Volunteer work

packerfan466230 · Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 7407 Location: UCLA

I'm in high school and volunteer work is really important. I volunteer at a hospital, but I want to expand my "play ground."
Just looking for some tips and where you guys volunteer, not work.
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Dingo18287 · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 2:06 am Post subject:

Dont work at a retirement home! I did that, yes it is GREAT to help out the senior citizens, but it might be the most boringest place on earth. Read to the older gentlemen, they dont even pay attention. Anyway, I am sure they're plenty of places to volunteer near you. The Hospital sounds enteresting.
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HiFi · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 2:13 am Post subject:

Library.

There may also be a service club on your school campus. Find out if there is and check it out.

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 72800

oaktownOG · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 4:03 am Post subject:

I volunteer atleast once a month down at the homeless shelter in South Phoenix which is the area I grew up in and I either hand out meals, clothes, or toiletries that I bring to donate and I always end up reading to the kids because I know a few of them sadly.

If you're looking for just something that's easy to set up try handing out meals in a homeless shelter or retirement home. I prefer to work with kids though I don't know about you.
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GRRLacher · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 20640 Location: Maryland

My youngest son is 14 and he has aspirations of going to Div 1 school... either Syracuse or Maryland and he needs tons of service hours for his resume. So he found something he really loves and gives him tons of hours - coaching youth football. He played in a youth league for eight years and now goes back as a volunteer assistant coach and works with the little 6-7 year old guys. What better way to get service hours than to do something you like and teach little guys the game of football at the same time. You should look into your local pee-wee or pop warner league and see if they are looking for some help.
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JCool333 · Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 12767

Homeless shelters are grat places to volunteer at. It's really sad, but it makes you appreciate what you've got. Also, working with kids at a hospital is a really good thing to do. Forget college-these things are great things to do. When i was younger, I worked at homeless shelters, animal shelters, and in the hospital. Today, i still try and head over to one of those places whenever I get a chance.

Redskins · Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 2248 Location: Carlisle, England

rabbisson · Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 28819 Location: Stam#PoWwW

I teach little kids, and I'm helping to build a playground for my community service.
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theJ · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 18564

Grr hit it on the nose. If you love sports, there is no better volunteer job than getting together some local kids and putting together a YMCA-team.

I volunteered for a Y-team, and it was great. I'm not sure what all sports they do, but i helped out with a basketball team. Lots of fun, and very rewarding.

Or if that's not really an option, then there is bound to be some sort of young baseball team or something that you can help out with.
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cew28315039 · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 7817 Location: West Va. U

I am 16 and at age 13 i decided that if i wanted to go to a good college i would need to do some voluteer work so i looked around and found one.

what i do is train service dogs and have been doing it for 3 years i have accumulated 300 hours of volunteer work i will usually go there once a week to help out

so i think that i will be all set in about 2 years to go to college with aroud 6-800 hours of work
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chillparsi1 · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 5706 Location: USC

See if your school has a "Key Club" it popping up in HS's all over the place. If you don't, consider making one. It is a CS club. I am getting EMT training this summer (I'm counting it as a class: 8:30-4:30 M-F then come home and study, 3.5 weeks) then am going to volunteer with the EMT's. Its quite a time commitment but I enjoyed the shadowing I did so I would recommend it. Make sure your local EMS has a voluteer program for 14 year olds though (I'm 16).
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sanfranraidersfan · Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 7057

i horseback ride, so i volunteer at the stables, and help people and stuff, i also teach hebrew to kids at religous school
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Yo_Its_T.O. · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 2224 Location: DELCO

Volunteer to be a basketball coach for some 2nd graders in an intramural league. It's easy enough and you could probaly bring a friend.
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packerfan466230 · Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 7407 Location: UCLA