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International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2008

The fifth day of December each year is the International Volunteer Day (IVD) declared by the United Nations. The Day aims to salute all volunteers and to celebrate in every corner of the world for stimulating more people to volunteer.

Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS) is dedicated to playing a proactive and pivotal role in building a civil society and caring community through the promotion and development of sustainable volunteerism. AVS launches IVD celebrations annually to recognize volunteers’ contribution to the community. Activities of the year include:

  1. WE SHARE TO CARE Volunteering Campaign
    With aims to mobilize citizens and organizations to form “Family Volunteer Team” and to visit the needy families bringing them love and care
  2. Newspaper and magazine supplement and advertisement
    Sponsored by below renowned newspapers and magazines, supplement and advertisements would be publicized on or before 5 December, 2008 to recognize volunteers’ contribution.

    and the sponsorship of the below newspapers and magazines:

    Newspaper

    Magazine

    Jiu Jik Baby Magazine
    Recruit Buddhist Compassion Bi-weekly 
    Ta Kung Pao  DC Photo Magazine 
    The Epoch Times  Fashion & Beauty 
    Wen Wei Po  Golf Vacations 
      Grocer & Caterer 
      KMB Today 
      My Pet Magazine 
      New Monday
      Oriental Sunday
      Photo Magazine 
      PM Magazine 
      Prime Times 
      TVB Weekly 
      Vitality 

  3. Promotion Video

  4. Web Banner
    We sincerely solicit the support of your web site to host our IVD 2008 electronic banner to salute all volunteers.

    Special thank to the below website for hyperlinking the IVD web banner:
    Website
    Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff 
    AVS Central Membership System
    Caring Company
    Hong Kong Health Link
    Ho Sum
    Social Welfare Information Kit 
    The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce 
    Volunteer Link 
    Volunteer Movement 
    Youth.gov.hk 


  5. Thank You Volunteer Poster
    To pay salute to all volunteers in Hong Kong, we would like to seek your kind support to upload the “Thank You Volunteer Poster”. Hard copies are available upon request.

  6. Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2008

The ceremony held on Sunday, 7 December, 2008. AVS’s Hong Kong Community Volunteers (HKCV) who fit to AVS volunteer recognition system, will be invited and recognized at the Ceremony. 2007/08 Awardees are:

Individual Awards:

Corporate Awards: