Did you know that UCAN’s Caring Corps provides more than 1,200 round trip rides for elderly and disabled Urbandale residents each year? That means countless phone calls coordinating volunteers and confirming appointments. Without five dedicated volunteers who volunteer each week,
Meet the UCAN Board
Meet UCAN BOARD Member Kyle McCormick Kyle Randolph McCormick was born in Prairie du Sac, WI on April 1st 1985. He was the best April fool’s joke the McCormick family ever had. From an early age until 14 Kyle
September Spotlight Volunteer
September Volunteer Spotlight – LeRoy Gardner LeRoy Gardner is a fairly new addition to the list of Caring Corps Drivers, but he is not new to volunteering! He volunteers 13 hours a month at the Urbandale Food Pantry, mows the
Meet the UCAN Board
Meet UCAN Board member Nicole Opfer Nicole Opfer, mother of Minecrafter and-Sports-Guy Ryan and the Sweet Daisy and Dancing Queen Caroline, loves living in beautiful Urbandale where you will often see her walking, running and biking on the trails or
April/May Spotlight Volunteer
April/May Volunteer Spotlight – Pat O’Keefe The UCAN office has nominated Pat O’Keefe for a very special reason. Mary Polson, UCAN Program coordinator has known Pat since he graduated from Leadership Urbandale in 2004. At every opportunity, Mary has encouraged
February/March Volunteer Spotlight
Bob, and his wife Marvel, moved to Urbandale just over 6 years ago. They moved here from the Monroe area, where Bob tells us he attended a one-room school house through the 8th grade, before going on to graduate from
January 2015 Spotlight Volunteer
Carol has been driving for the Caring Corps for 11 years, accruing 860 miles in 158 hours (and that number is missing many miles and hours from the early years!). She moved to Urbandale in 1985, is a widow with
Volunteer Spotlight: November 2014
Ruth Hellyer is a Caring Corps volunteer with a focus on education. “Education is the answer to a lot of our big problems” says Ruth. She was a Middle School Science teacher in the Des Moines School District for a
December 2014 Spotlight Volunteer
My name is Jessica Mueller, and I am a Senior at Urbandale High School. I have a sister, Kathryn, in 8th grade at the middle school. My mom, Eileen, is also at the middle school, she teaches 6th grade Special
Volunteer Spotlight: October 2014
Starting this month, UCAN will periodically recognize an outstanding High School Volunteer who is participating in the newly organized Silver Cord Program. Our first Silver Cord Volunteer Spotlight focuses on Sophia Vogeler, a Senior at Urbandale High School. Sophia lives