United Way of Greater ChattanoogaIF YOU GO
What: Volunteer United Awards BanquetWhen: 6-8 p.m. April 14Where: Unum AtriumTickets: $15 each. Deadline to purchase is Tuesday. To buy tickets after that, call Anna Baker, 423-752-0316.
Hundreds of people contribute thousands toward the city’s success without complaint or compensation.
In the past two years, the United Way’s Volunteer Center recruited more than 15,000 volunteers who worked some 100,000 hours at a value of nearly $2.5 million. The volunteers worked for about 200 area nonprofits.
The Volunteer Center will host its annual awards banquet to honor volunteers from 6 to 8 p.m. April 14 at Unum Atrium.
“People don’t realize how much volunteer work gets done in the region,” said Kelley Nave, United Way’s director of public relations.