Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela!

By envisionGood | July 18 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Nelson Mandela, freedom fighter, international statesman, and former President of South Africa, spent 67 years of his life serving his community and fighting for the rights of humanity. Today, July 18th, is his 92nd birthday.

In celebration of the life’s work of Nelson Mandela, non-profit organizations 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation invite the global community to join them in support of an official Mandela Day. Recognized by the United Nations, Mandela Day is an international day to honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela on his birthday and call people to action around the world to take time out to do something good for others in the community.

To celebrate Mandela Day, here is a list of ideas that come to mind. Since we’re based in San Francisco, many of the ideas below are local SF opportunities. What are your favorite ways of getting involved in your community?

10 Ideas & Resources To Find Volunteer Opportunities To Celebrate Mandela Day:

Check out volunteer projects or start your own at Citizen Effect
Provide technology mentorship at Community Technology Network in San Francisco
Check out volunteer opportunities at One Brick – San Francisco
Mentor youth through Glide in San Francisco
Become a coach or running buddy at Girls On The Run in San Francisco
Help build houses with Habitat For Humanity
Volunteer with Streetside Stories, to help youth with writing and video projects in San Francisco
Check out volunteer opportunities at Volunteer Match or Idealist.org – or put your professional skills to good use, in a few minutes or less at The Extraordinaries
Run For Teachers or join the AIDS Walk in San Francisco today
Have more time and want to travel? Hands On Disaster Response has a great program for volunteers who want to help out in Haiti