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Small Acts Making a Big Difference: Volunteers Wanted

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Are you civic-minded and looking for a new volunteer opportunity? There is never a bad time to give back to your community — and you don’t have to work for your local government to do it. We often hear from residents on social media who want to lend a helping hand but don’t know where to start. Everyone is passionate about something!  If you’re interested in supporting and supplementing the work that our staff is doing to make Mecklenburg County a great place to live, check out some of the opportunities we have for volunteers.

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What’s Your Gift? Mecklenburg County Gives Back

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We’ve enjoyed giving back in many ways this holiday season, from working with our partners to make sure our clients have an extra special holiday, volunteering with local nonprofits, and even collecting items to donate. Here are a few final stories behind our gifts.

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What’s Your Gift? Toy Drive Delivers Spirit of the Season

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If you’ve visited a County building lately, it’s easy to see that employees are feeling festive. Like most places this time of year, our holiday spirit has taken the form of garland and festive lights.

But what you might not see is the way the holiday spirit shapes our involvement in the community – working with our partners to make sure our clients have an extra special holiday, volunteering with local nonprofits, and even collecting items to donate. County employees give “gifts” like this every day, but here is one of the stories behind the gift.

Code Enforcement employees are making the holidays a little brighter for children in the Carolinas. Like many others, they’re collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots – but here’s why they’re doing it.

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What’s Your Gift? Serving the Community On and Off the Job

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If you’ve visited a County building lately, it’s easy to see that employees are feeling festive. Like most places this time of year, our holiday spirit has taken the form of garland and festive lights.

But what you might not see is the way the holiday spirit shapes our involvement in the community – working with our partners to make sure our clients have an extra special holiday, volunteering with local nonprofits, and even collecting items to donate. County employees give “gifts” like this every day, but here is one of the stories behind the gift.

Alice Wirz spends her time Monday through Friday working as a substance abuse coordinator for the County’s Health Department. But, it’s her activities after hours that have captured the attention of many of her clients and coworkers.

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What’s Your Gift? Youth Council Joins CMPD to Spread Holiday Cheer

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This holiday season we’re spotlighting some of the ways that Mecklenburg County and our partners give back to the community in a series called “What’s Your Gift?”

Members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council are teaming up with Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department to help spread cheer this holiday season. Youth Council members are working with CMPD in organizing toy drives at 20 high schools across Mecklenburg County.

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