Nevada’s second certified Service Enterprise proves even a strong volunteer-centered organization can benefit from Service Enterprise
Nevada Volunteers is proud to announce the second certified Service Enterprise (SE) in Nevada, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) that achieved certification on June 6, 2016. While the Tahoe Rim Trail Association has always been a volunteer-centered organization, they…
Nevada Volunteers certifies second Service Enterprise organization in Nevada
For Immediate Release Contact: Janet Wright (775) 825-1900 | janet@nevadavolunteers.org Nevada Volunteers certifies second Service Enterprise organization in Nevada RENO|LAS VEGAS, June 16 – Nevada Volunteers, the Governor’s commission on service and Nevada’s only Service Enterprise training hub, is pleased…
The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum becomes Nevada’s First Certified Service Enterprise
Stephanie D’Arcy and Valerie Gillette, of the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, jumped for joy as they accepted the Service Enterprise Certification from Nevada Volunteers on March 28, 2016. They are the first certified Service Enterprise (SE) in the…
Nevada Volunteers certifies first Service Enterprise organization in Nevada
For Immediate Release Contact: Janet Wright (775) 825-1900 | janet@nevadavolunteers.org Nevada Volunteers certifies first Service Enterprise organization in Nevada RENO|LAS VEGAS, Apr 29 – Nevada Volunteers, the Governor’s commission on service and Nevada’s only Service Enterprise training hub, is pleased…
Volunteer Services at Washoe County School District; Journey to Becoming a Service Enterprise
Walking into the offices of Volunteer Services at Washoe County School District (WCSD), the first thing you will notice among the close desks and cubicles are the smiles of the staff and the volunteers that work with them. It hasn’t…
Immigration Clinic Helps Unaccompanied Children through Justice AmeriCorps program
Immigration Clinic Helps Unaccompanied Children through Justice AmeriCorps program
A reflection on the power of volunteerism and the Governor’s Points of Light Awards
A reflection on the power of volunteerism
by Amber Martin-Jahn Executive Director Nevada Volunteers
Last week I spoke at our 13th Annual Governor’s Points of Light Awards. What an inspiring event! At the morning reception honoring all the finalists I was awed by the ability of these individuals and organizations to transform volunteer service into good for their communities.
The finalists and award recipients re-affirm that volunteerism is powerful. It is powerful and it is good for Nevada.
Volunteering is also a purposeful act. It is a choice. At some point each of the finalists, individuals and organizations decided to take action and that action resulted in a power of good for Nevada. It might have started as a little spark of wanting to make a difference, or wanting to change something and today it is something so much bigger, something deserving of recognition, something that is powerful.
Volunteerism is powerful and it is good for Nevada. But what is it that moved each of these finalists to get involved?
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2015 Governor’s Points of Light Award Recipients announced
For Immediate Release
Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director
(775) 825-1900 | amber@nevadavolunteers.org
2015 Governor’s Points of Light Award Recipients Announced
RENO/LAS VEGAS, October 8, 2015 — The 7 Award Recipients of the 2015 Governor’s Points of Light award were announced by Dale Erquiaga at the Annual Governor’s Points of Light Award ceremony hosted by Nevada Volunteers, the Governor’s Commission on Service, on Thursday, October 8th.
Award Recipients were selected by a panel of leaders in business, government, and nonprofits from across the state for the extent to which their volunteerism exemplifies achievement, need, innovation, mobilization and endurance. The Governor’s Points of Light Award is the highest honor bestowed for volunteerism.
The 2015 annual Governor’s Points of Light Award Recipients include:
Individual Volunteer: Northern Nevada
Malibu Robertson (Sparks)
Individual Volunteer: Southern Nevada
Dr Mary Ann Allison (Henderson)
Individual Volunteer: Rural Nevada
Deb Cash (Carson City)
Volunteer Manager
Tom Crawford (Carson City)
Nonprofit and Community Organization Volunteer Program
Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division Volunteer Programs
Corporate and Business Volunteer Program
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Nevadans Unite in Service for the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
For Immediate Release
Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director
(775) 825-1900 |(775) 741-8701 |Amber@nevadavolunteers.org
Nevadans Unite in Service for the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
SPARKS/LAS VEGAS, September 10, 2015 —Community volunteers and AmeriCorps members will step up in service to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks for the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Participants will help to revitalize a neighborhood in Las Vegas and remove invasive weeds from a heavily used park in Sparks, joining hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country in volunteer service.
“September 11th is a day of history, emotion, and reflection,” said Amber Martin-Jahn, the Executive Director of Nevada Volunteers. “For many Americans it is also a day of service that provides an opportunity to join neighbors and local leaders to rekindle the compassion and unity shown on that day.”
September 11th was designated a national day of service by the 2009 Kennedy Serve America Act. The Corporation for National and Community Service leads the annual event, working with MyGoodDeed and hundreds of nonprofit groups, faith-based organizations, and schools and businesses nationwide.
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