• The FCC authorizes Motorola to begin testing cellular telephones.
• 'Crack' cocaine is developed in the Bahamas.
• The United States invades Grenada.
• The Academy Awards presented 'Best Picture' to "Ghandi."
• And…Nancy Macduff begins publishing "Volunteer Today." She enlisted the assistance of professionals to assist in writing articles for this new publication. She is doing so again for these 21st anniversary issues. For example,
  • Nan Hawthorne is currently working on a story about the internet and has asked for assistance from other professionals in the field.
  • An early contributor to the paper Volunteer Today was Randall Son, the recently retired Executive Director of the Walla Walla Humane Society. He has agreed to write an article for the August issue.
  • Other early contributors and notables in the field of volunteer administation will share their thoughts on a variety of topics in future issues, including Sue Vineyard, George Johnson-Coffey, and Mary Merrill to just mention a few.

• Include the day as well as the date on all recruiting material that announces meetings. This helps the memory. (Volunteer Today, 1988)
• Recycling in the year 2000 will be a means to raise money. (Futurista, 1991)
• A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job. (Volunteer Today, 1988)
• Quebec will secede from Canada, probably in 1996. The four eastern Canadian provinces will be absorbed into the U.S. by 2004 and the others will follow suit by 2010. (Futurista, 1991)
• What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. (Volunteer Today, 1988)

Washington State University offers a Volunteer Management Certification Program through the Internet. Individuals around the world can earn a certificate in managing or coordinating volunteers, without leaving home. For more information, visit Volunteer Today's Portal site, Internet Resources. Look for the Washington State University listing. There is a hot link to their Web site.