CANADIAN NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

You Never Know

                                                            By Helen L. Marshall

You never know when someone

May catch a dream from you

You never know when a little word

Or something you may do

May open up the windows

Of a mind that seals a light

The way you love, may not matter at all

But you never know, it might.

And just in case it could be

That another’s life, through you

Might possibly change for the better

With a broader and brighter view

It seems it might be worth a try

At pointing the way to the right

Of course it may not matter at all,

But then again…it might

This coming week is National Volunteer Week in Canada. I wanted to come up with a special way of saying Thank You to all the volunteers that are committed to the children of One! International in Mumbai, India.
Everything I thought of seemed not quite enough.

Our volunteers in Canada believe in the words of the above poem.  They believe in
Tania Spilchen’s mantra of  ” One person – helping one child – can make a difference”.

People may not realize that One! International does not have any paid staff in Canada.
All of the work – Board, financial, administration, event planning, and all other areas – is
accomplished by the dedicated work of numerous volunteers.