ABOUT NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
National Volunteer Week 2012 will be April 15-21. Celebrating People in Action, honors those who dedicate themselves to taking action and bettering their communities. It’s alsoabout inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities — to put themselves at the center of social change.
Sponsored by Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network—the nation’s largest volunteer network—National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each subsequent year, with literally thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week. With the second year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, the
creation of the Volunteer Generation Fund and the resonant call to serve from the President, this year will be even more energizing and inspiring.
Watch for upcoming 2012 MPACT Awards
Dr Keith Taylor (grey), 2011 Recipient
Dr Steve Slott (black), 2010 Recipient
NC MPACT, Inc. is one of thousands of organizations that have joined forces with the White House to deliver the President’s Volunteer Service AwardS and bestow The President’s Call To Service Award and three other President's Volunteer Service Awards; Bronze, Silver and Gold to worthy recipients.
The President’s Call To Service Award is a prestigious Life-time national honor given to those that have provided at least 4000 hours of volunteer service over the course of their lives. Bronze, Silver and Gold level awards are given to those that have made significant contributions in volunteer service; 100+ hours, 250+ hours and 500+ hours, respectively.
In 2009, NC MPACT created the Excellence in Providing Access to Dental Health Care Award to recognize and honor dental professionals in NC that have proven that they can make a difference in access to dental health care. This award is given to 
professionals that, through passion and determination with personal and professional sacrifice, take responsibility for the dental needs of their communities. The award is given annually starting 2010. Dr. Steven Slott of Burlington, North Carolina was the first recipient. His work has made significant impact and effectively grown exponentially through those he has mentored with his actions.