Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Idealist Global Volunteering Fair Comes to Boston

Want to make a difference in a community outside the United States?

Learn more about opportunities for international volunteering at the
first ever Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair in Boston on
Saturday, April 12th!

At this FREE event, hosted by the Harvard School of Public Health,
Harvard Graduate School of Education, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, and Harvard Divinity School, you can:

* Meet over twenty nonprofit organizations that coordinate volunteer
projects around the globe

* Participate in the following workshops:
International Volunteerism 101
Linking Service to Learning
Volunteering as a Family
A Writer in Romania, a Lawyer in Lesotho: Using Your Skills to Volunteer
Know Before You Go
Overcoming Barriers to Service
Choosing a Program or Going Solo
Volunteering Towards Your Career Goals

Please join us from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Harvard University
School of Public Health at Kresge Building 3, 677 Huntington Avenue,
in Boston. For a full list of participating organizations and more
information about the workshops, as well as to learn more about the
fair, locate directions, and/or register to attend this FREE event, go
to www.idealist.org/globalvolunteering.

Please share this with your friends, family, and colleagues…See you at
the fair!

Erin Barnhart
Manager, Volunteerism Initiatives
Action Without Borders / Idealist.org
erinb@idealist.org

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