With the New years right around the corner I’ve been wracking my head on ways to keep our family close together because Charlie will be getting a job and in the blink of an eye he will be moving out. When I found out November 23rd is Family Volunteer Day I knew this would be a great way to keep us close togther.
If we were still #Homeschooling we could have used #volueenteering as part of Charlies lesson plans and we would have picked the Animal Shelter in our area to help out. If your Homeschooling your children you can add volunteering to your classes as well.
Family Volunteer Day is celebrated annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving or two days after the third Thursday in November, which falls on November 20th this year. Volunteering allows people to serve others and give back to society.
Families can come together and help other families build a holistic community or neighborhood that thrives on an atmosphere of collaborative compassion and empathy. Giving back to the community and creating acts of kindness.
People have been volunteering for many years and during the American Civil War in the 1800s, women volunteered their time to sew supplies for the Soldiers fighting in the war. Most of the time, volunteers are trained for their work in medicine, education, and rescue operations.
Sometimes, volunteering work takes place in emergencies during a natural disaster. There is even a new type of volunteering that has branched out in recent years, known as volunteer tourism. Did you know that? Because I haven’t heard of volunteer tourism but I plan on finding out what it is and how they use volunteers. Would you like to join me in finding out what it is?
Family volunteering is when families work together to support their communities or neighborhoods, which strengthens the community and the family. To appreciate this humble and kind effort, Points of Light created Family Volunteer Day in 1990.
Family Volunteering Day is sponsored by Disney’s Friends for Change and managed by generation. On, the youth and family service division of Points of Light. They inspire, equip, and mobilize the youth to make an impact through service, service-learning, and leadership development. They also focus on strengthening existing networks, creating pervasive calls to action, and advocating for infrastructure.
When they created Family Volunteering Day, they also endeavored to provide an opportunity to use this occasion as a tool to help parents raise kind and compassionate kids. Family volunteering can be extremely fun, regardless of the number of family members involved, and it can encourage a family to spend quality time together.
Family Volunteer Day Activities
- Cultural immersion is an unmatched experience and can expand your horizons about the different cultures you will volunteer to help. Even if you are not volunteering, it is important to be aware of different cultures and sentiments to live harmoniously.
- Sign up with your family to volunteer at your local center and do your bit in contributing to society. Your efforts and time will aid in creating a thriving community.
- Donate whatever you can in terms of books, clothes, shoes, home items, or funds and these hand-me-downs can be useful to someone who cannot afford them and ease their financial burden.
Important Facts About Volunteering
- Did you know in Australia, volunteers end up contributing close to $200 million to the Country’s economy.
- Volunteering gives everyone inner satisfaction, and the feeling of helping someone can improve our mental health.
- Did you know the most popular type of volunteering is often fundraising activities for various causes.
- People often tout India as the most popular Country to volunteer, owing to the range of volunteering projects available there. I didn’t know this. Did you?
- People practice skill-based volunteering where they teach other people skills including writing, photography, reading, etc. I might need to check out these classes and learn a new skill. Would you want to join me?
Why People Love Family Volunteer Day
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and communities or neighborhoods aren’t either. Families volunteering can build, uplift, and change entire communities for the better. Join us and let’s get to volunteering today.
Through family volunteering, parents can instill the value of caring in children from an early age. Children see families looking after each other and learn empathy, compassion, and love. It, is important to promote Family Volunteer Day to help children learn the spirit of volunteerism.
Volunteer families help other families out in the community and serve a higher purpose in serving others, uplifting the families in need of emotional or physical support. Families can benefit from the help they receive and live happier lives.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
