Although education and work experience are essential for landing your first job, volunteering can also give you an advantage over other applicants. Here’s how. 1. It...
Volunteers are needed for a Community Cleanup event on Saturday, April 9 at 8 am. Hosted by Council Vice President Kim Herbstritt and Vice-Mayor John Hill,...
Are you looking for a way to give back to your community while also juggling a hectic schedule? If so, then micro-volunteering might be right for...
National Volunteer Week, which takes place from April 18 to 24, is an annual opportunity to recognize and celebrate the impact that volunteer service can have...
The meal program Reaching Out Now has been providing to our local families has been successfully serving our community for about a year now. Looking to...
As part of this year’s National Day of Service, a group of folks from Warren County decided to clean up sections of Route 522 between Robin...
“Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings...
Are you looking forward to your retirement but are worried about having too much free time on your hands? Maybe you could invest your time...
The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery is a national program that provided approximately 480,000 free rides to 29,000 cancer patients across the country during 2018....
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on and be grateful for everything you have in life. For many people, it’s also a time to give...
Winemaking is both a science and an art, with many factors influencing each vintage that gets produced. While advances in technology have impacted the practices used...
In celebration of the Labor Day week, I am providing some insight for fellow Virginians to continue our volunteer efforts where we can have direct...
School is officially out for the summer but education continues at area volunteer fire and rescue stations for youth ages 14 and up. As a junior...
According to a review published in 2014 by the Institute for Volunteering Research, teen volunteers demonstrate higher levels of well-being, personal development and social connectedness than...
Volunteering abroad can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It gives you the chance to make a positive difference while discovering a new corner of the globe....
Common wisdom tells us that by giving, or giving our time, we receive something in return — tangible or otherwise. True to this principle, very often...
What if planting trees, running a 5K or preparing a meal for a homeless shelter was all part of a day’s work? Employee volunteering programs give...
Studies have shown that volunteering has a positive effect on seniors’ well-being and can even help stave off neurological problems associated with old age, including depression...