The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) celebrated here today in all its branches the International Volunteer Day which falls on December 5th, in the attendance of the President of the SRCA Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Qasem. Different human and awareness initiatives are launched in coincidence with this occasion, along with honoring outstanding volunteers in the authority. SRCA President has expressed his pride to have 20,000 volunteers working with the authority and contributing to different initiatives to invest their time, referring to different initiatives launched by the authority like " Friday is a Day to Volunteer " and the volunteers efforts to serve pilgrims and Umrah performers in Hajj and Umrah seasons. Dr. Al-Qasem has also referred to the witnessed increase in the voluntary sector in the authority, as voluntary participations and events reached 1500 in 2019 with more than 250,000 voluntary hours.
