Persuasive Essay On Why People Volunteer

Volunteering in a community is not an easy endeavor. Most people would assume it’s easy, but depending on the place, the type of work, and resources available, volunteering could become a full-time job. With that being said it is one of the most life changing and rewarding projects you can take on. I’m aware of this because I have been raised with firm moral guidelines of the importance of helping others. Since my you my mother and father has been an example of this. My dad helps with the homeless, teaches Sunday school, helps at the food bank, gives rides to and from doctor appointment without being paid. My mother is a nurse at a healthcare facility that is mostly elderly people. I grew up seeing little old people that didn’t have anyone to care about them and the importance that another person can make in someone’s life. I guess volunteering is in my blood.

I go to St. James every other Wednesday. On Wednesday, the food truck is delivered to St. James Food Pantry. The assignment for the day is listed on the white board in the back of the pantry. The assignments state what bag a volunteers are doing and what contents needs to be in each bag. In each bag, the items will consist of one item from each food group on the food pyramid. St. James is about supplying their clients with nutritional food because they want to help clients not only physical but mental. After filling the bags that the specific person is assigned to, volunteers go to help other groups and organized shelves. At that time any open cases of food: are either stock them or put them in any assigned bags. Before lunch time, volunteers start to prepare the homeless lunch and for nutrition class. My job tasks, is to prepare the homeless lunch and lunch table. I have to prepare about forty-five sandwiches, desserts, chip and juices for the homeless in zip-codes St. James serves.

During this semester's service learning project, I chose to serve at a community organization called Church On Wheels, Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen. Every night Monday through Friday Breaking Bread opens its doors to the community and provides a meal at no cost. Their mission statement is simple: To carry the gospel of the Lord through feeding the hungry and helping those in need. With this Christ-like love to His people, every night employees and volunteers come together to provide a meal that does not only feed them physically but nourishes the soul of everyone that enters the doors. Within the city of Midland, Texas you will find a diverse culture and community. Due to the recent oil boom, many families found themselves struggling to put a meal on the table. Breaking Bread saw the need in the community to open the doors every night to see that no one would go hungry in our town. With a commitment to see that the poor and needy are served with the love of Christ. On any given night you can expect to find

Catonsville emergency food ministries (CEFM), which provides food, and household supplies to the homeless and needy population, is where I did three hours of my service hours. All though this was not my first choice, as I thought I could not learn anything from it, and it would be boring and not engaging. I was wrong; I didn’t know the work and knowledge that went into planning, for the day to day operation of a food bank. The building itself was small, and lack adequate space for storage, and working. The week prior they lost all of their meat supplies due to a freezer malfunction, which left a slight death smell in the building. The volunteers were very nice and helpful in showing me around, and answering question. I was actually surprised that one of the volunteers was 16, and was doing it just to get out of the house.

I volunteered at the Hubbard House, which is a home away from home for people who have family in the hospital or are being treated by the hospital and don’t want to live there, as the hospital is a 5 minute bus ride away. Our job was to serve the residents who were currently housed there, a hot homemade spaghetti and meatballs meal with garlic bread and assorted desserts. We served them as if it were a restaurant and brought smiles to their faces.

My first, 3 hour, volunteer session was this past Saturday morning at the food bank warehouse. I worked alongside a team of 9 people with Ben, our lead supervisor, and Fran Tally, the organization’s volunteer coordinator. Our shift assignment was to unpack large boxes of mingled frozen meats and pack the contents into separate 40 pound boxes. These individually packed boxes were required to contain beef, poultry, or pork.

Volunteering can help you gain experience in an area of interest and meet people in that field. It can expose you to different careers, even if you not planning on changing careers. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice important skills used in the workplace, such organization, communication skills, time management, team work, and handling task. Volunteering has helped transformed me into a well-rounded person. When I first began to volunteer I thought I would be helping or impacting other people’s lives but honestly its helped change my life for the

I started volunteering in February 2018 at the Jubilee Center serving the homeless in an urban area of Hollywood, Florida. I prepare foods, package and distribute vegetable and meat bags, sort and package donated food and serve meals to the patrons. Volunteering here I have learned the lesson of humility and continue to refine my purpose of serving my community. In addition, I have enhanced my communication skills by working with a diverse population. I am continually learning about the needs of the community and enjoy talking with people from all walks of life.

Martin Luther King Day is a day of volunteerism, and many local organizations are asking for

During my ten hours, I was fortunate to collect food and distribute it to those in need. Many people at the Sikh temple donate food such as wheat flour, lentils, rice, fruits, vegetables and canned goods. My job was to see if these donations were near or beyond expiration dates and throw away the ones that were expired. It was sad to see how much food was wasted as

Volunteering is important for many reasons. I believe volunteering is special and offers a person certain aspects most things in the world cannot offer. Volunteering is good for the community. It allows a person to demonstrate their commitment to their community; a way of giving thanks. In doing so, the community will grow and prosper. When I first arrived in Selinsgrove, my family was struck with tragedy. The community of Selinsgrove offered their helping hand and showed nothing but love and support for my family. Being a child of constant traveling, I was shown the comfort of being a part of a community for the first time. This kindness is what inspired me to begin volunteering in my community.

Volunteering has many benefits for yourself, the organization you are volunteering for, and the audience that you are reaching out to. I have been volunteering since I was in junior high. I went to Mexico to build homes for the poor, and then in high school went to Haiti two times to help out there. I fell in love with volunteering, and I plan to keep doing it even after I graduate and start my career. When one volunteers it gives them a chance to gain new skills, or even use existing skills in new ways. That is important because you can never stop learning. By putting yourself in new situations and going through different experiences it gives yourself a new insight for life that you might not of had before. Another benefit that one might get from volunteering is that it gives you career exploration. For people like me that do not know what they want to do with their life if they volunteer then they learn more about that particular role, and culture that they are in. One of the biggest impacts that volunteer can have on someone’s life is personal growth. The impact that you make on peoples life’s when you volunteer is a feeling that is so rewarding and worth every minute of your time. Lastly, by volunteering you have a chance to impact someone’s life for the better. In volunteer experiences some of those people you are working with just need someone to be there for them, talk with them, and care for them. I do not know what impact that I made on the children at CHOL, but by volunteering you have a chance to change someone’s life for the better. You might be the only person that they will ever have. I encourage people to volunteer at some point it wont only change someone’s life it will change your life as well, I know it did

I believe that Virtue Ethics is the primary reason people find it important to volunteer; from the goodness of their hearts. That an internal feeling and drive push them to give their time,

Since 2013, I have volunteered at an annual luncheon held at TCU Place, the luncheon is to raise funds for Big Brothers and Sisters, Care N Share For Kids and Farmer in the Dell. My duties at each luncheon has been to take drink orders, deliver the drinks, take payment, and clean up empty glasses and plates.

There are almost as many reasons for getting involved in volunteer work as there are volunteers. Once people get started, they find that their deepest rewards are ones they didn't expect when they first came looking for a volunteer assignment. Participants entered the volunteer world through ads in the paper, articles in the media and invitations by friends. They wanted to get involved in a new community, they overheard someone talking about a need or they just wanted to be active. Some wanted to repay a perceived debt to society and others took up volunteer work as part of a major reassessment of