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Garth Yeazel: Community Volunteer Nominee

Volunteers

MOM recently nominated Garth Yeazel for a United Way of Dane County’s Community Volunteer Award. Garth has volunteered with MOM for around 20 years in the information technology area. He has a heart for service, and always jumps into help, using his very broad range of skills.

Volunteers Lighting the Garden Path

Volunteers • Food Pantry Garden

As we wrap up our six-part series in celebration of National Volunteer Month and roll into summer, it is most fitting that we recognize the volunteers who support our gardening program.

Help Families Reach Their Dreams

Chris and Jessica had big dreams for their lives. But even the best plans can sometimes go awry. When you support MOM, you can make dreams possible again.

Making Seasons Bright- Volunteers, Seasonal Programs, and Special Events

Volunteers • Back to School Program • Winter Wishes

Our series on volunteers at MOM must include recognition of our Seasonal and Special Events. Each of these annual events is designed either to serve a unique need within our community or to generate funds in support of our collective programming.

Generous Donations of Time

Volunteers

Every volunteer hour donated to MOM furthers our mission to create food security and housing stability! As Global Volunteer Month draws to a close, we would like to recognize MOM volunteers who were particularly generous with their time throughout 2021.

Points of Light for Independent Living

Volunteers • Seniors Program

Our Seniors Program is thoughtfully designed to ensure that our older neighbors stay in their homes safely and comfortably for as long as possible. We rely on volunteers to provide a multitude of services to achieve this goal.

Points of Light with an Eye for Style

Volunteers • Clothing Center

Our Clothing Center is a welcoming place to find clothing for growing children and active adults. Volunteers in this program work to create a clothing store atmosphere using concepts of retail merchandising and a keen sense of customer service

Recognizing our Food Distribution Volunteers

Volunteers • Food Pantry • Mobile Food Pantry

As we continue to celebrate National Volunteer Month, we take this opportunity to recognize the dedicated volunteers that support the food distribution programs of MOM!

400 Points of Light

Volunteers • MOM News

The month of April was declared National Volunteer Month in 1991 by President George Bush as part of his 1000 Points of Light Campaign. Here at MOM we are fortunate to have over 400 core volunteers that serve in a wide variety of capacities. Over the next few weeks, we will share specific aspects of our volunteer program along with profiles of some volunteers.

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics 2022

COVID-19 • Pandemic

Do you need your COVID-19 vaccine? MOM and the Dane County Public Health Department will continue to hold free COVID-19 vaccination clinics May 9, 16 and 23, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, at the distribution center at MOM.