Volunteer Delaware

💧 Volunteer Opportunity: Nanticoke Creekwatcher – Bridgeville 💧

Help protect local waterways with the Watershed Alliance! The Creekwatchers Program is seeking 1–2 volunteers to adopt two bridge monitoring sites in the Bridgeville area.

🗓 Ongoing (through Nov 2, 2026)
⏱ 2–3 hours every other Sunday or Monday
📍 Bridgeville area (best monitored Sunday mornings)
🚫 Waitlist currently open

🔬 What you’ll do:
• Monitor water quality at assigned sites
• Collect samples & drop off data
• Commit to the full monitoring season (late March–early November)
• Receive full training, equipment, and ongoing support

🌱 Why it matters:
Your data helps identify pollution sources, track trends, and supports scientific research and annual river report cards.

📩 Interested? Go to https://getconnected.delaware.gov/need/detail/?need_id=1245121 for contact information.

💙Village Volunteers is seeking a detail-oriented volunteer to assist our Member Services Manager with coordinating recurring member services.

NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!

💙Village Volunteers is seeking a detail-oriented volunteer to assist our Member Services Manager with coordinating recurring member services.

💚Responsibilities include contacting members and volunteers each month to confirm ongoing service needs and availability, updating information in our database, and communicating any changes.

💙This flexible volunteer opportunity requires approximately 6-8 hours during the third week of each month and plays an important role in helping older adults remain independent and connected to our community.

Interested in volunteering? Visit villagevolunteer.org/volunteers to get started.

Existing Village volunteers can contact [email protected] if interested.

🌟 Thank You to Our Sponsors, Partners, and Community Supporters

The 2026 Governor's Volunteer Service Awards would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, event partners, service providers, and door prize donors.

Special thanks to:
🏅 Silver Level Sponsor
⭐ Bureau of Chronic Diseases

🌿 Young Environmentalist Stewardship Sponsor
⭐ Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
🐾 Event Partners
⭐ PAWS for People Volunteer Dog Ambassadors
⭐ Concord Pet Foods & Supplies, Dover
🎤 Event Services
⭐ Darren O'Neill, Emcee
⭐ Desiree Henshaw, Photographer
⭐ Olivia Rubini, Soloist
⭐ Richard Rubini, Piano Accompaniment
⭐ Jen-Mor Florist
⭐ Windswept Printing

🎁 Door Prize Sponsors
⭐ Blood Bank of Delmarva
⭐ Charity Crossing
⭐ ChristianaCare in Collaboration with AccentCare
⭐ Courageous Hearts LLC
⭐ Delaware State Parks
⭐ Delaware Emergency Management Agency
⭐ Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
⭐ Downtown Milford, Inc.
⭐ Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware
⭐ Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
⭐ Historic Lewes Farmers Market
⭐ Jobs for Delaware Graduates
⭐ The Mary Campbell Center
⭐ Newark Senior Center
⭐ Phoenix Used Clothing Corp
⭐ Pike Creek Dental
⭐ The Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE
⭐ Village Volunteers Sussex County DE
⭐ WRK Group: The Teen Warehouse

💙 Thank you for helping us celebrate volunteerism and recognize Delaware's outstanding volunteers, organizations, businesses, and community leaders. Your support helped make this special evening possible.