COMMUNITY

Volunteers In Pickerington

 (VIP) Program

Violet Baptist Church Volunteer Day, October 16th

 

Following up on last week's Community Volunteer Day, 30 members of Violet Baptist Church generously dedicated their morning to working with the VIP program.  This week, we applied wood sealer to all the downtown benches; pruned trees at City Hall, and in Victory and Willow Pond Parks; divided and replanted perennials along E. Columbus St., and planted flowers at Simsbury Park.  Thanks to the group's hard work, a LOT was accomplished in 3 hours.  View our slideshow.

 

   Community Volunteer Day, October 9th 2010

Grace Fellowship, PHSC Key and NHS Clubs, PATCH, Cub Scout Pack 256, area church groups and residents, City staff and staff volunteers, joined us and helped make the Community Volunteer Day a big success. Thanks to their commitment, we were able to: power wash all the benches and trash receptacles in the old village, the downtown monuments, and the steps and sidewalks around the Carnegie Building; plant donated perennials on the Town Square Drive roundabout, downtown, in Victory Park and at the gateway monuments; weed and mulch the Ameriflora and City Hall flowerbeds; and weed in Willow Pond and Sycamore Parks.

View our slideshows:  City photos, and thanks to Walt Maki for these photos and to Bonnie Grimaldi for these.

 

   

 

 

 

   Grace Fellowship Work Day, May 2010

A group of about 50 members of Grace Fellowship generously donated three hours of their morning on Sunday, May 23rd to work in the downtown old village area.  They cleaned windows, weeded, transplanted and mulched.

    

    

 
How You Can Get Involved...

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in the community and meet new and interesting people.  Assistance is needed at a variety of special events: Annual Easter, Halloween and Christmas celebrations, and other community sponsored  events and clean up days.  High school students can earn service hours that may apply towards college entrance, National Honors Society, Renaissance and Key Club requirements.

The Benefits are:

  • Career knowledge and experience
  • Foster a sense of community
  • Gain references for college and future employment
  • Rewarding and positive experience

Responsibilities may include:

  • Set-up and clean-up
  • Assisting staff at events
  • Providing safety instructions
  • Providing program/event information
  • Supervising or assisting in craft activities
  • Assisting children at events
  • Donating time to help clean and beautify Pickerington

What's in it for YOU?!!!

  • Learn career & life skills
  • Build a resume
  • Develop good work habits
  • Increase community pride
  • Make new friends
  • Build self-esteem
  • Make a difference
  • Fill free time with positive and constructive activity

Print and complete an application then mail it to us at:

VIP Program
Mayor's Office
100 Lockville Road
Pickerington, OH 43147

or call 614-837-3974

"Volunteering for something is the ultimate experience
in democracy.  You vote in an election once a year, but
when you volunteer, you're voting every day about the
community you want to live in."

Phyllis Howard
Warsaw, MO