The Standard Volunteer Expo was held today at Pioneer Courthouse Square. It may be the most important event held on the square. It’s designed to hook-up volunteers with over 100 non-profit organizations who had booths at today’s event. Congratulations to The Standard for putting this event together. One of the non-profits on the square was Loaves and Fishes Centers. That’s where the blogger volunteers. I have been working on various projects at the Loaves and Fishes Elm Court Center in downtown Portland for a couple of years. For me, it’s been a fabulous experience. It’s a tremendous organization, with this vision: No senior will go hungry or experience social isolation. I caught up with Susan Gilson , the director of the Elm Court Center, [middle photo], as she was talking to a prospective volunteer. While she was manning the booth at the square, the staff and volunteers, [bottom photo], were busy back at the center serving food and delivering Meals on Wheels. All thirty centers need volunteers to serve as greeters, clerical support, meal on wheels, activity leaders and energetic people who want to serve on the center’s steering committee or fundraising team. Anyone interested in helping can phone 503-736-6352, in Portland, or, 360-699-6325 in Vancouver.
