Monday, August 27, 2012

Volunteering? There’s an App for That!




            One of the latest mobile and web apps, Reward Volunteers, gives cash and prizes to volunteers who log their hours and post to Facebook. In this way, Reward Volunteers encourages deeds of charity with an incentive to win. Jen Neary, the Cabot Director of Marketing/Integrated Services, adds another dimension to the purpose of the app—its ability to inspire others. By posting volunteer experiences on Facebook, Reward Volunteers “Recognizes and rewards those who give their time…to make their communities better, while encouraging others to get involved.”  If kindness is contagious, Reward Volunteers is helping spread it like an epidemic. In fact, in just the first five months of the application, volunteers logged more than 44,000 hours at over 800 organizations, improving lives of many while inspiring others to do the same. Volunteers devote their time and energy to improve the lives of others, isn’t it time to improve their lives?
To our wonderful Met Council volunteers-- to be eligible for prizes, use the Reward Volunteers website (or mobile app), connect with our Facebook page, and record your hours. Good luck!

(Some information was taken from CNBC’s Reward Volunteers Mobile App Users Across The Nation Log Over 40,000 Hours Of Community Service After Five Months of Rewarding Volunteers, Cabot Creamery Cooperative Announces Grand Prize Winners for Reward Volunteers)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48103985/Reward_Volunteers_Mobile_App_Users_Across_The_Nation_Log_Over_40_000_Hours_Of_Community_Service_After_Five_Months_of_Rewarding_Volunteers_Cabot_Creamery_Cooperative_Announces_Grand_Prize_Winners_for_Reward_Volunteers

Written by,

Carly Scheinberg

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