National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week is a special time set aside in April each year to honour and recognize Canadians who donate their time and energy to their communities.

In 2010, National Volunteer Week will be celebrated from April 18-24.

(Please note we still have posters, paper gift bags, and seed packets available to be given away for groups that would like to use them as part of their volunteer celebration events.)

History of National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week began in 1943 as a volunteer recruitment effort to enlist women for wartime voluntary service. The concept of a week devoted to volunteers was revived during the late 1960s. Now, each year more than 80,000 registered charities and 100,000 non-profit organizations across Canada pause to thank and recognize their volunteers.

For more information and ideas on National Volunteer Week, check out Volunteer Canada's website at http://www.volunteer.ca/