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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
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.
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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:
The Caring Circle - Blankets for clients at Umbrella
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
Project Marked 10th 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
Click here to see why Maria and Amy are smiling!
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Learn more about the CVC through its brochure: (Pdf files): |
If you to would like more information about these projects, the Corporate Volunteer Council or volunteering in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, please call the Volunteer Action Center at 926-9478. The Center can also be reached by E-Mail by clicking here.