Community Service/Volunteer Work

Help Your Child Help Your Community -- As a parent, you probably want to guide your child to become a healthy and ethical adult. How can you lead your child to a healthy future? What kind of activities can you do together as a family that will steer your child towards becoming a compassionate adult? Community service and Volunteerism are your answer. Not only will you show your child that it is “cool” to care for others, but it will also be a wonderful way to meet new people and possibly land scholarship money for college.
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14 Year Old Author Encourages Volunteer Work -- With summer approaching, parents look for activities to fill their children's free time.  This summer, take the advice of 14 year old Sondra Clark and encourage children to spend their time helping a worthy cause. With a little adult supervision, children quickly learn the inner satisfaction that comes with helping improve the lives of people, the environment or animals. Sondra, the author of five books, raised over $75,000 after visiting Africa and meeting Aids orphans.
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For Most Americans, Giving Means Volunteering -- (ARA) - If you think giving money is the best way to support a nonprofit you care about, think again.  According to a national Thrivent Financial for Lutherans survey of 1,000 American adults, nearly twice as many people say it is more important to volunteer one’s time than to give money to nonprofit groups.  The survey also revealed that most Americans are moved to give because of their belief in an organization’s mission.
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The Spirit of Public Service -- (ARA) - "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."  This quote by Anne Frank represents our innate willingness to serve the community and to make it stronger.  According to a recent Gallup survey, four in ten adults claim to be extremely or very likely to provide time to help people in their communities, especially children.  Expressions of likelihood to get involved to help youth are particularly high among college graduates (51 percent).
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Volunteering:  Making a Difference for a Stranger Can Help Your Family -- (ARA) - Family game night.  Eating dinner together.  A trip to the lake. These are all things that today’s Americans do to bring their family members closer together.  But one of the most beneficial activities that can be done by a family -- volunteering -- is all too often overlooked.
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Service Helps Seniors Make a Difference in Their Communities -- (ARA) –  These days, more and more older Americans are realizing that volunteering is a perfect way for them to remain active, creative and productive in their later years.  An estimated  half a million Americans age 55 and over now regularly lend a hand to local nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations.
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Lions Clubs Help Communities Thrive -- (NUI) - Do you ever tell yourself, "Someday I'm going to get involved in my community"? Now is your chance. By joining an organization such as Lions Clubs International, you can help people within your community or on the other side of the world.
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Go Online to Find a Way to Give Back -- (ARA) - Most people say they want to volunteer, and many Americans already do. But for some, the challenge with volunteering is not in the doing, but in the finding. Sure you want to get involved, but how do you find out where you are needed? Like so many other things these days, the best answer can be found on the Internet.
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'Try Harder': Volunteer In Your Community' -- (NUI) - In the words of Dale Carnegie, "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."
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