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As a company, we are always looking for ways to support and make a difference in our local communities and we know our customers are also making it a priority in their busy lives. So, in celebration of National Volunteer Month we want to celebrate our customers who work to make an impact in their community. Make a comment below, by April 30, about the volunteer work you’re doing and what organization you are most passionate about for a chance to win a $100 Store More Card from The Container Store for YOU and your favorite nonprofit organization! Interested in finding some local volunteer opportunities in your own community? Check out Volunteer Match for ideas!

82 responses to “Celebrating National Volunteer Month!”

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  3. Sherri Nordyke says:
    I have recently started a non-profit called Clara's Closet. We take gently used baby clothes, pack them in boxes ...
  4. Jennifer B. says:
    Over the last couple of months, I've been volunteering for Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas (RTGD), an organization that does home ...
  5. I'm a Girl Scout leader of 6th graders, which is so fun and rewarding. What's even better is that ...
  6. Jeri Fleming says:
    USAGSO-WP= USA Girl Scouts Overseas, West Pacific!!! We are a military family stationed overseas in Japan. I have been ...
  7. We are a scouting family and try our best to instill the volunteer spirit in our children. We have made ...
  8. Pamela Scott says:
    I am a foster parent for Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of North Texas. It is such a wonderful privilege to ...
  9. I volunteer for the Richmond Animal League in Richmond, Virginia. And unlike a more popular and well-funded animal rescue company ...
  10. Angela Landon says:
    Hi, My name is Angela Landon, and I have been volunteering for Cheshire Home in Florham Park, NJ for 20 ...
  11. Christina Yancho says:
    I support the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan by providing them with extra-low cost fresh produce from my farm, along ...
  12. I proudly supported Enchanted Makeovers. www.enchantedmakeovers.org It has been my pleasure supporting this organization by speaking on their ...
  13. Big Brother's Big Sisters: Produly celebrating 10 years with my now 17 year old little sister. ...
  14. Bonnie Cormier says:
    We support our local Gateway Church NRH campus, North Richland Hills, TX. Every year the church buys gift cards for ...
  15. Michelle Dumler says:
    Northeast Boston Terrier Resuce - I love this rescue group. They give love and compassion to many animals that ...
  16. Food Bank of the Rockies
  17. Jackie White says:
    Growing up with a brother who has special needs I have grown up with a deep religious faith that runs ...
  18. My favourite non-profit is a small screen printing shop that I used to work for. They hire at risk youth ...
  19. I have volunteered for our local Girl Scout council since 2000. I was also a Girl Scout from Brownies ...
  20. Diana George says:
    Volunteering for our school PTA has been the most rewarding experience. Our Schools survived budget cuts and will be facing ...
  21. Julie Shamhart says:
    I don't have a lot of time for volunteering, but I do volunteer to work every chance I can get ...
  22. gina gallegos says:
    Definitely the San Antonio Children's Shelter. An amazing place for children going through tough times.
  23. Rosalind Burns says:
    I do work with a volunteer outreach ministry called Heart of Hope Ministries. It is a ccommunity outreach organization ...
  24. Kate Brittain says:
    I love the Red Cross! I have consistently donated blood since I was old enough to. I feel confident that ...
  25. I volunteer at our local food as much as possible because my family had to rely on the food bank ...
  26. Sandra Moak says:
    I volunteer with Forever Young Senior Wish Organization. We take WWII veterans from across the US to Washington, DC. ...
  27. Catherine Magnuson says:
    Our church prepares and serves lunch once a month at Sharing and Caring Hands in Mpls. MN ..... a non-profit ...
  28. Yolanda Moncada says:
    I love to help foundations that support families in a different ways and conditions. I'm active member of FUNDACION DE ...
  29. I am a proud volunteer at HealthLink Medical Center. HealthLink provide medical and dental care to working low income ...
  30. Georgiana F says:
    I mentor local high school students through the ACE Mentoring of Central Florida non-profit charity. The students are so creative ...
  31. At our house, we're proud to support the volunteers at Georgia Homeless Pets! They are a wonderful team who always ...
  32. Stefanie Nelsen says:
    I am a former pediatric cancer patient, and was treated at M.D. Anderson Hospital in 1982. May 18, 2012 marks ...
  33. barbara belkoff says:
    I am an active member of the local Mustang Club of Las Vegas. We said yes to assisting a ...
  34. pam willingham says:
    I love the Community Enrichment Center (thecec.org) and have volunteered with them for more than 20 years because of their ...
  35. This will be my 9th Summer volunteering for Kidsave, a non-profit that aims to place older children without permanent homes ...
  36. Erin McDermid says:
    I am committed to volunteering for our school through the PTA. Most people don't think about the PTA, but ...
  37. Jennifer Cleary says:
    I volunteer for The American Liver Foundation. Liver disease has affected me both within and outside my family. My ...
  38. The Women's Resource Center of Hancock County provides abstinence education, pregnancy support and pregnancy-related counseling services to area women. Their ...
  39. Lisa Barbarossa says:
    I volunteer for Cub Scout Pack 773 and Boy Scout Troop 773 out of Dallas, Georgia. We are a ...
  40. Fritz Goebel says:
    I most frequently volunteer at Maywood Environmental Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. They make a huge difference in educating the ...
  41. Julie Ann Minardi says:
    I volunteer with an amazing NP located in San Diego, called GenerateHope. GenerateHope provides a comprehensive and uniquely designed long-term ...
  42. Kingsway Learning Center is a private, non-profit special educational school, devoted to meeting the academic and therapeutic needs ...
  43. I work with the non-profit "Everybody Wins" in Los Angeles. It pairs working professionals up with students at local ...
  44. Marge Higgins says:
    I would like to thank all of the volunteers who work with me at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in ...
  45. Jackie Myers says:
    I am a volunteer puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of the Desert, Palm Springs, CA. As a puppy raiser ...
  46. I am committed to volunteering for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I participated in the walk in 2008 when ...
  47. I am passionate about the Jones PMD Walk' n Roll/PMD Foundation. I have been the volunteer coordinator for the ...
  48. I volunteer with Gamma Phi Beta Sorority where I mentor college women on leadership, management, planning, finances, and networking. ...
  49. I volunteer for a start-up non-profit based in Portland, Oregon called Create Plenty. We strive to raise awareness and find ...
  50. Woof! Hello, I have been volunteering with Pet-A-Pet Club, Inc. for over 15 years with my dogs. We go to ...
  51. Last year I began doing some volunteer work for the Children's Advocacy Center in Denton County. This year, I hope ...
  52. My family and I are part of a puppy raising service group. We raise puppies for Guide Dogs for the ...
  53. Cynthia Kittrell says:
    I currently volunteer with Sisters4Sisters, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization which has impacted more than 25,000 women and girls through service ...
  54. Melinda Wilson says:
    Well if you want to know that your efforts get to the right people, give your time and funds to ...
  55. Barbara Cameron says:
    I lost my husband 7 months ago and the following week, my job was elimimated!! I was feeling really empty ...
  56. I helped found SOAR Ministries, Inc in 1999. We are a non-profit organization based in Loganville, GA that helps lead ...
  57. Jann Marthaler says:
    My husband and I are volunteer chaplains in the Georgia State Prison System. We go to 5 different state prisons, ...
  58. Natasha Foy says:
    Every year I ride in a 42 mile bike ride through the 5 boroughs of NYC to raise money for ...
  59. Lauren Billings says:
    I nonprofit I volunteer at Journey of Hope Grief Support Center located in Plano, Texas. Journey of Hope helps grieving ...
  60. Sarah Johnson says:
    I volunteer with Big Brothers and Big Sisters. I enjoy being a Big and spending time with my Little. We ...
  61. Jamie Mauroni says:
    I have been a Surgical Tech for about 10 years. I was taught through the US Army and served ...
  62. Sandie Seaver says:
    I volunteer for the John Burroughs High School Instrumental Music Association. They are a 501(c)3 non profit organization is the ...
  63. Dinah Sokol says:
    I have been volunteering at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC for almost 3years. I began after I lost my ...
  64. Ellen Portantino says:
    Girl Scouts! 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts in the USA, and I'm so proud to be ...
  65. I work as a volunteer with Chrysalis, a non-profit organization in Santa Monica, CA. We help underprivileged people all over ...
  66. Stephanie Noman says:
    I work with the 4-H program in the county where I live. It is a wonderful organization that educates ...
  67. Go4Gusto I am a mom to 2 grown children, each in their 20's. I am also "mom" to my treasured canines. ...
  68. liza Schatzman says:
    I am a full time working mom of 4...the oldest is 6 the youngest r 1 y/o twins...my last 3 ...
  69. Marie Trapp says:
    After losing the ability to work due to illness, my life was literally saved by becoming a volunteer in the ...
  70. My favorite community organization is St. Louis Crisis Nursery, which provide several locations in the St. Louis area for stressed ...
  71. Our family volunteers with You Lucky Dog Rescue. They are a new dog rescue group based in the Atlanta, ...
  72. I love to quilt for Project Linus to provide quilts for underprivileged, abused or homeless children. I participate through ...
  73. American Brain Tumor Assoc! In memory of my brother <3
  74. Barbara Green says:
    I have made community service a priority, and I give several hours a week to Learning Ally (formerly Recording for ...
  75. Alisa Theil says:
    I just got home from a volunteer shift at FoodGatherers in Ann Arbor, MI. They are a food warehouse/gleaners ...
  76. Randi Eccleston says:
    I am most passionate about the volunteer work that I do for the food allergy and anaphylaxis network. For the ...
  77. Jennifer Sanchez says:
    Brett's Blessings is a Dallas-area 501(c)3 organization formed 3 years ago by a grieving family whose 4-yr old died in ...
  78. Charlina Gozali says:
    Hi Container Store! I volunteer at ArtReach at Lillstreet, an organization that bring arts programming to underserved communities. This organization ...
  79. Tina Marquez says:
    We are starting classes for children with special needs at our church! I am so excited because my son ...
  80. Jackie Lantry says:
    Race for the Cure! Eagles Wings
  81. Jackie Lantry says:
    Race For the Cure
  82. ELIZABETH COOK says:
    My favorite community organization to volunteer for is the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC). APC provides housing and support services ...

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