What political volunteering do you do?

Many moons ago I did volunteer work for Senator Barbara Mikulski, who happens to be a Democrat, but who is someone I still believe has the best interest of my home state of Maryland at heart...and who is still a fighter. I also volunteered with a literacy program that focused on disadvantaged, inner city children which, in turn, lead to other volunteer opportunities that benefit poor children. That was when I was younger and had more energy though. These days it's all I can do to participate in the annual walk to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization we support because of my granddaughter's illness. Our business, along with my husband's motorcycle club, also host a poker run/cook out benefit every year for the JDRF. As members of the JDRF we've written letters, sent emails and made phone calls in support of stem cell research. All of our other volunteer/charitable activites are local. The Eagles Club we belong to recently had a benefit to raise money for a member who has cancer and is too sick to work so we all helped with her rent and other expenses. We attend fundraisers at the VFW to help local vets, and donate to the food pantries at both of the churches I attend.

Politically, I vote and that's about it. I have almost no interest in political volunteering. In other areas, I work with the friends for my local library, I started out buying books for resale there and eventually became a "friend". Admitedly I had and still have an ulterior motive (getting my own books). But another dealer and I eventually took over the sales and we made a heck of a lot of money for the library. I'm proud of what we accomplished while keeping the prices of the books low. The head librarian seems to think so too, she wants us back. Currently the place is closed undergoing a 13 million dollar renovation and when it is open again in the spring we are getting our own little shop instead of selling from the basement. We expect to top 100K per year in that shop selling books for $1 and $.50. I'd like to do something with animals. Either rescuing or fostering but right now, I just don't have the time, so a donation here and there will have to do.

I have yet to see a local politician who I was impressed with enough that I would volunteer my time to help them get elected. As far as general volunteering and fundraisers I've done a lot. When I lived in Orlando I used to work every Sunday in a soup kitchen with people from my church. On Wednesday nights I would volunteer at Give Kids the World for the Parent's Night Out program. I've donated blood consistently for over 14 years amounting to several gallons of blood (I think it's about 4). When I lived in Tampa I volunteered at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Since my son has been born I haven't had anything that I would call "free time" so aside form giving blood, I haven't had much time for volunteer work. I did volunteer at the library here each week when I first moved to New Jersey since I didn't have a job yet and that worked out well for me. This Sunday I'll be at the "Up and Running" fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society along with my wife, and several of her cousins.

I vote, that's about it. Other than that I fill out papers, do taxes, etc. for the elderly and disabled.

Hi I also ready to help others besides that i am working my daily routines Reagards