BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//leadershiplincoln.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10/ / CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:3212c740-c847-47c5-869e-84de4d4b8a48 X-WR-CALDESC:PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Out of an abundance of caution regardin g the Coronavirus\, the 3rd Annual Just Ask Volunteer Fair for Seniors and Retirees scheduled for May 12\, 2020 is being cancelled. We will provide you notification when we reschedule this event. We appreciate and thank yo u for your interest and support of this event that provides connections fo r retirees and seniors with non-profits to explore volunteer opportunities .\n\n\n\nClick Here if you are a Nonprofit Organizations re gistering to be an exhibitor.\n\nGateway Mall will be transformed into a Volunteer Fair to give senior citizens\, retirees and their families an opportunity to learn more about volunteer activities on Tuesday\, May 12\ , 2020 from 10am-12pm. Participants will have a chance to explore opportun ities to serve as volunteers in the community and talk with representative s of three-dozen organizations they could potentially serve. During the Vo lunteer Fair\, local non-profit organizations will be present at tables an d booths near the Center Court of the Mall. This will give people in the c ommunity an opportunity to learn what the organizations do and the volunte er needs they have. The event is being produced by Cause Collective and Th e Foundry\, with support from Leadership Lincoln\, Aging Partners\, Boomer -ANG\, and Gateway Mall.\n\nThis project was envisioned in 2018 by a team of Leadership Lincoln Fellows 33 participants working to engage more older adult volunteers with causes who could benefit from their talents and str engths. The project has continued on through support from partners at The Foundry Community\, Cause Collective\, and Gateway Mall.\n\nThe Volunteer Fair is an idea that grew out of a survey of senior citizens the Fellows 3 3 team conducted. Martha Hakenkamp noted “Almost 80% of all respondents (o f any age) were highly motivated to volunteer as a way of giving back.” \n \nnI’ve found a lot of people are reluctant to take the first step to volu nteer for an organization\,” Len Sloup said. “But if an organization asks them\, they’d be glad to help. Conversely\, we are also hoping to encourag e retirees to ‘Just Ask’ organizations that they have an interest in about volunteer opportunities.” X-WR-RELCALID:25cf4b060295b374df6693e77dd9fa69 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20210314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a0247af3-bc55-4da0-97f9-44f910826fbf DTSTAMP:20260502T224221Z DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Out of an abundance of caution regarding the Coronavirus\, the 3rd Annual Just Ask Volunteer Fair for Seniors and Retirees scheduled for May 12\, 2020 is being cancelled. We will provide y ou notification when we reschedule this event. We appreciate and thank you for your interest and support of this event that provides connections for retirees and seniors with non-profits to explore volunteer opportunities. \n\n\n\nClick Here if you are a Nonprofit Organizations reg istering to be an exhibitor.\n\nGateway Mall will be transformed into a Volunteer Fair to give senior citizens\, retirees and their families an opportunity to learn more about volunteer activities on Tuesday\, May 12\, 2020 from 10am-12pm. Participants will have a chance to explore opportuni ties to serve as volunteers in the community and talk with representatives of three-dozen organizations they could potentially serve. During the Vol unteer Fair\, local non-profit organizations will be present at tables and booths near the Center Court of the Mall. This will give people in the co mmunity an opportunity to learn what the organizations do and the voluntee r needs they have. The event is being produced by Cause Collective and The Foundry\, with support from Leadership Lincoln\, Aging Partners\, Boomer- ANG\, and Gateway Mall.\n\nThis project was envisioned in 2018 by a team o f Leadership Lincoln Fellows 33 participants working to engage more older adult volunteers with causes who could benefit from their talents and stre ngths. The project has continued on through support from partners at The F oundry Community\, Cause Collective\, and Gateway Mall.\n\nThe Volunteer F air is an idea that grew out of a survey of senior citizens the Fellows 33 team conducted. Martha Hakenkamp noted “Almost 80% of all respondents (of any age) were highly motivated to volunteer as a way of giving back.” \n \nnI’ve found a lot of people are reluctant to take the first step to volu nteer for an organization\,” Len Sloup said. “But if an organization asks them\, they’d be glad to help. Conversely\, we are also hoping to encourag e retirees to ‘Just Ask’ organizations that they have an interest in about volunteer opportunities.” DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200512T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200512T120000 LOCATION:Gateway Mall SUMMARY:Just Ask Volunteer Fair END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR