Labor Day - Volunteer Recruitment

I hope everyone enjoys this Labor Day and honors workers who have helped make this country a great place to live.   Since 1995 I've hosted volunteer recruitment campaigns each year to draw volunteers to youth-serving tutor and/or mentor programs in the Chicago region, just as school is starting for the new year.

Over the weekend I posted Tweets pointing to articles I wrote in the past.  Take a look. 

Every September since 1995 I've tried to draw attention & volunteers to #tutor #mentor programs in the #Chicago region and beyond. I posted this last year. https://t.co/mlXaUZDehA #LaborDay pic.twitter.com/XKDxCpPS6T

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 5, 2022

Each year between 1995 and 2003 my organization hosted a #Chicago wide #tutor #mentor volunteer recruitment campaign, to help youth orgs throughout the region find volunteers. Now I use social media to do that work. https://t.co/FLNRTAa7pr #LaborDay pic.twitter.com/7NZtmRZ44N

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 5, 2022

This is from 2018

This is #LaborDayWeekend #tutor #mentor article from 2018. https://t.co/IP8CS0BoUc pic.twitter.com/BZ3SIUhTpQ

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 3, 2022

I wrote about mentoring programs as a jobs creation strategy in 2011 and again in 2015

I updated this 'jobs creation strategy' idea with my Sept. 2015 #LaborDayWeekend post on #tutor #mentor blog. https://t.co/G2roVLaHbe pic.twitter.com/vGtkhV9dvK

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 4, 2022

This was from 2017

In Sept. 2017 I posted this on Sept. 2. https://t.co/dnipkYumzr #LaborDay pic.twitter.com/4cmfOmHeJz

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 5, 2022

I started this blog in 2005. Below is a September Tweet from 2006

I've been posting September #volunteerRecruitment articles on #tutor #mentor blog since I launched in 2005. This is from 2006. https://t.co/zy0wKI4gGo #LaborDay pic.twitter.com/5istVto38P

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) September 5, 2022

Find my list of Chicago area youth tutor and/or mentor programs at this link.   

If you're part of a Chicago area tutor/mentor program I encourage you to post at least one Tweet a week pointing to work your organization is doing.  Below is an example of what's possible. 

This is the #volunteer page on the @826CHI website. Take a look at all the ways you can get involved. https://t.co/jdUHGxmud1

This link can be found in my library at https://t.co/DmngVSKBhK pic.twitter.com/ogRX5YcwF0

— Daniel Bassill (@tutormentorteam) August 26, 2022

If I can draw attention to a youth-serving program with a Tweet, so can anyone else.  I use Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as Twitter. I hope you'll connect with me on one or more of these platforms.  

Let our labor be efforts that make life brighter for others, not just for ourselves or our immediate families.