Top 10Reasons to Volunteer!

10 Gain Job Experience, New Skills & Develop Talents

Volunteer experience looks great on a résumé. Any interest you have can be developed through volunteering. Learn new skills and add them to your résumé. You can learn a ton from volunteering!

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9Personal Growth

By taking on new tasks you’ll learn more about people and life.

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8You Get a Chance To Give Back

People like to support community resources that they use themselves or that benefit people they care about.

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7 Improve Your Health & Self-Esteem

Volunteering to help others has been shown to reduce stress, give you hope, and boost your self-esteem. Feel good about yourself! Know that, after volunteering, you did something great.

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6 Meet Real Community Needs

Helping people learn to read, or get basic food, clothing, shelter or furniture makes a huge difference! Whether the project is planting a tree or tutoring children, the community will look and feel better.

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5 Gain Entrance to College

Colleges and universities today are looking for applicants who have more than high grades. They are looking for well-rounded people who have volunteered to make a difference in their communities.

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4 Meet New People and Establish Friends, Connections & References

When you work alongside others, you really get to know them and become friends with them. Also, adults at organizations where you volunteer can connect you to great opportunities and provide you with a useful reference for a job or college.

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3 Spread Positive Energy & Hope

Just like random acts of kindness, when you volunteer, your energy and efforts affect the whole community in a positive way.

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2 Make the World a Better Place

Because you’re passionate about a cause. By volunteering, you do make a difference and help make the world a better place. Make someone else’s day. Your extra little effort to help someone or some organization out can make a world of a difference to them.

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1 It's Fun!

Volunteering will bring laughter and smiles into your life. To have fun! Volunteer doing something you love, and it will be amazing!

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