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International Volunteer Day
IVD 2009: VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION EXHIBITION
The time has come to recognize and celebrate volunteers as Dec 5th: International Volunteer Day is approaching.
The United Nations General Assembly created International Volunteer Day (IVD) in 1985 as an annual celebration of voluntary action for volunteers, volunteer organizations and governments. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the designated international focal point for IVD, and supports and encourages its worldwide celebration.
Dublin City North Volunteer Centre wishes to celebrate International Volunteer Day by hosting a photographic exhibition of “Volunteers In Action” (VIA). The VIA exhibition, supported by Allianz, will be launched on Dec 4th in Dublin Castle and will showcase the diversity of people volunteering in Ireland and also the number of ways people can give back to their community through voluntary action.
Dublin City North Volunteer Centre and Allianz aim for Volunteers to be seen and acknowledged for their continuous efforts within their...
Celebrations of IVD 2009 in Ireland!
The Dublin City North Volunteer Centre, a local service of Volunteering Ireland, is marking International Volunteer Day 2009 by holding a photo exhibition launch entitled “Volunteers in Action.” Photographs will highlight the assortment of people volunteering in Dublin and the various ways people can give back to their community. Many of the photos will be of volunteers in action; candid photographs of volunteers at work. This fantastic event, supported by Allianz, will be held on December 4th in Dublin Castle.
The event will feature photos taken by a volunteer photographer, Maureen McDonnell, Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. Several of the photographs are of the nominees for the Ireland Involved Awards from November 5th. The Ireland Involved Awards celebrated 30 short listed nominees from across Ireland who stood out as outstanding volunteers. Christine Buckley, the Irish Volunteer of the Year will go on to represent Ireland at the European Parliament in...
"Volunteers in Action" Photographic Exhibition
Dublin City North Volunteer Centre, supported by Allianz, is launching a photographic exhibition of “Volunteers in Action” (VIA) to celebrate International Volunteer Day 2009.
The VIA exhibition will showcase the diversity of people volunteering and also the number of ways people can give back to their community through voluntary action. The exhibition will travel around libraries in the Dublin City Centre and North areas and will be used as a vehicle to promote volunteerism and act as a catalyst to promote active citizenship.
The VIA exhibition will be launched on Friday 4th December at 3pm in the Erin Room in Dublin Castle in the presence of representation from the voluntary, community, business, education and public sector with the joint goal of celebrating the work of volunteers in Ireland. Amongst the speakers, we will count on Brendan Murphy, CEO of Allianz, Tina Roche, CEO of Business in the Community, Deirdre Murray, CEO of Comhlàmh...
International Volunteer Day: 5th December
International Volunteer Day happens on 5th December each year. IVD is an excellent opportunity to provide the big picture of ongoing projects relating to volunteerism, promote specific initiatives, and launch new ones.
The list below contains ideas for activities to mark IVD, that are meant to spark your interest and imagination on how to promote volunteerism in general and volunteering for development.
What is International Volunteer Day?
The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (IVD) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution on 17 December 1985. Since then, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations have successfully joined volunteers around the world to celebrate the Day on 5 December.
In the last years this day has been pushed to the for-front being celebrated with rallies, parades, community volunteering projects, environmental awareness, free medical care and advocacy campaigns. This day offers an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions - at local, national and international levels. For further information please check out the official IVD website.
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