This year the Y at Virginia Tech and community partners (including the TimeBank) will be hosting Blacksburg's first Welcoming Week, Sept 10 - 19. This is part of a national celebration that is meant to welcome new immigrants to their communities. What a wonderful opportunity for us as TimeBankers to reach out and welcome some of our newest community members! This is also an opportunity to earn time credits by assisting as a volunteer at the Welcome Festival, which will take place on Sunday Sept 19 at Market Square Park in downtown Blacksburg from 1- 4 pm. A variety of roles are needing to be filled by volunteers, including welcoming participants, photography, videography, running the PA system, etc. We are also seeking anyone who is fluent in a second language to assist with welcoming activities. If you would like to assist for one or more hours that day, please respond to this message.
More information about Welcoming Week can be found here https://vtymca.org/welcoming-week/
thanks,
Ellen