Volunteer Montgomery

Volunteer opportunities include assisting area non-profit organizations, visiting nursing homes, bake sales and specialized events throughout the year.

Volunteer time commitment is up to each individual and their availability. Volunteers must be willing to serve without compensation.  Minors (under 18 years of age) must have a parent/guardian accompany them on all Volunteer Montgomery activities. Parent/guardian must also complete a Volunteer Enrollment Application.

Office Closures

• July 4: Our office will be closed on Friday, July 4th, in observance of the Fourth of July.

Inclement Weather Policy: If Montgomery County Schools are closed, all scheduled activities will be cancelled and the Volunteer Montgomery office will be closed to volunteers. If schools are on a delayed schedule, regularly scheduled morning activities will be cancelled. For afternoon activities, a decision will be made by 12:00 p.m., so volunteers should call the office to check on those activities. If you are signed up to help with a seasonal activity and schools are on a delayed schedule, please call 382-5775.

If Montgomery County Government offices close due to inclement weather, the Human Services Division/Volunteer Montgomery office is closed. Please call 540-394-2120 or visit www.montgomerycountyva.gov for updates.

Upcoming Events

Monthly Supply Drive

The July collection will provide school supplies for clients of the Montgomery County Department of Social Services.

We are collecting the following items for the month of July:

• packs of pencils
• erasers
• glue sticks
• pencil boxes
• dry-erase markers
• tissues
• sanitizing wipes
• new shoes
• ear buds

News

• GiveLocalNRV Results! – GiveLocal NRV started June 25^th at noon and continued through June 26^th at noon. Your support allows us to continue to give two $1,000 scholarships, continue projects for veterans, benefit nursing home residents, and support our active military and first responders. GiveLocalNRV, is the giving day that allows donors to support dozens of organizations in one place.  We surpassed our goal of $2,000 by raising $2,400!

• 2025 Scholarship Awards – The Volunteer Montgomery Scholarship Committee chose two students from Blacksburg High School for this year's $1,000 scholarship awards. They selected Maria Addikis who plans to attend James Madison University to pursue studies in Health Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy. Also, Clara Guo who plans to attend Duke University to pursue a degree in Neuroscience. It was a pleasure to have the majority of the committee at the presentation this year!  A special thank you goes to, Sherri Blevins, Sarah Carter, Jack Davis, Rosemary Jones, and Carol Trutt.

• 401 Peer Center Collection Drive Results – Thank you to everyone that donated during our June collection.  These items will help create a supportive and welcoming environment for those in recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges. Because of your generosity, we are able to donate 30 items!  Our gratitude goes to Brenda Arnold, Sharon Brown, Mandy Hayes, Rosemary Jones, Shirley Mullins, Jill Songer, Shirley Thurston, and any others we may have missed during drop off for your generous donations!

• Gift Cards Galore – Our Fundraising Committee needs your support! Gift cards are needed for our upcoming Gift Cards Galore raffle to support our 18th Annual Supplies for Seniors program in January 2026. Gift cards or certificates are accepted for any restaurant, store, or service in and around our locality. We plan to begin advertising and selling raffle tickets in July or August. The drawing will be held in November 2025 and the ticket price will be based on the amount of gift cards/certificates we collect. Thank you in advance for your participation!

• New Year-Round Supply Drive – We have a new ongoing supply drive! We are collecting travel-size hygiene products for the NRVCS 401 Peer Center.

• Volunteer Montgomery Sweatshirts – Please let us know if you are interested in a preorder of a crewneck sweatshirt.  The item is a dark grey Gildan Heavy Weight 50% cotton/50% polyester blend with our logo across the front and will cost $25.  Add:  $2.50 for size 2XL and $3.50 for size 3XL if/as needed. Payment will be due in advance and we must have 12 people purchase a sweatshirt to order.  Contact our office by phone or email volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov to order.

• Volunteer Montgomery Mural- Calling All Volunteers! – Volunteer Montgomery has approval for a mural in our activity room.  Our theme is Connecting Through Volunteerism and we are looking for artists to send proposals for the mural.  Please send your art proposal to volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov.  Our team will choose 3 designs.  After approval from the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, we will ask the 3 selected artists to volunteer to paint the mural.  We look forward to seeing your designs!
  

• Project Linus Update –We are now an official Project Linus drop-off site from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Please be sure to leave your name and address with your blankets so we know who to credit and to thank!

Ongoing Supply Drives!

• Puzzle Books for Veterans – The books will serve as bingo prizes during our bi-monthly visit to the VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement.
• Stamps for the Wounded – Please leave at least a quarter-inch margin of paper around used postage stamps you tear off envelopes or packages.
• Operation Paperback – Gently-used paperback books, current magazines, and DVDs are accepted. We have a container for these items inside the volunteer office. 
• Overseas Coupon Program – Manufacturer's Coupons (can be used for 6 months after expiration date).
  • Coupons can be accessed and printed at the following websites: https://www.pggoodeveryday.com/coupons/, https://www.coupons.com/, https://thekrazycouponlady.com/coupons 
• Lions Club – Eyeglasses
• Ronald McDonald House – Aluminum tabs
• Flowers for Veterans –  Bud vases for our annual Flowers for Veterans program
• Birthday in a Box – We are currently in good shape with cake mix and cake icing.  Needed items include birthday candles (singles or numbers), toys and books for children of all ages ($10 and under), birthday bags, and tissue paper. We are currently in good shape with cake mix, cake icing, toys, and books for children. Suggestions for this age group include makeup kits, nail polish kits/remover, stylish water bottles, journals, soccer balls, footballs, books, hats. 
• NRVCS 401 Peer Center – Travel-size hygiene products

Reminders

Timing of Programs

Please be advised that beginning June 1, 2025 all volunteers must follow the allotted times for our in-house programming.  Volunteers will not be allowed to arrive or stay after longer than 15 minutes, unless prior approval has been granted, for programs in our activity room.  Please understand this is to ensure safety of all volunteers.

Reporting Hours

It has been brought to our attention lately that many of you don’t report all of your volunteer hours because you don’t want to boast or brag about the service you provide.  Here at Volunteer Montgomery, our program thrives and EXISTS because of your service hours to our community!  Please remember that we are generously funded by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors because of all of the reports we send about projects and hours that our volunteers provide each year.  If you have any questions about how to report your hours each month, please contact a member of our team at volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov! 

You can submit volunteer hours by mail, email or by visiting https://forms.montva.com/Forms/volunteer-hours. If you use this link, your volunteer time will be emailed to staff. 

Please let us know if you would like a paper copy or a fillable form to save to your tablet or PC.