Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced yesterday that there are nearly 400 registered volunteers for Volunteer Bahamas, a program designed to harness the generosity of Bahamians and residents of The Bahamas.
Ingraham revealed the volunteer initiative in his national address on crime in October.
The program, which began on November 1, will provide guidelines for the training and utilization of volunteers, as well as guidelines for those volunteering their time and talents.
“Volunteer Bahamas includes community service in many and diverse areas of national life. From mentoring young men and women, to caring for the elderly, to environmental protection and the preservation of Bahamian heritage,” Mr Ingraham said at the programme launch.
“It means simply, giving of our time, our talents and our treasures,” added the Prime Minister.
The prime minister said the initiative will help to not only build a more peaceful and non-violent community but also assist in building a society “marked with genuine patrioticism and love of country, measured by a commitment to fairness, care and concern for the more vulnerable among us”.
“Generosity and gratitude are companion virtues [and] the most generous people are also quite filled with gratitude,” Ingraham noted.
“The response to the call for the era of volunteerism in The Bahamas is encouraging. Testifying to the essential goodness of the Bahamian people and our yearning to renew the spirit of community and fellowship.”
For more information or to volunteer visit www.bahamas.gov.bs.
