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Mayo Volunteer Centre has seen some 230 volunteers register with the centre so far this year. Following the success of Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week in May, interest in volunteering remains at a high.

As the month of May moves merrily along with summer 2012 showing few signs of life, at least it can be noted at this time of year that the members of the older generation among us are more vital and visible than ever. Bealtaine (Irish for May) — the name given to the month-long celebration of creativity in older people through the staging of arts, entertainment, and activity events in the community — is currently running full steam ahead with everything from dawn chorus get-togethers rousing our seniors from their beds to late-night concerts keeping them dancing into the wee small hours.

Galwegians interested in volunteering for community, sports, and arts organisations should go to the Volunteer Fair in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre on Saturday May 19.

People across Connacht are asked to get involved in Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week which takes place from May 14 to 20.

Mayo Volunteer Centre is calling for volunteers to get involved in Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week from May 14 to May 20.

The Irish Cancer Society is looking for volunteers for its Community Health Education Volunteer Programme (CHEP) to the West of Ireland in 2012.

This is a free and confidential service based in Belmullet and Bangor Erris. HOPE links people to activities and groups in the Erris area that can help make life more enjoyable and healthy whether that be a social activity, volunteering, pursuing a new interest or course.

Volunteering is about making time for others and contributing to your community. Yet it also has personal benefits - it can introduce you to new ways to thinking, broaden your horizons and experience, and equip you with skills to make you attractive to potential employers.

Looking for a New Year’s resolution that will be make a real difference? Then you might consider volunteering with the Big Brother Big Sister Programme (BBBS) and change a young person’s life.

Some 80 charities and community organisations will showcase the wide range of volunteer opportunities at the 10th annual NUI Galway Volunteering Fair next Tuesday.