The office sponsored a Youth Service Day this summer that honored 2,000 children for their work in the community. Milligan said he hopes recognition ceremonies like this will help students to become life-long volunteers. Weinstein explained that this is an important step to keep volunteers returning. I think everybody likes to be told thank you. Some kind of recognition is important, though.
Nobody likes to be taken for granted.
The Office for Volunteerism recently held 10 recognition ceremonies throughout the state, continuing a 17-year tradition started by Gov. Terry Branstad. This year the office recognized 1,052 individuals and corporations for their contributions to various state agencies. We're going to these communities to show them that this office takes what they're doing seriously. Wright agreed that recognition is crucial to keeping volunteers interested. She explained, however, that one of the greatest honors come from the act itself.