• Celebrate volunteers during a brief evaluation after the project is complete. Encourage them to reflect on what they accomplished.
 
  • Recognize volunteers throughout the day with smiles and kind words.
 
  • Plan small, special tokens of appreciation (staff delivers Popsicles to volunteers on a hot day, students draw pictures for volunteers, etc.)
 
  • Send a thank you note to the volunteer team, via the Volunteer Team Leader.
 
  • Send a thank you note to the company's CEO to thank him or her for encouraging company employees to volunteer.
 
  • Add volunteers to your mailing list to announce future volunteer opportunities or agency events.
 
  • Highlight your volunteer team on your web site or in your newsletter.
 
  • Send Letters to the Editor to highlight your volunteer teams' efforts.
 
  • Send pictures of the volunteers to the volunteer team leader and/or to the United Way Volunteer Center.
 
  • Day of Caring Evaluation Survey will be available in September. In the meantime, please send all feedback to Shaele Wood. Thank you.
 
 

 

 

 



For more information, contact the United Way's Volunteer Center Director, Shaele Wood.

United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area
806 East High St.
Charlottesville VA 22902
Phone: (434) 972-1705
Fax: (434) 972-1719
Email: info@dayofcaring.info