CELEBRATE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK!

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK is a special time set aside annually in April to honour volunteers for the time and energy they contribute across our country.

How did the Week begin?
National Volunteer Week was first proclaimed in 1943.  In Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, Women's Voluntary Services organized special events to draw the public's attention to the vital contribution women made to the war effort on the home front.

In the late 1960s, the idea of a designated week to honor volunteers was revived, and the focus was broadened to include all community volunteers.  With local volunteers centres taking the lead, this special week grew in importance during the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1990, the third week in April was proclaimed National Volunteer Week in all communities across the country.                        National Volunteer Week in 2012 was celebrated from April 15 - 21.

National Volunteer Week Kit 2012

Global Youth Service Days - April 20 - 22, 2012

National Volunteer Week Video

Volunteers Count! - April 15 - 21, 2012

National Volunteer Week:

April 21 - 27, 2013

April 6 - 12, 2014

April 12 - 18, 2015