Pictures: Volunteers in Action
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2009 United Way Day of Action
The 2009 United Way Day of Action took place on the longest day of the year, Sunday, June 21, 2009.
Volunteers pre-registered on the United Way of Johnson County website, and were paired with various volunteer opportunities in their efforts to make an impact on the Iowa City area.
United Way Day of Action is scheduled to be an annual early summer volunteer opportunity. Please check back on the United Way of Johnson County website often for information regarding the 2010 event!
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2008 Minnesota Vikings Flood Relief Visit
On Friday, July 18, Minnesota Vikings Owner Zygi Wilf and LB Chad Greenway traveled to Iowa City, Iowa, to show their support for the residents of Iowa City who were affected by the recent devastating flooding.
From 11:00 a.m. – noon, Wilf and Greenway, along with Vikings fans, staff members and cheerleaders, removed debris and cleaned up the Iowa City Boys Baseball fields at the City Park in Iowa City (200 East Park Road).
Following the cleanup efforts, Wilf and Greenway presented a contribution from the Minnesota Vikings, the Wilf Family and Greenway’s Lead the Way Foundation to the United Way of Johnson County Flood Relief Fund. Greenway will also was available to sign autographs at the end of the visit.
The Vikings, Wilf and Greenway would like to encourage Vikings fans to show their support and assist in the ongoing cleanup efforts in our community.
To volunteer, please call the United Way of Johnson County Volunteer Center at (319) 337-VOLS (8657)
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Iowa Women's Basketball : Lending a Helping Hand
A very special "thank you" to the Iowa Hawkeye Women's Basketball team for their efforts in flood relief volunteer efforts.
On Thursday, July 17, 2008, Head Coach Lisa Bluder and Associate Head Coach Jan Jensen lead their team to the Normandy Drive neighborhood in Iowa City to aid in sandbag removal. The ladies were referred to the job by the United Way of Johnson County Volunteer Center. Volunteers for clean-up and de-sandbagging are still desperately needed in our community to help in flood recovery efforts.
To follow the lead of the Iowa Hawkeye Women's Basketball team, and volunteer your time and talents,
please contact the United Way of Johnson County Volunteer Center at (319) 337-VOLS (8657).
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Floods of 2008
The Volunteer Center of Johnson County was opened as a fully-functioning Emergency Volunteer Center on June 24, 2008. Co-chaired by Barb Davis and Celia Burger, continues to match volunteers and volunteer groups with homes and families in the Iowa City Area in need of flood-related volunteer assistance with the help of the
Disaster Relief Coordinators Mark & Carol Martin
For more information on how you, or your group, can donate your time and talents to helping ongoing flood recovery efforts in Johnson County, please call the Volunteer Center of Johnson County at 337-VOLS (8657).
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