Volunteer Participation

Greetings from the President! I wanted to let you know about a few ways you can participate indoors for Volunteers for Outdoor Washington. Instead of Google or some other search engine, use GoodSearch.com and designate VOW in the "who do you goodsearch for?" box. Every search gets a penny for VOW! That's all there is to it. If we all do this one little thing (and pass the word along to your friends and family), those pennies will add up to some really nice donations to the cause.

If you shop online, use iGive.com. Joining is free, and a percentage of all of your shopping purchases goes to VOW when you designate our organization as your recipient. Many dozens of the most popular online shopping outlets participate through iGive.com -- isn't that cool? And wouldn't you like to shop at companies who give so much to charity? It's a win-win!


Other organizations that VOW has registered with in the past (I'm not sure if we're still onboard with these, but I'll check) are MyCause.com, GuideStar.org, and GuideStar's Network for Good. Check them out -- if you have a chance before I do, let me know if we're there or not, and if we are, start participating!


Did you know that you can now pay your membership or make contributions to VOW online? It's arranged through PayPal. If you need to know what that's all about, just call the office, 206-517-3019.


When you can't get out on the trail to help, we offer plenty of indoor ways you can contribute! If you want to get off the computer and out of the house, consider calling the VOW office and asking about volunteering in the office. We can always use your help! Other non-trail volunteer opportunities abound as well. We have lots of committee work to do! Publicity, outreach, special events, training, recruitment, and service projects are just a few of the committees, or teams, as we like to call them, that would love to have a few extra hands and minds full of ideas and energy participating to meet this years' goals and objectives.


You can help! When lots of you are helping, you each only need to do one little thing for everything to get done. "Many hand make light work"! Our theme for 2007 is TEAMWORK. Join the team -- join the cause!
Kim