Nominate for the Youth Alliance Awards Today!

Now is your chance to nominate a deserving young member of your community! The 24th Annual Youth Alliance Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, April 28, at Liberty Hall in Kimberly. All individuals and organizations throughout the Fox Valley are encouraged to nominate youth individuals and youth groups who have demonstrated a commitment to […]

The Volunteer Center Welcomes Joseph Quinnell

Change Brings Opportunity It’s an exciting time for the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin! Please join us in welcoming Joseph Quinnell as the Interim Excutive Director. Quinnell will be working closely with our dedicated team of Volunteer Center staff, board members and community volunteers as we renew and expand our efforts to connect volunteers […]

Riverview Gardens Offers a Place to Grow

It’s planting season at Riverview Gardens in Appleton and leaders of this 77-acre job-training program with an urban farm, park space and hydroponics greenhouse are looking for volunteers to help plant the seeds of positive work ethics, good social skills and team work for participants of its job training program. That’s where RSVP comes in. […]

Now Accepting Teams for the 2017 Human Race

2017 HUMAN RACE IS ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR NONPROFIT TEAMS 17th annual Human Race presented by Community First Credit Union to take place May 6, 2017 The Volunteer Center’s Human Race is a non-competitive 5k or 1 mile walk/run benefitting local non-profit organizations. Non-profits, church groups, clubs and other interested organizations can register to raise funds […]

Volunteer Center Announces Departure of Executive Director

Effective January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin announces Julia Drobeck has left the organization where she served as Executive Director for more than 20 years. As many of you know, her leadership was instrumental in the growth and development of programs such as RSVP (Retired and […]

CASA Volunteers Give Children a Chance for a Better Life

  What a fitting event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. –  More than a dozen volunteers attended a Lunch & Learn at CASA of the Fox Cities on Monday in honor of MLK Day and National Mentoring Month. The event, which was co-sponsored by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), was held to […]

VolunteerFEST Brings Good to the Community

“But the real prize of the evening seemed to be the treasured work that lies ahead for this enthusiastic group of do-gooders!” By Ronda Seubert, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator On November 29, 2016, the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin hosted its 4th Annual VolunteerFEST at Waverly Beach in Menasha.  It was a free and family […]

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Contributed by Jan Sommerfeld, RSVP Program Assistant The weeks following the holidays are busy for stores, as shoppers return or exchange unwanted merchandise. But what if we could give the perfect gift – the one that keeps on giving? Volunteers in our community are doing just that. Take the members of the Retired and Senior […]

Hooks ‘n Needles Group Donates 497 Items

Hooks ‘n Needles Group Donates 497 Items Our RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program ladies from the Hooks ‘n Needles knitting group donated 497 hats, mittens and scarves to the Salvation Army – Fox Cities in conjunction with its Coats for Kids campaign! Wow… what a labor of love! Thanks to these special volunteers.