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December 5 is the United Nations International Volunteer Day.
The next date is December 5, 2026. Dates follow Mountain Time, America/Denver. Stories below are from the archive.
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Free and safe. No fee, no student email, and no trip taken alone.
A short prompt for a teacher to use with children. This page is for adults.
List jobs a student can do at school for free, such as sharpening pencils or wiping a table. The work stays on campus with a teacher.
More stories a teacher can read aloud are in the Kids section.
AnimalsLily Herniman, 18, volunteers three days a week at a north Devon otter sanctuary and was named Countryfile Young Countryside Champion.
Verified · BBC
CommunityStaff and the Nature Volunteer Network put native flowers into Fairstead Recreation Ground, a next step after green hay was spread there earlier this year.
Verified · BBC
CommunityOne hundred people from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan put the shrubs in during the GREEN ARAL volunteer week.
Verified · BAQ.KZ
CommunityThe fifth annual planting at the Surrey park added native trees and shrubs along Highway 1, part of a month of volunteer plantings across Metro Vancouver parks.
Verified · CBCFive true, uplifting stories in your inbox at 6 a.m. It takes two minutes to read and it sets the tone for the whole day.