Benefits of Volunteering for the Individual When considering volunteering within a charity‚ then even though you will be thinking of the charity and what the charity will gain from having you there‚ there are also many things that you can gain by working for this charity. This is because if we use the example you have just come out of school and you have never had a job and you need to find one‚ then the different life skills that you can learn from volunteering in an organisation will be a good
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Wounded Veterans English 101 Effective Essay Writing October 7‚ 2012 Shawna Rand Wounded Veterans As of December 2009‚ over 3.3 million American troops have been sent overseas into Iraq and Afghanistan alone; 793‚000 of them have been deployed more than once. (Tan‚ 2009) Sadly‚ not all of our troops return home alive and many that do face many challenges ahead. Physical wounds surly do not go unnoticed. They are fairly common in war time situations and are even shown in war movies. They show
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A study found that for PTSD: “Among male and female soldiers rates range from 9% shortly after returning from deployment to 31% a year after deployment”(Irribarren 2) Veterans with PTSD recall traumatic events through nightmares and flashbacks. They slowly fade away from society and this is often followed by disorders caused by distress such as depression‚ substance abuse and problems with memory. PTSD eventually leads to problems with daily social and family life. This is usually followed unstable
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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?” In the body of my speech I included a few community needs with statistics and how to get involved to help alleviate the problems
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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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According to Statistics Canada‚ over 13.3 million Canadians spent 2.07 billion hours volunteering in the year of 2010 (statcan.gc.ca). However‚ none of these volunteers were aged between 10-13 years old (statcan.gc.ca). That is the age of middle school students! The many Canadian citizens who take gifts of the world for granted‚ and never give back for what has been given. Making volunteer hours mandatory in middle school would make great differences in students’ lives. Other than the fact that it
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back; you never know when you might need someone to help you 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
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The Advantages of Volunteering Volunteering has a hugely significant impact on people’s lives and it is an immeasurable gain for society. Some people feel that it is time-consuming and meaningless activity. Despite all of these I am more inclined to the idea that volunteering takes a foremost role in community for helping and socializing. Being volunteer gives to people an occasion for opening the doors to exploration of the world and it is the most essential social phenomena for several reasons
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the “signature injury’ caused by war. Other than brain injury‚ veterans also suffer from polytrauma. Futhermore‚ the U.S. Department
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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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