“Welcome to snowy Minnesota!” Global Volunteers CEO Bud Philbrook welcomed back 11 of our country managers to St. Paul, Minnesota, where they joined USA staff at our annual staff training, beginning today. After a morning review of our 27-year history of service worldwide, the conversation evolved into a lively discussion about responding to our host […]
Good morning Global Volunteers! We’ve hit the final stretch and we must keep voting in the Star Tribune Full Page Project! Please do everything you can today to keep voting each hour and engaging those around you. Thank you, again, for your dedication!! Only a few hours to go…. JUST KEEP VOTING FOR GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS! […]
From November 15 – November 21 the Star Tribune newspaper is holding a contest entitled ‘Full Page Project’ amongst MN non-profits and the winner will receive a free full page ad in the Sunday paper! Please vote for us this week ~ you can vote once per hour! Here is the link where you can […]
Dear Volunteers, Our partnership started together with the democratic changes in Poland. After many years of studying Russian we needed to have a well qualified English speaking Polish cadre that could lead us into the European Union and NATO. For all these years, you have offered us the most unique form of volunteering; you have […]
Journal Entry for October 5, 2010 I went in to today, Tuesday, a bit apprehensive and sleep deprived – it would seem that for me, it does not matter which side of the desk I am on when it comes to ‘first day jitters!’ But, breakfast came and went, and next thing I knew I […]
Today is a special day for me. Standing here, I have so many thanks to say to all of you. I have taught for 15 years, teaching becomes boring and tiring for me although my students sometimes give me a surprise, happiness and the sense of success. From you, the volunteers, I learned a lot […]
Thursday, August 12 Created by: Mary Rizzolo Quote for the day: I dwell in possibility (Marcy Berlin) After a fun and food filled last night it was difficult to get out of bed this morning. Fortunately there were many incentives – great food, great company and great expectations. Lindsay and Christen had a fun and […]
Thought for the day: If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that little shall be much. – Hesiod It’s the second week with our students from Pu’er City, and little by little they are sharing stories using the English that they know. As they recounted their activities of […]
Thought for the Day: Into each life a little rain must fall. And each summer day in Kunming, it usually will – likely a warm and gentle rain, creating a good market for the ubiquitous umbrellas for the pedestrians and ponchos for the scooter riders, including the fashionable pink matching set seen on a mother […]
Thought for the Day: The wise person controls his ear and eye by means of his mind; the petty person controls his mind by means of his ear and eye. (From the Shuo Yuan, a compilation of sundries from the 1st century BCE.) When I read this thought to Janet she asked me if it […]