For Immediate Release Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director (775) 825-1900 | amber@nevadavolunteers.org nevadavolunteers.org 2016 Governor’s Points of Light Award Recipients Announced RENO/LAS VEGAS, September 29, 2016 — Nevada Volunteers, the Governor’s Commission on Service, is pleased to announce the names of the recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Points of Light Awards, the highest honor bestowed…
For Immediate Release Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director (775) 825-1900 | amber@nevadavolunteers.org nevadavolunteers.org 2016 Governor’s Points of Light Finalists Announced RENO/LAS VEGAS, August 12, 2016 — Nevada Volunteers, the Governor’s Commission on Service, is pleased to announce the names of the finalists for the 2016 Governor’s Points of Light Awards, the highest honor bestowed on…
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 began the Service Enterprise process in the summer of 2015 with the goal of strengthening…
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 to announce that the Tahoe Rim Trail Association has achieved recognition as Nevada’s second Certified…
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 state of Nevada and among only 210 nationwide. A week before receiving the certification, Mat…
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 to announce that the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum has achieved recognition as Nevada’s…
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 always been this way though. There was a time when the offices of the people…
Immigration Clinic Helps Unaccompanied Children through Justice AmeriCorps program
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…