National Volunteer Week!

The late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work among the poor in India, said about the idea of service: "We feel ourselves that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the oceans would be less because of that missing drop."

As you know, our three-part Mission is to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women and improve communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

April 10 to 16 is National Volunteer Week, an event originally developed in 1943 as a volunteer recruitment effort to enlist women for wartime voluntary service. In the late 1960’s, National Volunteer Week was revived and has since grown to engage volunteer-involving organizations from coast to coast.

This year’s theme is "Volunteers: Passion, Action, Impact". It aims to highlight the contribution volunteers make in our society. To quote Ruth MacKenzie, President & CEO of Volunteer Canada, "Canada’s 12.5 million volunteers are agents of social change and their effort, skills and time serve as the foundation for all community services".

This certainly describes our own JLC member volunteers, and we want to once again recognize, honour and salute all of you for the tremendous time and talents you bring to our organization and the Calgary community which it serves.  Thank you all!

Alice Gardner-Boreta, President, Junior League of Calgary

For more information visit:

• Volunteer Calgary at http://www.volunteercalgary.ab.ca/
• Volunteer Canada at http://www.volunteer.ca/
• Imagine Canada at www.imaginecanada.ca