A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonWhen Matt chose to work for the forest service to complete his community service hours, he inwardly congratulated himself for selecting such a cushy job. The other kids would all be toiling away in hot warehouses sorting donations,...

Granite Bay High SchoolA volunteering story by: John Decker HughesJohn D. Hughes 02/21/15 Volunteering At Granite Bay High School Last April, I chose to share my story in front of the students and parents of Granite Bay High school. In December 2013, I was arrested...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielDavid Burns regularly helps out at the Salvation Army. Along with handling a full time job, David is currently studying to become a drug counselor for youth. "The youth are our future," he says. "That's where everything starts."...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Sierra joined together with members from her club soccer team to help out at this Hispanic school, Mariposa Academy. She did several different activities while helping out at the facility. Sierra reads many different stories to...

Harvest Food Bank (San Jose)A volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphWhile working at the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose, California from 2010 to 2012 Meghan Zukin had the unique enough experience to be in charge of many things. First, in her first couple...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielLast year, one of my favorite parts of work was being in charge of a group of high schools students from low income areas that were looking to make a difference in the world. Growing up, I had very little experience with the...

Eagles Community Club A volunteering story by: Cole Hobert-SwansonThe Eagles Community Club is an organization based outta the Rocky mountains near Ogden, Utah. They combine multiple LDS communities during the summer at there camp site near a river that follows the...

United Way of King CountyA volunteering story by: Khalid SaliemAlharris loves to help others in any way he can. He sends money to his mom, helps his wife at home in cleaning the house, wash the dishes and encourages his two sons to do their school assignments. Outside...

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...