True or false?

For each of the following statements, mark a "t" for true and an "f" for false. You have five minutes to do this, and then we will discuss the answers.

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1
T / F A volunteer centre is a place to go where volunteers party

2.
T / F Volunteering is a way to express concern for the community and accept responsibility for our own well-being - it also provides an outlet to satisfy people's talents and ambitions.

3.
T / F Canada's volunteers are: from all walks of life, 25% are from 35-44 years old; 20% are from 15-19 years old and elderly; 25% are from a cultural background other than English or French.

4.
T / F Volunteers contribute over ten million volunteer hours annually.

5.
T / F Volunteers rarely work for more than one organization.

6 T / F Organisations such as the Red Cross and the Canadian Cancer Society are bombarded with volunteers and have to turn many away.

7.
T / F The need for volunteers has declined over the last few years because governments have increased services to needy communities.

8.
T / F The first volunteer organisation was founded in 1688 in Quebec City to help the many residents who had lost everything in a ravaging fire.

9.
T / F Hamilton has approximately 10, 000 volunteers contributing to the improvement of their communities.

10.
T / F Governments were the first to notice that many people did not have enough to eat and established the first food banks.

11.
T / F The combined number of volunteer hours provided by Canadians is the equivalent of 230 jobs in a year.

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1	T / F	A volunteer centre is a place to go where volunteers party
2.	T / F	Volunteering is a way to express concern for the community and accept responsibility for our own well-being - it also provides an outlet to satisfy people's talents and ambitions.
3.	T / F	Canada's volunteers are: from all walks of life, 25% are from 35-44 years old; 20% are from 15-19 years old and elderly; 25% are from a cultural background other than English or French.
4.	T / F	Volunteers contribute over ten million volunteer hours annually.
5.	T / F	Volunteers rarely work for more than one organization.
6	T / F	Organisations such as the Red Cross and the Canadian Cancer Society are bombarded with volunteers and have to turn many away.
7.	T / F	The need for volunteers has declined over the last few years because governments have increased services to needy communities.
8.	T / F	The first volunteer organisation was founded in 1688 in Quebec City to help the many residents who had lost everything in a ravaging fire.
9.	T / F	Hamilton has approximately 10, 000 volunteers contributing to the improvement of their communities.
10.	T / F	Governments were the first to notice that many people did not have enough to eat and established the first food banks.
11.	T / F	The combined number of volunteer hours provided by Canadians is the equivalent of 230 jobs in a year.