Follow your passion, use your skills, lend a hand VOLUNTEER! Start your search here to check out volunteer needs posted by 250+ organizations in Chittenden, Franklin or Grand Isle Counties. Just updated, volunteer opportunities for April, May & June . Find It Fast ! Search all of our volunteer needs (filter by county, interest and more Search by date using the volunteer calendar Search for projects for a small or large group Search by nonprofit name (choose nonprofit rather than need) Age 55 or over?                                   Learn about RSVP or the Foster Grandparent programs, designed specially for you! Volunteer Profile – Traveling Tech Assistant by Beth Glaspie, Volunteer Columnist Burlington native Nick Hadsel-Mares is a self-described technology nerd and developed a fascination with computers at an early age.  For the past year, he has been a “traveling tech assistant” for the senior-focused Cathedral Square organization, taking his expertise into seniors’ homes to help solve their computer-related problems. Hadsel-Mares spends 30 minutes to an hour at a senior’s home working on the computer issue, which can include anything from setting up a wireless printer to installing anti-virus software, troubleshooting Internet issues creating an email account. Beth Alpert, volunteer coordinator at Cathedral Square, said  residents have praised Hadsel-Mares “through the roof, stating that he is efficient, timely and a gentleman who has worked miracles.” It’s rather fitting that Hadsel-Mares found this position through an online posting at United Way’s Volunteer Connection site, as he sings the praises of the Internet for its ability to bring people together. “The idea that these people can…keep up connections with their families and the outside world, that they have the tools to do that, that’s the best part of my work,” says Hadsel-Mares, adding, “It keeps [them] young.” Looking for a way to share your “tech” skills?  Click here    United Way of Northwest Vermont I 412 Farrell Street, Suite 200, South Burlington, VT 05403 Phone: 802.864.7541 I Fax: 802.864.7401 Building a stronger Northwest Vermont by mobilizing our community to work together. Subscribe I  Contact Us I Visit Our Site