Recognize a Volunteer!

[Marci Schreiber <eschreim@gritman.org>]

First Annual Volunteer Recognition Event

The Latah Community Volunteer Center (LCVC) is honoring our community's
outstanding youth and adults who are making a difference through volunteer
service.  During our first annual LCVC Recognition Ceremony, 25 awards
will be presented to honor exemplary volunteers and their contribution to
our community.  If you value volunteer efforts in our community, please
consider nominating someone for an award! (Please use the attached form.)

All nominees will receive a nomination certificate and Award recipients
will receive a plaque that will be presented at the Recognition Ceremony.  
Tickets to the Ceremony are $5.00 and are available from any of Latah
Community Volunteer Center. 

LCVC Recognition Ceremony
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
7:00 p.m. 
Kenworthy Performing Arts Center
Downtown Moscow, Idaho

Contact Information:
Latah Community Volunteer Center
Buck S. Samuel, President
Lynn Cameron, Vice President
P.O. Box 9085, Moscow, ID  83843
E-mail: latahvc@hotmail.com
Phone:  208-882-1584     FAX: 208-882-1870


*****ABOUT THE LATAH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CENTER*****
In October of 2000, more than 150 citizens came together in a community
forum to explore volunteerism in Latah County.  This diverse group,
composed of representatives from service and community organizations,
educational institutions, local non-profit agencies, and city and county
governments, determined there was a need for coordination and enhancement
of volunteer services in Latah County.  To address this need, the group
decided to develop a center where community members could become connected
with volunteer opportunities.  This marked the beginning of the Latah
Community Volunteer Center.  During the planning stages, a sixteen member
Board of Directors was formed and the following mission statement
developed:

The Latah Community Volunteer Center is a catalyst for connecting Latah
County residents of all ages to local volunteer opportunities. Community
members will increase their capacity to care for each other by enhancing
community service partnerships, addressing community challenges, and
building on community strengths.

The Board elected officers, drafted bylaws, established non-profit status,
and developed a workplan.  Committees were formed to focus on start-up
operations including:
-researching successful volunteer centers, 
-cataloging volunteer needs in Latah County,
-developing an easily accessible system for matching volunteers with
opportunities,
-identifying a location to house the center, 
-obtaining start up funding,
-promoting the value and benefit of volunteerism; and
-developing a county-wide celebration for volunteers in Latah County.

While still in the planning stages, LCVC will support the work of many
organizations and has the potential to impact all 32,146 residents of
Latah County.  It is estimated that 15,000 hours of volunteer service per
year will flow through this center when it is operational.

LCVC_Award_Nom_Form.pdf