Thursday, May 07, 2009

Festival diary: Saluting the volunteers - EDP24

Festival diary: Saluting the volunteers - EDP24: "Festival diary: Saluting the volunteers

IAN COLLINS

Last updated: 06/05/2009 08:18:00
Maybe a recession makes us look at our assets with added appreciation, but how to begin to assess the colossal value of volunteering?

Some say we are in at the last gasp of the volunteer spirit - and the amateur army defending the fabric of our society - since so many charitable and community groups now rely on a dwindling band of stalwarts long past the official age of retirement."

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