We put out the call to bloggers and tweeters asking for help in promoting local service during National Family Volunteer Day (Nov. 21) and throughout the holiday season with our Giving Tree Giveaway sponsored by Arbor Day Foundation -- and we have been both touched and humbled by the incredible response. Literally within hours, big posts had gone up everywhere - promoting the importance of holiday service and inviting readers to give back to their communities in meaningful ways.
We want to thank everyone who has posted so far, and encourage you to visit their sites. They are good people and they all write quality content (and many of them are hilarious!):
Sue Scheff Book Reviews and More
Thoughts of a Mother, Wife and Daughter
And these terrific Examiner Reporters:
Emylou Lewis
Here's a sample of some of the wonderful holiday service projects being powered by VolunteerSpot - hat's off to all the awesome volunteer groups brightening the holiday season for others -- from Classroom and Sunday School Giving Tree/ Adopt-a-Family teams in San Jose, to Toy Drives like the Brooklyn Children's Holiday Fund, to Christmas Tree Lot and Gift Wrap Station Fundraisers in Boston, to holiday parties in Kansas City that bring cheer to families in transitional housing, to groups feeding the hungry and homeless both during the holidays and throughout the year in Raleigh, Austin, Minneapolis and Ashland.
Thank You ALL and Happy Holidays from VolunteerSpot!
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Inspired to give back and looking for ideas? We've got 'em!
Family Friendly Volunteering: Ideas from A-Z
7 Simple Holiday Service Ideas
Find local organizations needing volunteers using our All for Good search tool
And please join our Giving Tree Giveaway: Plan a holiday service activity on VolunteerSpot and Arbor Day Foundation will plant a tree in your honor is a fire damaged national forest. Click here to learn more.
