While April is known for the start of baseball season, the return of open-toed shoes and the chance to finally get outdoors, many people may not know that it is also National Volunteer Month. In fact, the last week of April has officially been designated National Volunteer Week by presidential proclamation since President Richard Nixon began the tradition in 1974. For 40 years, this week has been observed as “a time to renew that fundamentally American idea of service and responsibility” and a celebration of the sacred word “citizen,” which “defines our way of life, and it captures our belief in something bigger than ourselves—the notion that our destiny is shared, and all of us do better when we accept certain obligations to one another,” according to President Obama’s proclamation from 2013.
Most would agree that volunteering is a valuable experience and a worthwhile endeavor. The problem with getting started often lies in a lack of time or perhaps a lack of direction. While finding the time to volunteer can be difficult, its benefits warrant consideration of whether we can all give up some amount of time—no matter how small—to volunteering.
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