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    UNDERSTANDING VOLUNTEER WORK Volunteering is when a person out of his own will spends his time and makes an effort to help people in his community and has no expectation of a reward in return. It also involves several individuals pulling their resources together for a cause. Volunteering can be done individually, or by groups of people who come together to form what is known as Non Profit Organizations. Volunteering has recognition all over the world for the positive impact it has on both the volunteer

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    question about the benefits of volunteering to the volunteer. All up, one of the key benefits of volunteering (I add my own experience here!) is adding purpose to one's life, and/or doing something meaningful or useful. Other benefits include longevity, lower blood pressure, less stress, a greater appreciation of time, perspective, and better self esteem. Please find my deep dive below. HEALTH BENEFITS Live longer: Over 40 international studies confirm that volunteering can add years to your life

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    Me to We” Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that volunteering in service to others will make them (the audience) happier and healthier people. Central Idea: We are part of the Millennial Generation, known as the “Me Generation”, and I want to encourage you to recognize our tendency to be self-focused, to step out to help others through volunteerism, and to recognize the benefits of volunteering in your life. Introduction “Millennials” is a term referring to people born in the United

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    “Volunteers are not paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.” - Sherry Anderson (Volunteering Quotes: Finest Quotes). On average, when people think about community service, they assume that volunteering is just ‘hours we need to be able to graduate’ and that is it. Community service is more than just hours; community service is based on the acts performed by someone with the purpose of helping or bringing benefits to his or her community. People frequently compare

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    Volunteering is about giving your time for a great cause. You don't have to get paid, but you do get a chance to display your talents, develop and learn new skills, and experience the pleasure that comes from making a real difference to other people's lives, as well as your own. People can contribute in a community in different ways. One effective way to help a community is to volunteer. Volunteering can be beneficial for you, your family, as well as the community you live in. Volunteering can benefit

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    what fuels my life. It is what gets me out of bed in the morning. That being said, if I could only do one thing for the rest of my life it would be helping others whether through volunteering, working, donating, or by other means. I want to have a positive influence on others. Service learning projects and volunteering are excellent ways to accomplish my goal. I want to help people and enlighten them to the bliss of giving back. It is sad that hate and selfishness get advertised seemingly more than

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    Explain why volunteering is important in the public services 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: • public sector • private sector • third sector volunteering is important in the public sector because it helps the public services save money other than the military as the military reservists get paid but it is still voluntary. I got all my information from the websites

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    (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathmatics) class this semester because we had a discussion over the ethics of medical volunteerism. Ethical questions do arise from this topic. There are countless discussion questions of who benefits from medical volunteering, what procedures volunteers are allowed to do, and so on and so forth. One interesting aspect is the idea of consent. Although medical volunteerism may be beneficial, there are ethical issues regarding consent that are overlooked when volunteers

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    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

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    I’m interested in participating in this program because of many reasons. I always find myself volunteering at places that aren’t in my community and I would like to volunteer more in my own community, where I live. I feel as though my help can be used in a positive, impactful way. I have worked with kids before and I feel as though I can be a positive role model and set an example for these kids to look up too. I’m also very interested in computers. I have already learned how to use a program called

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