International Volunteering Facts

International: existing, occurring, or carried on between nations; agreed on by all or many nations; used by people of many nations – Apple Dictionary Volunteering is a part of a much greater concept, one based upon the ‘kindness’ of the world. You can say that our volunteering progress at Vinnies contributes itself to the wellbeing of […]

Tomorrow’s Legend

Tomorrow: A mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation and achievements are stored. – Fun definitions Introducing…. Virtuous Vinnie! Faster than a speeding bullet Louder than fireworks and twice as bright Can jump higher than the highest tower IT’S SUPERMAN! no IT’S IRON MAN! no IT’S VIRTUOUS VINNIE!

Recipe For a Volunteer Cookie

Recipe: a way of doing something that will produce a particular result – Merriam Webstar Dictionary 150g of reliability 1/2 cup commitment 1/2 cup energy 1 teaspoon creativity 1 whole egg of passion 1 3/4 cups integrity 1/2 cup of team player, plus 1 tablespoon extra cooperation 1/2 cup flexibility, plus 1 tablespoon extra “go […]

Did you know….

Inspiration: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. – Google Dictionary “We are all MAD* here.” ——— *MAD = Making A Difference – Unknown “There is no ‘I’ in team….but there is a ‘U’ in volunteer!” – Unknown “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart” […]

A Day at Brekky Van

Schedule: a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times. – Google Dictionary 8:45 am – arrive at the designated park area 8:55 am – set up the equipment and begin food preparation 9:00 am – let the cooks and baristas start their journey! 9:15 am […]

How It Came To Be

History: the whole series of past events connected with a particular person or thing. – Google Dictionary A great while ago, when the world was still full of wonder, General William Booth founded our oldest settlement of volunteering the Salvation Army, thus volunteering was born! In time, volunteering grew until Frédéric Ozanam was inspired by Saint Vincent […]

Why Volunteer?

Poverty: a general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. – Google Dictionary Here is an infographic that we created to highlight the benefits of volunteering. Enjoy (: ^click to enlarge^

Series of Unfortunate Events

Unfortunate: having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky – Google Dictionary Something else went wrong that day, we could feel it in the air, a touch too cold, a touch too windy, the van was late, that’s rare. People waiting, dogs howling, the van does not appear. Careening around the corner, AH HA it is here! […]

Here’s To The Hero

Hero: a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities – Merriam Webster Dictionary Once upon a time in a dimension far, far away…. there was a solar system called the Milky Way. In this tiny system was a little ignorant planet called *ahem* Earth *ahem*. the little planet […]