A one-stop shop for information regarding volunteer opportunities is available for Upper Arlington residents on April 13, during the city’s ninth annual Volunteer UA Expo.
The city’s largest showcase of various community volunteer organizations will be held 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Upper Arlington Library Main Branch at 2800 Tremont Rd.
Meghan Hoffman, community affairs coordinator for the city, says the expo gives residents the opportunity to meet with organizations of which they might not have been aware.
“Essentially, it acts as a good refresher for both the active adults as well as high school students in Upper Arlington,” Hoffman says.
Last year, the expo introduced a “lunch and learn” session with exhibitors, in which they were invited to have a lunch break and share tips on how to further engage more volunteers to get involved with their organizations. The discussion centered on how social media could be used to bring more people to their organizations. This year, the expo is hoping to assemble a panel that will discuss how these groups could tap into local universities in order to gain more volunteers.
Photos courtesy of the City of Upper Arlington
The first expo was held in fall 2007. It has grown since then and now features more than 25 different volunteer organizations.
All organizations at the expo are groups that function within Upper Arlington.
This year, the expo includes the Upper Arlington Parks and Recreations Department, UA Civic Association, UA Women’s Club, HandsOn Central Ohio, Homeless Families Foundation, Northwest Kiwanis, UA Historical Society and Citizen Police Academy.
Community Service Hours
High school students with community service hours to fill can look for exhibitors with signs reading “Get it in 6,” an indicator that their volunteer organizations have work for high school students.
Leah Kunnath is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at ssole@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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