The Press Release Resource

  With the recent news about the unsure future of the Notting Hill Carnival (Europe’s largest street festival), the need for volunteers at festivals has been thrown into focus. While festivals need volunteers to survive, the chances provided by such events are greatly beneficial for people who want to enhance their CV, or enjoy a …

  Even a funnel cloud has a silver lining.  So it was proven in Alabama, when April’s tornadoes—some of the worst in US history—brought out the best in humanity.     After sixty-two tornadoes devastated Alabama on April 27, many organizations dedicated their time and resources to cleaning up the debris, repairing the damage and assisting …

AnswerFirst Communications, an international telephone answering service and customer service solutions company specializing in answering & messaging services, virtual receptionist and call center solutions, announced this week that their Business Development Coordinator, Teri Erickson, will be volunteering at the Child Abuse Council’s Father’s Resource and Networking Center Annual Father’s Day Event. According to their website, …

On Saturday, March 5th, Bon Secours Baltimore Health System will be partnering with a local community church to conduct a code yellow Disaster Preparation Drill.  “We believe it is important to test our ability to handle a sudden influx of patients from the community as a result of an emergency in the area,” states Judy …

At this time of year Father Christmas is a very busy man, and a local mum is struggling to find a replacement after The Big Guy declined her invitation.

National Volunteer Week, April 19 – 25, 2009, is a great time to recognize the contributions of thousands of local volunteers across Maryland – and work together to engage even more people in community action.

There’s a little revolution going on in the voluntourism world. Instead of paying admin fees and office costs and fat-cat charity commissions, you can actually go do some travel, help out a little, learn a lot and come back smiling without spending so much. A little online-ran charity called AVIF runs volunteer placements in Kenya, …