Looking to Expand Volunteer Opportunities

One of the visions for Volunteer Morgan Hill is to increase interaction and involvement with local service providers, city departments and the schools.  This past Tuesday, we made in-roads by participating in the  Parks and Recreation Commission meeting in Council Chambers.  In addition to introducing our organization to the Commission, we also met their special guest Dr. Wes Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District.  Dr. Smith was there to explore ways that the School District and Parks and Recreation Commission can work together.  Facing tighter budgets and a challenging economy, seeing our city come together to explore solutions is encouraging.  Sometimes the worst of times brings out the best in us, and it was refreshing to see these two groups come together and engage each other in a dialogue that I am sure will continue throughout the year.  

I am excited that we are part of this conversation and have the opportunity to make an impact going forward.  Although our organization is still under development, it is clear that there are plenty of opportunities for us to explore and to add value to this community.  We look forward to working with other departments, commissions and groups in town to increase volunteerism in our community.  If you are interested in getting together, or being a part of Volunteer Morgan Hill as we grow and develop, please comment on this post or send me an e-mail at: volunteermorganhill@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Victor Gaxiola
President- Volunteer Morgan Hill

p.s. I invite you read the story that ran last Friday before the meeting on Tuesday.  Click Here.