Benefits
This (link and pasted below) is an article form the July/August 2009 issue of Men’s Health magazine, about the benefits of volunteering. Plenty of folks weigh in on actual mental and physical health...
View ArticleInternational Literacy Day
Today, September 8, is International Literacy Day. In most districts I know of in the US, kids are back in school this week, and while test scores and statistics might be bleak most years, especially...
View ArticleConservation Vacations Opens New Horizons for Volunteers
Photo: Catalina Two Harbors, USAconservation.org As demand and interest in voluntourism and service travel increases, so do our opportunities. The general traveling public is turned on and inspired by...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Plus One Year—Volunteers Still Needed
It was a year ago today that the eastern shores of New York and New Jersey, as well as plenty of other wide expanses of land, were beaten mercilessly by nature when struck by Hurricane Sandy. It was...
View ArticleDidn’t Get That Scholarship? Volunteer!
This program at Tulsa Community College rocks! For students challenged by the rising cost of tuition, the school has instituted a program where students can defer registration costs as long as they...
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