangelize throughkindness.WebsiteVideo

Mission: To empower and enrich the livesof older adults, adults with disabilities andtheir caregivers.WebsiteVideo

Mission: To provide an urban wildlife refuge wherepeople can interact with wildlife, plants, and othernatural resources through environmental educationand recreation.Website

BOARD ON AGING & LONG TERM CARE VOLUNTEEROMBUDSMAN PROGRAMMission: To advocate for the interests of the State’slong term care consumers, to inform thoseconsumers of their rights and to educate the publicat large about health care systems and long termcare.Website

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ORGANIZATIONS

BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY

Mission: To preserve, present, and share theheritage of Brown County history throughpreservation activities, exhibitions, educationalprograms, and events.WebsiteVideo

Mission: Brown County United Way unitespeople, ideas and resources to createcommunity solutions that strengthen everyperson and every community in BrownCounty.WebsiteVideo

BROWN COUNTY VOLUNTEER SERVICESMission: To connect caring volunteers tovulnerable individuals and families, with goalsof promoting self-sufficiency, and enrichinglives through support and encouragement.Website

CASA OF BROWN COUNTYCourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of BrownCounty is a volunteer based nonprofit organization thatprovides a voice for abused and neglected children whoare under the legal protection of the court system.Website

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ORGANIZATIONS

CIRCLES GREEN BAY

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 3

Circles Green Bay works with low incomehouseholds to help them develop a pathwayout of poverty. We do this by providing socialand emotional support, while focusing ongoals towards increasing education oremployment. We leverage the assistance ofvolunteers to support the journey of thehouseholds enrolled in our program.WebsiteVideo

Mission: To empower veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity byensuring that veterans and their families canaccess the full range of benefits available tothem.Website

ENCOMPASSMission: To provide the highest quality educationand care for children and support for families with acommitment to compassion, excellence andadvocacy.Website

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ORGANIZATIONS

FREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES

GREATER GREEN BAY HABITAT FORHUMANITY/RESTORE

Mission: To equip families experiencinghomelessness with the skills andresources necessary to become self-sufficient and maintain self-sufficiency.Website

Mission: Seeking to put God's love into action,Habitat for Humanity brings people togetherto build homes, communities, and hope.Website

HAND OF HOPE, INC.We are a non-profit ministry that offers a"Hand of Hope" to the brokenhearted. We helpthem break through the barriers to theirsuccess in life. We partner together to createpersonalized action plans equipped withphysical, spiritual, and emotional tools torestore wholeness and bring change.Transforming lives one at a time by offeringhelp and helping the hurting to heal.WebsiteVideo

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ORGANIZATIONS

HAPPILY EVER AFTER ANIMAL SANCTUARY, INC.

LAUNDRY LOVE GREEN BAY

Hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats face thefear of death in shelters each year. Happily EverAfter provides a place where those fears don't exist;a place where life is a guarantee. They love each andevery animal that enters our care as if it were a partof our family - because it is. Their mission is toprovide a loving home to every companion animalthat enters their care. Lifetime guaranteed.Website

Mission: To meet the needs of those in ourcommunity who are low income, homeless,unemployed, elderly, or needing a hand up in adifficult time by providing quarters and soapthrough our Laundry Love events at a locallaundromat.Website

LITERACY GREEN BAYMission: To help adults and families acquire thereading, writing, math, English language, computer,and workforce skills they need to functioneffectively as workers and community members.WebsiteVideo

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ORGANIZATIONS

NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM

NEW LEAF FOODS

Mission: To inspire lifelong learning byproviding dynamic educationalopportunities through the preservation ofrailroad objects, engaging exhibits, andinnovative programs. Volunteers play avital role in the overall operation of theMuseum, totaling close to 15,000 hoursworked annually.Website

New Leaf Foods Inc. supports the health andwell-being of the people of Greater GreenBay by promoting healthy food access andeducation and by cooperating throughoutNortheast Wisconsin to build a thriving localfood system in a clean environment.WebsiteVideo

NEW ZOO & ADVENTURE PARKMission: The NEW Zoo is dedicated toconnecting the community with wildlife andnature through engaging, interactiveexperiences.WebsiteVideo

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ORGANIZATIONS

ON BROADWAY

SERVICE LEAGUE OF GREEN BAY

On Broadway, Inc. promotes the BroadwayDistrict as Green Bay's cultural core forentrepreneurs, creatives, residents and visitors toengage and succeed in a welcoming environment.Website

Service League of Green Bay is a charitableorganization whose purpose is to meet physical,educational and emotional needs of the children ofBrown County by providing volunteer hours andfinancial support. Founded in 1932, Service Leagueis a longstanding women’s organization whosemembers are passionate about impacting thecommunity.Website

SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTERWe provide free, confidential support tosurvivors of sexual assault and their lovedones. These services are available 24 hours aday, 7 days a week to survivors in Brown, Door,Oconto and Marinette Counties. Our speciallytrained team of staff and volunteers offer awide range of services regardless of thesurvivor’s age, race, gender, sexual orientation,disability, or when the abuse occurred.Website

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ORGANIZATIONS

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTERWe provide a seasonal emergency shelter andtwo year-round daytime resource centers allwith a spectrum of service, including casemanagement, medical care, mental healthservices, addictions counseling and more. Weserve many of the most vulnerable peopleexperiencing homelessness who do notqualify for other shelters and service. We seekto restore hope and provide dignity and careto our homeless community members as theytransition to self-sufficiency.WebsiteVideo

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL GREEN BAYThe Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangibleassistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvementthat makes the work of the Society unique. Thisaid may take the form of intervention,consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society'swork is to provide help while conscientiouslymaintaining the confidentiality and dignity ofthose who are served.WebsiteVideo

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The Salvation Army, an international movement,is an evangelical part of the universal ChristianChurch. Its message is based on the Bible. Itsministry is motivated by the love of God. Itsmission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ andto meet human needs in His name withoutdiscrimination.Website

THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER GREEN BAY

UNITY HOSPICE RESALE SHOPPEMission: To be a meaningful place todonate, shop and volunteer, by gratefullyaccepting previously loved items, offeringfair and consistent pricing to all shoppers,and being a welcoming & fun place toshare one’s time.WebsiteVideo

ORGANIZATIONS

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