forget that other people could use a hand as well. Another underlying factor may be that many of us are not raised around charity. Instead of volunteering at shelters‚ America’s youth is often found at sports practices or at home fidgeting with technology‚ and until recently‚ I was no different. Tuesday‚ December the eighth‚ I had my first experience volunteering. As an active member of Webster County High School’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) club‚ I decided that I would leave archery
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Question #1: What did you do well? The purpose of my persuasive speech was to influence the audience to be more involved in the community by volunteering. I felt that my speech was suitably organized with a sustainable attention getter‚ a clearly organized body and a storytelling conclusion. I started the speech by asking the audience‚ “Has anyone ever stopped to help you when you were in a time of need and want to pay it forward by making a difference in someone else’s life‚ then why not volunteer
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out. Volunteering my time to my community has always been something I’ve made time for. Not only does volunteering help others‚ but it can affect your own character. By volunteering you learn social skills‚ gain work experience‚ and if you are lucky enough‚ it will change your life. Social skills are skills that you can’t learn from a text book. Being around people and volunteering is a great way to gain these skills that will last you a life time. A social skill I learned while volunteering was
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volunteerism is very different than what has been in place. According to the Points of Light Foundation‚ three of the most popular innovative ways to get volunteers involved in their community include: workplace volunteering‚ family volunteering‚ and singles volunteering. Workplace volunteering has become a popular alternative for busy employees‚ retirees‚ and their companies. It allows companies to better their communities while simultaneously building employee teamwork skills and morale‚ improving
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Volunteering and providing services to the community in which I reside is extremely imperative to me‚ because of this I take as many opportunities as I can to help out. Of all of the hours I have spent volunteering‚ one service in particular stands out the most. A few years ago I was invited to volunteer at my town’s local nursing home‚ I was skeptical at first‚ but I proceeded to accept the offer anyway. The date arrived‚ my group and myself entered the nursing home where we were welcomed with warm
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1: The importance of Volunteering My chosen services are; Police Cadets and The Police Service. In the Police service‚ there are many volunteering opportunities that give people the chance to be involved with the Police service. It is important in the Police Service to have volunteers due to the cuts happening in the service. As the table below shows between 2011 and 2015 over 213 officers have been made redundant. Cheshire Police. (2009). Police Authority Publishes Budget Considerations.http://www
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Winston Churchhill once said‚ “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” I didn’t truly believe this statement until I started volunteering at Kid’s Café. Four years ago‚ the leaders at my church‚ Jamestown United Methodist‚ felt a need to step beyond our church doors and help our community. After searching for a location‚ they selected Parkview Elementary School‚ a Title I‚ highly impacted‚ low income school with a high percentage of free and reduced lunch students. After
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actually remember me?” Over the course of high school I have been volunteering at my church mainly as a youth leader for students my age. However‚ recently for the past year and a half I transitioned into teaching the younger level about the Vietnamese language and bible study and incorporating scout skills such as knot tying‚ semaphore‚ and simple survival skills. For my lesson
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insecurity will show how prevalent the need has become. Most of all volunteering in food pantries is a firsthand way to get involved and reduce the negative feeling associated with the need for assistance. These few things will be a great start in reducing the
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I began volunteering at Morningside House of Laurel since my freshmen year of high school. I normally volunteer on weekends for three hours‚ from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. When I arrive‚ the residents are cozily relaxed in the warm lounge‚ where I greet them “good morning.” I walk straight ahead and pass through the double doors to where the early dementia and Alzheimer’s residents are‚ known as the Memory Lane. Communicating with the early dementia and Alzheimer’s residents is difficult due to their
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