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The theme for this year's National Conference on Volunteering and Service is "Turning Point." At Points of Light, we are highlighting turning point stories about the moment or moments that inspired one's service to society.
It is hard to believe that a mere three years have passed since President Barack Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
Today's turning point story is by Kelly Wessels, the chief operations officer at United Community Action Network (UCAN), a Community Action Agency in Southern Oregon.
Today's turning point story is written by Shannon Zoet, Assistant Director at Michigan Campus Compact, an affiliate of the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Shannon is also a Membership Co-chair for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network in Grand Rapids.
It's that time again! We know you follow Facebook and twitter, but do you have a Pinterest account? Check out our Points of Light Pinterest boards :-) You can now spend countless hours on Pinterest this weekend, you are welcome.
Here are the news from the week:
This week’s volunteer of the week is Mark Bentley of Las Vegas, N.M. Bentley started officially volunteering eight years ago, yet community and lending a hand have always been a part of his subconscious.
Todays' turning point is written by Keith Lee, the Points of Light volunteer of the week. We are highlighting his story for the upcoming Americorps Week. Keith is an Americorps member currently at West Suburban P
Today’s guest post is written by Julie Murphy, the Senior Director of Government Affairs at Points of Light. For her holiday giving she participated in the Our Daily Bread Adopt a Family program.
As an economics major, I sometimes felt out of my element as I found myself more concerned about people and their well-being than I did about money, profit, and finance. As my classmates competed for the typical financial analyst positions, I found myself applying for the Peace Corps.
