Testimonials

Volunteer Connection

"Many of our students, with no interest in our co-curricular offerings, have made friends, developed leadership skills, and developed a great deal of self-esteem through their participation in opportunities made available to them through the Volunteer Center." - East High School

"We have relied upon the services and resources of the Volunteer Center for a number of needs. Neighborhood residents, along with volunteers from the Volunteer Center with the N2N Committee join together to complete a clean sweep through designated neighborhoods. The Volunteer Center and their programs provide our committee with the needed manpower to successfully remove old furniture, accumlulated trash and abandoned vehicles. They allow us the resources and supplies to pain fences, porches, garages and ultimately accomplish the goals set by the various neighborhood groups." - Neighbor to Neighbor Committee, City of Wausau

"I coordinate the after school program at Lincoln School and I have appreciated the assistance that the Volunteer Center has provided." - 21st Century CLC Grant Site Coordinator

"The Volunteer Center has been so helpful in supplying our Substance Abuse Day Treatment Program with an informative and positive speaker. Many times our clients have to learn how to replace the time spent using with more productive actions. By reaching out to others via volunteering, they can help themselves as well as others." - CSAC

"The Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce has had the help of volunteers from the Volunteer Center for the past 10 years. We very much enjoy the support the Volunteer Center gives us by coordinating volunteer efforts. The Volunteer Center provides a valuable service to us while also providing a social networking opportunity for retired people who may be somewhat isolated." - Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce

"I have had sixth grade students meet and talk with the School Outreach Program during their lunch to find out what volunteer opportunities were present... many were made aware of programs available and had the idea of volunteering introduced, which will hopefully spark future interest with getting involved in our community." - John Muir Middle School

"The Volunteer Center has been instrumental in connecting volunteers with the Community Christmas Dinner. Having a central place for information and referral has been very helpful for this event. The folks in the community are knowledgeable about using Volunteer Center services which makes it convenient for them as well. It is frustrating when trying to get information and you have to call several different places to find it. The Volunteer Center certainly supports the volunteer spirit by making it easy to follow through." - Community Christmas Dinner Steering Committee

"We have a close relationship with the Volunteer Center for many years and have benefited from several of the Volunteer Center services. Many times during the year, the Volunteer Center contacts us with names of people who whish to volunter in the art field. These individuals would, most likely, not have found these volunteer opportunities on their own. The CVA also makes use of the Donated Goods Program." - Center for the Visual Arts

"As the volunteer coordinator at the Community Cultural Dance Club, I use the Volunteer Center to help me find potential volunters. Being a nonprofit organization, the process and resources used to find qualified volunteers can be hard. The Volunteer Center is an easy way to find volunteers who are qualified and the program allows us to see how motivated and how they interact with kids." - Community Cultural Dance Club

"If the volunteers are not provided by the Volunteer Center, more of my time will be spent on volunteer recruitment. This will allow less time for me to focus on providing victim services." - Marathon County Victim Witness Crime Response

"The Volunteer Center staff have all been wonderful to work with, and are very dedicated to their mission." - AmeriCorps Team-Greater Wausau Area

"I have been working with the Volunteer Center and the Hands to Hands program to connect our area youth with the elderly. This intergenerational experience has benefitted not only our residents but the children as well." - Marywood Convalescent Center

"The staff at the Volunteer Center has been great ot work with and really goes beyond the call of duty in helping those less fortunate." - Catholic Charities

"The Volunteer Center has been a valuable resource for our club in meeting the needs of the individuals and families we serve." - Altrusa International of Wausau, WI

"Through the Volunteer Center, we have been able to find most of the people we need to keep our program in operation. It's obvious that the Volunteer Center is a crucial link for us and that the public relies on, and indeed trusts this important referral source." - Stable Hands, Inc.

"The volunteers provided by your agency have been an asset to our program. They provided an "extra set of hands" so that our special needs children could participate in the same activities." - Edgar Child Care

"The Marathon County Historical Society relies heavily on the Volunteer Center in numerous areas of our museum's functions and activities. Many of our wonderful volunteers have been referred from Volunteer Center staff as well as assistance with bulk mailings and supplies received through the Donated Goods Program." - Marathon County Historical Society

"Bulk-mail volunteers save this organizaiton considerable money each year, thus increasing available funding for scholarships and other University programs." - UWMC Foundation

"The area of service we have counted on the Volunteer Center for is the Special Projects Assistance Team. We will need to look far and wide to come up with a volunteer work force to do the projects we would have otherwise given to these volunteers. - American Cancer Society

"I feel that Volunteer Center services are beneficial because they were very prompt at getting a referral out to some places. I was very impressed and with out them I would not have been able to complete the service that I needed done." - High school student from Mosinee

"The Volunteer Center allows a gateway of opportunities for me to learn about in order to help my community." - UWMC student

"Working with other youth on the Volunteer Center youth television show who care about their community is really inspiring." - Tomorrow's Voices Today youth production member

"The staff I've interfaced with at the Volunteer Center is courteous and professional. And I think the Volunteer Center Web Site is very helpful. The Volunteer Center gives people an opportunity to think about what might be the best volunteer fit for themselves." - Volunteer from Wausau

"I believe the Volunteer Center is very beneficial. Your services quickly matched me up with the organization I needed for the type of volunteering I wanted to do." - NTC student

"I feel the volunteer services are very beneficial to the community. The Volunteer Center is a great asset to the Wausau Community." - Volunteer from Edgar

Donated Goods Program

"We have used the Volunteer Center at the Mosinee School District over the years. We especially liked the Donated Goods Program as it allowed us to obtain equipment for free that our school used in classrooms. The equipment we obtained saved our school district money and therein helped the taxpayers of our school district." - Mosinee School District

"The Donated Goods Program does contribute significantly to our recycling efforts as a community. I also appreciate the value of the program as a matter of helping to support a general 'infrustructure' that is hospitable to a diversity of non-profit organizations in the community." - Family Planning Health Services

"The Donated Goods Program has helped turn strangers into neighbors." - Northwoods Alliance for Children and Families

"Our clients can't afford to purchase new furniture, clothing or household items on their limited budgets. The Donated Goods Program has allowed them a quick easy access to items that are available in the community." - North Central Health Care

 "We were able to obtain some office furniture and computer equipment through the Volunteer Center. We continue to use this equipment on a daily basis. Without the Volunteer Center support, our budget would suffer, in turn, affecting the staff's wages and paren't fees." - Edgar Child Care

"The CVA benefited greatly from the Donated Goods Program, anything from pieces of furniture, office equipment to art supplies." - Center for the Visual Arts

 "The Sew Helpful Volunteers have kept soooo many of our school children's head and hands warm on the playground daily." - Christmas Family Project/Covenant Community Presbyterian Church

"The Volunteer Center has been able to help studnets with financial difficulties when other local agencies were out of supplies. I along with my students are very thankful for the Volunteer Center's efforts and hope their programs are able to continue." - Wausau School District teacher

 Rebecca's Closet

"Since we have been able to access Rebecca's Closet, needs are met in a timely fashion and the agency can utilize space and resources to meet other family needs." - Marathon County Child Development Agency, Head Start

"Rebecca's Closet has truly provided a much-needed service to the community. The families that have benefited from this servcie have been very grateful - including the children. Getting the "new"clothes and toys is like Christmas to them!" - Marathon County Social Worker

"Rebecca's Closet has helped most of the people on my case list access the necessary clothing and baby/child items to make the lives of families easier." - Wausau Family Resource Center

"The Volunteer Center and Rebecca's Closet are two of the best programs that I've seen in meeting the needs of the community." - Wausau School District ELL Teacher.

"Without Rebecca's Closet, children from low income families would most likely be forced to go without the necessary cltohing and supplies many of us take for granted." - Opportunity Inc.

"Rebecca's Closet is a wonderful servcie provided to this community and the need for it continues to grow." - Wausau Family Recourse Center

"Rebecca's Closet is a great and very helpful resource for our clients. We do not have the room or "man power" to facilitate this very needed resource at our Center. It was a great help to be able to tell our clients that their material needs could be met through Rebecca's Closet." - Hope Pregnancy Resource Center

"Public Health nurses working with women and their families in rural parts of Marathon County have found Rebecca's Closet helpful, as resources in these areas are limited when it comes free baby and child items. It is felt that about one-third of our caseloads utilize Rebecca's Closet for baby items." - Marathon County Health Department, Family Health and Communicable Disease Control Program

"Rebecca's Closet allows for Birth to Three Program to assist families in need of meeting basic daily living needs like clothing and hygiene for their children." - Marathon County Birth to Three Program

"Before the existence of Rebecca's Closet, Head Start staff had a difficult time finding resources for clothing for families. For some families, even needing to purchase items at a rummage sale or thrift store is a hardship." - Marathon County Head Start