April
01
Calling on all Earth Day volunteers!
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by jamiec on 01-04-2009

Green Apple Festival - Volunteer Central
Don’t miss these opportunities to help make a difference.

This April 17-19, join the Green Apple Festival and Earth Day Network’s ‘Green Generation’: participate in volunteer actions that help America’s non-profits and cities restore our parks and natural areas, build green homes that save energy and money, create and nurture organic gardens, and more.

Visit this link to learn all about it and to sign-up in a city near you!
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-apple.html?campaign=th_weekly_nl

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March
19
How to Go Green: Volunteerism
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by jamiec on 19-03-2009

By Christine Lepisto

Sponsored by SC Johnson.

For more than 120 years, SC Johnson has demonstrated our commitment to doing what’s right. Find out how you can do your part by making positive choices every day and by exploring the many ways you can make a difference.

  • Check your local newspaper or community website to learn about local volunteer organizations.
  • Evaluate your schedule to determine what time is available for volunteerism.
  • Consider the skills you have to offer, and how they might be best used in your community.
  • Think about the causes or issues that are most important to you — you’re most likely to be energized if you are volunteering for something you believe in.
  • Get your family involved! Volunteering is a great way to spend a weekend afternoon together as a family.
  • Ask around — you might just find that your friends and neighbors are already involved in organizations that need a hand.
More than half of American adults — and an even bigger percentage of teenagers – volunteer for various causes. In general, there is currently a trend toward “downshifting, and taking time out of their busy lives to provide unpaid service to others. Many of these people are taking their cue from the National Downshifting Manifesto, which proclaims that individuals are setting time aside for the things that are important to them “for the benefit of my health, my well being, my environment, and for those around me whom I dearly love.

But finding the right match between volunteer and charity is not always an easy task.

Follow this link for the rest of the article and for great tips for getting started when it comes to green volunteering.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/green-volunteering/green-volunteering-basics.html

 

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