The Volunteer Center of Erie County                                                                                               Make A Difference Day

Make A Difference Day is a national day of volunteerism coordinated by newspapers across the country. It has been conducted in Erie County for the past seven years.

Make A Difference Day 2008 is October 25th. Contact The Volunteer Center at 419-627-0074 to volunteer. Make A Difference in our community!

On or around October 27, 2007, over 980 volunteers either as individuals or in one of 38 difference groups completed projects in 19 different locations.
 

Below is a listing of some of the volunteers/groups and their projects:

Making Holiday cards for the military and playing bingo with the residents of the Ohio Veterans Home
Junior Girl Scout Troop #541
Girl Scout Troop #230
Girl Scout Troop #142
Mary F. Newell
Columbus Avenue United Methodist Youth Group
Christ Temple AFC
Girl Scout Troop #9
Jordan McQuillen
Beth McQuillen
Peg Palmer
Edison High School Key Club

Decorating pumpkins with residents at Portland House
First Presbyterian Church 

Human Society of Erie County Painting hallway and kennel
Jim Kuhn
Human Society volunteers

 Pumpkin decorating with residents at Concord Care
Girl Scout Troop #309

 Litter Pick up on beach at Sheldon’s Folly
Yard work for group home
Neighborhood litter clean up
First Baptist Church of Sandusky

Waterfront Clean Up
Charlie Gibeaut

 Hanging Christmas lights at the Ohio Veterans Home
Sandusky High School Student Council
Junior Girl Scout Troop # 573
Donna Davis
Easter Davis

Making Cards for the Military and Nursing Home residents
EHOVE DECA
Girl Scout Troop #859

 Making Placemats for Meals On Wheels and Holiday cards
Hancock Elementary School Grade 5

 Video greeting cards
Sandusky High School 9^th grade English

Canned food collection
Adams Junior High
St. Mary Boy Scout Pack #7

Collection of supplies for overseas military
Sts. Peter and Paul

 Pipe Creek Watershed Litter Clean Up
Dave Waddington
Tyler Waddington

 Litter pickup along Route 250
United Way Board
Volunteers of America volunteers
Kiwanis Club of Sandusky

Collecting donations for Home of Hope and Victory Kitchen
FMC FoodTech Inc. 

Holding a Halloween Party for the families living at VOA Crossroads
St. John Lutheran Church FUSION Youth Group

Providing a Thanksgiving Thursday Dinner at VOA Crossroads Homeless Shelter
Grace Episcopal Church

 Lion’s Park Clean Up
Sandusky Lion’s Club

 Firelands Habitat for Humanity Restore
Working on Women Build House
Habitat Volunteers 

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