The Year of the Volunteer is sponsored by is sponsored by the Serve Illinois Commission, Generations Serving Generations, the Illinois Department on Aging and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation in cooperation with the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Community College Board, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, the DuPage Regional Office of Education, the Illinois Senate and over 100 organizations and businesses committed to volunteering, service and civic engagement.