All over the country, organizations will show appreciation during volunteer week April 12 – 18 for the many volunteers who selflessly give their time to make a difference in the lives of others. Established in 1974 by President Richard Nixon, Volunteer Week is now sponsored by the Points of Light Institute, a foundation created in response to President George H.W. Bush’s inaugural speech in 1989, urging volunteers and community activists to become “a thousand points of light.” The reality is that only about 25.3 percent of Americans volunteer at least once a year, a number that has leveled off since […]
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- Shelly Pond
- 1 Apr 2015
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