Our Story

Volunteering is nothing new.  People all over the world volunteer everyday in a great number of ways. They donate time and resources to those in need or to organizations that mission to help others and improve situations. Some people quietly perform acts of kindness and others choose to announce their good deeds. The aim of this blog is to inspire others with ideas for giving back while demonstrating that volunteering can be fit in a busy lifestyle. Within our blog, we will share the experiences we have during our volunteer opportunity and provide information about the causes we supported. Our volunteer opportunities page will include where we are heading next and include ongoing areas of need.  You will find the links and contact information here as well!  We would love to hear, that in some way, we have inspired others to give back too! 

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 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​So, who are the Give Back Girls? Michelle is a kindergarten teacher and Arlene is an oncology nurse. We are great friends that enjoy trying new adventures and have been talking for over a year about doing something together that would impact our community in a positive way. Why all the talk and no action?  Time of course!!  The thought of making a commitment was daunting to say the least. We finally decided that we would volunteer once per month and commit to "A year of volunteer". More importantly we agreed to hold one another accountable for this commitment!  Our hope was to meet other volunteers in person and within our online community.  Along our way, we have added some wonderful women to the give back girls team.  We look forward to learning creative ways to give back as our followers share their experiences. To learn more about each of us you can click on our picture.