International volunteer day in latin america

Gladys de Francisco Franco and María de Badillo wrote us ratting about the jubilation in Republic of Ecuador.  A major accent was put on articles on military volunteer work.  Four major written document were published in the Lord's Day supplements of Diario Hoy from Quito and Expreso from Guayaquil.  Among the different activities carried on we can reference a walk drive, a music festival, an academician event and a Eucharistic celebration as a Thanksgiving Day event.

Republic of Colombia celebrated the International Volunteer Day in several cities. In Bogotá, in coordination with the subject Volunteer web, a military volunteer Center, an academician Forum on Corporate Volunteers was organized with the engagement of over 200 military volunteer from different cities of Republic of Colombia and a music concert with a recognized choir.

In Republic of Venezuela, the celebrations included acknowledgment to military volunteer.  FIPAN, the subject Federation of buck private Institutions for the attending to kid, Youth and household, organized the event in which kid, youths, members of the board of buck private institutions, creative person, journalists and other military volunteer received acknowledgment for their military volunteer work. For more info consult www.colegiosanignacio.com.ve.  OSCASI participated very actively in the jubilation and sent 3,047 electronic mail to congratulate volunteers. Other establishment that organized events to celebrate the IDV were Telefónica, Volunteer Network and Solidarity Week.

Alexandra Touguinha and Heloisa Coelho sent us information of the celebration in Brazil. Through the NGO Parceiros Voluntarios different activities were organized in Rio Grande do Sul in collaboration with Parceiros Voluntarios Network in 73 cities with 193,000 volunteers. Walking activities, seminars and workshops, pamphlets distribution, interviews with mass media to emphasize the importance of volunteer work and the gratification obtained, recreational activities, visits to social organizations, and social events for personal interchange such as dinners and gatherings.

Important recognitions were made to volunteers for their important contributions to the social development in the country. Several interviews in radio, newspapers and televisión networks were presented to greet volunteers and recognized their work.

Rio Voluntario gave special recognition to 10 outstanding volunteers. Among them were Xuxa Meneguel, who conducts TV children programs, and Mr. Olavo Monteiro de Carvalho, one of the leading bussinessmen committed with corporate social responsability. The Deputy Assembly gave recognition to 100 volunteers as a way to thank them for their vounteer work.