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• 1. Why Is Volunteering Important?
  Created by:Arkeisha B. Keller
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2. Purpose for Volunteering
Volunteering exposes students to new career possibilities, encourages them to think sympathetically about others, and thus improves their character and social behavior (Cawthorn).
3. What is Volunteering?
Volunteering is the practice of people working on the behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain.
A person who undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service.
4. Reasons to Volunteer
Help others and give back to your community.
Find a possible career path.
Learn about yourself.
Acquire valuable work experience..
Meet new people and form social/business contacts.
Build self-esteem and confidence.
Share your talents.
Have fun.
5. Ways to Volunteer
Animal shelters or veterinary offices.
Environmental organizations.
Food banks.
Homeless shelters.
Libraries
Nursing homes or senior citizen centers
Political campaigns
Schools.
Hospitals
6. Get Involved!
Schools
Environmental organizations
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7. Advantages In Volunteering
Personally and professionally rewarding.
Positive role model
Help people in need
Makes a difference in the world
Meeting life-long friends
Learn and demonstrate leadership skills
Public recognition
Job opportunities
8. How Volunteering Impact K-12 Education?
Provides each student with the opportunity to see first hand the types of:
Services
Agencies
And experience
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9. How Volunteering Help Save Lives?
Provides food
Shelter
Clothing
Mentors
Money
Support
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10. Facts about volunteering
More than 80% improved self-esteem confidences (Henry).
More than 70% improved academic performance (Henry).
11. What is being done to address the issue of volunteering?
High schools are requiring students to complete a minimum of 60 hours.
Universities are requiring students to complete a minimum of 100 hours (CMU).
12. What legislative efforts are being made?
All universities have made volunteering mandatory in order to graduate.
Mostly all high schools required volunteer hours before they can receive their diploma
Employers are hiring more employees based on their community involvement.
13. Volunteering is FUN!
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14. Tips for Volunteering
Visit the organization
Duties involved
How many hours you can do
Be responsible
Have a positive attitude
15. Remember!
When you volunteer you helped change some ones life for the better. So Get Involved and become active!
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16. References
Leege, Lissa. Cawthorn, Michelle.Environmental Service Learning: Relevant, Rewarding, and Responsible. J CollSci Teach 37 no6 (2008): 32-36.
Henry, Leon. School-Based Mentoring: Big Brothers Big Sisters. Educ Dig 74 no5 (2009): 45-46.
Bachelor of Social Work Program & Volunteering. Dept. Central Michigan University. March 2008 http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/social_work/volunteering.html.
Author Unknown. Volunteering in your Community. eCampus Tours.8 January 2008. http://www.ecampustours.com/campuslife/extracurricularactivity/volunteeringinyourcommunity.htm.
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Keller,Arkeisha.Flickr Pictures.2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/44147711@N03/.