enforced to participate in volunteering. On September 30th 2011‚ Ms. Pham Phuong Thao started to share her opinions about this concern by writing the “Student- Help Our Country” article in Community Action Blog spot. On the contrary side‚ one month after that by 3rd October 2011‚ Mr. Andy Nguyen has posted “Student Deserve Choice” article on the same Blog space. These two authors represent completely different views on the topic “volunteering and students”. The aim of this essay is to critically respond
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Benefits of volunteering 19 October 2005 Volunteering has a meaningful‚ positive impact on your community. But did you know that it can have many benefits for you too? Here are some reasons to volunteer: Learn or develop a new skill Volunteering is the perfect vehicle to discover something you are really good at and develop a new skill. As Mahatma Gandhi said‚ “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” It is never too late to learn new skills and no reason
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A volunteering experience that really impacted my life was when I volunteered at the downtown station on Thanksgiving to serve food for the needy ones. Being able to help those around me had opened my eyes to the world. I am no longer self-centered about my life but rather focus on my fellow mankind and God’s will. This valuable experience has set a pattern in my life to keep on helping others and serve my community. I feel that I had become a better person by volunteering‚ and that only through
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schoolwork‚ part-time job etc. Its easy to forget what is really meaningful in our life. However‚ have you ever thought of taking time to do something meaningful that you will not regret or even can learn? Volunteering is one of the best ways to Live and Learn. Many people think that volunteering is only the action to help those who are in need. Indeed‚ not only it has a positive impact to your society‚ it also brings a lots of benefits for you. First of all‚ you can learn and develop a new skill
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One of my passions is volunteering to assist others‚ which I have done in a variety of ways. During a prior semester‚ I had spent a few hours a week volunteering for an on campus food pantry‚ recently started to help stunt the increasing poverty levels of college students. The keystone of my volunteering activities was when I had traversed across continents‚ to a small eastern country in Africa known as Malawi. I had stayed there nearly a month‚ in that time‚ I had mentored the youth; delivered
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INTRODUCTION Volunteering is an act whereby a person gives out personal time to do something good without gaining any financial rewards. This is ‘classical’ meaning which has changed by social transformations into ’new ’ volunteering in recent years. The volunteers now have specific expectations and also volunteering has become project orientated ( Rehberg‚ 2005). METHODS FINDINGS The purpose of the study was to find why Australians do volunteering and three themes were found and these are
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Volunteering in Hospice I am a student at Harbor Springs High School and a member of National Honor Society (NHS) in my school. As a member of NHS I am required to practice in volunteering activities. I am currently volunteering with Hospice of Little Traverse Bay at Petoskey. Volunteering at Hospice has been opening experiences for me. It has taught me a lot of precious things about life. When I submitted my application to Hospice‚ I was unsure what I would do there. I worried it might be really
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In spite of the fact that volunteering is a personal choice‚ nowadays‚ it is a requirement to graduate from school .Student should do 30-40 hours of community services to graduate .Many people are with it strongly. However‚ in my opinion mandatory volunteering is not a good idea. Making community service compulsory negates the intended purpose. First‚ that would be an oxymoron‚ how would it be volunteering if you were mandated to do it. It is not volunteering if the students are required to do it
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Volunteering with Animals I have always been a great lover of animals‚ big and small; wild and domestic. When I was a child I dreamed of becoming a Veterinarian. Although that dream seems to get harder everyday‚ I still hope to achieve it someday. Growing up I had always done little volunteering stints here and there in whatever state I lived in at the time. I did not start getting so heavily involved in volunteering with animals until I moved to Washington though. One of my current volunteer
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After reading "The Value of Volunteering‚" it made me realize how important it is to give back to the community. By doing something as simple as helping someone read gives you a very rewarding feeling and makes you an overall better person. Robin Ferguson‚ the author of "The Value of Volunteering‚" knows exactly what it feels like to lend her time to a great cause. When Robin first started working as a literacy volunteer she was doing it solely for the community service credit‚ but when Robin
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