Opportunities From: Volunteer Wisconsin

The 34th Annual Letter Carriers' Food Drive is Saturday, May 9, 2026. Great Rivers United Way is recruiting collection site volunteers to unload, weigh, sort, and re-load donations into trucks for delivery to our food program partners. This work happens at the Post Office in Downtown La Crosse; however, there can be a situation where we would request a volunteer to meet a Letter Carrier in a location and load donations into their vehicle for transportation back to the Post Office. 

We are also currently working out whether or not we will have a southside drop off location for Letter Carriers. If this is the case, there would be further communication on where to report to. As of right now, we are operating all of this out of the Post Office on 425 State Street, La Crosse WI.

You can volunteer all day (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or for one of three shifts: mid morning – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; afternoon – 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.; or early evening – 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Lunch will be provided from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 

This event is rain or shine.

If you have questions regarding this volunteer opportunity, please contact Connor Glassen at (608) 796-1400, ext. 107, or cglassen@gruw.org.

The 34th Annual Letter Carriers' Food Drive is this Saturday, May 9, 2026. Great Rivers United Way is helping out by recruiting driving teams, consisting of a driver and at least one passenger each, who will use a personal vehicle to collect donations on an assigned route(s) ahead of local Letter Carriers in La Crosse and Onalaska.

Drivers and their passenger(s) will report to the La Crosse Post Office, (unless assigned to an Onalaska route) where they will receive materials and a route. Driving teams will follow mail routes, making two or more sweeps of that route to ensure as many donations as possible are picked up by volunteers, rather than Letter Carriers, who are also delivering mail this day. We estimate that driving teams will be done by 3:00 p.m. at the latest. This event is rain or shine.

This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity – the more helping hands, the better!

Each driver who registers is required to provide at least one passenger. To sign your team up:

If you have questions regarding this volunteer opportunity, please contact Connor Glassen at (608) 796-1400, ext. 107, or cglassen@gruw.org.

Reading is the foundation of all learning.  You can help third-graders in Tomah's Miller Elementary School master this key life skill, as a Read to Success tutor with The Great Rivers United Way!

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up. 

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - Mid May. Over the course of the 2025 - 2026 school year, you will work with one or two students, spending 30-45 minutes with them each week during the school day. 

Volunteers read to their student using a book we've selected that relates to a specific subject and have them read to you as well as participate in fun reading-based activities! To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime.  The kids need the extra help and their teachers appreciate the extra support you can provide!

Schools require all volunteers have an approved background check on file to work with students.  The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator, Connor will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!

Reading is the foundation of all learning.  You can help third-graders in West Salem Elementary master this key skill, as a Read to Success tutor with The Great Rivers United Way!

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up. 

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - Mid May. Over the course of the 2025 - 2026 school year, you will work with two students, spending 30 minutes with them each week during the school day. 

You'll read to your student using a book we've selected that relates to a specific subject and have them read to you as well as participate in fun reading-based activities! To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime.  The kids need the extra help and their teachers appreciate the extra support you can provide!

Schools require all volunteers have an approved background check on file to work with students.  The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!

Reading is the foundation of all learning.  You can help third-graders in  Sparta Herrman elementary school master this key skill, as a Read to Success tutor with The Great Rivers United Way!

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up. 

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - Mid May. Over the course of the 2025 - 2026 school year, you will work with two or three students, spending 30-60 minutes with them each week during the school day.  

You'll read to your student using a book we've selected that relates to a specific subject and have them read to you as well as participate in fun reading-based activities! To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime.  The kids need the extra help and their teachers appreciate the extra support you can provide!

Schools require all volunteers have an approved background check on file to work with students.  The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!

Reading is the foundation of all learning.  You can help third-graders at Prairie du Chien's Bluff View Intermediary master this key skill, as a Read to Success tutor with The Great Rivers United Way!

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up. 

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - May. Over the course of the 2025 - 2026 school year, you will work with two or three students, spending an hour minutes with them each week during the school day.  

You'll read to your student using a book we've selected that relates to a specific subject and have them read to you as well as participate in fun reading-based activities! To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime.  The kids need the extra help and their teachers appreciate the extra support you can provide!

Schools require all volunteers have an approved background check on file to work with students.  The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator Connor will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!

Reading is the foundation of all learning.  You can help third-graders in Black River Falls' Red Creek Elementary School master this key skill, as a Read to Success tutor with The Great Rivers United Way!

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up. 

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - May. Over the course of the 2025-2026 school year, you will work with two or three students, spending 30-45 minutes with them each week during the school day.  

You'll read to your student using a book we've selected that relates to a specific subject and have them read to you as well as participate in fun reading-based activities! To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime.  The kids need the extra help and their teachers appreciate the extra support you can provide!

Schools require all volunteers have an approved background check on file to work with students.  The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!

Reading is the foundation of all learning. You can help third-graders in the School District of La Crosse master this key skill by sharing your love of reading as a Read to Success tutor with Great Rivers United Way! 

Studies show if a child is not up to grade level reading by the end of third grade, they almost never catch up.

Read to Success runs throughout the majority of a school year, generally October - Mid May. During the 2025-2026 school year, you will work with two or three students, spending 30-60 minutes with them each week during the school day.

To help you and your student feel comfortable and connected,  Great Rivers United Way provides a tutoring bin with high quality books and literacy related conversation starter materials to help you focus your time together on reading skills.  Materials include question cards such as "what do you think will happen next?"  "Why do you think the character made that choice?"  

In addition to helping your student improve their reading skills, your positive influence can have benefits that will last a lifetime. Will you help? Click the Respond button to get things started!

The Great Rivers United Way Community Engagement Coordinator, Connor will contact you to explain more about the program and initiate the required background check.  

So sign up today and help a child learn to love reading in your community!