Volunteer at United Way of Tampa Bay's Volunteer network, Hands On Tampa Bay. ................................................................................ If you only have a few hours, Hands on Tampa Bay (HOT) is a perfect way to connect with your community. HOT gives those attempting to balance a busy lifestyle with their interest in volunteering a great way to get involved. HOT offers a fun, flexible approach by scheduling short-term projects outside of normal business hours. Each month there are typically 50 to 60 volunteer projects scheduled in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties so the opportunities are endless. HOT's Corporate Services can also coordinate convenient on-site volunteer education and orientation and develop group projects for your company. Thank you to the following sponsor:   ...................................................................................................... Monthly HOT Shots: ...................................................................................................... July 2010 Kanesha Price is used to getting things done quickly. She finished her undergraduate studies at Florida State University in three years, then went on to earn a Masters degree in Geographic Informational Services in one year. She moved to the Tampa Bay area in July 2008, and by February 2009 was a full-fledged HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) volunteer. And shortly after joining HOT, she became a project leader and a member of the revived social committee. | more | ...................................................................................................... June 2010 Kren Ferreri is not only an outstanding volunteer for HOT, but for her employer, Lockheed Martin, as well. She is actively involved in Lockheed Martin’s volunteer organization, MS2 Cares, where she has been responsible for recruiting new HOT members. | more | ...................................................................................................... May 2010 When Nancy Sauer wants to feel a little selfish, don’t look for her at the movies, in a spa, or out shopping. For Nancy, being selfish means giving back. "I do think volunteering is selfish, because it makes me feel good to help others in some small way," explains Nancy. "Whether it’s helping someone to read or making crafts, you can’t put a price on volunteering. I’d rather volunteer than work! I get more out of a two-hour project than working for a week." | more |   ......................................................................................................      April 2010 Jonathan Sutorus has three serious passions in life: reading, motorcycles and volunteering. Since joining HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) last spring, he has been able to combine two of his hobbies - reading and volunteering - successfully (he saves the motorcycle rides for weekends!). | more |  March 2010 ...................................................................................................... Anthony   For Anthony Schultz, giving back is all about appreciation - for his family, for his friends and for his job. "I’m so fortunate to have been given a lot of opportunities in my life," says Anthony. "The least I can do is give back some time." | more |  February 2010 ...................................................................................................... Czarina   Czarina Torralba is proof that, when it comes to volunteering, you can go home again! Czarina first joined HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) in 2001 and was an active volunteer until 2007, when she moved to Maryland for family reasons. She returned to the Tampa Bay area last March and soon found her way back to HOT. | more |  January 2010 ...................................................................................................... Kara To say that Kara Moore has dedicated her life to volunteerism is not an exaggeration. From her first job out of college as a Vista volunteer, to her current position at United Way as the Prosperity Campaign outreach specialist, Kara has always strived to make her community a better place.  more |  December 2009 ...................................................................................................... Ruth and Elvira For more than 14 years, HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) has been making a difference not only in the Tampa Bay community, but in the lives of every volunteer who has ever worked on one of our projects. Several of those volunteers have moved to other parts of Florida, or elsewhere in the United States. When they go, they take with them the sense of caring and accomplishment they learned through HOT, and many become active volunteers in their new hometowns. | more |  November 2009 ...................................................................................................... Selma, Mendel & Megan Claxton When i t comes t o volunteering, Selma and Mendel Claxton prefer to lead by example. This is why, when 16-year-old daughter Megan needed to earn community service hours as part of the International Baccalaureate program at Hillsborough High School, they all decided to volunteer with HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) together. | more |  October 2009 ...................................................................................................... Debbie & Ralph Leighty As a married couple, Debby and Ralph Leighty have a lot in common. Both are professors -- she at HCC, he at USF --, both love cats, and both are avid Hands On Tampa Bay (HOT) volunteers.   | more |  September 2009 ...................................................................................................... Elvira and Ruth Kristine Bixel is not one to take volunteering lightly - just look at her volunteer history with United Way and HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT). Five years ago, she was asked by her boss to serve as the coordinator for ITW SprayCore’s United Way campaign; she is now preparing to start her sixth year in this volunteer leadership position. | more | August 2009   ............................................................................. Stephen Pozillo  Stephen's passion for community service was honed at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, where he organized large groups of students in various volunteer projects. One particularly rewarding project involved sending student volunteers to work on challenges facing their hometowns, enabling them to see and confront issues they might never have seen while growing up. It was because of experiences like this that Stephen realized he wanted to make community service a career. | more | July 2009   ............................................................................. Josh Buono Josh Buono is not a native Floridian, but he sure thinks – and acts – like one. Give him a sunny blue sky and a truckload of tropical plants, and he is ready to dig in and get his hands dirty. It is his love of landscaping and the great outdoors that first drew Josh to HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) this past January. | more | June 2009   ............................................................................. Laura Putnam’s email signature says it all. At the bottom of every message this HandsOn Tampa Bay (HOT) volunteer sends is a quote from anthropologist Jane Goodall: "What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." | more |

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