Our board sat down with Lindsay Bryant, staff writer for the Morgan Hill Times to talk about our organization and vision for 2010.
The result of our meeting is a great story that appeared in Friday's paper and on-line at MorganHillTimes.com, "Class project sprouts into volunteer operation". The first part of our discussion with Lindsay involved how Volunteer Morgan Hill was developed. We shared how our organization began as a project for the Leadership Morgan Hill class of 2009 and led to the success of our Volunteer Faire in September and the beginning of a new organization.
The second part of our discussion focused on our transition from a class project with Leadership Morgan Hill to an Alliance member with the Morgan Hill Community Foundation. As a result of the change, we are now
preparing to grow the organization, recruit new members, and begin the process of building partnerships and relationships with the City of Morgan Hill and local non-profit organizations.
The final part of our meeting centered on our vision for 2010 and beyond. Currently, our plans call for a repeat of the Volunteer Fair on Saturday, September 11th (Save the date!), and enhancements to our web site. www.VolunteerMorganHill.org
Our mission and vision remains the same- to be an integral part of this community and to add value to both service organizations and volunteers. We'll need more help and we hope we can count on you to be a part of our new and growing organization.
As the article mentions, we are planning an information meeting in May and we hope to have a great turnout. If you are interested in learning more about us and would like an invitation to our informational meeting, please send an e-mail to VolunteerMorganHill@gmail.com.
We also invite you to become our friend on Facebook to stay informed of upcoming announcements and events. You can find our page by clicking FACEBOOK LINK.
Victor Gaxiola
