Community Involvement
The Community Involvement Action Team connects EPIC members to philanthropic/volunteer programs by promoting opportunities for participation, involvement and leadership. Contact Jeff Schaaf or Julianne Lange, Committee
Co-Chairs for more information.
Meeting Times:
Third Wednesday of each month at 5:30p.m. Locations change.
EPIC's 1st Ever Blood Drive Saturday, February 27
Did you know that one of the Greater Toledo Red Cross' missions is to secure enough blood on a daily basis to support 22 local hospitals? They need 300 donors daily in order to maintain normal blood supply levels. Nearly 48% of the population is eligible to donate blood but only 8% actually do. Will you help the Red Cross help our community?
Participate in EPIC's 1st Ever Blood Drive Saturday, February 27th from 9:00 am - 3:00pm at Fallen Timbers in the old Lily's on the Lake storefront near P.F. Chang's.
Our mission is to collect 40 units at our drive. Each unit donated can save up to 3 lives!
It's easy to help:
Donate:
It's a breeze to sign up--You can do it online!
Enter our sponsor code: EPICTOLEDO
You will be asked to create a profile before you can select your preferred appointment time.
Volunteer:
If you do not or cannot donate, we could also use some volunteers for registration or the canteen that day. Shifts are 9:00-Noon and Noon-3:00. Sign up by contacting Aislynn Valentine at aislynn.valentine@gmail.com
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Introducing EPIC’s Volunteer Incentive Program
EPIC’s Community Involvement committee is unveiling a volunteer incentive program for all EPIC members. Individuals will be asked to log their volunteer hours using a link provided on the EPIC website. Volunteer hours will be tracked and eligible individuals will be entered into quarterly and annual raffles. In order to qualify for a quarterly raffle drawing, an individual must have logged 10 volunteer hours for that quarter. In order
to qualify for the larger annual raffle, an individual must have logged 80 cumulative volunteer hours for the year. The quarterly raffle prize will be a gift card for $50 from local retail establishments/restaurants to-be-determined. The annual raffle prize will be valued at a minimum of $150 and will include a package of gift cards and other items.
In addition to the quarterly and annual raffles, tracked volunteer hours will also help EPIC
Toledo
as well as individuals qualify for an annual President’s Volunteer Service Award, awarded on behalf of the President of the
United States
. The awards are given based upon annual volunteer hours as well as over the course of a lifetime. The criteria for the awards are shown in the chart below.
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Award Criteria
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Individual
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EPIC - organization
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Bronze Level
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100 to 174 hrs
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200 to 499 hrs
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Silver Level
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250 to 499 hrs
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500 to 999 hr
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Gold Level
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500 hrs or more
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1,000 hrs or more
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Lifetime Award
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4,000 hrs or more
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4,000 hrs or more
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Award recipients will receive:
· A President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin
· A personalized certificate of achievement
· A congratulatory letter from the President of the
United States
· A letter from the President’s Council on Service and Civil Participation
For additional information, please see the Presidential Service Awards Home Page:
http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/index.cfm
Sign Up Now! Instructions for signing up
Please get involved! We will be reporting on hours serviced by EPIC members in the near future, so in addition to the incentives provided, it is important for the success of EPIC as a whole for everyone to participate as much as they can. Thanks in advance for your continued support!!! EPIC does not succeed without all the efforts of its members!
See how EPIC Toledo members participated in a Habitat for Humanity build
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