Volunteer Article and Author
- Read how Mark Noonan is helping baby boomers.
- Read how Doug Rodriques makes a difference for one homeless animal at a time.
- Read about what incident made Sabiha’s determination so strong to become a Domestic Violence (DV) advocate. She feels that doing this kind of community service is a very humbling experience and has opened her eyes to a very serious issue faced by all communities.
- Retirement means changing focus for Sudhir Bhagwan.
- Retiring was great, but so was Intel by Greg Hoyt.
- About three years ago, Intel expanded the Intel Involved Matching Grant Program to include any qualified 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Harold Crawford has taken advantage of this by volunteering as a Molalla volunteer firefighter. Howard and another Intel employee who also is a volunteer firefighter, submitted their hours and the Mollala Volunteer Firefighter’s Association received a check for $10,000.
- Stu Vannerson retired from Intel in February 2010 but left an ongoing legacy with his non-profit organization (Intel DuPont Community Gardens) that is assisting food banks in his local Dupont Washington area.
- Barb Frank has discovered that the local chapters of the Red Cross are responsible for raising 100% of their funds and they also pay the National headquarters an “assessment” fee for administrative support. To learn more read her story here.
- Intel Retiree Rand Potter volunteers over 1,500 hours a year and his community receives $15,000 for his efforts. Read about Rand’s 22 years of service to the American Youth Soccer Organization and why he is proud to be a part of the group.If you want to learn more about the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) go to their website: www.ayso.org. Or if you would like more information about Rand’s specific activities please email Rand at randpotter@sbcglobal.net.
- Sharon Nickodem wins 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award from Gualala Arts Organization.
- At no time in history has the need for financial literacy and economic education been more important than it is now. We are constantly reminded of the everyday risks of poor financial management. These issues touch people of all walks of life leaving the financial uneducated the most vulnerable. Lisa Culver shares her story with Junior Achievement.
- Ben Manny continues to promote education in science and technology and earns $5000 for his favorite organizations through his volunteer work.
- Since retiring in 2000, for example, Oregon retiree Pat Mitchell has been volunteering in the Republic of Kazakhstan. He teaches business computer programming at the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU).
- In addition to the value your skills bring to organizations when you volunteer, Intel will pay any qualified* 501 (C)(3) non profit organization $10.00 for each hour you volunteer up to $10,000 per year. See how Sam Louke takes advantage of this Intel benefit.