U.P. Volunteer Network

2010 U.P. Service Awards

Every day, volunteers across the Upper Peninsula give of their time and talents for the benefit of others. They go above and beyond to make the U.P. a special place to live, work, and raise families. Their pay is often no more than a smile from someone they helped or the warm feeling of knowing they did a good deed.

2010 U.P. Volunteer Network Service Awards

- U.P. Service Awards honor volunteers, organizations and businesses (Press Release)

- U.P. Service Award Honorees:

Youth Award:
Douglas Lundstrom

Adult Award:
Diana Anderson

Senior Award:
Philip Kolehmainen

Volunteer Program Award:
Zonta of the Marquette Area
Zonta Board for 2010-2011

Business Community Leader Award:
The Windows Store/ABC Seamless
Staff raise money for Marquette County Big Brothers Big Sisters at Bowl for Kids Sake

Volunteer Connect Award:
Marquette County Habitat
for Humanity
Jane Iery, Volunteer Coordinator

2009 U.P. Volunteer Network Service Awards

- U.P. Service Awards Highlight Volunteerism Throughout U.P. (Press Release)

- U.P. Service Award Honorees:

Youth Award:
Alix Rugg

Adult Award:
Barb Siira

Senior Award:
Tom Ewing

Volunteer Program Award:
Bell Hospital Auxilliary
(from left, Maureen Mitchell, JoAnn Betts, Diane
Betts, Kaye Frederickson, Mary Mitchell, Bonnie Kimball)

Business Community Leader Award: Coleman Engineering
Company
(from left, Mark Girard,
JoAnn Matonich,
Marie Ross, Brian Game,
Kevin Trevillian, Toni Strutz, Myron Berry, Tom Gordon)

Volunteer Connect Award:
AMCAB
(from left,
Rose Bullis, Karen Duquette)

U.P. Volunteer Network and UPvolunteer.org
The people of the Upper Peninsula are known for lending a hand where needed. But oftentimes residents who want to volunteer don’t know where to offer their services. Likewise, many community organizations need help but don’t know where to find volunteers.

Enter the U.P. Volunteer Network, an initiative that brings volunteers and organizations across the U.P. together.

The network is a new variation on a tried and true concept -- a volunteer center. Like its name implies, it is a collaborative effort. Core partners include the Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, U.P. 2-1-1, United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Volunteer Center, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Volunteer Center of Dickinson and Iron Counties, RSVP of Delta, Menominee, Schoolcraft and Marinette counties, and RSVP of Marquette County.

The cornerstone of the network is the Web and phone-based 1-800-Volunteer system, which helps match volunteers with the needs of organizations.

By logging onto UPvolunteer.org, organizations can post and update their volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are then able to review and respond to those opportunities.

Organizations are able to manage volunteer schedules and communicate automatically with their volunteers through custom e-mails, reminders and thank you notes. They can verify hours of volunteer service and run reports.

If your organization would like to post volunteer opportunities, click here.

Volunteers can receive e-mail notifications of opportunities that match their interests or availability, manage their personal volunteer schedule and record their volunteer service hours.

If you’re interested in volunteer opportunities in your community, click here, or use the search box near the top of this page.

If you’d prefer to use the phone to learn about volunteer opportunities, call 1-800-Volunteer, and you’ll be able to speak directly to a representative who can tell you what opportunities are available and help you find ones that match your qualifications, interests and availability.

For more information about UPvolunteer.org or the U.P. Volunteer Network, e-mail upvolunteernetwork@glcyd.org or call Linda Remsburg at the Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, 906-228-8919 ext. 26.