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| There are many ways to give back to your community through volunteer service |
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Contact your local animal shelter | |
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Volunteer to groom, bathe, or exercise an elderly personís pet | |
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Contact local nursing homes to see if you can bring your pet to visit | |
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Contact a local wildlife preserve | |
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Raise a Seeing-Eye dog for a blind person | |
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Do you have a passion for the environment? |
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Adopt a park or trail to clean and help maintain as needed | |
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Start a
recycling program, any money from recycling can be pumped back into your
effort or given to a favorite charity |
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Volunteer to transport recycled products for neighbors, friends and family |
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Plant a community garden in a low-income housing project |
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Do you enjoy working with children? |
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Contact Boys and
Girls Club, 4-H or your local Scouting office for opportunities to serve as
a leader or volunteer for special projects |
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Contact your local Big Brothers Big Sisters to serve as a youth mentor | |
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Contact your local schools to find out what volunteer opportunities are available | |
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Volunteer to read to children in the hospital or help them keep up with homework |
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Do you enjoy working with elderly? |
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Visit homebound elders or residents of nursing homes and read, play games, paint fingernails or write letters | |
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Deliver meals to homebound elders | |
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Grocery shop for homebound elders | |
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Provide transportation to shop or to appointments | |
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Volunteer to mow the yard or shovel snow for an elderly neighbor | |
Do you have a special talent that you could share? |
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Photograph a community event and submit your pictures to the local newspaper | |
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Help build or repair homes or nonprofit facilities | |
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Contact your local community theater or arts council | |
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Help elderly hang pictures, wash windows, etc. | |
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Teach an elderly person how to use a computer and ěsurfî the net | |
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Provide office assistance to a church or other nonprofit agency | |
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Contact your local library for volunteer opportunities | |
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Contact your city or county government to find out what volunteer boards they have | |
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On your own, or with
a few friends, you can raise money for your favorite cause through bake sales,
car washes, and garage sales. |
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Organize a drive to collect books, magazines, toys, and clothes to donate to shelters or needy families | |
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Share your athletic talent and interest as a coach or coaching assistant in sports or recreational activities. | |
Are you interested in joining a community/civic group? |
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Civic groups such as Optimist, Rotary, Elks, Lions and Shriners do volunteer work in their communities. | |
Are you interested in becoming an advocate or champion for a specific cause? |
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Visit http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/neighboring/ | |
Still looking for ideas? Give these websites a try! |
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Kansas Community Access Network: http://www.cankansas.org | |
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Get involved in your community: http://www.getinvolved.gov | |
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Medical Reserve Corps http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov. | |
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Make a Difference Day www.usaweekend.com/diffday | |
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National Youth Service Day www.ysa.org/nysd | |
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Ten Tips for Volunteering Wisely www.usafreedomcorps.gov/for_volunteers/ten_tips.asp | |
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Join Hands Day www.joinhandsday.org | |
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Servenet www.servenet.org | |
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Activism 2000 Project www.youthactivism.com | |
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Kidlink www.kidlink.org | |
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Youth Service America www.YSA.org | |
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Do Something www.DoSomething.org | |
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Earth Force www.earthforce.org | |
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Kids for a Clean Environment www.kidsface.org | |
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Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org | |
