Join statewide volunteers on Saturday, October 24 to celebrate Make a Difference Day!
Make a Difference Day reflects the power that volunteers have to “inspire by example” — volunteers both encourage those they help and motivate others to serve! Find out how you, too, can participate in the day’s many offerings. This special day offers opportunities to serve in many West Virginia communities.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to volunteer, visit www.volunteerwv.org to find an opportunity that matches your interests and geographic location!
See what some programs in West Virginia are doing this week:
LifeBridge AmeriCorps - In honor of Make A Difference Day, LifeBridge…
The feds are using social media! Learn and Serve America has its own facebook page and YouTube. I took a quick look at the YouTube videos. Many of the short videos are about Learn and Serve’s grantees and their impact on local communities. Peter Bender of Tuff’s University also shares some light on service-learning research. I find the video about Asoka’s Youth Venture particularly interesting.
If you still are not thrilled check out a couple of local videos.Cacapon Institute has a set of videos and Save Our Streams staffer Tim Cradock has started a collection as well but on Vimeo. I am sure there are…