Volunteer Connection: Kish United Way plans new Web site

Lois Self can always use a hand. As a volunteer coordinator at the Pay-It-Forward House in Sycamore, Self makes sure people can help with tasks at the nonprofit hospitality house, which serves family members and friends of patients at nearby Kindred Hospital. Volunteers are asked to help with office tasks, make repairs on the house or do yardwork, Self said. “We appreciate all the help we can get,” Self said. The DeKalb-based Kishwaukee United Way is working on a Web site that will help connect prospective volunteers with organizations like the Pay-It-Forward House. The new Web site will use an existing database of information about local nonprofit agencies as well as extend an invitation to other groups in town in need of volunteers, such