"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Mahatma Ghandi
One Day's Pay: September 11, 2007
One Day's Pay, in partnership with Points of Light Foundation, Youth Service America and Citizen Corps, is a day to encourage people everywhere to set aside time every September 11th to help others in need - in any fashion they deem appropriate - in honor of those who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against America.
Make a Difference Day: October 27, 2007
Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.
National Family Volunteer Day: November 17, 2007
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, and The Walt Disney Company proudly present Family Volunteer Day. This annual day of service, held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, is designed to demonstrate the power of families who choose to volunteer together to support the communities in which they live and serve. Volunteering as a family provides quality time for busy families, strengthens communication, and positively impacts local communities across the nation.
www.disney.go.com/disneyhand/familyvolunteers/
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: January 21, 2008
MLK Day of Service is co-sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service and Points of Light Foundation. Celebrate this day to help keep Dr. King's legacy of service to others alive in communities across the country. Make it a day on... not a day off!
National and Global Youth Service Day: April 25-27, 2008
Millions of youth participate in National & Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world. This is an opportunity to tutor young children, engage in disaster relief, register new voters, educate your communities about good nutrition, distribute HIV/AIDs prevention materials and meet many more community needs through service. National & Global Youth Service Day supports youth on a life-long path of service and civic engagement, and educates the public, the media, and elected officials about the role of youth as community leaders.
http://ysa.org/NatlGYSD/tabid/59/Default.aspx
National Volunteer Week: April 27-May 3, 2008
National Volunteer Week reflects the power that volunteers have to “inspire by example” — volunteers both encourage those they help and motivate others to serve!
http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/
Join Hands Day: May 3, 2008
Youth and Adults Volunteering Together! Join Hands Day is sponsored by America's Fraternal Benefit Societies in partnership with Points of Light Foundation. This is a day to bring young people together with adults to create new and better relationships by working as a team within their own neighborhoods.