Spirit of
Giving
 Spirit
of Giving is a service-learning experience
that provides students in low-income
communities with backpacks filled with
school supplies, books and toy. More than
the tangible gifts, the goal of the
program is to teach children to be giving
people through example, stories and a
specialized curriculum. Volunteer storytellers read
stories about giving to the students.
Then the children are asked to "pay it
forward" by volunteering their services at
school, in their neighborhood, or by
performing an act of kindness in their home
or family environment.
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Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The 2010 King Day
of Service will take place on January 18,
2010. Volunteer Center Orange County
honors the life and legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. by mobilizing
volunteers in a day of reflective
community service. We will collaborate with
other local nonprofit agencies to organize
projects that address critical community
issues of hunger, literacy and environmental
protection.
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Cesar Chavez Day
 Cesar Chavez
dedicated his life to inspiring others into
action and creating equality and respect for
every person in our society. To
recognize Chavez's contributions the state
of California deemed Chavez's birthday,
March 31st, an annual holiday.
To learn
more about Cesar Chavez visit
The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
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Spirit of Volunteerism Awards
Spirit
of Volunteerism is VCOC's annual awards
luncheon. This event provides an
opportunity for nonprofits, businesses,
schools and civic organizations to recognize
their most outstanding volunteers. In
2009 278 volunteers were recognized for
their service to the Orange County Community
and the Glenn and Mindy Stearns received the Giving is
Living award.
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Take the Lead! Teen Summit
 "Take the Lead," the
12th Annual Teen Summit, promoting
volunteerism, developing leadership skills,
and increasing awareness of social trends at
the local, state and national levels took
place on Friday, February 29, 2008 at
California State University, Fullerton.
The largest youth
conference of its kind in Southern
California, the 2008 summit featured
Wing Lam as the keynote speaker, a networking
lunch, and more than twenty different
workshops. For more information on
future teen summits please contact Bette
Weinberg at
bweinberg@volunteercenter.org
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