450 volunteers from 27 community organizations completed 25 community improvement projects and 5 donation drives on Make A Difference Day, contributing an estimated 2,700 hours of volunteer time valued at $65,664. Projects included painting homes, repairing fences, planting trees at schools, mulching, cleaning yards, and collecting canned food, blankets, and blood donations to help local families and the homeless. The annual event brings together volunteers to make a large impact through service in their community on one day.

1. Volunteer Center of San Gabriel Valley
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
October 27, 2012

2. Make A Difference Day is the largest community service effort in the
nation, rallying volunteers, community leaders, youth, and charitable
organizations into action all on one day.
Volunteers mulching on Maple Avenue

3. 22nd Annual Make A Difference Day
450 volunteers gathered at Library Park
25 community improvement projects completed
5 donation/collection drives
2700 volunteers hours contributed on ONE day

4. The Value of Volunteerism
The most recent estimate of volunteer service averages to $24.32 hourly
• 2700 volunteer hours for Make A Difference Day 2012
• $65,664 average value of volunteer time for MADD alone
Volunteering your time truly makes an
impact in your community!

5. MADD 2012 Projects of Note:
 House Painting
 Fence Repair
 Sandbags on Trail
 Tree Planting
 Yard Waste Removal
 Neighborhood Clean-Up
 School Gardens

6. Home
Painting
Project:
BEFORE

7. Home Painting
Project:
AFTER
Over 35 volunteers contributed to this home project on Make A
Difference Day

8. Fence
Repair
Project:
BEFORE

9. Fence Repair Project
AFTER

10. Yard Clean-Up
Project
BEFOR
E

11. Yard Clean-Up
Project
AFT
ER

12. Sandbags were placed along
the trail and roadways in
Canyon Park
Monrovia Kiwanis and Key Club volunteers at
Canyon Park

13. Tree Planting at Monroe Elementary School

14. Maple Avenue Mulching

15. Gardens Planted at Local Schools:
Clifton Middle School, Bradoaks Elementary,
Plymouth Elementary, and Canyon Early Learning
Center

16. Canned Food Drive: Foothill Unity
Center
5 large tubs of food collected * 8 pallets sorted * 1 week’s worth of food packed
Rotary Club of Aside from food
Monrovia, collection, over
Monrovia Interact 400 Holiday
Club, Oasis of the Angels were
Valley Church, colored by our
and many more youngest
participated with volunteers for
the food drive other children
during this and families in
year’s event need

17. Warm Winter Item Collection for the Homeless
and
Necessities Drive for Women’s Shelters
5 large boxes of blankets, jackets, 1 large box of women & children’s
sweaters, gloves, scarves, and other undergarments collected for families
warm items collected for homeless fleeing domestic violence
The Domestic Violence Action Coalition and Under The Bridges Homeless Outreach
programs helped coordinate distribution of items to those in need.

18. Blood Drive:
Huntington Hospital Blood Donor Center
Overwhelming Response
of Blood Donors!
29 units
of blood donated!

19. “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden
of it for someone else.” - Benjamin Franklin