Good Deeds Day will be observed on April 7, worldwide.

Good Deeds Day was born out of the simple idea that if each person helped another, this would create a significant positive impact on the world. The initiative started in 2007, launched and organized by Ruach Tova (NGO) under the Arison Group in Israel, and has since transcended borders whereby hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others by doing good deeds.

This year, the global tradition of Good Deeds Day will take place on April 7 at the Phillip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux Fort, hosted by Volunteer Saint Lucia in collaboration with Writing Legends which is a social enterprise focused on youth and social development in the Eastern Caribbean. Last year, activities were led in the south of the island by Volunteer Saint Lucia’s Choiseul chapter. This year, Volunteer Saint Lucia will bring the campaign to the entire island through a calendar of activities scheduled for participation by all chapters. This local campaign is taking place in collaboration with Giving Tuesday Eastern Caribbean, a charitable initiative by Writing Legends, and forms part of a wider regional Good Deeds Day Caribbean campaign together with Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Curacao, Dominica, Haiti, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana and Jamaica.

Volunteer Saint Lucia calls on all schools, churches, public and private sector organizations and the civil society to participate and help make the campaign a huge success. Volunteers are working tirelessly to ensure that all goes well and that everyone can be involved in Good Deeds Day 2019.

There are a number of activities leading up to April 7, and all interested can contact their local Volunteer Chapter to join in.

Volunteer Saint Lucia Chapters are:

Gros Islet

Babonneau

Castries

Dennery

Micoud

Vieux Fort

Choiseul

Soufriere

Canaries

Laborie

For details contact volunteersaintlucia@gmail.com, Facebook Page @Volunteer-Saint Lucia, or Instagram at VolunteerSaint Lucia.