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.

THANK  YOU

        One! International in India would not be able to accomplish all the wonderful work with

        the children and families in Mumbai without the dedication of the

               Canadian Volunteers.

       The following anonymous poem seems to say it all, and is a reminder to all of us.

THE POWER OF ONE

One child can spark a moment

One flower can wake a dream

One tree can start a forest

One bird can herald spring

One smile begins a friendship

One hand clasp lifts a soul

One star can guide a ship at sea

One work can frame the goal

One vote can change a nation

One sunbeam lights a room

One candle wipes out darkness

One laugh will conquer gloom

One step must start each journey

One word must start each prayer

One hope will raise our spirits

One touch can show, "I care"

One voice can speak with wisdom

One heart can know it's true

One life CAN make a difference

Each day it's up to YOU!



In a future blog I will talk about all the wonderful volunteers in India and the ones who travel to India from all over the world to help our children and their families.  One! International depends on all of the  volunteers in India and in Canada.

Once again                               THANK YOU  -   ALL OF YOU