The European Year of Volunteering (EYV) was in 2011, launched by the European Commission to celebrate the volunteerism efforts of Europeans and chosen to correspond with the 10th anniversary of IYV. It was originally an initiative of the EYV 2011 Alliance, an informal gathering of volunteer networks, such as Caritas, the International Committee of the Red Cross, European Youth Forum and the Centre for European Volunteering. The web site address was www.europa.eu/volunteering, and the site is now archived on the European Commission website.[29][30]