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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 "What Can I Do ?" Featured Ideas & Links Changing The World, One Vacation At A Time Some of the most popular ideas for Spring Break and Summer vacation don't have anything to do with partying. College kids from around North America will be setting out to take volunteering vacations. What's that? Well, through organization that plan the travel and the volunteer projects, last year some 133,000 vounteer vacations were taken. How many had previously made such organized trips and returned on their own to help again is hard to estimate. It's now even got its own name: voluntourism. The possibilities are about as varied as the travellers .. Earthwatch Institute offers scientific research trips from dolphin watching to testing water content .. American Hiking Society offers trips where hikers repair trails, and fix up cabins and trail shelters .. and for those who are planning to do mostly sunbathing but still want to help, there are programs that fill an extra suitcase with medical supplies for you to bring to your destination. Read more in Volunteer Vacations : Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others (Volunteer Vacations) or How could you help local food pantries? Think about organizing a food drive in your neighborhood for staples like peanut butter and jelly. You can bring them to your local food pantry. For ideas, visit the University of Maine's webpage on organizing a food drive. How about planting an extra row in your vegetable garden. When you harvest it, you can bring it to the pantry as well. Visit the Plant A Row For The Hungry webpage Maybe you feel inspired to do something .. but there's no food pantry in your area. What about starting one? "Six Simple Steps" is the name of thid article that offers ideas and resources for starting a local food pantry. _____________________________ Have an idea for a featured link? Tell us about it by email! _____________________________ Helping is all about using the resources you have and putting them at the service of others. Our website is chock full of articles about people who are helping others. Most articles have links that you can use to learn more about the people and projects we report on, so you can learn more or even take part. One great article offers ideas for volunteering when you don't have a lot of time. You can use the buttons at the top of every page to find a listing for stories about volunteering, caregiving and for inspirational stories. If you're looking for a place to volunteer right away, visit our friends at VolunteerMatch. At their site, you just enter your ZipCode and click to find opportunities in their large database of projects needing volunteers. Visit our section on how to start your own "Helping Hands" volunteer day .. how to organize it at your organization or in your town or city. We provide you with resources for setting up a "Helping Hands Day." We're committed to the idea that One person can make a difference! Check this page often to find more links and see our featured link ..
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