National Day of Volunteering
In September 2007, Volunteer Centers Ireland launched the first annual national day of volunteering, "Give it a Swirl Day!". The first annual national day of volunteering took place on Wednesday, 26 September 2007. Working in cooperation with member volunteer centers and a myriad of other voluntary organisations, County and City Councils, Tidy Town groups, primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, businesses, residents groups, youth groups, as well as families and individual volunteers.
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