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Family Volunteer Day
November 21, 2009 is Family Volunteer Day.
Family Volunteer Day is an annual day of service held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The purpose of Family Volunteer Day is to demonstrate how significantly families can impact their communities for the better when they volunteer together. Families that volunteer together not only help other families in their communities, but they also strengthen the bond they have with one another.
Disney & the HandsOn Network work very closely together to match volunteers with opportunities in which they can serve. In 2008, HandsOn volunteers dedicated more than 30 million hours of service valued at $615 million!
HandsOn Network has more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers. HandsOn Action Centers provide would-be volunteers with opportunities to work on various projects and programs in their own communities.
To see how you and your family can get involved on Family Volunteer Day, visit www.familyvolunteerday.org. This site boasts such topics as volunteering benefits, planning a project, project ideas and reflection/recognition. There's even a section that gives you the opportunity to share your Family Volunteer Day project with others.
To assist with finding volunteer opportunities, the Family Volunteer Day website offers several resources. Here are a few:
www.FamilyCares.org
Sponsored by HandsOn Network, generated by Points of Light Institute, this on-line resource is for families who want to volunteer together and organizations that are looking for resources for Family Volunteering. The website provides project ideas, educational materials, inspirational stories, and fun and games for family members of all ages looking for hands-on opportunities to help others in their local neighborhoods and beyond.
www.1800VOLUNTEER.org
A national website portal providing volunteers with a direct connection to local volunteer opportunities that match interests, skills, and the common desire to make a difference.
www.VOLUNTEERRESOURCE.org
VolunteerResource.org is a comprehensive virtual library for the most up-to-date information on volunteering, volunteer management, and effective engagement of people and resources to solve community problems. The website contains several resources related to family volunteering in its library, bookstore and marketplace.
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