Cacchillo, Bergen to lead CVC - Click here to learn more

Close to seventy companies are members of the Corporate Volunteer Council which is a project coordinated by Valley United Way's Volunteer Action Center. The group's enthusiasm, skill and community spirit is leaving an indelible mark on the Valley and improving the quality of life through their everyday efforts that demonstrate that they and their employees care about the community in which they live and work.

CVC Holidays 2007

Prudential employees got the CVC holiday season started with a Thanksgiving food collection.

The Corporate Volunteer Council does an incredible job in supporting the community year round, but the holidays are a special time. Council members fulfilled a number of dreams for the needy in the Valley this year. Click here to read about some of them.

The CVC Newsletter

Want to keep up with the latest news on the Corporate Volunteer Council? Now you can read a monthly newsletter highlighting all the best features of the CVC.

We want to thank Karen Crane who designed and edits the newsletter for her outstanding work. Karen formerly worked at Pitney Bowes, a very active CVC member.

It is e-mailed to all members, and will be posted here as well. Click on the links below to read each newsletter.

CVC Anniversary Video

Valley United Way thanks Arson Productions for their outstanding works in producing this video.

CVC In Action - Special Projects, 2006
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The purpose of the CVC is:

1. Networking: Providing a way for companies operating corporate volunteer programs to exchange information and help other companies in the community start corporate volunteer programs.

2. Community-needs identification: It provides a forum where member companies can learn about community needs for employee volunteers. Information is transmitted when the CVC invites a local nonprofit agency to present information on its need for volunteers during a regularly scheduled CVC meeting.

3. Joint Projects: It provides a way for member companies to work together on a community need or problem that is too large or complex for one company to handle alone. Currently active ongoing projects include:

• Monthly Food Drive

• The Caring Circle - Blankets for clients at Umbrella

• Dress for Success - Clothes Drive & more

• Cell Phone Collection - For victims of domestic violence
  

Since 1994 the CVC has also taken on major projects on an annual basis. The two annual projects are the Week of Caring projects which generally involve a very hands on "construction and renovation" project for an area nonprofit organization and the Back to School Clothes for Kids Project which adopts the neediest children in one Valley grammar school providing children with back to school clothing and encouragement for a successful start to the new academic year. You can  learn more about these incredible projects by clicking on the links below.

Back to School 2007

Tenth Anniversary Projects

"Harvest House" - A Labor of Love to Feed Our Valley

Project Marked 10^th Anniversary of United Way Corporate Volunteer Council

Click here to read more about this incredible project.

Harvest House - a very special video courtesy of Arson Productions

174 Children Were Clothed at Irving School

Click here to see why Maria and Amy are smiling!

Learn more about the CVC through its brochure: (Pdf files):

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