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The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley, in collaboration with Association of Fundraising Professionals and Leadership Lehigh Valley, hosts its first speed networking event hosting 35 nonprofit agencies and 50 participants at Penn State Lehigh Valley recently. The event was designed to foster relationships and make connections for community volunteers interested in serving on nonprofit boards and/or committees. The event included networking and speed networking allowing participants to meet with five-to-eight nonprofit agencies to learn more about their organization and to learn how their skill sets can contribute to the organization. The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley is committed to educating, motivating and coordinating programs and services in promotion of engaging volunteers in our community. In 2014 alone, 20,000 volunteers were recruited to serve more than 300 agencies across the Greater Lehigh Valley. Learn more at www.volunteerlv.org.