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Activate! Stacee Williams, Monroe County Election Board

Volunteer poll workers are needed to make sure the upcoming municipal election runs smoothly. Poll workers do get paid, but for volunteer Stacee Williams it’s more about a sense of civic duty. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about …

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Activate! Helping Hands: Fall Leaf Collection

The City of Bloomington is no longer vacuuming leaves raked to the curb. Residents must now bag their leaves or find some other use for them – like composting. If you need help raking and bagging leaves or figuring out what else you can do, a new volunteer program is connecting neighbors in need with volunteers ready to help. Activate! …

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Activate! Eliza Carey and ShaKay Norris, Thriving Connections

Eliza Carey and ShaKay Norris are living examples of the power of supportive relationships. Carey and Norris are in the Thriving Connections project at South Central Community Action Program. Thriving Connections pairs low-income households with middle-class allies. Together they plot a course out of poverty and along the way something else tends to happen: meaningful friendships. Activate! is a partnership …

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Activate! Shawn Williams, Hoosiers Outrun Cancer

Shawn Williams is the volunteer race chair for Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, Bloomington’s annual fundraiser for the local cancer support community. He needs hundreds of volunteers to make this event a success. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about volunteer …

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Activate! Kelley Scholfield, Bloomington Parks & Rec Urban Greenspace

Kelley Scholfield is an Urban Greenspace Specialist with the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation department. She brings neighbors together to care for our parks and natural habitats. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about volunteer opportunities in the …

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Activate! Vinal Lee, Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD)

Fire, flood, tornado, mass shooting – how can you help Monroe County be ready and respond? Vinal Lee is chair of Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD). He connects agencies and individuals who are ready to step up. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged …

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Activate! Phoenix Rayng, Protect Our People

Phoenix Rayng represents a new organization called Protect Our People, advocating for transgender equality across Indiana. Protect Our People needs help getting trans youth access to gender-affirming care. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about volunteer opportunities in the …

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Activate! Stephanie Shelton, Cancer Support Community

Stephanie Shelton works for Cancer Support Community of Indiana. 40,000 Hoosiers will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year and Shelton needs volunteers to help support people affected by cancer through local events and programs. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. …

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Activate! Patty Moon, Lotus Festival

Patty Moon has been a fan of Bloomington’s annual Lotus Festival her whole life. Now she gets to help others experience the magic of Lotus as the volunteer coordinator for the festival. Patty needs hundreds of volunteers to sign up to make this year’s 30th Lotus World Music and Arts Festival a success. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and …

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Activate! Holly Bales-Hall, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Holly Bales-Hall joined Girl Scouts in fifth grade and it was a deeply formative experience for her. Now she pays it forward as the scout leader for her daughter’s troop, helping the next generation of Girl Scouts discover, connect and take action to make the world a better place. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington …

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