With the New Year almost upon us, �tis the season to fulfill that resolution to volunteer!  More Americans than ever are doing just that, thanks, in part, to Internet recruitment sites where anyone can find a local opportunity searching by zip code.  More than 46-thousand volunteer referrals were generated by VolunteerMatch-dot-org last month, a new record.  Jason Willett, communications director for VolunteerMatch-dot-org: 

�No matter who you are or where you are in the United States, VolunteerMatch actually makes it easier then ever to find a great place to volunteer your time, and volunteer your energy.  For instance, this month I�m personally volunteering with the Salvation Army and I�ll be putting together food and donation boxes and I actually found this opportunity on VolunteerMatch-dot-org and it took just a few seconds of my time.  So anyone out there that wants to get involved, you can just fire up your computer, visit our web sight, it�s VolunteerMatch-dot-org, enter your zip code and you�ll see all the fun and rewarding ways you can give back to your local community right away. �

Willett says that the non-profit organization made more referrals in 2004 than any year since its launch in 1998.

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