By Charles Fowler We wondered why people once waited For kindness to all be pre-dated; For caring, we found, Could ripple around — One small act, and strangers related. They told us compassion was feeling, But we brought it alive in the doing: A hand freely lent, A moment well spent, Our common humanity showing. […]
By Thomas Eckbom I see a need for love and care I see indeed it everywhere It gives my mind some words with tears ”Be always kind, be volunteer” I give my hand, I give my ear with pride, I stand, I volunteer So join us, be a giver too receivers want to follow you!
Mohammad Reza Shokri Amiri There are hands that enter a ruined room without asking who was right. They lift the fallen chair, gather the glass, set a cup upon the table for someone still on the road. No monument records this. By evening, the names of those hands have disappeared. Yet somewhere a child sleeps […]
I volunteer from a strong sense of what is right. I volunteer because curiosity and care move me to act, to look beyond my own experience and consider others. I volunteer by choice, not because I must, but because it feels fair to help things work better for everyone. I volunteer with patience. I volunteer […]
by Rhonda Bowen You may think you know me from meeting rooms, shared documents, hands raised around a table. But I am older than that. I live in the moment one person says, “I can offer this,” and another answers, “Then I can offer that.” I am not the absence of money. I am the […]
