Why volunteer?

The City of Sunnyvale offers service opportunities for groups and corporate volunteers. You can expect some of these benefits:

• Build leadership
• Enhance teamwork
• Improve morale
• Spotlight a positive public image

Community service in Sunnyvale can mean:

• Serving on event committees
• Leading recreational sports
• Helping at special events
• Feeding the hungry
• Adopting parks – clean-up, maintenance, and planting
• Tutoring and mentoring
• Serving on a City Board or Commission

• 81% of companies surveyed by the Points of Light Foundation in 1999 connect volunteering to their overall business strategies, compared to 31% that did so in 1992.
• Respondents to the survey unanimously agreed that corporate volunteering helps create healthier communities and improves a company’s public image.
• 97% of respondents say volunteer programs improve employee teamwork.

(Source: Corporate Volunteer Programs, A Strategic Resource: The Link Grows Stronger, Points of Light Foundation in partnership with the Allstate Foundation, 1999)