Today, we, the volunteers from all over the world, are celebrating the UN International Volunteer Day - the day to celebrate the successful volunteer initiatives through organizing even more volunteer initiatives. Only in this way the people who have felt the positive energy and satisfaction from voluntary work can pass on the spirit of volunteering to others - both to their friends and family and to total strangers who are ready to help with their voluntary work and friendship.
December 5th was announced International Volunteer Day by the United Nations Organization in 1885. Every year thousands of people get involved in service activities and do voluntary work for a better life in their communities or travel millions of kilometers and help people living in far away countries.
Volunteering is an extremely special thing to do. On the one hand, one gets dedicated to a good cause such as making the lives of others better, more beautiful and more successful. On the other hand, one learns to give without expecting anything in return. However, what one gets in the end is a priceless award - personal development and satisfaction, sincere gratitude and a lot of new friends.
Volunteer Bulgaria has been involved in organizing service activities for several years now. The organization works in the sphere of help for underprivileged children, ecology and civic engagement. We would like to express our profound gratitude to all the volunteers who trusted and supported us in our initiatives. They have always been bright and devoted people of all ages and with various social backgrounds. We also want to thank all other organizations throughout the country that develop the volunteer culture with a lot of love and enthusiasm through their activities.
If you have already participated in a one-day volunteer project or in a long-term programme, please send us your photos and we would be happy to upload them to our gallery. Share with us your experience as a volunteer because this is an extremely valuable experience that deserves to be shared; in this way you can inspire many other people who will follow your bright example.
If you have never been a volunteer before but you are eager to join us, please drop us a line. Tell us how you would like to participate and we will be happy to get you involved in one of our ongoing voluntary activities.
On December 5th, 2008, volunteers from Volunteer Bulgaria will plant flowers in flowerpots together with children from Petko Slavejkov Home for Children without Parental Care. Thus, they will celebrate UN Tolerance Day and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10th).
Wish you an inspired and inspirational International Volunteer Day!
