If cartwheels aren’t your thing, you can learn about Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign or take the Presidential Challenge to live a healthier life.

Cartwheel-A-Thon participants will be challenged to do as many cartwheels as they can in 30 seconds. Supporters can either donate one lump sum to a cartwheeler, or they can donate for each cartwheel completed.

If you need a bit more motivation, prizes will be offered! For parents that participate, special awards will be given, so get to stretching!

Girl Scout Troop 6202 is currently looking for sponsors who can provide t-shirts, water, and fun patches. If you’d like to help this worthy cause, feel free to contact me or send an email to gscnctroop6202@yahoogroups.com.

Sponsored by the Points of Light Institute and the HandsOn Network, National Volunteer Week is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It is during this week that individuals across the country will recognize the one-year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.

If you’ve never volunteered (or not as much as you’d like), take this time to check out some of the great resources available to help you find ways to help others!

Create the Good

Create the Good has over 26,398 volunteer opportunities (and counting)! They’ve got everything from helping animals to helping the environment, and the site even has “DIY” (Do-It-Yourself) for those of you who’d like to organize your own project. The Create the Good widget is on the main page for Service365. All you’ve got to do is enter your zip code!

Idealist.org

Also known as “Action Without Borders,” Idealist has a multitude of resources for anyone who’s interested in the non-profit world. Perhaps you’d like to change your career path to something more fulfilling, or maybe you’d like to start your own non-profit? Idealist.org has everything you need to begin your journey of service.

CoolPeopleCare.org

It’s a proven fact that “cool people care.” CoolPeopleCare offers daily tips to help society when time is limited even to only a few minutes. The daily tips are inspirational, fun and take only a few minutes to complete! Go ahead and subscribe to CoolPeopleCare’s “5 Minutes of Caring” emails. CoolPeopleCare has also been proven to cure the ever-popular “case of the Mondays.”

Explore and Serve!

This is by no means an exhaustive list of sites where you can find opportunities to serve others. Check back daily to learn about the causes/organizations that could use your help!

Having worked with a number of non-profit organizations, I’ve seen how much they struggle to get volunteers (and donations). It is my hope that through Service365, people will become more aware of the needs of others and take an active role in changing the status quo. Throughout my journey I’ll be updating my Facebook status, tweeting, taking photographs, and serving those who need it most.

I hope that people understand the true value of community service because it’s created a huge impact on my life.