We’ve seen lots of great volunteerism in the last two months. We’re highlighting two of the volunteer projects below.
Seattle Works Group Projects
In Feb
ruary, a group of Microsoft volunteers worked with the children at Columbia Court. They led the children in arts and crafts projects like making friendship bracelets, finger painting and creating caterpillar clothespins. The kids had a great time and got to eat lunch with the volunteers afterwards. This group of Microsoft employees partner with Seattle Works one Saturday a month to volunteer with LIHI and other area nonprofit organizations.
Several other groups of Seattle Works volunteers also assisted us at the Frye Apartments and Denny Park Apartments. The Frye Apartments saw two groups in February and another in March! The Frye volunteers helped get their donation space organized and cleaned up. The volunteers at Denny Park helped weed the community garden and spruce up the hallways with new bulletin board decorations.
After School Homework Club
Every week, volunteers dedicate a couple of hours to helping LIHI children do their homework and increase their reading skills. Properties like Columbia Court and Meadowbrook View benefit from volunteers dedicating their time to the program. These volunteers commit to at least three months of service with the program and work with the children at least once a week. The children are always excited to see the volunteers and have made improvements in their school work through their participation in the program. We look for additional volunteers each school year. Interested parties can fill out an application online.
LIHI Volunteers 