Volunteering
A volunteer performs or offers to perform a service out of his own free will, often without payment. The year 2001 was the International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 is the UK Year of the Volunteer.
Dr. Dorothy I. Height President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women, USA "Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves grow and develop…"