This calendar lists national days of service and other local opportunities to learn about service, celebrate service, plan service activities, and recognize volunteers.

National Volunteer Week
2004 - April 18-24
2005 - April 17 - 23
National Volunteer Week was designated to provide a special time of recognition for your volunteers. Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, National Volunteer Week "honors and recognizes the individuals who have made a difference in our communities and alerts others to the need for more voluntary community service to help solve our nations serious social problems."

Every year, Points of Light provides a National Volunteer Week Promotional Kit, which it distributes free to members of the Volunteer Center National Network. As a member, The Volunteer Center of Greensboro usually re-distributes the clip art sheets and templates from this kit to our organizations. The rest of the kit can also be borrowed from the center. www.pointsoflight.org/events/seasons

National Youth Service Day--April 16-18, 2004
Created to celebrate the positive contributions that millions of young people are making in their communities. For more information, check out the Website at www.servenet.org or contact:
Youth Service America
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 200
Washington DC 20005
(202) 296-2992 ext.34

NCAVA Statewide Conference on Volunteerism--May 11-14, 2004
For over 25 years, the North Carolina Association for Volunteer Adminstration has sponsored this valuable learning and networking opportunity. Always a great deal, the 2004 NCAVA Annual Conference will be held at the Village Inn, Clemmons, NC (just west of Winston-Salem, off of I-40).

Dates are set for May 11th - May 14th.
Registration Fee: Starts at $125. Room rates are $55/night.
For more details and to download registration materials, go to NCAVA's website at www.ncava.net

National Community Service Conference -June 6-8, 2004
National conference sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation and the Corporation for National Service to be held in Kansas City, MO.

This year's theme is "Change Starts Here. It Begins With You". With timely and informative workshops, distinguished speakers, and plenty of networking opportunities, this event promises to be one of the best ever.
From June 6-8, more than 2,500 leaders, thinkers and doers will gather to explore the relationship between national service and the overall volunteer movement.

For more information and to download registration materials, go to www.pointsoflight.org

National Family Volunteer Day--November 20, 2004
November 19, 2005
Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, this day kicks off National Family Week, spearheaded by the Points of Light Foundaiton and the Alliance for Children and Families. This day of service encourages and engages families in community-oriented projects as a way to build connections between family members and their larger community. www.pointsoflight.org

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day--January 17, 2005
"A Day On, Not A Day Off!" In commemoration of Martin Luther King's work, this is a day of service on his nationally recognized birthday. For more information: Corporation for National Service, 1201 New York Avenue, 8th Floor, Washington DC 20005, (202) 606-5000 or visit the Website at www.mlkday.org

Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 14-20, 2005
Random Acts of Kindness Week is dedicated to celebrating the little things we do for others. There is a Random Acts of Kindness Foundation at www.actsofkindness.org

The Eleventh Annual Human Race--March 26, 2005
This community-wide 5K run/walk event allows individuals to raise money for the non-profit of their choice. On March 20, 2004, 4,500 people came together to raise more than $250,000 for 123 different non-profits. To learn how your organization can benefit from next year's race or how you or your company can be part of this success, check out the Human Race section of this website or e-mail

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