CONTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY
OPELIKA —
The United Way of Lee County announced the launch of a new group aimed at creating volunteer opportunities for retired individuals in the Lee County community on May 22.
If you are age 50 or older, are retired and live in Lee County, you can apply to be a part of ReUnited.
ReUnited volunteers will meet two to three times per month for a total of eight to 10 hours at the United Way of Lee County office, located at 2133 Executive Park Drive in Opelika. They will have the opportunity to serve at the 20 local partner agencies of the United Way of Lee County, help make personalized “thank you” cards for United Way donors and collaborate with United Way staff and other volunteers about ways to better serve the local community.
Interested individuals can find more information and a link to apply on the United Way’s website, unitedwayofleecounty.com, or they can email 211uwlc@unitedwayofleecounty.com. Applications opened Monday, May 22, and will close Friday, June 9.
“What better way to bring a new level of joy and expertise to the United Way of Lee County than from our retired community?” said Courtney Dobbs, community impact support coordinator for the United Way of Lee County. “I have always had a heart for the senior community, so when the opportunity for growth and a need for volunteers was noticed in our organization, I thought, what a perfect way to involve our retired community. Their knowledge of the community is unmatched, and I am hopeful that they will benefit from this program as much as the community will.”
ABOUT THE UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY
The United Way of Lee County is a nonprofit organization based in Opelika whose mission is to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another by generating and applying the necessary resources to meet the needs of the community. The organization looks to improve and strengthen the community by focusing on and funding organizations and programs working in four key impact areas, which it believes are the building blocks for a good life: education, health, crisis and families and communities.
