The July 2015 focus of Orion Gives back is Volunteer Odyssey.

Volunteer Odyssey  provides a unique service to the Memphis community: they connect people who are between jobs with their ideal volunteer experience and give them a platform to document and tell their volunteer story.  Job seekers are sent on a week-long “odyssey” of local non-profits that best match their talents, ambitions and concerns, and blog the entire week on their experience.

Founder Sarah Petschonek developed this and other programs to lend a helping hand to volunteers, as much as to the organizations they serve.  Through Volunteer Odyssey, nonprofits get the help they need and volunteers reap personal and professional rewards – from meeting new people, to learning new skills or honing existing ones, to boosting creativity.  It’s an all-around win that we’re proud to support!

Visit volunteerodyssey.com to learn more, and stay tuned for our interview with Dr. Sarah Petschonek later this month.