VA Summer of Service and CCVAC

VA Summer of Service and CCVAC- On June 29, CCVAC went to the Portland VA Medical Center for the #VASummerOfService event. We had a great time learning about so many organizations who love helping Veterans. Thanks to the many people who stopped by our table to share their interest in Veterans. CCVAC was the “top table” of the event….we brought tops for visitors to play with or take along.  KOIN.COM did this story about the day. See http://www.va.gov/vasummerofservice/ for details about the VA’s national effort for Summer 2015.

Below are examples of how CCVAC uses volunteers.

Hospitality

• Meet & greet Veterans
• Offer coffee, snacks, sandwiches
• Advise of and direct to available services
• Fill requests for toiletries, clothing

Special Events- Visit our calendar for specific dates

• Stand Down– prep, sort, set up, tear down, customer service, admin assistant tasks
• Car Show– set up, tear down, registration, information
• Gala–  registration, set up, tear down, fundraising support
• Golf – tournament- set up, tear down, registration, special event sales

Sorting

• Store room tidying
• Regular or Incidental donation sorting/storing

Data Entry

• Monthly reports
• Donation thank you letters

Outreach

• Community connections
• Electronic media support
• Donation sourcing
• Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

Financial

• Tax deductible contributions go toward helping impoverished Veterans
• Link us to your ‪#‎RewardPoints‬ at‪#‎FredMeyers‬ – ‪#‎Painless‬ all proceeds go toward supporting Veterans and their families. See Fred’s web site for more details https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/rewards-3/#/community-rewards-4