volunteering Idea
@mickeynomouse (57)
United States
May 17, 2010 6:25pm CST
I'm almost on summer break and need something to do and I figured I might as well volunteer and work on my volunteer hours for school so I was wondering if anyone knew any good organizations to volunteer for that are available in nearly every city or county. I'm currently applying to volunteer for ACS (American Cancer Society) and ARC (American Red Cross). Your suggestions and inputs would be helpful.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
18 May 10
Well it's awesome that you want to volunteer over the summer..Mega karma points for you! There are so many non-profits out there that are always in need of people. I can't tell you of any organizations in YOUR area, as I live in Minnesota in the US. But I usually do Meals on Wheels for an organization called Open Arms, which benefits survivors in financial distress. I usually go once or twice a week (with a friend) and deliver food to these people. It depends on what you're passionate about. You could volunteer for a local humane society (if you're into animal rights), volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter (if you're passionate about homelessness/hunger), American Cancer Society, Red Cross..
If you're in high school or college, you can ask your counselor for ideas - sometimes they can be helpful (at least in college they are), otherwise I've had luck with www.volunteermatch.com - to at least give you some ideas.
Good luck!
@mickeynomouse (57)
• United States
19 May 10
Thank you that website is really helpful! Also I would do meals on wheels because it sounds like a great cause, but I don't have my drivers license yet so maybe the next summer I can do that.