It was a rainy start to my third day of volunteering. Luckily, I had the perfect rainy day activity scheduled -- making art! I spent the morning volunteering in an art class run by the Hart Gallery. Hart Gallery is a nonprofit that offers homeless and non-traditional artists an opportunity
It was a Friday morning, and the weekend was fast approaching. Tim Flack was looking for volunteer opportunities where he and his 6-year-old daughter, Susanna, could volunteer together. He found the perfect listing on Volunteer Odyssey's Calendar of Volunteer Opportunities. The event was Tile Making Day hosted by Carpenter Art
How much time do you spend searching looking for Pokémon? While you’re at it, use your Poké Powers for good! Volunteer Odyssey has 5 ways you can make an impact in your community while playing Pokémon. Talk about two birds one Poké Ball! 5 Ways to give back while hunting
By Lulu Abdun, Summer Programs Associate at Volunteer Odyssey Celebrate your independence the right way this 4th of July by volunteering! Here are 7 opportunities where you can lend a hand from Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July 4th. Patriotic Pops Concert and other Levitt Shell opportunities: Thursday, June 30
By Lulu Abdun, Summer Programs Associate at Volunteer Odyssey Ever since I was a small girl, my mother has told me about hunger. All over the world, there are people who go without meals, parents who feed their children without feeding themselves, and people who have nothing to feed their
As Memphians, we're no strangers to the heat. As the temperature climbs, here are 10 volunteer opportunities where you can beat the heat in the AC, the evenings, or in the shade. 1) Drive for ITN: transport seniors to doctor appointments and errands via your air conditioned car. Email Kim Weiss
Volunteers Make A Soaring Impact! Hundreds of volunteers from Memphis, FedEx, and Orbis collaborated to build a flying hospital – the first of its kind. FedEx Express and Orbis International debuted the world’s one and only mobile ophthalmic teaching hospital. FedEx donated this aircraft back in 2011, and after 6
By Lulu Abdun, Summer Programs Associate at Volunteer Odyssey We want to tell you about a very special student we just met. Volunteer Odyssey hosted a day at Lausanne Collegiate School’s Social Entrepreneurship Camp for high school age students. Seven different presenters spoke about the organizations they founded and how
In 2015, Forbes ranked Memphis as one of the top ten cities where it is easiest to make your mark; however as a city, we continue to fall behind in the ability to retain talented young professionals. So how do we attract and retain this young talent and ensure that they
Thank you so much to the hundreds of you who attended the 3rd annual Mix Odyssey on Saturday, February 27th. The event was a huge success and raised money to help us continue to follow our mission: To connect Memphians with their ideal volunteer opportunities and share those stories. And