Weekend Roundup: July 6, 2012

Welcome to another Weekend Roundup! This week, we welcomed some new Travel Buddies and added some great new articles--let's get started!

• We introduced you to our Travel Buddy of the Week, Love Volunteers--check out our newest 60 Seconds to Serve video to learn more!
• We celebrated Independence Day in the U.S. by posting this new article on the spirit of volunteerism and service in America.
• Steph told you all about volunteering for wildlife refuges worldwide, and how to get started in your search for a great opportunity.
• We welcomed Oyster Worldwide and Volunteer Eco Students Abroad to our Travel Buddy directory.
• And speaking of Oyster Worldwide, they posted this new opportunity to teach in Nepal!

And as always, we found some amazing stuff around the web, like:

• Finding Common Ground: The Importance of Service Learning (Education Week)
• 10 Benefits of Volunteering Abroad (TravelViVi)
• How to Prepare to Volunteer Abroad (Gadling)
• Top Five Places to Volunteer (Guest Travel Writers)

And that's it for this week--stay tuned next week for updates from our team as we travel to Jamaica for an awesome volunteer holiday!