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From SNEB| Volume 49, ISSUE 2, P89-90, February 2017

Volunteerism: A Win-Win Undertaking

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.009
Volunteerism: A Win-Win Undertaking
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      Volunteerism in America could be considered a national pastime with nearly 1 in 4 Americans, an estimated 62.6 million people, serving as volunteers according to the National and Community Service report.

      Corporation for National and Community Service. Corporation for National and Community Service 2015 Report. https://www.nationalservice.gov/vcla/national. Accessed December 10, 2016.

      Volunteerism includes a wide range of activities undertaken to serve others or contribute to a cause of common good for the general public where monetary reward is not the driving factor, according to the general assembly of the United Nations.

      United Nations General Assembly. Recommendations on support for volunteering. A/RES/56/38. Fifty-Sixth Session, Agenda item 108. http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/56/38. Accessed December 10, 2016.

      The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) as an organization would never achieve its stated goals without the many hours and skills provided by its member volunteers. For example, hundreds of members volunteer their time each year to review abstracts and program proposals to ensure cutting edge exchange of scientific and evidence based conferences, while others work throughout the year planning and identifying interesting and educational tours at the local level. All division leaders propose learning sessions to provide continued education and meet the professional needs of their members. Board members spend numerous hours strategizing the direction of the organization. Others recruit new members, represent diverse constituencies, and mentor new professionals, and offer expertise and resources that make SNEB credible and a people-centered organization.
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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.009

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