• Connecting people with opportunities to serve
• Engaging in activities that build the capacity for effective local volunteering
• Promoting and fostering volunteerism
• Participating in strategic initiatives that mobilize
  volunteers of all ages, ethnicities and genders to meet local needs

If you represent a group of volunteers, please contact United Way's Volunteer Connection directly by calling (937) 225-3039 or emailing us.

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December Community Volunteer of the Month

Jessika Munn lives united by volunteering through the American Cancer Society. United Way’s Volunteer Connection is pleased to name Jessika as Community Volunteer of the Month for December.

As a recent graduate of the University of Dayton, Jessika began volunteering with American Cancer Society nearly 4 years ago. She first volunteered with the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk with a group of coworkers from Sycamore Hospital. Through a sign-up at this event, Jessika continued to stay involved with the American Cancer Society’s Look Good Feel Better program where volunteers assist with makeover and skin care for women undergoing cancer treatments. Jessika worked with women of all ages and taught everything from beauty secrets, 12-step skin care and wig options . She also used her marketing skills to create a brochure to help patients purchase the right wig. In addition to all of these efforts, she serves on the county advisory committee for Look Good Feel Better.

Jessika currently works as a nurse assistant at Sycamore Hospital. She is a native of Dayton, Ohio and presently lives in Englewood. Jessika enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and friends, music, cooking, and summer activities such as swimming and canoeing.

"It is such a rewarding experience to be able to bring joy and hope to someone who is going through such a tough time," she says. "I live united by volunteering with the Look Good Feel Better program and assisting women undergoing cancer treatments with skin care, information about wigs and make-up tips to help them feel better."

“Jessika is an incredible volunteer. Her commitment to the Look Good Feel better program is exemplary,” says Anne Henry, health promotions coordinator at the American Cancer Society. “Jessika has volunteered for years while attending school, working and being a single mom. Our patients love her and so appreciate the difference she makes in their lives.”