Volunteer

Do you ever think about what we could do, if only we would? I do. I think of all the things I want to accomplish, and should accomplish, but don’t ever take the time or initiative to get them done. I like to volunteer. I think it is a way to help out the world, for very little expense (time or money). Recently, I volunteered 2 hours of my time, not much. I could have been writing this BLOG or studying for my PSYCH test, but I decided to go and spend some time filling boxes. When I signed up for my 2 hours, I thought, do I really have time for this, and then when I saw the pictures of all those starving kids, I thought, how can I not? There are 18,000 children, under the age of 5, dying everyday from starvation. Then I thought about how we complain when our pizza arrives 5 minutes late. Most of us have food at almost instant disposal. So today, in 2 hours, I helped a group of 300 people, fill 365 boxes with 72,840 meals inside. This will feed 216 children, 1 hot meal a day, for 1 year. Amazing Then I bought a T-shirt for $15.00, which $10.00 of that will go to feed a child. This will feed a child for 59 days. I also donated some money, as well as my time and when it was over I felt a whole like I actually did something, and was surprised at how fast the time flew by. When they announced that we only had 10 minutes left, I wondered how that could be, it seemed like we had only just gotten started. It made me think of all the opportunities that are around for volunteering, and why people don’t volunteer more. Be it Time, Transportation, Greed or Uncertainty all of which are obstacles that can all be overcome, and the feelings you get for helping out, far outweigh the little bit of effort and time we give up. So as the Holiday Season approaches, the volunteer opportunities are abundant. Take the time to do some research, and go out there and make a difference in the world.