Pittsburgh, USA: Chance Hassinger and Shane Livermore are a little bit different than the other kids at their church's Vacation Bible School. Instead of simply learning about how people deal with emergencies like the other children did this week, Chance and Shane will soon be doing something to help.   Read article

London, UK: Voluntary work abroad may usually be considered the domain of gap-year students, but now a charity is looking for top managers to join its ranks.  Read article

Beirut, Lebanon: Unconfirmed numbers of Lebanese have been displaced by the on-going assault between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israeli army. But what is known is that caring for the refugees have largely fallen on volunteers.  Read article

Volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society are working round the clock near crossing points at the Lebanon-Syria border to help thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Lebanon.  Read article

Beirut, Lebanon: With their supplies of food and medicine being quickly consumed, volunteers tending to the thousands of displaced Lebanese welcomed United States' promise of US$30 million in humanitarian aid yesterday. But what they'd really like from the Bush administration is pressure on Israel for a ceasefire.  Read article

Belfast, Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland's Community Volunteering Scheme has set aside nearly £3 million aimed at attracting more volunteers to support local community projects.  Read article

Monteverde, Lebanon: Animal welfare volunteers rescued over 200 abandoned pets in Beirut and moved them eastwards, away from airstrikes against Hezbollah strongholds in the south. Foreign embassies told evacuees fleeing Israeli bombardment that pets are not allowed on ships and helicopters transporting them to countries such as Syria and Cyprus.   Read article

Haifa, Israel: Hundreds of volunteers have been steadily streaming towards north of Jerusalem since the daily shelling between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah group started two weeks ago. Volunteers are leaving their jobs, studies and families to help beleaguered residents of Nahariya, Safed and Kiryat Shmona.  Read article

MySpace.com, the social-networking site that boasts 90 million members who are "friends" with one another online, has launched a contest to mobilize its users to get involved in social activism.  Read article

Singapore City, Singapore: Some 340 volunteers shaved their heads on Sunday in a bid to send a message of love and hope to children suffering from cancer.   Read article