February- 3rd Birthday ‘Untapping Potential’ Summit
Three years and thousands of volunteer hours later, we’ve planted the most trees in Baltimore in one day, painted playgrounds across the city, and marched in the Light City Parade. We’ve brought good to Baltimore in countless ways and even expanded our efforts to Chicago. To celebrate we had to do something big. Our largest…
Read MoreJanuary- Second Chance and Baltimore Community Toolbank
To start the new year off right, we decided to get down to business with two of our Baltimore favorites, Second Chance, Inc. and the Baltimore Community Toolbank. To refresh your memory, Second Chance is an organization that derives their name from the rehabilitation of materials, the environment, and people! They bring on employees who…
Read MoreDecember – Salvation Army and Believe in Tomorrow
Not to brag, but our holiday events have received critical acclaim in previous Baltimore news outlets, and this event was no different. The capstone of our year is always spent at the Salvation Army on 29th Street, sorting, organizing and wrapping toys for children. Our VU elves did not disappoint this year, as we wrapped…
Read MoreCalling All Nonprofits!
On Saturday, February 11th, 2017, Volunteering Untapped will be hosting the biggest event in our history. We are thrilled to be putting on our Untapping Potential Conference and will have a variety of ways to connect Baltimore-area nonprofits to local volunteers through our “Charity Tinder” volunteer fair. We will have 500 attendees there for our conference from…
Read MoreNovember – Message of Hope and LCF Thanksgiving
With the holiday season and Thanksgiving upon us, November’s event gave us the opportunity to brighten someone’s day. For the first time, we partnered with the Message of Hope Foundation to help them fullfill their commitment of delivering “Happy Hope Bags” to hospitalized children nationwide. We began the event by watching a video from their…
Read MoreOctober – Baltimore Tree Trust and LEGO League
This fall we revisited old friends at the Baltimore Tree Trust and made new with FIRST LEGO League. We were out in full force to plant 110 trees with Baltimore Tree Trust on the east side of town at Joseph E Lee Park. Volunteers learned the nitty gritty from tree planting experts about how to…
Read MoreSeptember – Druid Hill Park and Druid Heights CDC
Our annual Druid Hill Park event went down in typical VU fashion: cleaning and greening, epic #voluntbeering, a fall moonsoon, and hanging with Congressmen. For the third time, we came together at Druid Hill Park to beautify one of Baltimore’s most historic green spaces. Over 100 volunteers braved the heat to tackle invasive vines, remove…
Read MoreAugust – Second Chance/LCF/Audubon Society
For August’s event, we revisited two of our volunteer favorites, Second Chance, Inc. and the Living Classrooms Foundation. As a refresher, Second Chance is a nonprofit organization that provides people, materials and the environment with a second chance. They create “green collar jobs” by reclaiming materials, furniture, and other donated goods and then…
Read MoreJuly – Cylburn Arboretum / Westport Community Space
In July our volunteers braved soaring temps to do some environmental beautification in our city. We planted, weeded, and mulched at Cylburn Arboretum and Westport Community Space. Both of these venues provide an invaluable resource to their communities and allow residents to work, live, and play in green spaces. Cylburn Arboretum has a long history…
Read MoreFebruary 2017 Event Planning and Information Session
For our third birthday in February 2017, Volunteering Untapped is planning the biggest thing we have ever done. It will be ambitious, engaging, and truly impactful for Baltimore. To accomplish this, we are assembling a planning committee to help us. We will be hosting an information session on Tuesday, July 12th at 7 p.m. at 12 W Madison…
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