Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities.
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- noun US The reliance on
volunteers to perform an importantsocial oreducational function. - noun The tendency to volunteer, the activity of volunteering.
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Examples
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But talking about the volunteerism is an interesting point that I would like to touch on for a moment in the fact that I would ask all of your listeners, whether they have a child in school or not, to be willing to give their local school three hours during the entire school year.
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But talking about the volunteerism is an interesting point that I would like to touch on for a moment in the fact that I would ask all of your listeners, whether they have a child in school or not, to be willing to give their local school three hours during the entire school year.
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Tell you what, Parrot – I am a HUGE believer in volunteerism and charities.
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Tell you what, Parrot – I am a HUGE believer in volunteerism and charities.
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Throughout the country, health care volunteerism is undergoing many positive trends, reports Bonnie Jennings Steele, president of the American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS).
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Despite the recent surge in volunteerism, particularly since Sept. 11, Steele says some areas could still use more volunteers.
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As it happens, that same spirit of volunteerism is alive and well across the country.
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And I agree with those observers who believe that volunteerism is our best hope for the future -- for the United States and for other nations, as well.
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I don’t notice any difference in volunteerism, in professions chosen, etc.
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They seem to have a pretty high level of interest in volunteerism.
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