NWA Volunteer Awareness Fair hosted today
Bailey McBride
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: News
Students will have the opportunity to explore volunteer opportunities from across Northwest Arkansas as the Volunteer Action Center hosts its spring Volunteer Awareness Fair 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today on the Union Mall.
The fair will bring together 22 agencies from the NWA area and give students the chance to learn about some of the unique volunteer opportunities that these agencies offer. Students will be able to sign up to volunteer and learn about what non-profit organizations are in the area, and they also will be served free hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks.
"They will primarily be here to show the students what they do," said Matt McNelley, current president of the VAC on campus.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation will be one of the organizations featured at the event, and the group will bring to campus its massive pink Susan G. Komen arch, which many students might have seen before at the Race for the Cure.
Members of the VAC at the UA will serve as the volunteer coordinator for this year's race, which will take place April 25 in Rogers. The group is trying to recruit almost 500 volunteers for the event and will be on campus talking about what their organization does.
All of the agencies were invited by the VAC, whose office is located on the sixth floor of the Arkansas Union. The VAC works to help match students with volunteer opportunities throughout the year, and is best known for its own events like Make a Difference Day and Student's Day of Caring.
The VAC will also have an educational table set up for students.
"We just really want people to know where we are and what we can do for students," McNelley said.
The fair will bring together 22 agencies from the NWA area and give students the chance to learn about some of the unique volunteer opportunities that these agencies offer. Students will be able to sign up to volunteer and learn about what non-profit organizations are in the area, and they also will be served free hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks.
"They will primarily be here to show the students what they do," said Matt McNelley, current president of the VAC on campus.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation will be one of the organizations featured at the event, and the group will bring to campus its massive pink Susan G. Komen arch, which many students might have seen before at the Race for the Cure.
Members of the VAC at the UA will serve as the volunteer coordinator for this year's race, which will take place April 25 in Rogers. The group is trying to recruit almost 500 volunteers for the event and will be on campus talking about what their organization does.
All of the agencies were invited by the VAC, whose office is located on the sixth floor of the Arkansas Union. The VAC works to help match students with volunteer opportunities throughout the year, and is best known for its own events like Make a Difference Day and Student's Day of Caring.
The VAC will also have an educational table set up for students.
"We just really want people to know where we are and what we can do for students," McNelley said.
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