Leadership La Porte County is hosting a “Volunteer Expo” on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the   La Porte County Fairgrounds Community Building from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Nonprofit organizations will be sharing information about their organizations and opportunities to get involved.    Examples of non-profit needs for volunteers may include board positions, committee members, event helpers or general volunteers. The public is invited to attend this event to learn more about volunteer opportunities available to them.

The goal of the Volunteer Connections Expo is to raise awareness of organizations in the community who are providing services and to connect youth and adults in the La Porte County community to those organizations in need of assistance.

Leadership La Porte County Executive Director, Monica Komasinski, stated, “Volunteerism is so important now, more than ever. Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, volunteerism has declined but community needs have not.  We owe it to our communities to get involved and to help those in need.”

Leadership La Porte County, Inc. was formed in 1984, with support from the Lilly Foundation, to encourage engaged citizens to take an active role in their communities by serving on boards or committees and engaging in activities that support community needs. Thirty-eight years later, Leadership La Porte County continues to provide programs and events geared toward community involvement of adults and youth. With a mission to: “inspire, develop, cultivate and connect emerging and existing leaders to serve their diverse communities”, the organization has trained thousands of citizens throughout its history.