对那些挺身而出、前来帮助加拿大同胞的数百万志愿者们——谢谢。无论你们以怎样的方式回馈社会，你们都在使我们国家变得更加美好，并在使我们度过这场危机的过程中发挥着至关重要的作用。我们非常感激。#全国志愿者周 National Volunteer Week
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全国志愿者周，总理发表声明
Statement by the Prime Minister on National Volunteer Week
020年4月19日
安大略渥太华
贾斯廷?特鲁多（Justin Trudeau）今天就全国志愿者周发表以下声明：
“今天是‘全国志愿者周 National Volunteer Week’的第一天，在这一周我们特别表扬那些将自己的时间和技能贡献出来，使得我们的国家变成了更美好的地方。
“今年的主题是‘此时掌声献给全国志愿者 It’s time to applaud this country’s volunteers’，强调了志愿者如何孜孜不倦地工作、并且经常在幕后的奉献。它彰显了我们的慈善机构和非营利组织如何依靠志愿者的支持，为最需要的加拿大人提供服务。
“在加拿大各地，无数的志愿者超越了他们的自身处境，去帮助服务其他人。而这一情况在COVID-19疾病大流行期间依然没有改变。在当前这些困难时期，加拿大人依然彼此守望相助。
“很多人前去接受培训、成为儿童救助电话的危机应答者；有的写信给孤独空巢的老人；有的奉献数小时在食品银行里，帮助把必要物品打包在一起，送给有需要的家庭。让我们继续这些服务的行动，因为加拿大人需要在困难时期凝聚在一起。我们感谢并继续鼓励加拿大人报名参加‘全国COVID-19志愿者招募运动National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign’，或参加其他组织，因为在我们共同努力抗击这一大流行时，每一种行为，无论大小，都将会有所作为。
“对于我们的志愿者，请知道你们的加拿大同胞看到了你们的行动，并感激你们对社区和国家的奉献。我们知道你们做了如此之多，我们对此非常感激。我代表加拿大政府感谢所有志愿者，感谢你们用行动向大家展示：团结让我们更加强壮。”
Statement by the Prime Minister on National Volunteer Week
April 19, 2020
Ottawa, Ontario
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Volunteer Week:
“Today is the first day of National Volunteer Week, when we recognize the Canadians who devote their time and skills to making our country a better place.
“This year’s theme, ‘It’s time to applaud this country’s volunteers’, underscores how volunteers work tirelessly and often behind the scenes. It highlights how our charities and non-profit organizations depend on their support to provide services to Canadians who need them most.
“Across Canada, countless volunteers look beyond their circumstances to be there for others. And that hasn’t changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In these difficult times, Canadians are still taking care of each other.
“People are training as crisis responders for the Kids Help Phone, writing letters to isolated seniors, and spending hours in food banks to pack hampers with essential items for families in need. Let’s continue these acts of service because Canadians need to stick together during these tough times. We thank and continue to encourage Canadians to sign up for the National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign, and other organizations – because large or small, each act makes a difference as we work together to fight this pandemic.
“To our volunteers, know that your fellow Canadians see you and appreciate your dedication to your communities and our country. We know how much you do, and we are grateful. On behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank all volunteers for showing us that we truly are stronger together.”
