mobilizing volunteers
Today's blog is reposted from United Church Homes on Nov. 30, 2012.
Residents of Cherry Arbor affordable housing community in North Lewisburg, Ohio, are always looking for ways to serve others.
On Election Day they made chili and cornbread available to anyone who needed to come in, sit and get a bite to eat. Once a week they host a free exercise class that’s open to the North Lewisburg community. And every month they host a mobile food pantry that provides basics to about 60 local families.
Today's post is written by Lance Trebesch, CEO of TicketPrinting.com & Ticket River, which offers a variety of event products and ticketing services. After 19 years of Silicon Valley experience, Lance found the key to happiness is helping customers worldwide beautify and monetize their events with brilliant print products and event services.
In a recent Points of Light guest post, Samantha Gray asked a question: should community service be a graduation requirement? This question stuck with me for many days. On my drive to work, I'd find myself thinking about it and pondering the many arguments for or against. Instinctually, I felt against such an idea. After all, volunteerism should be about intent, not coercion. But then another idea struck me.
Today’s post comes from Delores Morton, Vice President of HandsOn University who provides strategic direction and vision for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service.
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