New Volunteer Appreciation Ideas Video for National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month, and I encourage organizations to honor their volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21. I’ve been able to learn a lot about volunteer through my work...
View ArticleHow Can I Radiate Pure Awesome?
Working for Baudville comes with its perks – free product, for example. Well, one of those free products, our I Radiate Pure Awesome Tote Bag has happened to become my six-month-old son’s diaper bag...
View ArticleOur Top Three Volunteer Appreciation Ideas!
National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) is fast approaching! How will you celebrate the dedicated volunteers who give their time and energy to help your organization achieve its goals? If you’re not...
View ArticleOctober 26, 2013 is National Make a Difference Day – Here’s 5 Ideas to Get...
For more than 20 years, USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light have joined together to sponsor Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Millions of people join together...
View Article4 Ways to Celebrate International Volunteer Day!
December 5th is International Volunteer Day. This day was marked by the United Nations in 1985 as a time for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to be recognized for their commitment, as...
View ArticleLend a Helping Hand
Before I came to work at Baudville, I will have to admit that my volunteer experience was dismal. I had always fallen back on the excuse that I was too busy or just filled my weekend with other plans,...
View Article5 Low-Cost, No-Cost Ways to Celebrate National Volunteer Week!
As a creative writing major in college I was required to complete a semester-long internship in the writing field. There weren't many "creative" writing gigs in our town so I opted for grant writing,...
View ArticleOur Product Guru's Top 5 Springtime Faves!
I don't know about you, but I love spring! The sun finally comes out, the birds begin to chirp, and we welcome our resident family of geese back to their summer home here at the 'ville. But the cherry...
View ArticleApril 13-19 is National Library Week!
On the first day of the month, I saw a post in my newsfeed that said our main Grand Rapids Public Library would be closing permanently. My heart sank as I thought of that beautiful, iconic structure...
View ArticleFive Ways to Celebrate Earth Day!
On April 21, in an undisclosed year in the 20th Century, I turned 21. My roommates threw a big shindig for me, which they cleverly called the Bearthday Party, combining the festivities of a milestone...
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