Thank a Volunteer Today

Red Cross workers, Scout leaders, museum docents, Little League coaches ... Everyone knows a volunteer and their efforts make our world a nicer place. Today is National Family Volunteer Day and a good day to thank the volunteers that impact your life. Championed by the Points of Light Foundation, this year joined by the Walt Disney Co., the Saturday before Thanksgiving has been designated a day to strengthen family ties through community service.

Volunteering is an experience as rewarding for the giver as the recipient. Volunteers are the silent backbone supporting our schools, hospitals, zoos, museums, libraries, community centers -- all the institutions that form the backdrop of our lives. You'll find them teaching Cub Scouts how to build a campfire, serving dinner to the homeless, vaccinating children, teaching immigrants the basics of English, sheltering hurricane victims, leading tours at historical sites, fighting forest fires, greeting weary travelers at airports, and so much more.

To honor volunteers, Bulgaria has issued the joyous stamp pictured (click the post title to order). Visit County Stamp Center's website to find the perfect stamp to honor your volunteer -- maybe a World Cup stamp for the soccer coach, a Boy Scout stamp for the scout master, World Wildlife Fund stamps for the zoo docent. Use our unique search feature to find what you want by category, key word or Scott catalog number. From all of us here at County Stamp Center to all the volunteers out there -- THANK YOU!