Stay right where you are and you’ll be in the perfect place to make a difference for Memphis during National Volunteer Month. Volunteer Odyssey is bringing the opportunity to do good directly to you — wherever you might be — on Friday during National Volunteer Week.
The VO team will be live on Facebook with a featured nonprofit at the beginning of each hour. These show-and-tells will walk you through each short, creative project to explain how you can support your community and make a difference with things you already have on hand at home or in the office.
“When we planned our first Virtual Volunteer Day in June of last year, we did not fathom that a full year later we would still be living in a virtual world. Though many things were paused or canceled, the need for volunteers in our community has remained and is as crucial now as ever,” says Dannon Eubanks, community engagement manager for Volunteer Odyssey. “This Virtual Volunteer Day presents us with opportunities to help provide shelter and compassion for those in our community. We’ll share how to help families who are experiencing homelessness, how to brighten the day of children facing illnesses, and how to leave our neighborhoods better than we found them.”
Programming will include Memphis Botanic Garden’s spring cleaning scavenger hunt, WYXR’s listener diaries, Make-A-Wish card campaign, Room in the Inn Help From Home videos, and more. Projects can be completed at any time before, during, or after the live event.
At the close of the day, share your impact through pictures and videos of the projects you completed. Good job.
Virtual Volunteer Day, Online from Volunteer Odyssey, volunteerodyssey.com, Friday, April 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free.