BY LAUREN.WILLIAMS, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For more than two decades, Points of Light honors and encourages organizations throughout the nation to celebrate National Volunteer Week, providing visibility, thematic focus and resources to enable them to commemorate this signature week of volunteer recognition,. National Volunteer Week is April 15-21, 2012. During National Volunteer Week, we at Points of Light and HandsOn [...]

BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Get your king cake and your mask ready because today is Fat Tuesday! Even though this day is usually remembered as a day full of celebrations and preparing for Lent fasting, we can add another element to the mixture. Let’s make it a day to volunteer as well! Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras is typically [...]

BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Woof! February 20 is not only a day to celebrate our presidents, but also a day to give thanks to our pets because it is Pet Appreciation Day! I’m sure many of us can agree that our pets are truly man’s best friends, so why not show our love for them today? Animals can put [...]

BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Today’s post comes from Brandon Kwong the Development & Marketing Coordinator for the Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. Brandon was born and raised in the San Francisco area of California, and attended the University of California, Irvine—receiving a BA in Psychology & Social Behavior with minors in Educational Studies and Urban & Regional [...]