CPD Seeks Volunteers

The Center for Persons with Disabilities on the Utah State University campus launches a drive for volunteers this month.

Volunteer coordinator Jeff Sheen said the recruitment will give the center and its community neighbors a chance to get to know each other and work together. He said the center is looking for volunteers with a number of skills and qualities, including quilting, public speaking, Internet navigation, writing and editing.

 

“The benefits, of course, are satisfaction of knowing you made a difference in someone’s life,” he said.

 

The right-hand column of the CPD homepage, www.cpd.usu.edu, is now dedicated to helping visitors help others. Click on the “volunteer” link to bring up a list of tasks needing to be completed.

 

Though the idea has received new real estate on the CPD’s homepage, it’s not a new concept. Already, the center’s volunteers help offices to run smoothly and give children with disabilities a chance to get out and play, he said.

 

For a list of current volunteer tasks waiting to be filled, visit the Web site.

 

Writer: JoLynne Lyon, 435-797-1977
Contact: Jeff Sheen, 435-797-8113