Long Island Professional Organizers Association Donates Services to Help “Women’s Fund of Long Island”

(January 26, 2013 – Long Island, NY)  Ten professional organizers from Nassau and Suffolk counties recently donated their skills and services to the Women’s Fund of Long Island, an organization that provides social change grantmaking, job skills training, education and leadership development to women and girls.  Members of the National Association of Professional Organizers” (NAPO) celebrated National Get Organized (GO) Month in January by organizing the Jericho executive office as well as disposing 7 years of clutter.  GO Month takes place each January to raise awareness of the benefits of hiring a professional organizer and getting organized.

The goal of the event was to organize every office and provide easy-to-manage storage solutions so that staff can easily locate and work with files. Diana Soll of Grand Solutions LLC, one of the professional organizers from Roslyn Heights who volunteered at the Nassau location said, “It’s amazing what can be accomplished when people come together for a great cause.  When a space is organized, it not only provides easy accessibility, it generates positive energy.”   

In two days, NAPO organizers reorganized:

All stationary and supply closets  

The kitchen and conference room

The program and finance offices,

The director and executive director’s offices

All bookcases

The attic space

In addition, NAPO organizers sorted through hundred of pounds of paper, old office equipment and furniture that had accumulated over the last seven years. Executive Director Stacey Scarpone said, “This has been an outstanding way for us to inspire and raise staff morale with limited resources.  And the idea that 10 professional women would volunteer their time and resources to an organization dedicated to serving women and girls is an amazing philanthropic model.”  

In addition to the hands-on organizing, Feng Shui Consultant, Maureen Calamia provided a free consultation which included suggestions of color, furniture arrangement, and other elements which will be considered in the final phase in the near future.  Director of Operations Erica Hecht summarized it best, “The air and the energy here is different.  It is inspiring!”

National Association of Professional Organizer (NAPO) is a non-profit professional association with over 4200 members worldwide.  Its mission is to develop, lead and promote Professional Organizers and the organizing industry.  For more information about NAPO visit www.NAPO.net

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS OF LONG ISLAND (POLI) – is a group of NAPO professional organizers who live in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Women’s Fund of Long Island provides grants to hundreds of non-profits in Nassau and Suffolk counties to transform women’s and girl’s lives.  www.womensfundli.org