April 2021 Newsletter

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven” – Johnannes A. Gaertner

April is National Volunteer Month is held in April. It’s a month dedicated to promoting and celebrating volunteerism. We do not have to say that volunteers are the heart of E&E. Happy volunteer month We couldn’t do it without you, volunteers!

E&E turned 6 years old on Mar 26th. Thanks to every single person who directly and indirectly being part of E&E and for making the journey very meaningful.

Congratulations to all our “Presidential Volunteer Service Award” (PVSA) qualified volunteers.

Let’s continue to do our bit in conquering this COVID pandemic by carrying out our responsibilities of safe distancing, putting our masks, and following other safety protocols!

Important Monthly Reminders:

Instructions on How to Check your Event Sign-up on DonorView:  

1. Log on to E&E volunteer DonorView
2. Click on the “Events” button
3. Click on the “print ticket” button

Please Remember the following

• Please sign in to your DonorView account before you sign up for an event. (The advantage of signing in to your account first is that the attendant fields will be auto-filled for you, making your signup process a lot more efficient. Also, it will avoid the creation of multiple accounts.)
• Make sure to check your email for sign-up confirmation and event ticket.
• In the event that an update is required we will post it on the group chat and send Donorview update email.
• The event sign-up page also has the latest info. Please check there first if you have any questions.
• Please Note: Deleting a sign-up requires admin intervention so please only sign up when you are certain of your availability.
• We announce new events  on the WhatsApp group first as events become available. If you have recently joined E&E, it’s best to sign into your Donorview account to see ongoing events. Click on the “event” icon. In the upper- right hand corner you will see a pull-down menu for ongoing events. Here is a short info document on Donorview:
  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XnpAMjnXXaVjcqG27_WW2tnnFMX8dJoSvXK139z0j_0/edit

*  Please Enter Your Volunteer Hours as soon as you are doing your activity

Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA):

• To learn more about hours required to earn PVSA awards in each age group, go to:  https://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/eligibility

Shopping on Amazon:

• Please use the following link to shop on Amazon.com: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-3656395. When you shop using this link, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to EnE.