Read about how Thompson Child & Family Focus, in Charlotte, N.C., managed to raise $1.3-million in under an hour at its annual fund-raising event

Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey (LVNJ)

Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey is a NJ organization committed to teaching basic literacy skills to adults, who are either illiterate or speak English as a Second Language (ESL).  The classes are offered at no cost to the students.

STUDENTS:
Students can "learn to use survival skills, improve their job prospects, attend higher education classes, and become responsible citizens."


VOLUNTEERS:

Volunteers are trained in techniques for teaching Reading and ESL. Volunteers can teach 1 1/2 to 2 hours per week. Visit www.lvnj.org and learn about volunteer opportunities in your local community.

The only requirement is that “you must want to make a difference in someone's life.”

National Day of Service - Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

To mark the 25^th Anniversary, the White House, through its program, United We Serve launched “MLK 25 Challenge: What Are You Doing For Others?”  It is part of President Obama’s initiative to encourage Americans to get involved in providing solutions to our most pressing national problems.  According to “United We Serve” (www.serve.gov), the program is “a call to all Americans to honor Dr. King by pledging to take at least 25 actions during 2011 to make a difference for others and strengthen our communities.”

In addition, the program launched another website, www.mlkday.gov, offering 100 ways to get involved in the national call to service; volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year.

FDU students help remodel home of Newark child diagnosed with cancer (Star-Ledger Video)

Learn more about Healing Spaces and help warm the hearts of children with cancer and serious illnesses: http://www.healingspaces.org/

Face of Opportunity Entry: Lawyers Without Borders Entry

Face of Opportunity Entry: Lawyers Without Borders Entry

2010 CNN Hero of the Year

Of the top 10 CNN hero nominees, the public named, Anuradha Koirala of Maiti Nepal, as CNN Hero of the Year (2010). Her organization has rescued over 12,000 girls from slavery since 1993. Maiti Nepal is a sanctuary and a home for young girls and women who were sold into the sex trade and in brothels near the India-Nepal border.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/index.html

Volunteer at Camp Snowflake: a recreational program for children and young adults with disabilities

Camp Sunshine & Camp Snowflake
1133 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Saddle River County Park
Wild Duck Pond Area
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 652-1755

"Snowflake" meets once per week, on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., from September 25, 2010, through May 21,2011, except for holidays. Volunteers should arrive by 12:45 P.M.

For more information, visit:
http://www.sunshine-snowflake.org