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| Like this British war hero, I too want to give back through service. Work was crazy hectic today. It seemed I was on the go and talking non-stop to doctor after doctor, which is good but makes me feel like there isn't enough time in my day to keep up with it all. However, somehow I keep up with it all. But it's when I come home that I realize I need a little more in my life than just work. I need something else. Volunteer work. So, with the advice of my father fresh on my mind I went and sought out opportunities to give of my services. I applied at IHC for different assignments last week or the week before perhaps. But it seems I'm not volunteer material because I haven't heard back from them on any of the jobs I applied for. So, I decided to call the volunteer service line and see what's up. Well, it turns out that they aren't taking any new applications until mid-September. Dang it. So, I've got some time to do something else in between now and then. The questions is what though?? I thought about volunteering at the American Red Cross but I'm not sure that would be all that fun. So, I'm looking for suggestions. Where do you think I should go and volunteer at? I plan on going to some old folks homes tomorrow after work to see if they need volunteers, but are there other options out there that I'm not aware of? Let me know! |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Service for Hire
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I always enjoy seeing a new post from you! Have you checked out the Church Humanitarian section of LDS.org? Even if you don't volunteer through an "organization", you can rally a bunch of people and make a party out of it; petition local businesses for donations, assemble findings in school kits for the needy, first aid kits for victims of natural disasters, baby kits for newborn babies in places where all they have are newspapers to wrap the freshly born (so sad, it totally happens...I love service. It is more rewarding than anything else and doesn't have to cost much at all. Time + resourcefulness. You could learn how to tie balloon animals and dress up as a clown and visit children's wards in the hospital ( or the geriatrics for that matter!) It's most fun when you rally friends and make it fun! One thing to always remember: Do it glorify God. That's when you have magic and miracles will happen when you set out to provide service! love you!
Jenn does USearch, which helps when people go missing to find them. Think the BYU student that went missing a couple of years ago. Or the little girl in SLC who went missing a couple of years ago. (They were both found, passed, but found.)
Ask Jenn. She enjoys it.
Or if you want, you could always come hold my baby while I clean my house. Now that would be great service!
I don't know if www.idealist.org covers your area but my non-profit uses them in the Boston area. I am biased, but I think you should volunteer at a domestic violence agency:) It's amazingly humbling to be allowed into people's lives.
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