A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Sarina was assigned many tasks at the Hospice of East Bay. She had to do a lot of retail-like things. Sarina had to do a lot of greetings and interactions with a bunch of different people. This was such an easy task for her...

Dance Marathon at Florida State UniversityA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphReid Nelson volunteered for the Dance Marathon at the Florida State University during March of 2014. The general explanation of this volunteer service is that for twenty four...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonSimon was pleasantly surprised to discover that unlike most of the other community service organizations where the work consisted mainly of cleaning or sorting donations, The Austin Yellow Bike Project had volunteers spending the...

Life, incA volunteering story by: Cole Hobert-SwansonDorothy Hobert is an amazing individual, she has cut hair in her own home for more than 30 years, raised 3 children, as well as 3 grand children. Everyday she is up early with her shop light on waiting for her next...

Delta Rehabilitation CenterA volunteering interview by: Khalid SaliemBalasim is a busy lady. She is working as a tutor in the local community of south Seattle. Also she worked as nurse assistant with a local health service provider. For her volunteering is a...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Brooke attended Liberty High School all four years, and truly had a passion for caring for the special needs kids there. She spent a lot of her time volunteering to help them out in several different ways. Brooke donated many...

Watermark ChurchA volunteering interview by: Lauren TallichetAbout a year ago, members of my church and I travelled to Mexico to build a couple houses for the less fortunate through Watermark Church. We dedicate our time and efforts in the city Tijuana. Arriving in...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielMy mom did many things for SuperSibs, but one of the biggest commitments was participating in a marathon. First and foremost, it is important to know my mother is the farthest thing from an athlete. When she was told there was a...

Feed my starving childrenA volunteering story by: AlanVolunteering at Feed My Starving Children is truly an amazing experience. As soon as you walk in to one of the locations you get a very welcoming feeling. Before you walk into the main room where the volunteer work...

Northwest Vegetarian Exhibition, Seattle, Washington A volunteering interview by: Khalid SaliemYasir completed a total of 60 hours of volunteering for his community during his high school years. When he volunteered at the Northwest Vegetarian Exhibition at the...

The Salvation Army and The Reef RestaurantA volunteering interview by: Lauren TallichetJohn Tallichet, President of Specialty Restaurant Corporation, a Southern California based second-generational restaurant company, has volunteered with his family at The Reef...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielMy older sister has done a lot of volunteering in her life for many different organizations, but when I asked her to choose her favorite one, she didn’t hesitate when she said the Boys and Girls clubs of America. She has...

Brentwood North Nursing & Rehab Center. Riverwoods, IL A volunteering story by: Alan During Jakes' time volunteering at Brentwood there was a vast array of activities that can be done that really makes time fly. From the staff members to the elders that give off an...

Miami Book FairA volunteering interview by: Jessica LindnerI volunteered for a book fair in Miami. We started very early in the morning setting up the tents and the displays. After everything was set up and the event started I helped at the entrance handing out flyers...

Carolina's Medical CenterA volunteering interview by: Mackenzie Anne GilleyAll I knew when I was applying to Carolina's Medical Center was that I would be able to witness and see the inner networking of a hospital; what goes on, and what it is like to be a staff...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielWhen I asked Max what kinds of things he did while volunteering, he said he has pretty much done everything you can do there from moving boxes in the warehouse to packaging the food to helping oversee the assembly line. Since he...

A volunteering story by: Jessica SmithSara found a single mothers community, through her church, in which she volunteered at. Sara also has a single mother which is why she felt connected and picked this task. What the job entailed was going to the community and...

Student Volunteer ConnectionA volunteering interview by: emilyChelsea Whittington volunteering with Student Volunteer Connection at Texas State University as a chair member. Student Volunteer Connection or SVC is a charter organization with Texas State that helps...

Habitat for Humanity A volunteering interview by: Cole Hobert-Swanson3:37 PM Habitat for Humanity Spokane Washington, my birth place and home is located on the far east side of Washington State. Specifically five minutes away from the Idaho border. It is here that I...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielTony was in charge of planning our fraternity's "philanthropy feed" or our biggest charity event of the year. He was in charge of deciding what type of food we would serve. We have done all different things, such as cereal,...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smithAmy, as well as her friends and fellow volunteers, spent a lot of time prior and during the event doing a lot of hard work. This task required her to be at the facility for many long hours, but being with friends made it fun. Amy...

Student Volunteer ConnectionA volunteering interview by: EmilyBrenda volunteers with two organizations on campus at Texas State University. She volunteers her time with a service sorority called Chi Beta, and a chartered organization called Student Volunteer...

Rescue Church Sunday SchoolA volunteering interview by: Amanda DaSilvaGabriel Pereira hasn’t done much volunteering but the work that he has done seems quite extraordinary. He has volunteered at Rescue Church in North Miami every Sunday for a couple of months in his...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielI want to start off by saying this was not a normal volunteer experience. My synagogue was a part of a national program called Panim el Panim, or Face to Face, that culminated in a sophomore year trip to Washington D.C. to...

A volunteering story by: Jessica SmithJack went on a mission trip to San Francisco with his local church. Their goal was to provide for the less fortunate, as well as pray over them. They spent all day, morning to night, doing various activities to help out many...

Student Volunteer ConnectionA volunteering interview by: EmilyI was a chair member for Student Volunteer Connection at Texas State University. I interviewed and was appointed Campus Relations chair. I was responsible for all on campus activities for students...

Best BuddiesA volunteering interview by: Amanda DaSilva Fernanda Oliveira is a soon to be college graduate at Mount Holyoke College, she has always had a special place in her heart for volunteering. In her high school years she volunteered for Best Buddies at Dr....

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielMy cousin is a big baseball fan and always has been. When he was in high school, he started volunteering for a program called Buddy Baseball. Buddy Baseball allows kids with mental disabilities to have the same joyful experience...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonIn the beginning, Jenn started helping out easy with whatever odd tasks they needed doing. It would take only a little time to take a couple of dogs on a walk, donate some dog food, or take a dog to a vet appointment. Soon however,...

Live Oak Adult Day CareA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphAs a volunteer at Live Oak Adult Day Care Center I helped to take care of roughly eighteen to twenty seniors at a time. Basically the adult care center is essentially a daycare for seniors living...