International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2009
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:
- HSBC SHARE-TO-CARE Volunteer Campaign
Organized by Agency for Volunteer Service, the “HSBC SHARE-TO-CARE Volunteer Campaign” aims to mobilize the under-privileged comprising the ethnic minority groups, the new arrivals from Mainland China, corporations, volunteer organizations, schools, citizens and volunteers from all walks of life to form volunteer teams to bring care and concern to the needy families.
- Newspaper and magazine supplement and advertisement
Sponsored by below renowned newspapers and magazines, supplement and advertisements would be publicized on or before 5 December 2009 to recognize volunteers’ contribution.
Special thank to the sponsorship of the below newspapers and magazines:
Newspaper |
Magazine |
| DARE - The Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University |
Baby |
| Job Market |
Buddhist Compassion |
| Recruit |
DC Photo |
| Tai Kung Pao |
KMB Today |
| The Epoch Times |
My Pet |
| Wen Wei Po |
Photo Magazine |
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Prime |
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Prime Times |
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TVB Weekly |
- Promotion Video
- Web Banner
We sincerely solicit the support of your web site to host our IVD 2009 electronic banner to salute all volunteers.
Special thank to the below website for hyperlinking the IVD web banner :
Website |
| Volunteer Link |
| Social Welfare Information Kit |
| Youth |
| The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce |
| Life-wide Learning Activity Databank |
| Healthlink.hk |
| Caring Company |
| Volunteer Movement |
- Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2009
The ceremony held on Saturday, 17 October 2009. AVS’s Hong Kong Community Volunteers (HKCV) who fit to AVS volunteer recognition system, will be invited and recognized at the Ceremony. 2008/09 Awardees are:
Individual Awards:
Corporate Awards:
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