CVN Event Leaders' Group

Part of CVN’s mission is to create a positive difference in Arlington by developing leaders. To help promote leadership and provide more access to leadership opportunities we have created a new group to match leaders with volunteer events. Anyone interested in leading events can join. Joining the group doesn’t commit you to leading an event. The goal is to expose people to opportunities and hopefully match volunteer leaders with an event, organization or activity that they are interested in. CVN’s past experiences have found that a key factor in a successful volunteer event is a leader who is passionate about the activity.

CVN will use the group to send out information about potential volunteer events. We will post all the information we have on the event, such as a description of the event, information about the group we would be volunteering with, location, and date and time or potential dates if it is a flexible opportunity. If you are interested in leading an event just reply that you are interested and we will put you in touch with the contact for the group that we will volunteer with. Don't worry if you have never led an event before, we will work with you to get all the information and tools you need to run a successful volunteer event!

If you are interested in joining please click here and then click on “join group.” If you have any questions please email CVN.Chair@gmail.com.

Arlington Community Foundation's Platinum Ball

CVN returned this year to help out at the Arlington Community Foundation’s 20^th Annual Platinum Ball at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel. Our volunteers took care of registration, greeting attendees, gift presentation, collecting donations and most importantly, selling raffle tickets (the main source of fundraising at the April 16th event). The Oscar-themed night not only included dancing and dinner, but was also a chance for foundation members to catch up and meet new members. They even created their own Arlington-themed thank you video in which the members sang their version of Nat King Cole’s song “L-O-V-E.”

The Arlington Community Foundation (ACF) was formed after the city of San Francisco pulled together to provide support for the city after a 1989 earthquake. ACF Founder William T. Newman, Jr. was inspired by San Francisco to reach out to his Arlington neighborhood and create the Foundation. Over the years, ACF has expanded to provide youth and senior citizen development, scholarship and education funding, and community enhancement programs.

A special thanks to Kellen MacBeth, our CVN team leader for this event. “I was impressed with the way Kellen made schedules beforehand that assigned each volunteer to different tasks throughout the event,” said Michael Manning, a CVN volunteer. “We were productive the whole time.“

After developing a positive working relationship with the organization, Kellen was able to facilitate an organized and fulfilling service event. Thanks Kellen and thanks to all of our volunteers for their hard work!