Did you know..?

1. Did you know that about ten million people volunteer each week?
2. Did you know that in a survey it was found that volunteering is the second favorite source of individual joy?
3. Did you know that in 2004 the estimated hourly pay for a volunteer was $17.55?
4. Did you know that Canada has the second largest voluntary sector in the world?
5. Did you know that almost half of volunteers say that helping out has improved their physical well-being?
6. Did you know that in Australia in 1995, volunteers contributed about 433.9 million hours of voluntary work?
7. Did you know that in 2004, 15.5 million children between the ages of 12 and 18 contributed more than 1.3 billion hours of service?
8. Did you know that most people in the workforce prefer to have a voluntary duty unrelated to their real professional skills?
9. Did you know that 83.9 percent of American adults volunteer?
10. Did you know that even during tough economic times the number of volunteers remained the same between 2007 and 2008, and even grew by about a million?