In honour of National Day of Giving coming up next week, here is today's volunteering Fun Fact!
Did you know that...
"In 2018, over 12.7 million people volunteered for charities, non-profits and community organizations – accounting for 41% of Canadians aged 15 and older. They devoted more than 1.6 billion hours to their formal volunteer activities, a volume of work equivalent to almost 858,000 full-time year-round jobs." (Hahmann, Plessis, & Fournier-Savard, 2020)
BONUS FACT: "CP will donate $1.24 million this year to 201 food banks in communities that ordinarily host CP Holiday Train events bringing the total amount of money raised at CP Holiday Train stops to $19.05 million since the train's inception in 1999. Food banks have also collected 4.8 million pounds of food donations at local Holiday Train events." (CP, 2020)
References:
Hahmann, T., Plessis, V. d., & Fournier-Savard, P. (2020, June 26). Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from Statistics Canada: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00037-eng.htm
CP. (2020, November ). CP HOLIDAY TRAIN. Retrieved from CP: https://www.cpr.ca/holidaytrain