Here are the latest news headlines and other resources from the World Volunteer Web:

American volunteers worth billions to economy: Study
Washington D.C., USA: A new study released by the Corporation for National and Community Service, America’s 65.4 million volunteers donate the economic equivalent of almost $150 billion dollars in services each year. Read the article

Philippine oil clean up team calls for volunteers' hair
Manila, Philippines: Volunteers in the Philippines are getting shorn to save the shore. The cast-off clippings of human hair are going to be used to help mop up oil from a disastrous spill that has fouled beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps. Read the article

100 ways to thank, support your volunteers
Here are 100 different ways you can recognize your volunteers' work, support them and thank them for their contribution. Read the article

First Gathering on Corporate Volunteering
Lima, Peru
The Asociación Trabajo Voluntario (Voluntary Work Association), the Compañía Minera Antamina and Profuturo AFP have joined efforts to organize this first gathering that will promote the exchange of experiences amongst companies featuring corporate volunteering programs. Details of the event

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