[Heritage] Volunteer Appreciation Week Resources and THANK YOU!

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Volunteer Appreciation Week Resources and THANK YOU to Heritage Volunteers Across the State!

The past four weeks have been a roller coaster ride of emergency response actions to COVID-19. If you're like us, you have experienced endless pivots, difficult decisions, exhaustion, and also gratefulness for the things we have. In the heritage world, one thing we can always be grateful for is dedicated volunteers!

So, for those volunteer board members reading these emails, the first thing you need to do is give yourself a big pat on the back from us. Thank you for all you do and all you have done during this challenging time!

Volunteer appreciate week is here, April 19-25. If you are interested in a couple easy ideas to say thank you to your volunteers, we've got you covered!


  1.  "Thank You Volunteers" graphic for you to use at will! You can find it on our Facebook post<https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage/posts/3755773194440029> or Website<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx#volunteer>. It was inspired by our 2020 Heritage Conference theme, Harness the Power of Heritage!
  2.  Copy and paste language that you can send directly to your volunteers. Add a personal message, too! (see below)
  3.  Social Media Post fill-in the blank template. (see below)
  4.  A whole bunch of ways to appreciate volunteers from afar during this time of social distancing that you can find here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx#volunteer>.
Thank you for everything you do!

Email & Social Media Templates

Direct Thank you to Volunteers:

Thanks for being a heritage hero!

Yes, you. You're a hero to us!

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week and we can't say enough how much the time and effort you give helps us succeed. It takes a dedicated team of people who care to keep the doors open, the lights on, and operations moving. Every hour a volunteer sits at the front desk, staffs an event, attends a board meeting, changes a light bulb, writes a grant, repairs whatever thing has most recently broken, calls a donor, or weeds the yard-makes a difference.

And it's more than that. Your volunteer work supports our community's identity. Heritage organizations like ours help community members remember and learn from the past. They provide spaces for reflection and critical thinking about our future. They make vibrant communities.

Thank you for your contribution to us and the community. Thanks for being our heritage hero!

Social Media Post Template:

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! Join us in thanking our dedicated volunteers!

Volunteers provided _(total hours)__ hours of service to our organization this year. Volunteers allowed us to welcome ___(number that pertains to your org)_ school groups/visitors this year.

We're proud of the major projects our volunteers helped us accomplish: ______________.

We couldn't do what we do without our volunteers. Help us thank our heritage heroes in the comments below!


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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>.


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