Fort Ticonderoga joins a national celebration April 12-18 to thank volunteers for their service throughout the year. Fort Ticonderoga’s volunteer rewards program, named Volunteers Count!, was initiated in 2012 and allows volunteers with eleven or more hours donated to earn a … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga’s Volunteers Count! Program Celebrates National Volunteer Week
Volunteering
Help Bring An Old Farm Back To Life
Kimmy and I have had several awesome experiences as guests traveling abroad and working on farms in exchange for room and board. We made chevre in Brittany and tended Icelandic sheep in Copenhagen. We used organizations like WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms) … [Read more...] about Help Bring An Old Farm Back To Life
Workshop on Sustaining Volunteers
A workshop on sustaining volunteers at nonprofit organizations is to be held at Ausable Chasm on November 5, 2014 from 10 am – 1 pm. The workshop is free and open to the public. The Sustaining Volunteers Workshop consists of three components - recruiting and training … [Read more...] about Workshop on Sustaining Volunteers
Volunteers from Across Country Help CATS Trail
This week CATS is pleased to have hikers and retirees from across the country volunteering their time, expertise, and energy to help keep our most popular hiking trail, Wildway Overlook Trail, in good shape. The group is focusing on preventing potential erosion problems by … [Read more...] about Volunteers from Across Country Help CATS Trail
Local Fire Departments Seek Recruits
"According to the National Volunteer Fire Council, nearly 70 percent of the firefighters in the country are volunteers. Their numbers declined by over 18 percent in the past three decades while the call volume has nearly tripled." ("North Country fire departments near … [Read more...] about Local Fire Departments Seek Recruits