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Volunteers give their time, skills, and energy to all kinds of causes all year round. To thank them and increase the public's awareness of their contribution, National Volunteer Week will be held from April 10 to 16, 2011, and will focus on the theme "Volunteers: passion, action, impact". It is hard to imagine life in our communities without the efforts of the 12.5 million volunteers across Canada who give their time so generously to any number of causes. Their work benefits community services, shelters, hospitals, sports teams, political movements, volunteer fire services, and the environment, to name just a few. Whatever role they choose to play, they are pillars in their communities, important agents for social change. They are citizens who contribute to the well-being of the local population. During this thematic week, many volunteer centres, charities, and non-profit organizations take care to honour these generous-hearted people. No matter how organizations decide to thank their volunteers, we should all take the time as individuals to show our appreciation of those who devote themselves to good causes.
