The planning for the third annual Seattle PV Week is well underway and we are looking at another wonderful week of service and community, April 26th – May 2nd. We will be serving lunches in a shelter, handing out lunches on the street, helping to preserve an urban forest, working with families struggling to make ends meet, just to name a few. We expect another busy week and would love to have you join us! We still have a few spaces left, so if you are interested in joining us, send us an email at pvprogram@gmail.com. 

The planning for the third annual Seattle PV Week is well underway and we are looking at another wonderful week of service and community, April 26th – May 2nd. We will be serving lunches in a shelter, handing out lunches on the street, helping to preserve an urban forest, working with families struggling to make ends meet, just to name a few. We expect another busy week and would love to have you join us! We still have a few spaces left, so if you are interested in joining us, send us an email at pvprogram@gmail.com. 

 Are you, or do you know of a PV who would be great on our newly forming Youth Leadership Board? Please let us know!

We are putting together a PV Youth
Advisory Board to be a voice for the younger volunteers, as well as to
provide an opportunity for our wonderful younger PVs to develop their
leadership skills. They are the future of the PVs! The board will be
meeting in person this March with us and then hopefully a few more times
during the year, either via skype or in person. During the year the
Board will help with all things related to the PVs, such as programming,
decision making, keeping the volunteers connected and fundraising.
During the summer, we will be asking the board members when/if they are
present to take on a leadership role within the PV Community, such has
helping with community day activities and being a resource for
volunteers on site. We are currently writing for a grant that would also
allow us to provide a small stipend for board members for the time they
are serving in the summer. We feel that the PV Youth Advisory Board
will be beneficial both for the program and for those willing to be on
the board.

Please let us know if you would like to
nominate a high school or college-aged PV for the PV Youth Advisory Board.
Tell us why you think they would be good and please provide their email
so we can contact them to see if they are interested.

Thank you for being a part of this new and exciting venture!

Jill and Jenny

Are you, or do you know of a PV who would be great on our newly forming Youth Leadership Board? Please let us know!

We are putting together a PV Youth Advisory Board to be a voice for the younger volunteers, as well as to provide an opportunity for our wonderful younger PVs to develop their leadership skills. They are the future of the PVs! The board will be meeting in person this March with us and then hopefully a few more times during the year, either via skype or in person. During the year the Board will help with all things related to the PVs, such as programming, decision making, keeping the volunteers connected and fundraising. During the summer, we will be asking the board members when/if they are present to take on a leadership role within the PV Community, such has helping with community day activities and being a resource for volunteers on site. We are currently writing for a grant that would also allow us to provide a small stipend for board members for the time they are serving in the summer. We feel that the PV Youth Advisory Board will be beneficial both for the program and for those willing to be on the board.

Please let us know if you would like to nominate a high school or college-aged PV for the PV Youth Advisory Board. Tell us why you think they would be good and please provide their email so we can contact them to see if they are interested.

Thank you for being a part of this new and exciting venture!

Jill and Jenny

As we close out 2014, we thought we would take the time to reflect on the year that was and thank you again  for “being a part of it.”

We kicked off the service year in March, as we have for last 16 years, with Northern Illinois University’s Spring Break Service Trip to Wyoming County.
The students provided much-needed home repair for three  young families
and assisted with programing at Head Start, St. Vincent de Paul, and
the Itmann Food Bank. Encouraging young people in their commitment to
serving others is a vital part of the PV mission, and we are delighted
to see both spring break and summer volunteers going on to further
volunteer assignments.

In April, the PVs spent a week in Seattle, Washington. This year the traveling volunteers were joined by five PVs from the Seattle area.  The
volunteers served at a local soup kitchen, worked at St. Francis house
(where Seattle residents can

receive food, clothing, and housewares),
assisted with projects at both Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School,
and joined relief efforts in Oso, Washington, which faced devastation
and loss due to mudslides that had claimed 35 lives the month before.

As June rolled around, we headed back to Wyoming County, West Virginia for our 17th summer.
It was another great summer of service, community, and reflection. We
carried out emergency repairs to keep families in 25 homes, assisted
with programs at Glen Rogers Manor, Itmann Food Bank, and St. Vincent de
Paul, and conducted

our always popular basketball camp for children.

PV service in Bedford Stuyvesant continues
throughout the year with meetings of Women’s Empowerment Brooklyn
(WEB), the young women’s empowerment group, which is celebrating its 8th year.
WEB is able to continue thanks to a small group of dedicated local PVs
and a very committed group of young women. The program continues to have
a positive presence in the lives of all involved: Women from WEB
volunteer as PVs in West Virginia, and also in

their own community, and
the PV mentors help with college applications and interview skills, as
well as support for WEB families.

As a small organization trying to make a large impact, we ask for your help for our continued sustainability.  Your tax-deductible year
end gift is greatly needed to allow us to continue to provide a
volunteer experience for the hundreds of PVs who serve with us, and the
many people who lives are impacted by the service provided by our
compassionate and dedicated volunteers.

As we close out 2014, we thought we would take the time to reflect on the year that was and thank you again  for “being a part of it.”

We kicked off the service year in March, as we have for last 16 years, with Northern Illinois University’s Spring Break Service Trip to Wyoming County. The students provided much-needed home repair for three  young families and assisted with programing at Head Start, St. Vincent de Paul, and the Itmann Food Bank. Encouraging young people in their commitment to serving others is a vital part of the PV mission, and we are delighted to see both spring break and summer volunteers going on to further volunteer assignments.

In April, the PVs spent a week in Seattle, Washington. This year the traveling volunteers were joined by five PVs from the Seattle area.  The volunteers served at a local soup kitchen, worked at St. Francis house (where Seattle residents can

receive food, clothing, and housewares), assisted with projects at both Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School, and joined relief efforts in Oso, Washington, which faced devastation and loss due to mudslides that had claimed 35 lives the month before.

As June rolled around, we headed back to Wyoming County, West Virginia for our 17^th summer. It was another great summer of service, community, and reflection. We carried out emergency repairs to keep families in 25 homes, assisted with programs at Glen Rogers Manor, Itmann Food Bank, and St. Vincent de Paul, and conducted

our always popular basketball camp for children.

PV service in Bedford Stuyvesant continues throughout the year with meetings of Women’s Empowerment Brooklyn (WEB), the young women’s empowerment group, which is celebrating its 8^th year. WEB is able to continue thanks to a small group of dedicated local PVs and a very committed group of young women. The program continues to have a positive presence in the lives of all involved: Women from WEB volunteer as PVs in West Virginia, and also in

their own community, and the PV mentors help with college applications and interview skills, as well as support for WEB families.

As a small organization trying to make a large impact, we ask for your help for our continued sustainability.  Your tax-deductible year end gift is greatly needed to allow us to continue to provide a volunteer experience for the hundreds of PVs who serve with us, and the many people who lives are impacted by the service provided by our compassionate and dedicated volunteers.

Wishing all our volunteers and supporters a wonderful Holiday Season!!

Jill and Jenny 

Wishing all our volunteers and supporters a wonderful Holiday Season!!

Jill and Jenny