The Importance Of Volunteering In Community Service

volunteering is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. In this report i will talk about the different types of volunteering in the:

“Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together” (Ryan). These words said by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, reflects the words my parents would always say to me when I was little. I would donate old clothes that did not fit, or toys I did not play with anymore. Every summer I would volunteer at my town’s public library, as well as at my church. However, as I got older, doing the simple tasks at the library felt tedious and uninteresting so I stopped volunteering for a while. There were times when I had spare time that could have and should have been put to use volunteering, but I did not have the motivation. However, after being inducted into my High School’s National Honors Society, I needed volunteer hours in order to remain in it. This was the motivation I needed to begin volunteering again.

To understand the importance of volunteering, I volunteered at one cultural event in San Antonio downtown. It was the festival of Diwali, a festival of light celebrate in India every year, organized by the San Antonio municipal and Indian Association. In San Antonio’s downtown we have a Riverwalk and the booth was on one side of river with the bleacher and on the other side was the stadium. Folk dances of India were performed on the stage. I volunteered at a booth of drink. My job was to sell soft drinks like coke for a dollar. I made a working there on the booth and we both had almost same interests due to that I was very surprised. There was also another booth next to us. I helped them to load, carry and organize their booth with food. This

The United States, as some can say, is a country known to be a hand in help. Although, they are a help by choice not mandatorly. In the United States there is a great amount of volunteers for many volunteering programs. The amount of volunteers increase through the years for different causes. There are volunteers for schools, churches, sport clubs, and even more. Not only do Americans volunteer but also make donations. Americans do this sincerely from heart, not because it's a law.

I undertook 2 years of volunteering at the local nursing home, which allowed me to experience a new side of healthcare. Feeding and talking to elderly patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s highlighted the importance of empathy in the profession allowing the patients to trust you , along with learning the art of caring whilst working alongside and speaking to the carers. I am grateful to have the opportunity to experience the hidden and less glamorous parts where I witnessed the residents I worked with deteriorate over the time of a year, yet seeing her smile when she looked at me outweighed any pain that would have been caused. Knowing just talking and feeding the patients can make such a big difference in a patient’s life allows me to be

Personally, giving back will always help me become a better person. When I give back, I get this feeling that is hard to describe. I have conflicting emotions of happiness and sadness. I feel happiness due to all the looks I see on the peoples’ faces that I am helping. Their faces vary from meek, downward looking with a small smile to the glowing, wide grin. Then the sadness I feel is caused by the want to do more. That want is what drives me to try and help more. This consequently increases my appreciation for what I actually do have. That is because it always gives me new life skills and memories that will make me happy. Giving back, somehow always relaxes me and helps me chill out when I am at my most stressful times. It has always been that way. I am my parents’ son, and I will always choose to give back. My personal goals will always be met as long as I make them reasonable. Professionally, it can help me work on skills that I do not have. Giving back to my community will help me work on my weaknesses in a setting where the attempts made will be considered thoughtful and not trying too hard. Ultimately, giving back will help greatly. I can set myself many goals, and a lot of them could be solved by contributing to the

Throughout my life, I have found importance in extending a helpful hand to my local community. In the past years, I have volunteered at my church as not only a child care provider but also a vacation bible school teacher's assistant. I have also spent numerous hours volunteering at Georgetown Middle High School as a tutor and mentor to middle school and high school students. Throughout all four years of high school I played soccer, but now that I am in college, I periodically play a friendly game every so often. Exercising and remaining active is important for mental and physical health and I take every opportunity to encourage others to do so, including volunteering as an assistant coach for my hometown's middle school track team. I have realized

Having accumulated over 500 hours of volunteer service, I no longer just work at a petting farm during a summer camp. I run blood drives, hand out water at races fighting cancer, help out at women’s shelters, make hot chocolate for soup kitchens, read to kids at my local elementary school, and much more. Volunteering provides a way for me to help others, and feel like I’m making a difference in the world. It gives me an opportunity to see how other people are dealing with their hard situations, and it humbles me to know how good I actually have it. It’s always a great reminder not to take things for

In American society, helping those that are less fortunate has always served as one of our core values. Benjamin Franklin is credited as the first volunteer when he founded a volunteer firefighting company in 1736. During the Civil War, Ladies’ Aid Societies came together providing linen for bandages, wrappings, and many other cloth items. Often times, the volunteer willingly makes concessions in their own schedule to help others or provide services for charitable organizations. What motivates the volunteer to sacrifice their own time in the service of others? In this paper, I will address a variety of factors that drive the individual to give back to their community.

I have structured this paper with a timeline of volunteer activities, how they relate to my career, what my goals are, and how I plan to remain involved in my community.

There are various jobs for volunteers at the Ontario Early Years Center. While volunteering, my job was to organize, prepare and conduct the programs in the Ontario Early Years Center such as fun with paint, family time and baby time. I played with kids and ensuring they had a good and enjoyable time. Also, I helped kids learn their alphabet and numbers and assist them with puzzles and games. I created an open and inviting environment by being kind and positive around families. In addition, I helped out with events like fundraising events and holiday parties where we help kids with crafts and hand out foods for everyone to eat. I assist the staff members with anything they need and I manage the front desk. After completing my duty satisfied, inspired, included, involved and fulfilled because I am more involved in the community and hopefully I made a tremendous impact on people's’ lives. I feel fulfilled and satisfied because it's heartwarming to know I made a positive difference in my community and in individuals. My contributions made me feel more included and involved in my community because I am participating more in the community compared to before. I felt inspired because this organization has made a tremendous impact in our community, so this inspires me to do more for the community. Through volunteering it made me feel good about myself and my actions. Therefore, when volunteering at the Ontario Early Years Center you feel good about yourself since you are being an

Engaging in community service provides students with the opportunity to become active members of their community and has a lasting, positive impact on society at large. This project has motivated me to become a leader and to continue the right future pathway on a bigger scale. Community service or volunteerism enables students to acquire life skills and knowledge, as well as provide a service to those who need it most. In my case, I was able to assist individuals with my creativity, knowledge and unique perspective. My top five community service includes volunteering at the Thomasville Head Start, Avante nursing home, Davidson County Senior Services, Fairgrove Family Resource Center, and volunteering at the Davidson County Transitional Services.

Community hours; people hear of it and they complain and groan. When people think of volunteering their time, they would much rather turn a blind eye and walk away. What most people don’t know is that by involving yourself with one’s community it can cause a great impact, this impact is necessary for our communities to grow and become better; however I became one of those individuals who lost interest in contributing to my community once I began to attend college, I thought to myself that I didn’t have the time or the time that was available I would much rather put it to use doing something of my liking. Thankfully this semester gave me the opportunity to return to the volunteering in my community and it made me have a realization. It being an academic necessity to work in my community I decided to volunteer at a local animal shelter. Taking this opportunity for my classes and work with animals, it became beneficial for me at the end. Which I have no regret at all. The Humane Society of Greater Miami was first choice I thought of when volunteering. My friends recommended me this location after doing their hours in high school. At first I was hesitant of volunteering at this, because I had no background experience with dogs. Veterinary is my major that I been aiming for ever since middle school. Living in apartment my only experience was my pet birds and livestock which I work at a farm. Dogs and birds are completely two different animals as one obviously can fly and the

Nowaday, many junior high and high school in the United States require their students to do volunteer, and community service to be graduated. Volunteering and community service also help students to learn more about social life; it also helps students learn to be responsible for their action. Most people believe the idea that it would promote a good citizenship and cultivates compassion by that it will help young generations build an excellent ethnic, and make this world become better.

In my five years of active volunteer work with multiple non-profit organizations, I have seen firsthand the lack of attendance of my peers in times of great community need and support from its members. Although it has become more complicated to find time to give back to the community, with a full-time school and work schedule, there is always spare time to give back. The rapidly growing demand for volunteers in communities all across America is increasing and it is everyone’s duty, especially college students, to pay their dues to the