Here at JDRF, the many volunteers aligned to support JDRF Bay Area bring great benefits to our organization. Without our dedicated volunteers, the ability to support JDRF’s mission would certainly be limited. Our sincere thanks to all the JDRF volunteers from those who help in the JDRF Bay Area office every day to those that help to make our events successful to the volunteers who lead our boards of directors.
During this special week and every week, JDRF salutes the volunteers for all they do to advance the mission of JDRF.
Not yet a JDRF volunteer? Many opportunities await you in the JDRF organization. If you are interested in volunteering, just let me know.
About National Volunteer Week
The need for volunteers to address pressing social issues is growing, putting enormous pressure on volunteer organizations across the country. It is crucial that the available volunteer force continues to grow and that its members are properly placed, trained, managed and recognized. National Volunteer Week recognizes the contributions to society made by millions of volunteers nationwide, and promotes the spirit of volunteering among the general public.
President Barack Obama called on Americans to volunteer for service projects across the nation and pledge to make volunteering their time part of their daily lives.
National Volunteer Week was established by an executive order signed by former President Richard Nixon in 1974.
The Obama administration launched the United We Serve initiative to encourage volunteering. He also signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which expands and updates programs at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Obama said in a statement this week that volunteering is a unique way to bring Americans together.
“Whether through the workplace or a house of worship, in our own neighborhoods or in another state or country, service binds us together as Americans in a way nothing else can. It defines us as a people, and it is essential to achieving our national priorities,” he said.
Obama said volunteering also helps communities tackle uniquely local concerns.
