The Annual Celebration Committee’s primary purpose is to honor corporate members with CVC-TC’s Game Changer Award while highlighting current trends and topics of interest within the field of corporate volunteerism. The Annual Celebration Committee organizes the submission and judging of award nominees, crafts a relevant program agenda, secures event sponsors and coordinates event logistics. Plan on 2-3 hours each month which includes virtual meetings, possible individual work, and optional onsite opportunities to visit venues. Hours increase the closer to the event. If you are interested in learning more or joining our group, please contact Julie Greene at [email protected].

Providing mentorship to young people in our community is one of the most important ways to volunteer. Local nonprofit BestPrep’s program, Cloud Coach, impacted more than 2,000 students in Minneapolis and St. Paul with the help of 2,000 volunteers during the 2021-2022 school year.

People Serving People is Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive emergency shelter for families and a dedicated leader in homelessness prevention. People Serving People exists to see families thrive and is committed to transformative change with a racial equity and trauma informed lens. By supporting the comprehensive services at People Serving People, you are helping children and families experiencing homelessness build a strong foundation for their long-term success. You can learn more about their crisis response, early childhood education, and systems change work at peopleservingpeople.org. Thank you for supporting People Serving People’s vision of healed families and transformed communities.

Holiday meal packing shifts are now open for registration at Feed My Starving Children! Bring your work team or your family and in two hours you can make a difference! Meal packing shifts are available Monday-Saturday from 9am-8pm at Coon Rapids, Chanhassen or Eagan. More info at www.fmsc.org.

The Food Group needs volunteers!! Help pack and sort food in our warehouse in New Hope this holiday season and winter. The need remains high and we need your support. Check out opportunities here to sign-up or email Colette Illarde to learn more.

Second Harvest Heartland is currently looking for volunteers with professional expertise to partner with us on two pro bono projects: HR/Operations Safety Program Development and FOODRx Program Warehouse Capacity Planner.

While many employers sponsored group volunteer opportunities are still on pause due to the pandemic, The Salvation Army is seeking to individuals to join our Young Professionals Board, Echelon. Echelon is a community of diverse young adults collectively rising up to serve the community through service, fundraising and networking opportunities. Members will build their network and develop professionally through opportunities to exchange ideas and hear from local leaders in the community. We are looking to invite new talent to the table to help us co-create a new vision for the group by helping to establish an executive board to design opportunities for engagement throughout the year.

The Salvation Army is currently seeking leaders to serve as Membership and Communications Chair, Fundraising Chair and Events Chair. If you know someone in your company who may be a interested in this type of leadership development opportunity, please contact Haley Nelson, Volunteer Relations Director, by email or call 651-746-3498 to learn more.