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United Way Of Martin County

Honors Senior Volunteers

During National Volunteer
Appreciation Week

While some senior
volunteers were sidelined
for much of the year,
many volunteers still
came through to assist
nonprofits despite the
obstacles. To celebrate
and honor volunteers
during National
Volunteer Appreciation
Week, United Way of Gigi Suntum and Linda
Martin County held an Jaskela attend United Way
appreciation event for of Martin County’s volunteer AmeriCorps Senior volunteers from Florida Oceanographic Society attend United Way of
AmeriCorps Seniors appreciation event. Martin County’s volunteer appreciation event.
volunteers at Indian
Riverside Park. More United Way of Martin County who devoted nearly 400 hours of service at vaccine clinics investing in programs that strive to: enhance healthy living,
than 60 volunteers President/CEO Carol Houwaart throughout the county. One of their volunteers, United Way improve education, and support financial stability. For more
enjoyed the beautiful Diez welcomes and thanks of Martin County board member and retired nurse Jane information about United Way of Martin County visit www.
weather, boxed lunches, volunteers for their service Cebelak, spoke at the volunteer appreciation event about the unitedwaymartin.org.
music, camaraderie, and during an unprecedented year. many days, nights and weekends she dedicated at volunteer
a sweet ice cream treat. clinics throughout the county. “Giving my time to assist with
“The pandemic has reinforced the importance of volunteers vaccination clinics in my hometown is a great way to act locally
and how vital their services are to keeping nonprofits and think globally as it is important to our nation’s overall
functioning,” United Way of Martin County Director of efforts to recover from the pandemic,” Cebelak said.
AmeriCorps Seniors Kathleen Stacey said. “Now that more AmeriCorps Seniors engages older adults in volunteer
people are getting vaccinated we’re able to celebrate the service. It is a program of the Corporation for National and
volunteers that have hung in there with us as well as welcome Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering and
back volunteers who we haven’t seen in a while.” is administered locally by United Way of Martin County. For
Nonprofits’ volunteer needs have changed since the onset more information, visit www.UnitedWayMartin.org.
of the pandemic. Beyond the ongoing need for daily support About United Way Of Martin County
to maintain the safety net of services, volunteers were also United Way of Martin County’s mission is to lift the
called into action to assist the Florida Department of Health community and change lives together through the collective
in Martin County with the vaccine clinics. power of advancing the common good. Since 1972, the
United Way of Martin County helped recruit and coordinate United Way has been working to create long-term social Volunteer Kenny Marks enjoys a friendly game of cornhole at
placement for over 50 medical and nonmedical volunteers change and provide support to Martin County residents by United Way of Martin County’s volunteer appreciation event.

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