Archive | April, 2010

What is Sanuk? Answers from Volunteers and Supporters

27 April 2010

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What is Sanuk? Answers from Volunteers and Supporters

Thanks for your responses on National Volunteer Week. Especially to Charlotte who wrote to say that in addition to her regular volunteering gig, she went to the Bangkok airport with supplies and toys for people who had been stranded by flight cancellations in Europe. There are more people out there like Charlotte who are doing [...]

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Refueling in Atlanta During National Volunteer Week

21 April 2010

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Refueling in Atlanta During National Volunteer Week

Happy National Volunteer Week to everyone reading from the US. I wish I could brag that I planned it this way, but I couldn’t have picked a more exciting time to visit home. I soaked everything in a few weeks ago when many of the country’s inspirational and nerdy do-gooders descended on Atlanta for the [...]

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Answers to All Your Questions on Volunteering Abroad

15 April 2010

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Answers to All Your Questions on Volunteering Abroad

People always send me questions about volunteering abroad. In addition to telling them about what we’re doing in Bangkok, I stress two points: 1) Be Prepared by educating yourself about what you’re getting into and 2) Get Connected with people who have been to the places you’re going or are doing what you want to do. That’s [...]

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