At L.A. Works our message is simple. Volunteering matters - it matters profoundly!
Consider this story from Christina Preiss, who leads two arts projects each month with children at Good Shepard, a transitional shelter for homeless families:
"A little boy at the shelter had been kidnapped and taken to Mexico. After his traumatic ordeal, he wasn't really speaking anymore. I found this out after a day of working with him and making a collage with him. His mother came up to me with tears in her eyes saying that he hadn't been speaking to anyone before and what a difference we were making in these children's lives."
This year, L.A. Works celebrates 15 years of service to Los Angeles. Volunteers like you and Christina have put your hands and your hearts to work, leaving a lasting impression on neighbors, and helping to shape communities across the city. Now, we're asking you to give us a hand to ensure that our city's volunteer movement will continue to thrive for the next 15 years.
The dollars you raise for L.A. Works will help us to expand the number of volunteer projects we create each month, the number of lives we impact, the number of smiles and tears of joy all of us, as volunteers, make possible. Each dollar you raise translates into support and services for over 200 community organizations and schools each year.
Click the GET STARTED button now and see how quickly and easily you can construct your own personal fundraising page at this site to rally support for the amazing work you're doing as an L.A. Works Volunteer. Create your page, tell your story, and send the link to your friends, family and colleagues.
There are two ways to use this site to support our goal of raising $45,000 ($3,000 for each of L.A. Works' 15 years of service.)
15th Anniversary Campaign
Share you own personal volunteer story with your friends. Ask them to support your work with L.A. Works by making a gift of $15 for each month you plan to volunteer during our 15th anniversary year. A monthly gift of only $15 gives us a healthy $180 for the year! $15 x 15 friends x 12 months = $2700 you could raise!
L.A. Works Day 2006: Give a Day to L.A. - June 3, 2006
If you'll be volunteering on L.A. Works Day, you'll be delivering four hours of service to your community, on this, our biggest single day of service. Ask your friends to pledge a dollar amount for each hour you'll be making a difference in our city on June 3rd. All volunteers for L.A. Works Day are asked to contribute or raise at least $25 to participate, but using this site you can do much, much more.
