March 17, 2025
Planning for National Volunteer Week April 20-26, 2025
It is time to get National Volunteer Week on your calendar so you are sure to have a plan to recognize your local 4-H and Extension Volunteers.
Ideas to Celebrate National Volunteer Week:
- Encourage your club members and families to recognize their organizational leaders, project leaders, and other important 4-H volunteers during the week.
- Use your news column or radio spot or write a special news release to recognize volunteers in your program.
- Prepare a series of Social Media posts to recognize volunteers during the week.
- Highlight National Volunteer Week in your April 4-H Newsletter.
- Handwrite several notes of appreciation throughout the week to special volunteers in your program.
- Recognize the impact of the number of hours contributed to the organization or program.
- Have a program participant share a success story about the volunteer.
- Provide scholarships for conferences/training.