V is for Volunteers

The Volunteer Center of Greensboro, located at 1500 Yanceyville Street, has been serving Guilford County since 1963. They do so much for the community. For example, in a couple of weeks, they are offering a Service Learning Leadership Camp for rising 9th-12th graders. The camp provides high school students with a way to engage in service learning projects that impact the local community. What a fabulous way for students to spend the summer. 

In the above photo, on the left is Carley Swaim, Executive Director. Hope Tyler, on the right is the director of volunteers and community engagement. You can visit the organization's website to learn more about opportunities to serve our community. Or, you can contact Hope directly.*  While we were on site, Hope and Carley explained about the beautiful, vibrant, giant works of art. They were made at the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. "Day of Service" event, hosted by the Volunteer Center.

For the project, local artist Denise Landi designed paint-by-number giant boards that children could turn in to works of art. The masterpieces in the above photo were made from adhering paint strips to the giant paint-by-number board. The collaborative works of art are still open for bid. Both would look great in a public or private collection, especially in a place frequented by children and teens. If you know Denise and her art, it is amazing how her sense of style and color come through on these giant canvases, ultimately executed by children. The bids we saw were less than $200; so, it appears they can be had for a very reasonable price and it is for a good cause.

Today is ABC Wednesday and for our A-Z local round, V is for Volunteers! Hats off to the Volunteer Center of Greensboro for doing so much for our community.

*volunteergso.org   or    [email protected]  

Comments

[Jane T. Mitchell]

I noticed plenty of volunteers for the Parisian Promenade last Sunday plus a request in the N & R for at least 1,000 for the Folk Feswtival in the fall. It's great that we have so many willing to do this. It's a real boon to the city.

[Carol Ann]

Very vibrant pictures! Nice that many volunteers.

Nice ideas for the children.

[William Kendall]

Quite a bright, vibrant painting!

[Roger Green]

it's good to encourage art!

ROG, ABCW

[Halcyon]

What a cute way to raise money!

[Anit]

I am so very glad that there are programs to help children, we need such places in many areas all across the globe.

[VP]

Good people with good ideas!