THE theme for this year's National Volunteer Week campaign is "Volunteers: Passion. Action. Impact."
The theme recognizes the individual volunteers across Canada who dedicate themselves to improving their communities.
Volunteers have a passion for getting involved, they take action to support the causes and organizations that are important to them, and they make an impact in communities across Canada and around the globe.
Volunteering is part of our identity as Canadians - we value civic participation and embrace a spirit of community.
The tremendous efforts of our 13.3 million volunteers help make Canada a vibrant, safe place to call home. Across the country, Canadians are getting involved and leading positive change in a variety of ways, all of them vital .
National Volunteer Week is all about taking time to recognize the incredible contributions of Canada's volunteers and letting them know how much their efforts are appreciated.
NVW was first proclaimed in 1943 to draw public attention to the vital contribution women made to the war effort on the home front.
While NVW was largely forgotten after the war ended, it experienced a revival in the late 1960s, when organizations stressed the importance of thanking community volunteers across Canada. NVW was reinstated and has since grown to become the largest celebration of civic participation in Canada.
This is the 70th year since the establishment of NVW. This year it takes place the week of April 15 to 21.
