– W.A. Ewing We are in the midst of National Volunteer Week, which is being observed this year from last Sunday through this coming Saturday, April 22. Established in 1974, the week is designed to celebrate how invaluable deeds of kindness through volunteering actually better American communities and the world in general. It also provides an opportunity to say thank you. But as well, it challenges communities to tap into even deeper resources, and individuals to look for ways to be active in service and change. National Volunteer Week is organized in the U.S. by the Points of Light Foundation, whose mission is “to inspire, equip, and mobilize people to take actions that change the world.” If “Points of Light” sounds familiar, you are remembering…