Seasonal Events of the Volunteer Center
These Volunteer Center events happen annually. For other seasonal, short-term volunteeer opportunities, check out our calendar.

The Tenth Annual Human Race--March 20, 2004
This community-wide 5K run/walk event allows individuals to raise money for the non-profit of their choice. On March 22, 2003, 4,000 people came together to raise nearly $250,000 for over 111 different non-profits. To learn how your organization can benefit from next year's race or how you or your company can be part of this success, check out the Human Race section of this website or e-mail

Fill the Bus--July, 2004
Fill the Bus is a corporate event presented by our Corporate Volunteer Connection to collect school supplies for area teachers. Companies are paired with a school in close proxinity to them. The principal of each school has teachers create wish-lists of items that they need/want for their classrooms. The companies then display these lists and employees from the company "adopt" a teacher and supply the wishlist items. The companies are then encouraged to continue their relationship with the school into the following school year by allowing employees to volunteer their time at the school. For more information, e-mail us at .

Days of Caring--Second Week of September, 2004
Days of Caring is a collaborative program, sponsored by the Volunteer Center and the United Way of Greater Greensboro. This program matches employee volunteers from local companies with needed projects at non-profits and schools. Last year over 30 companies provided volunteers to complete over 70 wonderful projects around our community. For more information, e-mail us at .

National Family Volunteer Day--November 22, 2003
November 20, 2004
November 19, 2005
Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, this day kicks off National Family Week, spearheaded by the Points of Light Foundaiton and the Alliance for Children and Families. This day of service encourages and engages families in community-oriented projects as a way to build connections between family members and their larger community.

This year, the Volunteer Center wll be organizing an inclusive community clean-up event in Eastside Park in conjunction with Partnership FIVE, a community collaboration that encourages the involvement of people with disabilities as volunteers, and the Eastside Park Neighborhood Association's Community Center. For more information about the day, contact us at .