"Volunteering" On the Rise in Uzbekistan
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia - News Briefing Central Asia 7 Feb 13 Teachers and other public-sectors profession... more
Views: 499National Day of Service ‘Not Just This One Day’
Region: Virginia
By Alix Hines and Katherine Johnson Capital News Service RICHMOND – When Ashley Pelli decided to teach to her home-schooled daughter the importance of citizenship, she found the best way to do it was by exa... more
Views: 729Bahraini Blogger Discusses Meaning of Volunteering
Region: BahrainPosted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online While volunteerism exists in every country, people's motivations for volunteering can vary enormously. A Bahraini blogger currently studying in the UK compares the spiri... more
Views: 1089Oregon Organic Winery, Carlton, OR...Part 2
Region: United States
Rearranging our Bed. While at the organic winery in Carlton, Oregon, we had to decide whether to stay or leave. We had lots of options and when Celinda came back from her walk, we had a new one to consider. Her... more
Views: 1176Lessons From The Road.
Region: United States
During our travels throughout the Western US during the summer of 2008, we met a lot of people. Every new acquaintance was a learning experience for us, and hopefully, we were the same for them. Some of those w... more
Views: 908Spinnaker Poles and Weed Whackers
Region: United States
Would You Rather Weed Whack or Go Sailing? Dinner was beef tri-tip, baked potatoes and a big, fresh from the garden salad for dinner. It was an early to bed night with an equally early to rise morning that followe... more
Views: 609Organic Kiwis and Sailboats.
Region: United States
Last time we were in Live Oak CA. The fires in California were intense, with approximately 1000 burning at any one time. Few of the fires had been extinguished, some had been contained and many, many more were ... more
Views: 628WOOFing, On The Road...Day Two
Region: United States
Driving Through Nevada and to Portola, CA The next day was another marathon drive, road construction and smoke from fires in California. The farther north we went, the smokier it got. The day wore on, th... more
Views: 816Living In A Car For Three Months
Region: United States
Live in the Present. Stay flexible because few things go as planned. Last summer we traveled though out the Western US for three months, volunteering on organic farms, visiting friends and relatives, learning more ab... more
Views: 736Volunteering as a Way to Self Improvement
Region: United States
Being the members of a community, we all have several expectations and believes regarding our rights. We pretend to be respected, to be listen by the others in order to communicate in the best way possible and to be suppor... more
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